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| Bob Marley and the Wailers Live at the Rainbow | 
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Studio: Island
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 8877
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd-video, Live, Original Recording Remastered, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.6 x 0.5
MPN: MCMDB0004075D
UPC: 602498235973
EAN: 0602498235973
ASIN: B000654YR4
Theatrical Release Date: November 23, 2004
Release Date: November 8, 2005
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Condition: Disc may have light scratches. Case may show some shelf wear
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 11/15/2005
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On June 2, 1977, London's Rainbow Theatre "caught fire"--in the best possible way, of course. At the time, Bob Marley and the Wailers, already huge in the UK, were on tour in support of the locally produced Exodus. While the show starts off with the slow-burning "Trenchtown Rock" (1973's African Herbsman), Marley's performance grows increasingly incendiary until, by the time they get to the climactic closer, "Exodus," it looks as he's in another world entirely. The turning point is an extended version of "Crazy Baldhead" (1976's Rastaman Vibration), in which Marley seemingly enters a trance, performing primarily with eyes closed. By the late-1970s, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer were long gone, making the electrifying Marley more the focus than ever before (and for the first few songs, the rest of the band is barely visible). Other highlights includes "Lively Up Yourself" (1974's Natty Dread), in which Julian "Junior" Marvin throws some Hendrix-style moves into the mix, and "Get Up, Stand Up" (1973's Burnin'), in which the audience echoes Marley's words, as lost in the moment as the man on the stage. This two-disc set includes the 1984 BBC documentary Caribbean Nights (AKA The Bob Marley Story). It features performance excerpts ("Slave Driver" from 1972, "Stir It Up" and "Rastaman Chant" from 1973, "Bad Card" from 1980, etc.), and interviews with Tosh, Joe Higgs, Chris Blackwell, Judy Mowatt, wife Rita Marley, and mother Cedella Booker. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Finally available...with some rare songs... February 21, 2005
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
So it falls to me to review this first? This June 1977 concert at London's Rainbow Theater captures the recently reconfigured Wailers ending a European tour to promote the masterful 'Exodus' album. The rare videotaped performances of 'Trenchtown Rock' and 'Rebel Music', and 'Crazy Baldhead', dating from the earlier Wailers repertoire, and performed wonderfully well here, are the treasures of this collection, however. Missed notes on some songs, including the beginning of 'Exodus', and guitarist Junior Marvin's failure to notice his boss Bob about to start singing 'Lively Up Yourself', are minor annoyances, as is the loss of Aston Barrett's famous distinctive bass line in 'No More Trouble', jettisoned in favor of a 'new', harder sound (surely a reaction to the exciting energy of London's 'new wave' summer of 1977). By the way, it always annoyed me that the front cover picture on the VHS and now the DVD editions is most definitely not from this 1977 show, but rather is the same photo that graces the 1975 Live at the Lyceum album. I wish those responsible would show some responsibility as well as some historical accuracy. The DVD sound and picture are good, considering the age of the videotape source. Now if they would only release the 1980 Dortmund, Germany performance on DVD. The accompanying DVD 'Carribbean Nights' is informative and enjoyable, and provides a good look at Marley's life and times. While it contains no full-length performances, it does contain several exciting if brief film clips of various performances such as the Leeds, UK 1973 show with Peter Tosh. Hopefully these early performances will someday make it onto DVD as well.
