Gag Gifts, Occasion Gifts - Soul Comes Home: A Celebration of Stax Records

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Manufacturer: Shout Factory
Starring: Various Artists

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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780738926261
Format: Color
ISBN: 0738926264
Label: Shout Factory
Manufacturer: Shout Factory
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Shout Factory
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-02-03
Running Time: 112
Studio: Shout Factory
Theatrical Release Date: 2004-02-03

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Editorial Reviews:

This DVD captures the once-in-a-lifetime concert held on April 30, 2003 to commemorate the grand opening of the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis, TN. This unique gathering of soul music’s biggest stars performing their greatest hits first aired as a successful PBS special beginning in August and now is available on DVD.

The Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis is located on the original site of the Stax Records studios. It is dedicated to preserving, promoting and interpreting Soul music recorded in the 1960s and ‘70s. Located next door to the Stax Museum, the Stax Music Academy provides free music education to at-risk young people. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of the CD and DVD benefit the Stax Museum.

The DVD features all 16 of the performances seen in the PBS special as well as a bonus track featuring the Bar-Kays and Chuck D performing "Soul Finger."

Program Listing:
1. Eddie Floyd - Knock on Wood
2. Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff
3. William Bell -You Don't Miss Your Water
4. Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
5. Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
6. Rance Allen - That Will Be Good Enough For Me
7. Michael McDonald & Carla Thomas - When Something's Wrong With My Baby
8. Michael McDonald - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
9. The Bar-Kays with Chuck D - Soul Finger
10. Little Milton and Jimmie Vaughan - That's What Love Will Make You Do
11. Al Green - Let’s Stay Together
12. Al Green- Love and Happiness
13. Booker T. & The MGs - Green Onions
14. Solomon Burke - Try A Little Tenderness
15. Solomon Burke with Mack Rice - Mustang Sally
16. Mavis Staples - Respect Yourself
17. Mavis Staples and Ensemble - I'll Take You There

Special Features:
5.1 audio
Widescreen/letterbox edition
Documentary features about the Stax Museum, Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, Booker T. & The MGs and The Bar-Kays.

Spotlight customer reviews:

Customer Rating:

Summary: A Great Soul DVD
Comment: For all who enjoy soul music, this DVD is a true find. His Highness Solomon Burke is the only man alive that would attempt the Otis Redding classic, "Try a Little Tenderness". Solomon's rousing performancse should remind all that this soul legend is still performing and puts on one of the greatest live shows of all time. Saw him once in '07 and '08. Not to be missed. Al Green shows why his live performances are fan favorites. The late Isaac Hayes leading the band in the "Theme from Shaft" makes it clear that he was a great talent. A terrific bonus on the DVD is the amazing performanance of gospel legend, and Stax artist, Rance Allen. His version of Reverend James Cleveland's "That Will be Good Enough For Me" is inspiring. It should be mentioned that I purchased my copy in December 2008 and there was NO A/V SYNCH ISSUE. It appears that this problem has been resolved. This is an essential piece of music to own.

Customer Rating:

Summary: A/V Sync issues ruin this disc
Comment: I agree with the commenter who raised this issue: the last (and best) third of the performers here (Al Green -> Solomon Burke) are impossible to enjoy if you're bothered by mismatching between audio and video.

Also, uou will pay Amazon for shipping after realizing this & deciding to send it back.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Excelente DVD
Comment: Soul, blues, gospel... toda la riqueza de la musica afroamericana presente en este recital.
Muy buena calidad de imagen y sonido. Mejores interpretes y repertorio.
100% recomendable.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Can't get any better!
Comment: Great performances from the best of the best. The world would be at a loss without these great songs and great performances.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Great Music, BUT
Comment: This could and should have been easily a 5 star review. The music is just plain wonderful, and the performers, for the most part (there are a couple of minor exceptions) sound nearly as good as they did 30 years ago. A lot of vibrancy, and the band(s) were uniformly tight and enthusiastic. A wonderful musical experience.

HOWEVER, my copy of the DVD (which they may have fixed by now), had a VERY annoying mismatch between the sound and the visuals. That is, the performers lip and mouth movements were never in sync with what you were hearing - always a delay or lag. I mean, c'mon people... I thought that this sort of thing went out with 1950's public service cafeteria school films. In this digital day and age, there is simply NO EXCUSE for this. It's pure laziness or sloppiness for something that should have been easily fixed prior to letting the DVD go out. I'm sorry, but I have to take points off for this, as it detracts from the viewing experience.

That said, again, the music is wonderful. After having evacuated New Orleans for Katrina, I am now living in Memphis, and happy to be in what I view as the 2nd most important American city for music. This DVD gives a good argument for that. By the way, the DVD puts in a plug for the STAX records museum here (the DVD is actually a tribute to STAX, filmed at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis). The museum is worth seeing, and contains 2 items that thrilled me: the actual Hammond Organ that Booker T used to record "Green Onions", and the actual Wah-Wah pedal used on the intro to Isaac Haye's "Shaft". These are like holy relics to me, and there are many more. Memphis also has several other music related museums, etc.

If you don't mind the performer's mouths not matching the sound, you'll love this Dvd!

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