| | |  | BLUES MUSIC | Home » » Mad Dogs & Englishmen - Joe Cocker | | | | | | | Description: | | One of the greatest rock films of all time, Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen gets digitally overhauled and released on DVD for the very first time! This film captures one of the most exciting concert tours ever and catapulted Cocker into rock legend. With friends Leon Russell and Rita Coolidge among others, this DVD includes two dozen incredible songs plus backstage footage, fan interviews and electric performances all remastered in 5.1 surround and stereo, and as an added bonus, a Personal Playlist and a 24-page Pressbook from the original theatrical marketing of the film in 1971. Recorded at Fillmore East during the first week on the road, with a couple of added tracks from a later show at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, it captures all the excitement and exhilaration of the tour. Thirty-five years on it remains an extraordinary record. | | | Features: | |
• Albion Intro From The Anglo Saxophone , Will The Circle Be Unbroken , Delta Lady , Feelin' Alright , Change In Louise , Darling Be Home Soon , Going To New York City , Dallas, Texas , She Came In Through The Bathroom Window , Let It Be , Bird On A Wire , Sticks & Stones , Lawdy Miss Clawdy , Bird On A Wire , Mad Dogs & Englishmen Theme , Honky Tonk Women , Space Captain , Som
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Joe Cocker, Rita Coolidge, Bobby Keys, Leon Russell, Carl Radle | | Director:
| Pierre Adidge | | Format:
| AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Original recording remastered, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Subtitle:
| German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| A&M | | Run Time:
| 118 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| October 18, 2005 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 34 reviews |
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65 of 65 found the following review helpful:
 Joe Cocker, Leon Russell and The Whole Gang!Oct 29, 2005
By Anthony Accordino
Who would ever have thought that Joe Cocker would still be recording and touring 35 years after the release of "Mad Dogs and Englishmen. This 35th anniversary edition DVD has one big advantage over the original release, and that is superior sound and picture quality. This film captures the frenzy and energy of one of the greatest rock tours ever. Cocker and a 43 member entourage stormed across America for several weeks, playing to packed houses and rave reviews. Although this event nearly ruined Joe Cocker, it never the less captures a young Joe Cocker in his wired prime, belting out such favorites as "The Letter", "Feelin Alright", "Delta Lady", "Space Captain", "With A Little Help From My Friends", "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window", "Honkey Tonk Woman", and a heartfelt rendition of George Harrison's "Something", just to name a few. This film captures a hippie commune circus with back stage footage, interviews etc. To music fans today, this will seem somewhat dated, but to us baby-boomers, this was cutting edge rock music of the times, when we had a proliferation of AOR radio playing this music everyday. I highly recommend this Dvd to all classic rock fans, as well as the companion 35th anniversary cd, which is loaded with 10 bonus tracks, which has now displaced the original recording as obsolete. Hopefully, the Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame will wake up, and realize that COCKER POWER is alive and well, and induct this deserving rock legend.
31 of 32 found the following review helpful:
What a show!Mar 19, 2006
By C. T. Houchin
I didn't know what to expect from this DVD; the reviews have been mixed at best. I was half expecting this to be an essential part of my collection, watched once then placed on a stack of DVD's that I would point at, impressing others with the completeness of my collection. I had heard the sound was bad (compared to the Concert for Bangladesh) and that it was horribly dated. I was then pleasantly surprised to find that the sound if not excellent, was very good, and the overall quality of the DVD was just a fraction below the aforementioned Concert for Bangladesh at half the price. Fans of Joe Cocker should consider this essential, and those who just like a wild, raw, show should consider this as well.
17 of 20 found the following review helpful:
 RE-ISSUE - SHOULD HAVE DONE BETTERFeb 19, 2006
By Mark
I was keen to see this film in its newly re-issued format but was horrified with the sound quality. So many rock doco's of the past have been beautifully remastered (eg Concert for Bangladesh, Elvis - Thats the way it is, to name just two) and yet this opportunity to blast what was a spectacular musical journey right into the new millennium fails to deliver.
The CD soundtrack gets it right (sort of) but the DVD is poor and there can surely be no excuses. I feel for Joe Cocker because this event whether he enjoyed the experience or not captured him at his peak and this re-issue should have been a modernised legacy of what a great showman he was in his prime.
I put this on expecting my surround sound to fill the room with this great music but regrettably it simply doesnt have the spark.
Buy it for novelty value but dont expect the Space Captain to fill your room with a wall of sound.
14 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 When He's On, It's Great. Unfortunately....Jun 28, 2006
By bobtec
I will admit, it was the original album that I heard, and never saw this film until now. When he's on stage, I can almost forgive the poor video quality, and so-so sound because of the energy that's on stage. When he is not on stage, it's dull, boring, confusing, and out-dated. I wish A&M would have made a Concert Only mode (I would have enjoyed 80 or 90 minutes of concert over 30 or 40 minutes of fans, roadies, band members, and groupies). Also the soundtrack is better soundwise, and also has more songs (Cry Me A River is one I can think of that's missing from the film that's on the soundtrack). All & all, the film is not as good as the soundtrack CD. I also agree with the gentleman that mentioned Concert For Bangladesh.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great snaphot of the timesFeb 12, 2009
By C. Walker
If you are looking for ultimate sound and vision, this is a bad choice. If you are happy to forego those things, this is still a great record of an era and of a great talent's hey day. As has been observed by other reviewers, some notable performances from the LP/CD soundtrack are absent (Superstar and Cry Me a River for example) - disappointing. Is this really approaching 40 years ago??? I feel so old.
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