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Dear Mr. Fantasy - A Celebration for Jim Capaldi (2007)

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Dear Mr. Fantasy - A Celebration for Jim Capaldi (2007)

Dear Mr. Fantasy - A Celebration for Jim Capaldi (2007)
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | MPEG-2 Video, PAL 16:9 (720:576), 25fps, 7905kbps | DD 5.1, 448kbps; DTS 5.1 1536kbps | 129 min | 8100Mb
rock | Eagle Vision EREDV649 | rel: 2007 | covers

Traffic was among the most successful of the second wave of "the British invasion" circa 1967. Comprised of Stevie Winwood, Dave Mason, Chris Wood and Jim Capaldi, the band pioneered "group songwriting" (which ultimately led to Mason's early departure. and forged an innovative blend of rock, blues and jazz elements which saw them acheive considerable chart success on both sides of the Atlantic. Jim Capaldi enjoyed a long songwriting collaboration with Winwood, and several of the band's hits were co-written by the team. This loving DVD concert tribute to Capaldi, who passed away in 2005 due to cancer, features a nice array of stars and lesser known, though excellent, session musicians performing in London's legendary Roundhouse, where Traffic itself first shot to fame 40 years ago.
The guest artists on this 2 hour-plus concert are an interesting and varied lot, including Paul Weller, Bill Wyman, Pete Townshend, Joe Walsh and Yusuf Islam (the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens). The backing band, while perhaps not as well-known as the putative stars, actually are, instrumentally at least, the best thing about this DVD, featuring sharp performances all around on two trap sets plus additional percussion (an obvious hommage to Capaldi's drumming skills), plus some great vintage instruments like a Hammond B3. Where the DVD occasionally comes up short is in the vocals department, with none of the backup singers (who also solo. really delivering, and even stalwarts like Walsh sounding pretty bad in spots. Winwood delivers the goods in his short appearance, as do Islam and Townshend (who needlessly expresses some fear about the key he's going to sing in. and, especially, The Storys on a great version of "Love's Got a Hold of Me."
The disc offers some nice versions of several of Capaldi's better known tunes, including "40 Thousand Headman," "Lost Inside Your Love," and Capaldi's signature tune "Mr. Fantasy," after which the DVD is named.
The multi-camera coverage is superb and captures both longshot, mid-range and close-ups of the players in various configurations, adding some visual variety to the proceedings. Audience bleed-through is also at a minimum, which makes the aural portion of the concert more focused. ~DVDTalk

Tracks
1. Paper Sun - Paul Weller
2. Lost Inside Your Love - Stevie Lange
3. Living On The Outside - Joe Walsh, Bill Wyman & Jon Lord
4. Elixir Of Life - Dennis Locorriere
5. Whale Meat Again - Simon Kirke
6. Love's Got A Hold On Me - The Storys
7. Forty Thousand Headman - Joe Walsh
8. Man With No Country - Yusuf Islam
9. Light Up Or Leave Me Alone - Steve Winwood
10. Dear Mr Fantasy - Steve Winwood
11. Evil Love - Gary Moore
12. Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush - Paul Weller
13. Let Me Make Something In Your Life - Stevie Lange & Jon Lord
14. Gifts Of Unknown Things - Phil Capaldi & Jon Lord
15. Love You Till The Day I Die - Margo Buchanan
16. No Face, No Name, No Number - Pete Townshend
17. John Barleycorn Must Die - Joe Walsh
18. Pearly Queen - Paul Weller
19. Rock And Roll Stew - Dennis Locorriere, Margo Buchanan & Stevie Lange
20. Love Will Keep Us Alive - Steve Winwood, Joe Walsh & the ensemble

Dear Mr. Fantasy - A Celebration for Jim Capaldi (2007)
Dear Mr. Fantasy - A Celebration for Jim Capaldi (2007)


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