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Post by JaneB on Dec 29, 2010 10:09:32 GMT -5
HOWEVER, as I posted earlier, it will not all fit on a standard DVD. You will need to use a dual-layer DVD which means your laptop needs to have a dual-layer burner Or you can use DVD SHRINK, a neat little freeware program that will fit those dual layer DVDs into a single layer one. Of course it means more compression and the image quality suffers a bit. Anyway, it's an other option: www.videohelp.com/tools/DVD_ShrinkThanks, Glaucus - I have never heard of that! Another nifty little tool to keep on file - just in case... |
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Post by monabonejakon on Jan 5, 2011 7:28:38 GMT -5
I´ve tried Demonoid site to download the DVD but it says i need an "invitation code"...
Any help?
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Post by JaneB on Jan 5, 2011 8:43:52 GMT -5
I´ve tried Demonoid site to download the DVD but it says i need an "invitation code"... Any help? I can't support torrent sites for these things - artists are entitled to receive pay for the product they put out and these torrent sites make commercial products available for free with no compensation to the artist. Not to be anyone's conscience but isn't it the same as stealing? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2011 17:06:50 GMT -5
Yes.
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Post by flemmishfangent on Jan 6, 2011 8:44:26 GMT -5
That's right
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Post by G-One on Jan 6, 2011 8:50:14 GMT -5
And I cannot believe that we are not making a bigger deal over the reggae version of "Remember the Days of the Old Schoolyard" in the rehearsal footage! It was FANTASTIC!! Very fun to hear him sing Somehow I suspected that you'll like it  I'll be posting a new youtube-video called Reggae Yusuf soon - maybe that starts a bigger deal  |
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Post by JaneB on Jan 6, 2011 12:25:48 GMT -5
And I cannot believe that we are not making a bigger deal over the reggae version of "Remember the Days of the Old Schoolyard" in the rehearsal footage! It was FANTASTIC!! Very fun to hear him sing Somehow I suspected that you'll like it I'll be posting a new youtube-video called Reggae Yusuf soon - maybe that starts a bigger deal If I can pull the audio from it as an mp3, that will make a great addition to our iPods! |
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Post by Marge on Jan 6, 2011 15:29:21 GMT -5
I'm going to recheck Amazon - we should be getting something up there soon on the DVD. Reggae - Yusuf is excellent at it... Tuesday's Dead - remember?
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Post by Marge on Jan 6, 2011 15:31:03 GMT -5
I´ve tried Demonoid site to download the DVD but it says i need an "invitation code"... Any help? I can't support torrent sites for these things - artists are entitled to receive pay for the product they put out and these torrent sites make commercial products available for free with no compensation to the artist. Not to be anyone's conscience but isn't it the same as stealing? I have a friend that records concerts - but they are not for sale - they are for people to take - not making any money. This "torrent" is difficult to use at best - and so we pass on it. My friend became very angry when he found out the music (any artist) was being downloaded and then sold. He found it in the Asia area... So - that being said - I'll just keep buying my stuff... |
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Post by JaneB on Jan 6, 2011 17:07:04 GMT -5
I record concerts, too. I don't sell them either. That is no different than the assorted concert bootlegs many of us have. But that is very different from making a commercially available recording available to anyone for free. If someone wants the DVD (especially a fan!) they should purchase it and not take money out of the pockets of those who benefit from the sale of the DVD.
It is the same with making a copy of a CD for a friend. If that CD is available for sale, then you are ripping off the artist by just making a copy for someone. I only do it in cases where the CD is literally no longer available. Just because it is easier with digital recordings doesn't make it right.
