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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Eagle Rock Ent
Salesrank: 21300
Released: July 27, 2004 |
| Our Price: $8.95 |
| Used Price: $7.96 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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| Features:
Color Compilation Dolby DTS Surround Sound DVD-Video Full Screen NTSC | |
Editorial Review:
ERIC CLAPTON, PAUL McCARTNEY, PHIL COLLINS, MARK KNOPFLER, and STING all on one Royal stage for one night!!
On September 15, 1997 at Royal Albert Hall, Sir George Martin assembled an all-star cast to perform a benefit for the island of Montserrat, an island in the Caribbean that ws devastated by a volcanic explosion. The artists that appeared at this show had all recorded some of their biggest hits at Martin's recording studio on the island. Included in this group are PAUL McCARTNEY, STING, ELTON JOHN, JIMMY BUFFET, AND ONE OF THE FINAL APPEARANCES FROM CARL PERKINS.
Track Listing:
Phil Collins - Take Me Home
Arrow & His Band - Hot, Hot, Hot
Carl Perkins - Blue Suede shoes
Jimmy buffet - Volcano
Mark Knopfler - Brother In Arms
Mark Knopfler - Money For Nothing (w/Sting, Eric Clapton)
Sting - Message In a Bottle
Sting - Magic
Elton John - Your Song
Elton John - Live Like Horses
Elton John - Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me
Eric Clapton - Layla (w/Mark Knopfler)
Eric Clapton - Same Old blues (w/Mark Knopfler, Phil Collins, Jools Holland, Ray Cooper)
Paul McCartney - Yesterday
Paul McCartney - Golden Slumbers (w/Phil Collins, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton)
Paul McCartney - Hey Jude (w/all the artists who appeared at the concert)
Paul McCartney - Kansas City (w/all the artists who appeared at the concert)
Description of Music for Montserrat:
On the evening of September 15, 1997, legendary British music producer George Martin (who had risen to prominence with the Beatles) held a benefit concert at London's Royal Albert Hall for the small Caribbean island of Montserrat, which had recently been devastated by a volcanic eruption. All of the invited superstars had recorded some of their biggest hits at Montserrat's Air Studios, which Martin had founded in 1970, and this shared history gives Music for Montserrat an added sense of enjoyment among friends. Despite a few vocal dropouts and forgivable mixing problems, this outstanding concert has been captured with impressive fidelity, and while each artist performs songs appropriate to the occasion, they share the stage (along with a house band, choir, and orchestra conducted by Martin) in brilliant combinations that bring out the best in everyone involved.
The show hits full stride with Mark Knopfler's exquisite "Brothers in Arms," which segues nicely into "Money for Nothing" with guest vocals by Sting, who then performs two hits from his Police years. And while Elton John and Eric Clapton form the centerpiece of the concert (especially Clapton and Knopfler's acoustic "Layla"), Paul McCartney anchors the show with a spectacular four-song conclusion. Phil Collins's expert drumming is matched throughout by legendary percussionist Ray Kooper, and McCartney's fully orchestrated "Golden Slumbers" is a genuine show-stopper, followed by a "Hey Jude" sing-along with everyone on stage. They all follow McCartney's lead for a rockin' rendition of "Kansas City" (which the Beatles had performed as early as 1960), by which time Music for Montserrat had given its royal audience a show they would never forget. --Jeff Shannon
Music for Montserrat Reviews:
Bristish Rockers and friends! 
2008-06-11 - I had been looking for this DVD since I listened to it thru a set of noise cancelling headphones at the Bose outlet store in 2003. Bot the headphones and have been searching online for this DVD so I am very happy to have found it on AMAZON!!! You can't beat these rocker friends together - it is very powerful! Excellent buy!
Very Nice! 
2008-05-10 - Phil Collins singing "Take Me Home" and Mark Knopfler performing "Brothers in Arms" and "Money for Nothing" are fantastic; heck, Elton, McCartney, Sting, Eric Clapton, Sting, Jimmy Buffett, Carl Perkins and Arrow are all great. This is a wonderful concert; I just wish I could have heard it in person.
This DVD looks fantastic and sounds terrific--especially on a DTS capable system like mind. I buy music DVD's only if I can see that they have DTS encoding on the disk (Amazon please take note). However, in a few places--just a couple--the sound quality of "Music for Monserrat" falls down a wee bit compared to other music DVD's I have; otherwise, I would have rated it 5 stars.
That said, this is a great DVD for those like me who love these artists.
Music for Montserrat
2008-04-15 - I was so pleased to be able to purchase this DVD. I enjoyed watching it so did the family. I was not able to find it anywhere else but Amazon, thank you.
one of the stunning rock performances of the last two decades
2008-02-06 - it's a must have dvd for your collection if you are a real rock music fan,
latest appearence of Carl Perkins, to me it's the father of what we call rock music know, Phil Collins, Sting, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton and of course the legendary Mark Knopfler, my guitar hero, you should see him in money for nothing gig. They're all in a well-blended mixture of unforgettable live rock concert with mind blowing DTS soundtrack, which means being there. Believe me, it worths every penny...
Somewhat disappointing... 
2007-11-15 - It sort of felt like they mostly performed with the attitude that I'm doing this for free; I'm not putting any more into it than I have to. Mark Knopfler's performance was lackluster to say the least. The only one who really seemed to put their heart into it was Elton John. I can't say that I wasted my money, but it won't be the most listened to DVD on my shelf!
