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Let me hear you say, BOOTSY!
Really good disc though extremely expensive for us in the States; (40 bucks plus shipping for about 80 minutes of the Funk). It looks and sounds great with the only real draw back (other than the price tag) being the guitarist playing the "Star Spangled Banner," and not doing anywhere near as well as Hendrix did it. If the set was longer I wouldn't even mention it, but why waste precious Funk time on solos? Bernie has a solo which is good, but nothing mind blowing and of course Bootsy goes absolutely ape during "I'd Rather Be with You." The medley of the first 5 tracks is as good as any incarnation of the Rubber Band, and is the highlight of the show. Diehards will most surely pick this up, while the casual fan will probably have to wait for something a bit more inexpensive.

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This DVD is THE BOMB
As an "old school" funk fanatic I can tell you this is still the real deal Bootsy. As mentioned in a previous review the band has aged but it has absolutely nothing to do with the power of the funk 'cause BOOTSY'S still got it. I first saw Bootsy in 1976 opening The P-Funk Mothership Connection Tour and this show is just as good or maybe better. As far as crowd partipation.. THAT"S WHAT THE FUNK HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT! The audience is as much a part of a P-Funk show as the band. This show has great production and sound and the funk is as always ...on the ONE. If you dig the Bootsy P-Funk thang buy it, you won't be sorry.

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Bootsy's new rubber band live WHAT!
That was my first reaction when I saw that this DVD was released. However, when I saw the beginning I knew I was in trouble. First, this band is one of the... all time great back when FUNK was kicking full steam ahead. You see I can appreciate Bootsy's RubberBand, but Bootsy's New Rubberband. It should have been called Bootsy's Old (Age) Band. These guys have gotten really old and it shows on stage. They can still jam though, and thankfully still have strong vocals. Yet, the good part of this DVD is the first 5 songs and the last song. The middle is just too slow, and WHY are they spending so much time with crowd participation... do they even know what Bootsy is saying? If you are a hardcore Fan, buy it. if not, don't. There are so many live CD's of this band out and those are the ones that should be on dvd. Bernie Worrell is still five fingers of funk on the keyboards, and you know Bootsy if The Master of the Space Bass.