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Post by Monty Python on Jan 6, 2011 21:27:53 GMT -5
Somehow I suspected that you'll like it I'll be posting a new youtube-video called Reggae Yusuf soon - maybe that starts a bigger deal If I can pull the audio from it as an mp3, that will make a great addition to our iPods! Google search 'Free Youtube to MP3 converter". I have it, it's a small download, and works very well to extract audio from a youtube clip. |
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Post by JaneB on Jan 6, 2011 22:22:05 GMT -5
If I can pull the audio from it as an mp3, that will make a great addition to our iPods! Google search 'Free Youtube to MP3 converter". I have it, it's a small download, and works very well to extract audio from a youtube clip. I have that, but I also have software that will rip the audio from any DVD and save it in mp3 format. It's great to take the audio from concert DVDs and be able to listen to them anywhere. |
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Post by ilovemycat on Jan 7, 2011 1:14:15 GMT -5
Is there a youtube clip of the reggae version - I could not find anything and I'm now very curious. I was going to wait for the DVD to hit the stores here (if it ever does) but now I'm thinking I simply must have it sooner  |
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Post by G-One on Jan 7, 2011 4:04:32 GMT -5
Here it is - finished it last night Peace & Happiness |
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Post by G-One on Jan 7, 2011 4:06:51 GMT -5
Google search 'Free Youtube to MP3 converter". I have it, it's a small download, and works very well to extract audio from a youtube clip. I have that, but I also have software that will rip the audio from any DVD and save it in mp3 format. It's great to take the audio from concert DVDs and be able to listen to them anywhere. The mp3-rip of Roadsinger Live in Australia was my x-mas / birthday present for som special people :-) |
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Post by flemmishfangent on Jan 7, 2011 12:57:10 GMT -5
wonderfull thank you
how i long for KING OF TREES PLEASE YUSUF
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Post by suncatcher on Jan 7, 2011 16:51:19 GMT -5
Here it is - finished it last night Peace & Happiness Thank you, Gabi. It's great! Can't wait for the DVD to become available in the US. |
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Post by ilovemycat on Jan 7, 2011 21:25:54 GMT -5
Love it!! Jane I get why you were making a big deal over this. And he even has the Jamaican accent thing going too. He's great - you kind of would not expect this of him in this phase of his life.
Thank you so much G-one for sharing that with us. I really enjoyed it.
Gotta go listen again...Ganga ;D too funny
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Post by ilovemycat on Jan 7, 2011 22:01:35 GMT -5
Did he say it's a dysfunctional song at the end?
And not really partaking of the drug scene myself - what is the sauce reference? Anyone?
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Post by Monty Python on Jan 7, 2011 22:11:56 GMT -5
Did he say it's a dysfunctional song at the end? And not really partaking of the drug scene myself - what is the sauce reference? Anyone? "Sauce" can be a slang term for alcohol. That could be what he's talking about. |
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Post by Monty Python on Jan 7, 2011 22:16:08 GMT -5
Did he say it's a dysfunctional song at the end? I think he's saying "Is that with the sponge or soap?"...and I have no idea what it means! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2011 20:40:39 GMT -5
I must say I was a bit disappointed with the DVD. I found it hard to connect with and kind of dull, possibly due to the fact that the continuity is broken by having songs from different concerts as mentionned before. I wasn't upset not having "Peace Train" on it, but I would have loved to hear at least "Rubylove" and, yes, call me corny, I wanted to see "Waltzing Mathilda"! Favorite moment: "But I Might Die Tonite", now what a real treat hearing that song live after all these years. And I must say he's got a heck of a supporting band with him. I hope he considers doing "How Can I Tell You" and "Into White" in future shows and getting back on the piano. I guess I keep expecting to see a Cat Stevens show but that's wishfull thinking. He's older now, the energy isn't the same. I had been recently revisiting old concerts on video which might explain why I did not connect with this one. I do not recommand watching the "Majikat" show or "In Concert: Moon & Star" before watching this one! You can't compare them anyhow. But hey, who would have thought we'd be reviewing this kind of a concert from this man say like 15 years ago. It's a small miracle that he's gracing the world with his immense talent again. Anyhow, for what it's worth, I give it a 6 out of 10. ooppsss.. N.B. I enjoyed the short clip from Noxshi, interesting blend of genres. The special effects reminded me a lot of the "Joshua Light Show" from the late 60s, created of course by Joshua White who went on to direct "ABC IN CONCERT" including the "Moon & Star" special! |
