Paul Simon's (including Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masakela, & Ladysmith Black Mambazo) "Concert in The Park" has superb sound on LD...may be as good on DVD. Listen to Steeley Dan, Neil Young (Silver & Gold), and Sinead O'Connor. Many soundtracks on CD (16/44) are not as good as the music on the DVD, but you have to put up with other sounds and dialogue. We must, unfortunately, await DVD-A or a SACD iteration to hear these excellent musical pieces: e.g. Thin Red Line soundtrack. Colm
Top Music DVD s?
There aren't a lot of good music DVD's around, i.e., ones that are well recorded AND have good music. Last night, I listened to the DVD of "James Taylor: Live at the Beacon Theater", and highly recommend it for those that enjoy Taylor's work. To be honest, I am not a great fan of Taylor, but I still liked the DVD very much. The audio quality of the disk is very high, with just enough sense of the theater acoustics to sound like a live concert. I've also heard (several times) the DVD's by Talking Heads (Stop Making Sense), and Pink Floyd (The Wall), and liked them also. I have rented the DVD of Tina Turner's live concert, but have not played it yet. Does anyone have other favorites that meet the criteria for having good music, being well recorded, and generally less known? (No need to include the live concert "The Eagles".)