| | Joan Baez: Sing Me Home DVD Joan Baez CDS
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| Category | Rock/Pop DVDs, Pop Music Videos Movies, Pop/Rock Videos, Folk, Music Video, Education, Documentary, Music (General), Folk Music, Biography | | Starring | Joan Baez | | Director | Mary Wharton | | Host | Joan Baez, Steve Earle, Bill Fegan, Vaclav Havel, Ernest Palmer, Dar Williams |
Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Deluxe Edition; CD Included Surprisingly, before HOW SWEET THE SOUND, a full-length documentary had never chronicled decades in the life of Joan Baez, but this film corrects that oversight. This documentary delves into the life, career, and impact of the musician and activist who helped define the 1960s and ‘70s. Joan Baez: Sing Me Home | List Price | $24.98 (You save $4.43) | | Studio | Razor & Tie | | All Time Sales Rank |  15052  | | CD Universe Part number | 7996734 | | Catalog number | 86035 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Oct 13, 2009 | | Also Known As | Joan Baez: Sing Me Home; Joan Baez: Sing Me Home | | Running Time | 150 Minutes | | Additional Info | Deluxe Edition; Digipak; With CD | | Movie Details | Deluxe Edition; Digipak; With CD |
Joan Baez: Sing Me Home Video Joan Baez: Sing Me Home Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  Joan Baez: How 'Relevent' the Sound
The DVD/CD with bonus features is definitely a giveaway for the price. The use of old films (thanks for some being saved in a freezer and also for Joan's father doing a lot of filming from his own home camera) we get a lot of very early Joan with her family. The coverage through a 50 year career is never complete enough for this 2.5 hours of main features and bonus features.
Although it covers a 50 year career soaked in singing and social justice issues of a person who has easily become a legend and an icon of days gone by; and yet it is not a documentary that leaves you feeling nostalgic. It is very much a powerful documentary that shows the continued relevance of Joan today as she continues to provide concerts throughout the world introducing new singers to the stage wherever she goes. It is also very relevant as a documentary of the peace and social justice movement from the '60's through the present as Joan continues to stand out and stand up for her ongoing message of non-violence, respect and dignity for all of life. The documentary is as relevant as the sound is sweet. Excellent American Masters feature!
Gregory
Submitted by gregorywarmheart (San Francisco, CA, USA) 
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I was asked by CDUniverse to write a short review on Joan Baez: Sing Me Home[sic], as I'm sure many of us were.
Here's what I wrote.
"How Sweet the Sound" (the correct name of this DVD/CD set) is an expose on Joan's life, without trivializing who Joan is and what she stands for.
Joan Baez has devoted her life to Humanitarian causes. She has put herself in mortal danger, from war-torn Vietnam to Sarajevo. She has been on the frontlines during volatile Race Relations protests and protests against the Draft.
That she is a Legendary Folk Singer is secondary to her life of giving to others, by making their plight known to the world.
As Joan says (I'm paraphrasing), "you can't sing about it without living it."
Most highly recommended for anyone who cares about Humanity, for Folk Fans in general, and of course for fans of Joan Baez.
Submitted by Thomas-bv96vmu5a1g (Inverness, FL, USA)
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