Grateful Dead

Festival Express

The vintage concert footage alone makes Festival Express a memorable and worthwhile endeavor, offering scintillating performances by Janis Joplin, the Band (their rollicking version of "Slippin' and Slidin'" is particularly mind-blowing), the Grateful Dead, Buddy Guy, and others (remember Mashmakhan?). In 1970, during the heyday of the rock festival, promoter Ken Walker decided to organize a traveling musical revue, bringing the mountain to Mohammed, as it were. In five days' time, the festival played in three Canadian cities with the entire conglomeration traveling, playing, and getting smashed together the whole way. Nearly as rewarding as the live performances are the candid scenes of the train ride itself, an endless jam session and party during which musicians of all shapes and sizes let their hair down--musically and otherwise. The contemporary interviews with Walker and some of the surviving musicians aren't particularly noteworthy, except as a way to prove that it all actually happened. Walker comes off as a hero in the film: he treated the musicians like royalty and insisted that the train roll on even though he was losing his shirt. (His financial failure is a large reason why this material stayed in the vaults for so long.) Perhaps the most remarkable scene is an off-the-cuff, LSD-fueled train jam featuring Joplin, the Band's Rick Danko, and the Dead's Jerry Garcia playing the old chestnut "Ain't No More Cane." Danko is so obliterated that even Janis has to ask him if he's OK--when Janis is worried about your state of mind, you must be pretty messed up. --Marc Greilsamer

Festival Express is a rousing record of a little-known but monumental moment in rock n' roll history starring such music legends as Janis Joplin The Band and the Grateful Dead. Set in 1970 Festival Express was a multi-band multi-day extravaganza that captured the spirit and imagination of a generation and a nation. What made it unique was that it was portable; for five days the bands and performers lived slept rehearsed and did countless unmentionable things aboard a customized train that traveled from Toronto to Calgary to Winnipeg with each stop culminating in a mega-concert. The entire experience both off-stage and on was filmed but the extensive footage remained locked away -- until now.A momentous achievement in rock film archeology Festival Express combines this long-lost material with contemporary interviews nearly 35 years after it was first filmed.Running Time: 89 min. Genre: MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS UPC: 794043757327 Manufacturer No: N7573

Coyote Ugly

From the hit-making producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Gone In 60 Seconds Armageddon) comes Coyote Ugly the intoxicating sexy comedy starring an unbeatable cast of hot new stars including Piper Perabo (Rocky And Bullwinkle) and Maria Bello (Payback). Moving to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a famous songwriter Violet Sanford (Perabo) finds herself desperate and broke. Through a twist of fate the shy innocent Violet lands a job as one of the barmaids at the hottest nightclub in town the down and dirty wild and fun Coyote Ugly. Pouring drinks and overflowing with attitude the "Coyotes" spend more time on top of the bar than behind it tantalizing the standing-room-only crowd with their outrageous antics! It s one wild adventure for a small-town girl chasing her dream in the big city.System Requirements:Starring: Juliet Neil Piper Perabo Adam Garcia Maria Bello Izabella Miko Melanie Lynskey Bridget Moynahan and Tyra Banks. Directed By: David McNally. Running Time: 101 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2001 Buena Vista Home Video.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG-13 UPC: 786936144505 Manufacturer No: 02162700

As a producer, Jerry Bruckheimer makes movies for guys, mostly action films like Top Gun and Gone in 60 Seconds. The ones he makes that feature women, such as Flashdance and now Coyote Ugly, broaden their appeal with a fondness for "strong women." For Bruckheimer, that means self-determined, attractive women who don't need men to get what they want. Is there anything sexier than that? In Coyote Ugly, the charming young waif Piper Perabo stars as Violet, a New Jersey waitress who moves to New York to make it big as a songwriter. She has absolutely no idea how the music business works, relying instead on her faith in her own abilities. In order to make ends meet, she gets a job in a bar called Coyote Ugly, where the bartenders are scantily clad women who dance on the bar and order around their mostly male clientele. Really, they are strippers who don't have to take off their clothes. In fact, the owner (Maria Bello) orders them to enact the first rule of strip clubs: "Appear available but never be available." Bruckheimer is smart enough to focus on the naive girl instead of the seamier side of the story, following her as she realizes her dream and picks up a disposable but nice man along the way. Further "empowering" the female figures in the film, Zoe (Tyra Banks), the bartender whom Violet is replacing, leaves in order to go to law school. See? They're as smart as they are sexy! Then there's John Goodman, who turns in an absolutely charming performance as Violet's concerned father. This is a sweet and inoffensive film as long as you don't think too much about it. --Andy Spletzer

A Night at the Family Dog 1970 (The Grateful Dead / Jefferson Airplane / Santana)

Filmed on location at the Family Dog Ballroom in San Francisco in September, 1970, the show captures the heyday and diversity of the San Francisco sound with three of the most well known bands to emerge from the scene: Santana, who would release their second album at the end of 1970; The Grateful Dead, including original band member Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, who were making a name for themselves with their jam-filled performances; and Jefferson Airplane, who were at the time the biggest of the bands from the area.

