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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 04 April, 2006 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Hip-O Records |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | AC-3, Color, Dolby, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Motown, Music Video, Music Video - Soul, Performance, Pop, R&B, Smooth Soul, Soul, Soul/R & B, United States of America |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 602498384060 |
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Customer Reviews of Real Thing: In Performance 1964-1981
Solid testament to an outstanding figure in popular music.... This truly is a well done effort, capturing as it does the development of an American musical icon. From earliest lyp-synched, black and white TV appearances to later color and then color live performances (a great 'Heard It Through the Grapevine' from 1969, and fantastic, chilling 'What's Going On/What's Happening Brother' from the 'Save the Children' film footage of 1972), through disco-influenced mid-70's live and promotional footage, this really does a legend justice. The decision to use the original master tape recordings to replace the early TV performance recordings is a great idea, working very well. This collection of film materials is also a fascinating look at changes in the popular culture of the USA, what with the gradual de-segregation of audiences, and thematic changes in Gaye's lyrics and music, and more. Short interviews from various TV shows like 'Dinah Shore' are sandwiched between several of the performances, and are interesting and enjoyable. A bonus feature is all the songs' vocal tracks, available to hear a capella, as you watch the videos. You can also apparently switch to full band as an option, although my home equipment doesn't permit this. <
> I live in Southeast Asia, and my edition, available from the mega-corporate music monster Universal company, says '25 full-length performances' on the cover, rather than the 16 of the US edition. The extra nine songs are the live 1981 Ostende, Belgium concert, featured as an extra on the same disc as the other 16 performances of my 'international' (for lack of another term) edition. <
>My 'international' edition also features a second disc, a CD of an excellent live show in Europe in 1976 (also in Belgium, apparently), and which features "Flo" (Florence Ballard?) joining MG for a medley of songs toward the end of the live set. <
>Why does the US edition have fewer songs? Probably so that customers in a supposedly 'wealthier country' shell out the extra money for a separate DVD, I imagine. <
>Anyway, do yourself and future generations a big favor by getting the US or foreign editions of this DVD document of great, inspired performances by one of the outstanding talents of American popular music.
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I just love this DVD. It is so good to be able to see and hear Marvin again. The interviews are great the ones on there.
Wish I can give it more STARS!!
What caught my eye first was the packaging! Pictures of various promotional posters and such line the inner cover and the liner booklet is most informative and extensive! A Forward written by Otis Williams of the Temptations is Otis' fond memories of Marvin. He mentions sitting at the piano with Marvin while Marvin plays with some jazz chords, asking Otis what the root note of each one is. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall to catch that memory!
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>Watching Marvin's performances from the 60s to the early 80s gave me a new light on the hits! Most was lip-synched, but still just to see him on stage is a treat! There is a video of Marvin singing GRAPEVINE, playing piano at one point, and towards the end he was given a false ending, but he WORKED IT! Marvin and Tammi's duet AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH I have never seen in its entirety and just watching that chemistry was awesome!
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>Now as for the 70s Marvin, two videos were included: WHAT'S GOING ON/WHAT'S HAPPENING BROTHER, which were taken from the SAVE THE CHILDREN movie. You can see Earl Van Dyke, James Jamerson, and Eddie Bongo jammin'! There is also a promotional video from Motown for A FUNKY SPACE REINCARNATION...very space age! Imagine Marvin in a glitter outfit with his band, smoke and female dancers flocking all around him! There is also COME GET TO THIS/LET'S GET IT ON where he does his famous "turn of the lights" monologue. His guitarist was shown and I believe he played on the 1980 LIVE IN MONTREUX DVD as well! Then there's the EGO TRIPPIN' OUT video he did on Dinah Shore's show with yet another female dancer. The single was included on 81's IN OUR LIFETIME LP, but apparently it was being promoted in 1979 for the LOVE MAN album, which never saw the light.
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>1981's highlight for me was HEAVY LOVE AFFAIR on FOLLLIES, a show out of Belgium where Marvin was living at the time. I had to pull out my LP after listening to it as I had forgotten how funky this song is! HEAVY (once again talks about him and Jan) has always reminded me of Rick James, everything from the music down to the phrasing of the lyrics!
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>Even added treats: in between songs, Marvin spoke about his life and his music, even at one point describing seeing his daughter Nona being born! There is also an acapella section where you watch the videos while listening only to his vocal track of 7 of his 60s hits!
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>Still a great DVD to own, although the IMPORT version has the entire Belgium concert (why must we Americans SUFFER!?!?!?!?!?)!
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>Reelin' and Universal...can't wait for the Temptations DVD! And PLEASE release the Belgium concert for us!!