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Post by windofmysoul2 on Jan 9, 2011 23:26:42 GMT -5
Glaucus, I do agree with you that the continuity is missing in this DVD. I have tried to focus on each song, seperate from the whole and in that way I enjoyed each song's delivery, admiring the strength and quality of Yusuf's voice. How many older singers do we know today who have lost their voices to the point that if not for their incredible music they should really not be singing anymore? As you said, he is older now and we will not see the energy that we once saw with Cat Stevens, however, we will, I am certain, continue to see a growing confidence and spurts of energy re-surface with time. Yusuf's decision to go back to making music is truly a miracle, as you mentioned. I hope that in the future we will see a complete concert from one venue so that we can appreciate the continuity from start to finish. As long as he keeps performing, it most likely will happen. Hope that he comes to Canada soon. I know he has many fans here, especially in the province of Quebec. I know that he once described the area around Morin-Heights as one of the most beautiful places that he had ever seen.
George
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Post by peritura on Jan 10, 2011 2:33:07 GMT -5
As someone who has been so lucky to have seen him twice in 2009 (but have not seen the DVD) I have to say in the actual concerts there was no energy lacking at all. But I think possibly it was directed so much more at connecting with the audience. And of course that would not shine through unless you had a recording of a whole concert.
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Post by G-One on Jan 10, 2011 9:37:50 GMT -5
ForeignerSuiteLover posted the original reggae video yesterday |
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Post by JaneB on Jan 10, 2011 9:59:26 GMT -5
As someone who has been so lucky to have seen him twice in 2009 (but have not seen the DVD) I have to say in the actual concerts there was no energy lacking at all. But I think possibly it was directed so much more at connecting with the audience. And of course that would not shine through unless you had a recording of a whole concert. I agree - especially at the RAH concert in December 2009. Come on - there was so much energy his glasses flew off of his face! I don't expect to feel the same level of energy while watching a DVD as I would at the live concert. To me it's the same as the difference between seeing a play versus a movie version, or a movie at a theater versus watching the same movie at home. They're just different. Maybe I liked it as much as I did because I didn't have very high expectations? |
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Post by Novim on Jan 10, 2011 11:10:25 GMT -5
Hi Charles,
He played Into White live in the Radio 2 session he did with Johnny Walker in 2009 and it was great! He let Alun play guitar and just sang the words. Nice stuff!
Cheers,
Chris
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Post by peritura on Jan 10, 2011 12:25:02 GMT -5
I love the 'When a door is closing' rendition on that clip, sooo soulful...
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Post by aurarisma on Jan 11, 2011 12:37:40 GMT -5
Hello Everyone !!! xoxoxo @ Glaucus .. If you get a chance please go to my you tube channel Aurarisma Channel and view the videos I have for the Royal Albert Hall Concert from December 2009 courtesy of Neil ... They are amazing and was that show .. He was so happy smiling and connecting with the audience ... really vibrant and first gear thru the whole show .. when that comes out on DVD ... one can see He is right up there with his 70's concerts!!!! I will never forget the magical taht was Royal Albert Hall !! I do love this reggae version of "Old Schoolyard" .. when He had his head down before the song started .. I bet He was channeling Bob Marley !!!  smile xoxo He should release this as a single... I really love it !! What was the snippet of the song after it ?? I loved that and I dont believe I've ever heard it before  xoxo Peace Christina |
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Post by aurarisma on Jan 11, 2011 12:38:26 GMT -5
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Friends ... Everyoe wants him to come to their country .. but the point is to see him whenever you can which would mean to travel to Him!!!! xoxoxo
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smile xoxo He should release this as a single... I really love it !!