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Not what I expected....
First, I want to say that I have seen the Cars in concert two times at the old Capitol Center in Maryland in the early 80's. I am a huge fan, but this DVD and CD is not what I expected. I am still enjoying the music none the less. The music on the CD is muddy at best. Like many of the other reviews, it just doesn't meet expectations. After listening to the CD and DVD, I would advise others to passing on this set. Sorry that the quality wasn't better!

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Car crash, a total wreck
As for the reviews giving this 5 stars and singing it's praises, yes, it is nice to have some footage of The Cars playing live---if you're ok with the songs being talked over, seeing random backstage footage and other wastes of time. Note how this is labeled "The Live Performances"? Isn't that what you would expect to see? Well, you do---in limited amounts. If you're ok with a song starting and playing for a minute or two and then seeing the group randomly wander around backstage or on the sets of some of their videos WHILE the song continues to play in the background, then this collection is for you. If you want to see a full Cars concert, buy the 1979 Musikladen DVD as that is much better than this in terms of delivering a live show. A couple of reviewers have mentioned the quality of the footage---it is hit or miss. I realize some of this footage was taken from the 70's and there are lines of static that roll through certain songs, BUT I happen to have seen a show from '78 and another from '84 (both of which this DVD draws footage from) and they look and sound better than what has been released here. Now why would the label and/or Ric Ocasek not have access to better footage to use in this release? It does exist somewhere (both shows I mentioned were shot for TV). All in all, for nostalgic purposes, it's decent, but for sheer live performance, look elsewhere. Oh, the CD sounds fine but is sort of an afterthought compared to the video, which was the primary selling point of the whole package.

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It's some reaction to love, uve uve, uve uve.
I don't understand the negative reviews this is getting. Considering the footage was shot on VHS over 20 years ago, the disc looks and sounds great. When I heard that Ric was releasing a DVD of old VHS footage, I expected hand-held home movies. However the disc looks and sounds almost as good as any professionally shot live concert, complete with cuts and dissolves between the different band members and the crowd. This is hardly bootleg quality. Enjoy!