Live from Madison Square Garden

I bought the CD and the DVD versions of the Clapton/Winwood MSG as a combo from Amazon. The CD (which I reviewed in its listing) I gave four stars to - it's very good, but now that I've seen the DVD, I'd give the DVD five stars, mainly for what it adds to the equation: the visuals. While it might seem counter-intuitive to grade musicians of this caliber by `what you can see', the DVD added such a great dimension to the show, in terms of WATCHING them solo and seeing the interplay between them, and their excellent band (these guys have serious CHOPS), that I think the DVD ups the ante, hence I'm giving the DVD 5 stars. The musicianship is excellent (they make it look so EASY....i guess that's what the best guys do when they're on their game? Plus they're clearly having a good time up there), and it's great to be able to see who's playing what (namely, that Winwood plays guitar on the first two cuts, and then on several others toward the end - he's a very good guitarist, and holds his own with Clapton, sometimes trading solos. I wasn't exactly sure what SW was playing on, just from listening to the CD - Chris Stainton is the other keysman). The picture is very good, and the camera work/composition is excellent, with nice close-ups and some striking angles where they got both guys in the same shot, Winwood on keys and Clapton on guitar. Some have pointed out editing inconsistencies w/ the visuals, but I didn't really notice it, as I was enjoying the show so much. I listened to the sound in DTS-mode (as opposed to straight 2-channel stereo) and it was excellent - really good mix - much preferable to the CD mix. I guess if you couldn't be there, this DVD (with a good A/V system) is about as close as you can get.As for the extras on Disc 2, they're good - interviews, some background on Clapton and Winwood's 60's exploits, their time together in Blind Faith, and behind-the-scenes prep for the MSG shows. There are also a couple of bonus cuts, which didn't make the `main' concert as presented on Disc 1 - I noticed in spots, there were synch problems (from watching the drummer) between audio and video, but the extra cuts are nonetheless good (including a 7 minute "Crossroads"). Overall, the disc set was definitely worth the dough, and if you're a fan of either Clapton or Winwood, and have any inclination to buy this, then absolutely do so. You won't be disappointed.

This concert is about as sweet as a funnel cake with powdered sugar served with maple syrup on the side.Clapton and Winwood live from Madison Square garden.Just hearing that sentence makes me smile.Blind Faith was always one of my favorite albums and arguably one of the best album's made in it's era by musicians who are still currently living.It's so great to see them on stage still enjoying themselves after all these years.I actually prefer this concert to the last Crossroad's festival and my favorite part of that was when Winwood and Clapton palyed together.It is quite impressive to me that they chose to play as a five piece band.Winwood and Clapton take care of all the guitar work with one drummer,one bassist and a back up keyboard player for when Winwood shares the lead guitar work.It is quite revealing to me of how much of a brotherly confidence they have in eachother's abilities when sharing the stage.They had no need for three or four back up guitar players,for God's sake it's WINWOOD and CLAPTON!The performances are spectacular and it is neat to hear Eric and Stevie trading voacls too as they never did that in the sixties(Eric had not yet flowered as a vocalist).They do all the Blind Faith song's except "Sea of Joy" and "Do what you like".I do not know why they did not play those.(Maybe they did and they just left them off the dvd)Perhaps because "Do what you like" was Ginger's song and "Sea of Joy" originally had a wonderful violin solo by Rick Gretch.After all they did not bill themselves as Blind Faith,but Winwood/Clapton.Certainly that is not reason enough for me to take away a star.The two Hendrix song's are sick and if any two musicians have earned the right to play them these guy's have.I also think "Sleeping in the Ground" is a highlight as Stevie shows his skills on an acoustic piano while Devouring the vocal.Come to think of it the whole Concert is a highlight and every single performance has an emotiononal authenticity that is more than welcome in this day and age.Clapton and Winwood seem to be as much a musical match as Simon and Garfunkel ever were.It would be neat to see them make a new studio album together,but then again it would be neat to ride a unicorn.Hey you never know.

Eric Clapton and Steve Windwood are in top form in this brilliant concert at Madison. I had this on a cd for a long time but have only just managed to obtain it on dvd. It's even better now seeing it.

Love this DVD, because of COVID regulations we are advised to stay at home. I can’t think of a better way to enjoy the day. I have seen both Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood. They are absolutely amazing musicians!!!

Buona registrazione con ottima scaletta, con due grandi della musica dal vivo, non si può chiedere di più.

Éste concierto es una gozada. Evidentemente los dos tienen sus años y no precisamente 20 años, pero no es importante eso. Las canciones están interpretadas con una gracia especial, quizás de forma más tranquila pero con una rotundidad total. Los temas de Hendrix son espectaculares. Son dos grandes artistas y para mi Eric Clapton el mejor guitarrista sin lugar a duda alguna. El nivel que ha adquirido es simplemente único. La calidad de imagen del dvd es magnífica, si tu reproductor escala a Pal es de matrícula. El sonido es magnífico, en la caja dice solo sonido surround en ingles pero puedo afirmar que es 5.1 DTS. Una maravilla inolvidable al igual que la última reunión de The Cream.

クラプトン、あの素晴らしい時をもう一度シリーズ。日本公演を見た人も、見れなかった人も。楽しんでください。内容をアレコレ言うようじゃあ、まだ大人ではありません。若い頃は相手の嫌なところばかり探してしまいがちですが、大人になればこの二人のように、相手の良いところを見つけ自分も楽しむことができます。それがROCKなのかどうかわかりませんが甲斐性ではあるでしょう。クラプトンがモテルわけがここにあります。あやかりたいなら、相手を褒めること。素敵な夜はその向こうにあります。