Leann Rimes Video:

		List Price: $19.98		Label: Navarre Corporation Salesrank: 34464 Released: November 11, 2008
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		MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
Features highlights from the first season of the Channel 4 show LIVE FROM ABBEY ROAD, which saw various musical artists perform live at the legendary Abbey Road Studios.

The show took the artists into the hallowed studios, and with the only audience being the TV cameras and technicians, they recorded a selection of songs later broadcast in the twelve hour-long episodes. Augmented with interviews, the shows cut through the normal visual effects and studio trickery to showcase the music itself.

The 2-disc DVD brings together some of the best performances from the whole series, along with some additional goodies.

Disc One features: John Mayer; Corinne Bailey Rae; Dr John; Craig David; Damien Rice; LeAnn Rimes; Josh Groban; Natasha Bedingfield ; Wynton Marsalis; Nerina Pallot; Jamiroquai; Ray LaMontagne; Gipsy Kings; and Norah Jones.

Disc Two features: David Gilmour; The Good, The Bad And The Queen; The Kooks; Gnarls Barkley; The Goo-Goo Dolls; Iron Maiden; Kasabian; Primal Scream; The Zutons; Dave Mathews; and Amos Lee.

Live From Abbey Road: The Best of Season 1 (2 disc set) Reviews:
worth finding a copy
2009-09-12 - This collection Is pretty scattered as far as the performers go, but some are complete standouts. You can't get anywhere else.
This DVD Is well worth buying If you can find a copy anymore.
ESPECIALLY on Blu Ray

Re-released 11/11/2009
2009-09-05 - This will be re-released on 11/11/09 - if you can wait until then you won't have to buy from the scalpers listed here.

no lipsynching allowed
2009-09-03 - I love this show. It always has a very interesting mix of artists and the interviews are fascinating. There are three guests in each episode, usually an artsy one, an unknown indie, and a big name artist. I have found several new favorite bands and singers watching this series, especially feeding my love of all things British. The best part for a true music junkie, its actually LIVE! The auto-tuners and jackasses who owe their careers to studio magic, slick marketing, and barely there wardrobes would never dream of being on this show for fear of being exposed for the posers they are. (And, yes, I'm looking at you Britney)

Pick-and-choose
2009-07-19 - Live from Abbey Road is a popular music TV show in the UK, showcasing artists perform live in the famous Abbey Road studios (at one point Johnny Rzeznik points to a microphone, and almost drools "This is the microphone that John Lennon sang into!"). This DVD collection brings the best of the program's first season.

"Live From Abbey Road: Best of Season One" (2 DVDs; 200 min.) brings a wealth of performances and interviews. DVD 1 (80 min.) is not all that interesting to me but for a couple of artists. Damien Rice brings a beautiful performance of "9 Crimes" along with Lisa Hannigan (I can only hope these two will get together again to make music). Dr. John remains a strong performer after all these years. Norah Jones and her band bring an okay "Thinkin' About You" but she really needs to widen her musical landscape and get away from the formulaic semi-jazzy songs. Lots of other artists on DVD 1 that I just don't care for (Craig David, LeAnn Rimes, Josh Groban, Natasha Bedingfield, among many others). I rate DVD 1 just 2 stars. DVD 2 is much more enjoyable for me, due to the line-up of the artists: The Kooks bring a great performance of "Naive", The Goo Goo Dolls are good on "Iris", Kasabian blaze through "Shoot The Runner", The Zutons bring their hit "Valerie", Dave Matthews brings "American Baby" solo on acoustic guitar, etc. The second DVD also brings 50+ min. of additional interviews (check out John Mayer's response to the interviewer asking him "who is John Mayer?") and other behind the scenes. I rate the second DVD a strong 4 stars.

The sound quality on here is nothing short of spectectular, in particular if you have the proper home theatre system set-up (which I happen to have). Play it loud! Most of the time, the editing is quite good, generally staying away from changing camera angles every 2 seconds so that you can actually watch and enjoy the performers (one major exception is on the Kasabian performance, with almost migraine-inducing MTV-style editing). In all, this is a pick-and-choose affair, but when it's on, it's really on.

Nice collection of artists. Great sound quality.
2009-07-01 - Very nice collection of artists. A little bit of everything for nearly everyone's taste in music. It's too bad Dave Mathews had to get political. All the other artists talk about music in their interviews. This dvd is about music, not politics.

It would be nice to have an option to play just the songs without the interviews. Once you've seen the interiews, there's no need to watch them again before every performance.