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Not so sweet...
The camera work during the filming of this simply horrible. Don't get me wrong, the picture is very clear, but the camera is solely focused on John's beard. Whoever did the editing for this filming sure found it more amusing to focus on John's face rather than a long shot of him and/or the band. To add insult to injury, Yoko is a complete joke. All she does throughout 2 of the songs is screech or scream. What was Lennon thinking? The ONLY reason I give this title 3 stars is for John, Eric, and the band.

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HEY BO DIDDLEY
I just wish to point out that this DVD begins with a fantastic
surprise & treat for those who bought it for the Plastic Ono Band
performance at Toronto, 1969.
HEY BO DIDDLEY!!!!! Wanna talk about a religious experience?
BO DIDDLEY invented a groove that is "at one" with the universal
field...and he blesses us with this all-out ecstatic jam...
words fail in trying to describe how great this segment is...
perhaps...if you imagine the absolute musical climax of a wild
Baptist church service...when dogma no longer matters and the
people are just going off--flying into universal ecstasy...
this comes close to describing the BO DIDDLEY performance
which begins this DVD. The cliche: "this alone is worth the
price of admission" certainly applies here. I especially like
the sexual horseplay that happens during the music.
As for the rest of the DVD, it was interesting to view after
growing up with the "Live Peace In Toronto" Album.
John is great throughout...I only wish Eric Clapton's guitar
was miked a bit better...you can barely hear him.
As for Yoko, well, that's not everyone's cup of tea. I happen
to like her...but you must admit, it's extremely interesting
to watch John maneuver his guitar in all sorts of wild ways
to get the "sound" for the final track...here he REALLY looks
like the "mad wizard" in the secret laboratory from
Magical Mystery Tour.
Lastly, I must also HIGHLY recommend the DVD which features
Chuck Berry's full performance from this same concert.
It is also a demigod-like performance.
And lastly, how much does Little Richard look like Prince
during the Lucille track? About 99% identical!

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you are insipid
i am a 41 year old male and i first became aware of the work of yoko ono when ifirst attended school at the age of five years old. my teacher was singing "alternative" nursery rhymes to her class. one of the songs she taught us was "who has seen the wind" written by yoko ono. our teacher then sang the song again and asked her pupils what they thought the song meant. amongst the five year olds a great buzz was created and several children started to sing the song again. this was my first introduction to yoko ono and i have been captivated by her work ever since . yoko is a classically trained pianist and vocalist. if she had not become involved with john lennon this amazingly multi talented singer song writer artist and worker for peace would be as widely accepted as laurie anderson. i find it absolutely appalling that yoko is never given credit for the work she has beendoing for more than fifty years and i totally disagree with your review. read yoko's lyrics amd listen to yoko's music without the attatchment of johns apron strings, she is an artist in her own right and deserves to be treated as such. my email address is hellozio@hotmail.com if anyone wishes to take this discussion further,cheers , zio ledeux 26 september 2003