Roy Buchanan - Live From Austin TX DVD

 Must Have
First off,let me say that the song list menu on the dvd does match the song list on the dvd case.The case has the correct listing of 1.Roy's Bluz,2.Soul Dressing,3.Sweet Dreams,4.Hey Joe,5.The Messiah where as the menu lists,1.Woman You Must Be Crazy, (which is a line from Roy's Bluz), 2.Roy's Bluz.That's a minor issue since the songs listed on the case are the songs that you get,but for a dvd that only has five songs that seems pretty careless.As for the important parts of this dvd,the sound and picture quality,I only have one complaint,(and my reason for not giving this 5 stars).There are a few too many shots of Roy from the back,especialy and unforgivably during the solo of Hey Joe.But hey,that was the directors fault 32 years ago. Other than that, this is a superb,albeit short(32min), example of the immense talent of Roy Buchanon.In these five songs you get a taste of the many sides of his playing.From mellow to jazzy, from blues to country and to an all out frenzy of notes,(sometimes all in the same song).All of his amazing techniques are on display here.From his bends to his swells to his false harmonics and other unique picking styles.If your a fan already or if you're just discovering Roy,buy this dvd,you won't be sorry.As to the claim in the liner notes that this may be the best high- quality audio/video of his complete performance known to exist I beg to differ.That may be true of this particular show in Austin,but he was also recorded professionaly for the German tv show Rockpalast.That performance is about 20 minutes longer than the Austin show and was filmed in 1985 I believe.Seeing what a good job Eagle Vision did compiling the 3 dvd set of Rory Gallagher's Rockpalast performances,maybe someday they'll release Roy's show as well.And while we're at it maybe some one will release the 1971 PBS special that first brought Roy to the attention of the public outside of the DC area, here's hoping.
Submitted by tmy2k (Yonkers,NY,USA)
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 Roy Buchanan-Live From Austin, TX
Outstanding audio and video from one of the greatest guitarist of our time.
Submitted by RPR (Texas) 
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 short and sweet
I remember Roy from the 70s. Several of us had his 8 tracks. Great player. This DVD proves his metal from years ago..
Submitted by radams (princeton, ky) 
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 Must Have Roy!
I saw this when originally aired on ACL. For years had waited, and waited.. then somebody had a brainstorm to put this lost classic out on dvd! Cranked up the ol' 5.1 amp then slipped into the best 32 minutes of life! Won't share this with some friends, because their only comment would be something along the lines.. "Clapton's better!" What do they know? These friends are the types who run around life clueless! What they don't know won't hurt them right? Pick up Stevie Ray Vaughn's Live at ACL too!
Submitted by c5lmmbq1-marty (Sacramento, CA)
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 Worth Every Penny!
This is an awesome video! He truly played from the heart, and was one of a kind. Amazing guitar work and a tight backup band.
Submitted by Rich (Tallahassee, FL, USA)
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