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DVD Lennon Legend - The Very Best of John Lennon
The late John Lennon's life and work are plainly visible in this stirring collection of short films and music videos, some very familiar while others, produced posthumously, will be new to many viewers. The set includes the classic "Imagine" clip, which begins with a haunting scene of John and Yoko walking through an early morning fog and concludes with Lennon's performance in an all-white room. More rare is a Top of the Pops live performance of "Instant Karma" and a wonderful film accompanying "Mind Games," in which a solo Lennon clowns around Central Park, thrilling passersby, playing with kids, and dancing. "Woman" is a montage of the last days and hours of Lennon's life, while "Watching the Wheels" is a compilation of home movie footage from the star's semi-reclusive Dakota years. Extras include a live "Slippin' and Slidin'," and a startling bit of "Julia" absentmindedly picked on guitar. --Tom Keogh
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Beautiful DVD
This DVD amazed me. Beautiful music and Beautiful film footage synchronized very professionally. If you have the CD version (Lennon Legend... CD)of this music; You'll enjoy the DVD version (Lennon Legend...(DVD).
A superstar...well right you are!
This is one of the best music DVD's i've seen. Being a huge John lennon fan, this was the first time I ever saw his Top of the Pops performance of "Instant Karma". I was disappointed thought when I heard "Cold Turkey". I used to have the entire Live in NY concert on VHS and i thought the live performance was wicked but why they altered it is beyond me. They also altered "Stand by Me" which I thought was really great when he performed it live. The "Imagine" videoclip is, as always, a classic. The "Mind Games" video really stood out in my mind. It's got great footage of John strolling around Central Park and attending a Sgt. Pepper performance. "Woman" and "Mother" are perhaps the saddest two videoclips, not only because of the songs themselves, but they also use the images to convey the tragedy of John's death. Overall this is a must have for any John Lennon fan, and it's got some great special features, including a bunch of Lennon's artwork, old videoclips of him and Yoko, and a couple of live performances.
Some more ersatz observations
...To add to all the remarks about overdubs and so on, I notice the grain on the headstock of the 1958 325 Rickenbacker does not match that shown in Andy Babiuk's "Beatles Gear". Since the one in "Beatles Gear" has the serial number V81, I believe Andy's photo shows the original guitar. I suspect these are just props for the video.
Putting Epstein in the "Mama" video is, I think, cheeky and hints at Yoko's beliefs regarding their relationship.
But even so, on the one hand I really enjoy this set of videos, but I agree with everyone it's "Ono, too much Yoko", so a grain of salt is required when one feels the heart strings being tugged during scenes of the happy couple.
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