Live At Radio City

I recently purchased DMB in Central Park and really enjoyed it. The band jammed a lot and it is similar to the 2 DMB concerts I have been to. But there seemed to be something missing about that. While I really enjoyed it, I didn't love it. I did however LOVE DM and TR at RCMH. First off the picture quality. I watched this on a 50 inch Plasma (only capable of 1080I not 1080P) but the picture is crystal clear. Considering this is a Blu-Ray, and Sony developed Blu-Ray, and Sony owns BMG (or are at least in partnership with them) this seems to be almost a marketing piece for what Blu-Ray can do. Filmed with 9 high definition cameras, the quality is amazing. The lighting on the stages only adds to it. Turn the lights down and watch this and be prepared to be amazed. As for the audio quality, it too is very impressive. Not only is the recording as well as the presentation of audio on the Blu-Ray perfect, this is primarily an acoustic concert. it's just Dave and Tim playing and singing. There are no others here. The presentation is very clear and clean. The only time that is not the case is the first song in the first encore where Dave plays an electric guitar solo (and yes, there are two encores). The audio starts to get a little muddled (this is the sound from the guitar, not the way it was recorded). As far as the content of the DVD, the music is great. There are a lot of the standard DM songs as well as a few I haven't heard him do before. Dave also talks a fair amount before some of the songs. While some of the background on the songs is nice, DM seems to be "out there" if you know what I mean when speaking. His dialogue personally makes me like him a little less but that's just my personal opinion. But once he starts to sing, he is once again amazing. There are also a couple of TR solos which are classic TR and had me pressing the back button to watch again. I keep saying it but it truly is amazing. On Disc 2 there are a couple of items to check out. The photo montage is actually pretty cool (but I also do a lot of photography). It's only 4 or 5 minutes long so it's worth watching even if only 1 time. I started to watch the documentary (about 45 minutes). While it did shed a little light on how TR and DM met, I was again turned off by DM. I ended up stopping the documentary and watching the concert again. But that's totally fine as I didn't buy this for the documentary. If you have a blu-ray player and a good 5.1 system, you simply can not go wrong with this disc. If it's actually possible to wear out a Blu-Ray, this will be the first one I need to replace. Read more

This Performance of Dave Matthews along with Tim Reynolds, Is Truely a Masterpiece! Dave puts on an Amazing Performance with His Unique, Incredible Style of Vocals and Acoustic Guitar. Tim Reynolds adds another Dimension of Sound with His Guitar Work, That is Out of This World, For an Acoustic Guitar! The Onstage Connection these Two Performers Share is an Electrifying Testimony that Combined thier Talent and Unique Personalities. This Rare, Unplugged, Up Close and Intimate Concert is a Must See!,Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds are an Awesome Combination Live. The Audience Knew they where Witnessing a Magical and Truely Intimately Concert! This Blu-Ray Changed How I View Unplugged Performances. It Also Captures Daves Unique Story Telling Ability. This is Definetly a Must Have for Any and All Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds Fans.... 5 Star Rating, Hands Down! The Video resolution Quality is Amazing, Along with a Brilliantly Mastered Audio Quality! I Will Forever Recommend this Amazing Blu-Ray to Any and All Music Fans, You Will See forYourself, What an Amazing Evening April 22, 2007 Really Was! Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, Live at Radio City Hall, Changed My Musical Outlook on Life in General. I Am Very Grateful to have Discovered this Blu-Ray!!!! Read more

This was a great concert and sitting through the blu-ray makes me really wish I had been there. I've always been a sucker for just a few guys and a few guitars and this blu-ray is a perfect example of that. Dave Matthews is great as always but the true standout is Tim Reynolds. Tim may be one of the most talented and underrated guitarists of his generation. Somehow Tim has the ability to make his one guitar sound like 3 or 4 with the skill that plays. The concert would be good enough on it's own, but the icing on the cake is the production value of the Blu-ray. The video is almost to a point of being unnecessarily good, you can see the individual hairs on the guys heads on the closer shots. The very best part of the blu-ray is the sound. The blu-ray offers Dolby TrueHD and PCM audio at 96 KHz/24 bit. I honestly didn't think it would make all that much of a difference, but the audio is the most spectacular that I've heard on any blu-ray or any concert cd, or even any concert that I've ever been to in person. If you're a fan a just good old fashioned acoustic guitar music and have a blu-ray player with a decent sound system pick up this blu-ray, you won't be disappointed. Read more