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Still, mixed in with the horrible Beatle medleys (the Supremes doing "I Feel Fine"? Oy!) and predictably disposable pop hits of the era (by Nancy Sinatra, Peter & Gordon, Freddie & the Dreamers, Herman's Hermits, etc.) are the Byrds, the Animals, the Hollies, the Lovin' Spoonful, the Young Rascals, and other significant mid-'60s rockers, as well as the likes of Marvin Gaye, the Everly Brothers, and the Impressions. And the beauty of selectable DVD menus is that you don't have to wade through the tripe in order to locate the several gems that can be found here. Recommended... with reservations. --Sam Graham
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Steve Binder |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 12 January, 1965 |
| MANUFACTURER: | MPI Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Box set |
| TYPE: | Television |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 030306633527 |
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Customer Reviews of Hullabaloo, Vols. 9-12
Wonderful Trip Down Memory Lane! This is yet another set of original 1960s Hullaballoo TV Shows, sans commercial interruptions. See the hosts, the music acts and those fantastic dancers like you remembered them from the mid-60s first run shows. Or if you're not quite that mature (I wasn't around when these programms first aired), enjoy the high quality DVDs for the great golden oldies (many of which are still well known today!).
This is the perfect way to enjoy bite-size portions of vintage "music videos". "Hullaballoo" is formated like its predecessor "Shindig", however it seems to aim for a post-teen audience instead of "just kids". The Hullaballoo Show was a more likely home to Petula Clark than Lesley Gore. Twelve-year-olds would probably skip this music show, but College kids would likely fill the gap in viewership by marking their TV Guide for showtimes.
As a 1950s & 60s pop music fan, I can highly recommend this DVD set as a big winner!*
Who can resist?
You have to assume that anyone who buys this is already converted. You won't make kids understand the good old days with dodgy, grainy video, so the music really has to deliver. Unfortunately, the audio quality ain't much better than the video. But the performances? Another story.
Even with lip-synched appearances, there's a massive energy flow throughout the disc that separates the rockers from the lounge lizards. Result: about half of this is essential viewing (Personal highlight: Joe and Eddie doing Dylan. Personal weird moment, but still a highlight: The Hullaballoos. Loved 'em then. Now they really look scary!)
Sixties fans, get all three Hullaballoo DVDs. Utterly fabulous.
Flawed But Fun
The episodes on this DVD are packed full of great mid-sixties performances. The producers of the show didn't mess around having the artists act in goofy skits or give interviews with canned responses. Instead, artists were free to do what they do best, PERFORM. (Albeit, sometimes lip-syncing was used, or horrible live singing to a taped track, such as when the Byrds perform "Mr. Tambourine Man".)
Some purists will be disappointed by this DVD due to the picture and sound quality. Apparently NBC did not keep the color masters of these shows, so this DVD contains black and white kinescopes. A few color episode are available on the previous Hullabaloo DVDs. I'm sure MPI would've released color versions of the episodes if they still existed. Some viewers may also be upset because some episodes cut out the sponsor plugs that are shown after the theme song. The DVD booklet also lists some of the episode chapters out of order.
Despite the flaws, by all means get this DVD if you enjoy music from the 1960s. You'll have a great time watching it, even if you weren't around when the show was first on the air.