Tower of Power - 40th Anniversary

Over 2 years in the making!
This DVD has been over 2 years in the making as the concert was held at San Francisco's Fillmore on October 18th, 2008. There have been countless delays and I'm sure the making of the DVD could, in itself, be a documentary. I was there that night in the front row and I can tell you this was an amazing live show. Everyone truly came to play that night, and play hard they did, The concert is packed with ToP alumni (Chester Thompson, Richard Elliott, Greg Adams, and Ellis Hall just to name a few, Lenny Williams was invited but did not go) and special guests, notably Soul Man Sam Moore (even the "ghost" of Bill Graham was there to introduce the band). There were tons of outstanding musicians playing lots of great solos.

THE PERFORMANCES ARE OUTSTANDING!!!! These songs have never sounded better. The sound quality is superb. Video quality is high. Camera work is about a B- but at least it doesn't suffer from 2-second edits common in concert videos.

BUT (big but).... I...

Buyer beware!!
I excitedly pre ordered both the cd and dvd of this concert not realising the cd actually contains a dvd as well. This dvd is exactly the same as the dvd that comes with the cd. Save your money folks and buy the cd which comes with the dvd. It's even cheaper this way! Saying that, brillian concert. Great sounds and so so so much better than previous Tower dvd's that have been released.

40th Anniversary (CD & DVD) The best value!!
Tower of Power - 40th AnniversaryNot good value!!

Where's Johnny?
Just received and zipped through all the chapters but what I thought I was purchasing based upon the link from Blu-ray.com and some of the reviews here, Johnny Meastro and The Brooklyn Bridge is not part of this recording. Appears to be a "filmed" Tower of Power stage performance instead. Once again on Blu-ray, no lossless audio option as the choices are standard 2 channel or Dolby 5.1. Quick note for those thinking about ordering this title so you wouldn't make the same mistake I think I did. Quick 2-star rating (less than an average production when compared to the many other Blu-ray concert/music titles I also own) is appropriate for the as presented video quality and lack of expected lossless audio options on this disk. Lastly, cardboard cover over clear plastic disk tray instead of the more typical blue closed eco case.

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