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Super Hits of the '70s - Have a Nice Day |  | Actors: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Free, Dr. Hook
Studio: Rhino / Wea
Category: DVD
Buy New: $24.89
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Seller: tammystunezz
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 85861
Format: Color, Compilation, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 85 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1566057205
UPC: 603497249428
EAN: 9781566057202
ASIN: B00005JG6O
Theatrical Release Date: June 12, 2001
Release Date: June 12, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Culled from the video archive of Germany's popular MusikLaden TV show, this compilation of live performances offers the proverbial something for everyone, from the blue-eyed soul of Hall & Oates to the three-chord thrash of the Ramones. It's an incongruous mix, united only by the chart-rising popularity of each selection, spanning the 1970s and presented, with mixed results, in remastered Dolby 5.1 sound. The hilarious low point is Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show's drunken, unruly romp through "The Cover of the Rolling Stone." And while you're trying to reconcile such ethereal hit-makers as Melanie and Bonnie Tyler with more seasoned performers like Van Morrison and Jethro Tull, you can be grateful that these vintage clips, several including extended jams, have been so faithfully preserved. By the time the Ramones fittingly close the disc with "Blitzkrieg Pop," you'll be having a very nice day, indeed. --Jeff Shannon
Description
Break out your polyester shirt and platform shoes and get ready to party! There was no escaping these "outta sight" songs in the '70s--some of the most memorable live performances of the "Me" generation. Far out, man! Songs: Eighteen (Alice Cooper), Horse with No Name (America), What Have They Done to My Song Ma (Melanie), China Grove (Doobie Brothers), Sara Smile (Hall & Oates), Year of the Cat (Al Stewart), Warm Love (Van Morrison), Nothing is Easy (Jethro Tull), Blitzkrieg Bop (Ramones), You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (Bachman-Turner Overdrive), All Right Now (Free), The Cover of the 'Rolling Stone' (Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show), Brand New Key (Melanie), Come and Get It (Badfinger), Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu (Johnny Rivers), Ventura Highway (America), Rich Girl (Hall & Oates), With You There to Help Me (Jethro Tull), It's a Heartache (Bonnie Tyler).
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 8
 Have a Pretty Nice Day December 29, 2006
A. J. Mathison (Lynnwood, WA. USA)
It's great to see some of these bands with their original members, but the CD certainly has it's flaws. Several instances in which the moderator speaks German, songs are cut off too quickly, some good sound and picture quality, but mostly very mediocre sound and picture quality. Less than 50 minutes long (even though box shows it at over 80 min. long). I'm glad I got it, but not sure if I could recommend it. The Dr. Hook piece was the worst, but most other were worth seeing if you're a fan. A CD that I think only the 60's and early 70's generation can appreciate.
Dr.Hook alone is worth a four star. July 16, 2002
sigurd opedal (stavanger Norway)
6 out of 16 found this review helpful
This DVD contains various artist, and the best of it all is Dr.Hook back when they really were Dr.Hook and the medicine show...
 BEST 70's DVD COMPILATION TO DATE!! April 15, 2002
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
I contemplated buying the Musikladen/Rockaplast series, but then saw this Super Hits Of The 70's DVD with ALL the best from all the rest on one disc!
... For now this is the ONE to get!
Give them a little time and I'll bet your favorite bands will release the same material on their own DVD release with even more material.......
Far Out! January 24, 2002
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I thoroughly enjoyed this disc! I think what makes these time warps so enjoyable for music fans isn't just the fashions and early video special effects, but the energy it pumps back into many of these songs that have long since become cliche and, let's face it, boring through their saturated presence on "classic rock" radio stations and use in commericials. For instance, I remember when I first heard "Born to be Wild" or "Sunshine of Your Love" (which aren't featured here, by the way) and thinking they were the heaviest things I'd ever heard. Don't get me wrong, they're still great songs, but aren't we a little sick of them? And doesn't being sick of them contribute to these songs losing their edge with the passing of time? I place Badfinger's "Come & Get It" in this same category of unfortunately overused & abused songs. Certainly BTO's "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" deserves this classification as well.
But in watching the live performances on this disc, I was reminded again of how fresh, young & energetic this music first was when it originally arrived on the scene. Badfinger, especially, demonstrates pure joy in showing off their crafty arrangement & it's quite a treat to see them pull off the harmonies and everything so precisely. When one considers the tragedy that followed this band, it's somewhat heart wrenching to see how much they so clearly enjoyed themselves and their music.
Another highlight is Alice Cooper, who appears not only to be changing his shirt at the beginning of "Eighteen," but also downing a bottle of booze before taking a seat at the front of the stage. It also seems to take him a little while to remember the lyrics, but his nonsensical ad-libs are practically a celebration of his inebriated condition. No wonder my mother was so scared of this guy! (Marilyn Manson owes Coop a gigantic artistic debt) Alice does finally decide to actually stand up, albeit wobbly, around the sencond verse or so. It's great! The presence of some lesser-knowns (at least to younger audiences anyway) like Dr. Hook, Bonnie Tyler & America provide a good idea of what the entire musicical terrain was like back then (there was a little more range than just Kiss & Led-Zep!). Choosing the Ramones as the closing segment couldn't be any more appropriate in representing the approaching trends of the 80s. Well done!
Great music, "classic" performances! December 27, 2001
drmoze (NY, NY USA)
35 out of 36 found this review helpful
OK, I *gotta* write a review of this DVD (my first review!) after reading a couple of them posted earlier. I can't believe that some folks would actually *prefer* lip-synched music videos to real recordings of musicians actually playing their music! So, for those who do appreciate music performance, let me give you my impressions of this DVD and maybe sway you to check it out.The video and sound quality are very good (apart from a bit of over-psychedelic effects on Free's cut)--great when one considers that they are from the early 70's. And the performances are uniformly very-good-to-excellent. I can't believe anyone would find them "boring" because they aren't simply the familiar album versions. (Is it me or is something backwards here???) BTO doesn't have quite the full energy of their studio cuts, but Tull and the Ramones give nothing up . Dr. Hook's antics are hilarious (with an amazing feedback-assisted 'break' in their song) and even Hall and Oates are quite listenable. In my opinion, Alice Cooper *performing* live is better than any overproduced "music video". Just about all of the 19 songs are as good as their album counterparts; several sound even better. Watching this eclectic assortment of classic rock artists playing live is simply a real treat for the eyes and ears.
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