Well it is here! After worldwide popular demand... November 22, 2005
21 out of 29 found this review helpful
Well it is here! After worldwide popular demand---it is finally here-Bob Marley & I-Three & The Wailers---LIVE at the Rainbow Theatre-1977 on DVD (I wrote five letters to Tuff Gong Studios requesting to re-issue it from VHS to DVD). It arrived just in time to continue in our celebration for Brother Bob's 60th Birthday Celebration. In addition, it arrived just in time to be given as gifts during the Christmas and Kwanzaa holiday season. When the DVD arrived in my mailbox a few days ago, I want to check it out immediately (saw it many times on VHS, but DVDs are generally better in picture and sound quality) but I drew my brakes and waited for the weekend when I could allot a few hours of quality time to view it. I took off my shoes, sat in my favorite chair, lit up my peace pipe, poured a glass of my Ginseng & Herbal Root Elixir and popped in the concert DVD. Five minutes into the concert, I was taken back to the moments when I saw Bob Marley live in Philadelphia, PA--1978 the first time (I was blessed to witness Brother Bob in three concerts and visited his grave site-Nine Mile Road---in Rainbow Country--Jamaica). It was one the most awesome, uplifting and phenomenal musical experience in my life to date. The audience stood up the entire show---singing, chanting and dancing with the captivating 2/4-offbeat reggae rhythms as their political and spiritual consciousness was enhanced by Bob Marley's gusty and social conscious lyrics. (The building lights were turned on to stop the show because he was jammin so long and tuff.) His reggae lyrics are of sweet songs of Black Love; protest songs of Black Rebellion; powerful songs of Black Liberation and sorrow songs of Black Redemption utilizing African-Jamaican double-entendre, metaphors, proverbs, parables, utterances, call and response, and Biblical references as its method to touch the spiritual and cultural ethos of people of African descent, and others who can feel it. Bob Marley's offering to the unique genres of reggae music is an outstanding human testament to his survival ingeniousness and the will to achieve---to bare the worst and make something good out of it for all humanity to benefit. It has been said that some of the best of human musical artistic expressions can come out of the worst of human suffering and from the warm water deep in the well of human spirituality. Such was the circumstances of Bob Marley and so many other African-Jamaican musical artists who suffered and paid their dues to become impressive international reggae musicians that are driven by their raw talent, rebel politics and Rastafarian spiritual convictions. The concert at the Rainbow Theater shows Bob Marley when he was at his apex on the world music stage singing some of his most cherished and classical tunes. His passionate artistic musical delivery, energy, style, timing and lyrics have carved a permanent place in millions of minds, hearts and souls worldwide. Purchase this DVD today and place it among your most special, loved and sacred music. Also, buy it and pass it on as a unique gift. Bob Marley & I-Three & The Wailers---LIVE at the Rainbow Theatre-1977 on DVD was my 53rd Birthday present to I & I (to me & from me).
One Love-Forward & Upward,
Brother Ras Mojo Ibo Changa
We Will Never See The Likes Of Him Again. November 29, 2005
20 out of 30 found this review helpful
As a "baby-boomer", it's been my great fortune to have seen some of the very best concert performances of all time. For instance I was at Madison Square Garden in the summer of 1972 when the Rolling Stones played to a packed house on Mick's Birthday. They performed with Nicky Hopkins and the famed Hollywood Horns, headed by Jim Horn. If that were not enough they performed an encore with the opening act, Stevie Wonder and did a medley of each others hits. I caught The Allman Brothers on several occassions during the Duane Allman era at the glorious Filmore East and Capitol Theatre, Portchester, NY. where they opened for Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. I saw Santana a few short weeks after Woodstock at the Boston Tea Party. Even the nearby "Green Monster" had to rocking. And I caught Jimmy Cliff at Carnagie Hall in 1975. All classic performances by legendery artists at or near their prime.
With that said, and without reservation, my ultimate concert-going experience was and will always be, seeing Bob Marley & The Wailers live at The Beacon Theatre in NYC, just weeks after he performed This Rainbow Theatre Concert in London. I'll not waste anyone's time with my feebile words in trying to describe Marley's phenomenal performance. Keep in mind, this was at a time when The Wailer's were transitioning away from the vocal harmonies of Tosh and Bunny. Bob had to really come forward as never before. He needed to firmly position himself as the new face of The Wailers. Would he rise to the occassion? We all know the answer. Bob Marley was not only the poet laureate of reggae, he was a showman of extraordinary depth. This timeless concert footage stands as testiment to the charisma, the brillance, the unmitigated genius of Robert Nesta Marley. Surely we will never see the likes of him again! Jah-Rastafari!!!
At last, on DVD! October 13, 2005
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Even though this concert is probably Bob Marley's most used performance, it is still a relief to see it on DVD. It is definitely a must have for all Reggae fans. I think it's too bad that they are still releasing the edited version on DVD. The actual performance is actually almost three hours long. The highlights of the show is when Bob sings Crazy Baldheads. I agree with the first reviewer on the fact that the concert in Dortmund, Germany is long overdue but so overlooked and it is in my opinion Bob Marley's best performance. The great news is that there is so much more to come for Bob Marley's fans like maybe the concert in Zimbabwe...
The documentary that originally aired on the Entertainment Channel under the name "The Bob Marley story", then oddly "Caribbean night" is one of my favorites. It's too bad that they edited out the Bunny Wailer interview featured in the original version for contract/money issues. I'm not sure if they made their way back on this DVD as I am reviewing this from my knowlegde of the VHS tapes.
If you were craving something "fresh" from Bob Marley, here it is?
A magnificent performance! August 5, 1999
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
What was I thinking? Why did it take so long for me to add this incredible video to my collection? Bob Marley...the Wailers...the I-Threes...rhythm as strong as any you'll ever hear and a magnificent performance by a totally mesmerizing ambassador of reggae. Do yourself a favor, even if you're just a marginal reggae fan, and invest in "Live At The Rainbow". You won't be sorry.
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