San Francisco was an area of artistic creation during the mid-to-late 60's. Whether it was art, poetry or music, the Haight-Ashbury area of San Francisco was the place for like-minded individuals to explore and create. Noted jazz columnist Ralph J. Gleason took note of the exploding rock music scene and produced several television specials and documentaries spotlighting the music emerging from San Francisco. A Night At The Family Dog is one part of a two-part series (the other is Go Ride The Music) that aired on The National Educational Television Network in 1970.

The audio for this program has been extrapolated up to Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound mixes from their original mono source! This show has never sounded or looked so good!

Track Listing:
Santana
-Incident At Neshabur
-Soul Sacrifice
The Grateful Dead
-Hard To Handle
-China Cat Sunflower
-I Know You Rider
Jefferson Airplane
-The Ballad of You And Me And Pooneil
-Eskimo Blue Day
A Super Jam
-All Star jam with members of all 3 bands!

The Grateful Dead Movie

Filmed at San Francisco's Winterland during their 1976 \""Steal your face tour\"", the group performs 19 of their hits.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: GRATEFUL DEAD
Title: GRATEFUL DEAD MOVIE
Street Release Date: 11/09/2004
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP

The only Grateful Dead video to have received a theatrical release (in the mid-'70s), this film is a real time capsule. See Keith and Donna Godcheaux as integral parts of the band! See the Wall of Sound! See the trippy animation! See Jerry with all-black hair! The photography and sound are crude and not on par with those in some of the more recent Dead videos, notably Ticket to New Year's or Downhill from Here, but its earnestness, and its focus on an era in the Band's history with little other video documentation, more than make up for the lack of polish. There's some above-average music, too, especially "Eyes of the World" and the ever-irresistible "U.S. Blues." --Anne Hurley

Coyote Ugly (The Double-Shot Edition) [Blu-ray]

As a producer, Jerry Bruckheimer makes movies for guys, mostly action films like Top Gun and Gone in 60 Seconds. The ones he makes that feature women, such as Flashdance and now Coyote Ugly, broaden their appeal with a fondness for "strong women." For Bruckheimer, that means self-determined, attractive women who don't need men to get what they want. Is there anything sexier than that? In Coyote Ugly, the charming young waif Piper Perabo stars as Violet, a New Jersey waitress who moves to New York to make it big as a songwriter. She has absolutely no idea how the music business works, relying instead on her faith in her own abilities. In order to make ends meet, she gets a job in a bar called Coyote Ugly, where the bartenders are scantily clad women who dance on the bar and order around their mostly male clientele. Really, they are strippers who don't have to take off their clothes. In fact, the owner (Maria Bello) orders them to enact the first rule of strip clubs: "Appear available but never be available." Bruckheimer is smart enough to focus on the naive girl instead of the seamier side of the story, following her as she realizes her dream and picks up a disposable but nice man along the way. Further "empowering" the female figures in the film, Zoe (Tyra Banks), the bartender whom Violet is replacing, leaves in order to go to law school. See? They're as smart as they are sexy! Then there's John Goodman, who turns in an absolutely charming performance as Violet's concerned father. This is a sweet and inoffensive film as long as you don't think too much about it. --Andy Spletzer

From hit-making producer Jerry Bruckheimer (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN trilogy) comes the Double-Shot Edition of COYOTE UGLY which includes both the Original Theatrical Feature and the Unrated Extended Cut. With an unbeatable cast of hot stars including Piper Perabo (THE PRESTIGE) and Maria Bello (PAYBACK) this sexy comedy is even more intoxicating on Blu-ray Disc™! Moving to New York to pursue her dreams of becoming a famous songwriter Violet Sanford (Perabo) finds herself desperate and broke. Ironically the shy innocent Violet lands a job as a barmaid at the hottest nightclub in town: Coyote Ugly. Overflowing with attitude the "Coyotes" spend more time on top of the bar than behind it tantalizing the standing-room only crowd with their outrageous antics! Drink in every frame of down-and-dirty fun as this wild adventure pours over you with sparkling visual clarity. Get up on your feet move to the beat and revel in the spectacularly enhanced sound quality. The party never ends in Blu-ray™ High Definition!System Requirements:Running Time: 101 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: COMEDY/COMING OF AGE UPC: 786936757088 Manufacturer No: 05662200

Grateful Dawg

Jerry Garcia was famous as the visionary behind the Grateful Dead, but his musical tastes were broad, and he found a rewarding partnership with mandolinist David Grisman, whose distinctive "Dawg" style fused jazz with bluegrass. At its best, Grateful Dawg celebrates the easy friendship and truly inspired musicianship of Garcia and Grisman through grainy home-movie footage with surprisingly crisp sound. As one of the film's commentators says, Grisman made Garcia tighter as a musician, while Garcia made Grisman looser, and where they met they created an infectious, rootsy style they called Grateful Dawg. The film's many highlights include instrumental versions of "Dawg Waltz," "Shady Grove," and "Arabia," as well as splendid footage from Garcia and Grisman's days in Old & in the Way. The talking heads inserted ham-handedly between and over performances, unfortunately, become repetitious and, finally, downright annoying. But Garcia and Grisman fans will still enjoy the glimpse at a rare musical alchemy. --Anne Hurley

Truckin' Up to Buffalo: July 4, 1989

Starring: The Grateful Dead

Directed By: Len Dell'Amico Description: Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, N.Y. July 4, 1989

The entire band is in peak musical form, making "Grateful Dead: Truckin' Up To Buffalo" one of the very best concerts. Arguably considered to be the Grateful Dead's best tour of their last 15 years of touring, this complete concert at Buffalo's Rich Stadium on July 4, 1989, features the quintessential Fourth of July song, "U.S. Blues."

With the picture taken from the master 1" video tape, shot with six cameras, and featuring an outstanding new 5.1 and stereo mix produced from the master multi-track tapes, this nearly three hour concert features such staples as "Touch of Grey," "Morning Dew," "All Along The Watchtower," "Deal," "Terrapin Station," and is sure to be a collector's favorite!

Set One
Bertha
Greatest Story Ever Told
Cold Rain and Snow
Walkin' Blues
Row Jimmy
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Stagger Lee
Looks Like Rain
Deal

Set Two
Touch Of Grey
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
Ship Of Fools
Playing In The Band
Terrapin Station
Drums
Space
I Will Take You Home
All Along The Watchtower
Morning Dew
Not Fade Away
Encore
U.S. Blues

DVD Extras: Visible Lyrics Option, Digitally Remastered (picture taken from the master 1" videotape, shot with six cameras), outstanding new 5.1 and stereo mix produced from the master multi-track tapes

Dead Ahead

Running Time 164 MinSystem Requirements:October of 1980 the Grateful Dead plays the world-famous Radio City Music Hall in a week long marathon of sell-out shows that were beloved by fans and captured on film. Now in honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Grateful Dead the original 1 master tapes from the show have been lovingly transformed onto DVD The Grateful Dead s best loved songs performed live onstage by Jerry Garcia Bill Kreutzmann Phil Lesh Bob Weir Mickey Hart and Brent Mydland this DVD is a celebration of America s most loved touring band and features both acoustic and electric performances. DVD Special Features First time ever on DVD The entire 114 minute original Dead Ahead recorded October 1980 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City Transferred from the original master 1" video in full color Audio features the original stereo mix produced by Dan Healy and Betty cantor-Jackson PLUS a brand new 5.1 mix of the concert MC'd by Al Franken and Tom Davis Visible Lyrics Option on entire DVD Bonus songs more than 50 minutes of never-before-released footage from October 30 1980 at RCMH All bonus songs feature Visible Lyrics Option and a NEW stereo AND 5.1 audio mix Collectors Booklet featuring a new essay by Dead Head scholar and author Steve Silberman and rare and previously unseen photos by Peter Simon and Bob MinkinFormat: DVD AUDIO Genre: MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS Rating: NR UPC: 012233113129 Manufacturer No: 311312

Live at Shoreline

On September 1, 1990, at the Shoreline Amphitheater, the Garcia Band performed a particularly poignant kind of magic. A Grateful Dead show was originally scheduled for that date, but the Dead's brilliant, passionate keyboard player, Brent Mydland, had died of an overdose at age 37 in late July. Rather than cancel the gig, the Garcia Band stepped in to deliver one of their most heartfelt performances. First Set - How Sweet It Is ToBe Loved By You, Stop That Train, Dear Prudence, I Shall Be Released, Run for the Roses, My Sisters and Brothers, Deal. Second Set - I Second That Emotion, Think, And It Stoned Me, Waiting For A Miracle, Don't Let G, That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day), Tangled Up in Blue.

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