Black & White Night

While I am not familiar with this artist my mother requested it for her birthday. She couldn’t wait to listen to it and once it arrive she started it right up. She loves it. So if you are familiar with this artist two thumbs up from another fan.

This review is for Roy Orbison "A Black & White Night on BluRay.I remember watching this concert back in 1988 on Cinemax. It was simulcast in stereo on FM radio stations around the country. Many of us had just upgraded to stereo TV, but most cable companies had not yet converted to the new TV stereo system. So the FM stereo simulcast was a nice touch. But now I have it in 1080i and 5.1 surround.This video is advertised on Amazon as being PAL TV mode. It says on the label that it is made in the EU. But it is Region Free and plays perfectly in my Region A/1 NTSC BluRay player. So buy it and enjoy.Roy and his friends...... Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, JD Souther, Steven Soles, Bonnie Raitt, KD Lang, Jennifer Warnes, and a few other top musicians, decided to get together at the Coconut Grove Ambassador Hotel in L.A. and jam for an HBO Productions special called, "Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black And White Night. And boy did they put on a show. The room at Coconut Grove is big but not huge. The band and the audience were not far from each other. It was aired on Cinemax.Yes it is in B&W but the 1080i HD 16:9 widescreen picture is as sharp as it can get, even for black and white. Yes I said 1080i and not 1080p. Don't know why, but I don't care. You can see dust floating around the room on close-ups. I even noticed a few tiny sprays of moisture from their mouths as they sang.The soundtrack is offered in PCM 2.0 Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, and DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround. All three are fantastic but I always prefer the DTS HD MA 5.1 tracks on everything. Better dynamic range and 100% uncompressed. The DTS tracks are superb. They make very good use of the rear surround channels on this disc. They are not just for audience reaction or echo effect. All 5 channels are active with different instruments. The girls singing in the background, as well as some guitars and all strings and horns of the orchestra, are heard on the back channels with rear left to right separation. The sound is audiophile clean and wide ranged.The song "Blue Bayou' was not included in the original airing of the show due to time constraints. And the songs "Claudette" and "Blue Angel" were not included before now. But all 3 songs are added to this BluRay release. The nice part is that everyone in the band looks so happy and are enjoying making this concert. Roy himself is so professional. We all know he is blind, but he moves around the stage and looks at each person he is near as if he sees them.Roy Orbison may be gone now, but his music will live on forever, and so will Roy as one of the best songwriters and musicians from his time. R.I.P. old friend. We won't forget you. Ooby Dooby.

This dvd was extremely great!! I could never find it anywhere else.

It's not often that a performing musician makes a comeback in his or her own lifetime. Usually performers wear themselves out or outlive their time. Or, they reach a certain age, meaning that age when they are labeled a has been, or never was. After that they just disappear. However, if they do survive to win the appreciation of a new generation, it's usually after a dry spell and then, well, blest be those lucky ones who find that they are once again new. Such was the case with Roy Kelton Orbison, one of the pioneers of rock and roll, or was he rock-a-billy, or was he just Roy Orbison. My answer is the latter, since Roy was one of the few early rock musicians who charted his own course. Blessed with a unique voice and singing style, and not schooled in the typical way of writing and performing a song, he struggled to find an audience in an era of Elvis, Fabian, Frankie Avalon and Bobby Rydell. His best time was in the early 60's when "Oh, Pretty Woman" was on every radio station imaginable be they AM or FM. When it fell off the charts it seemed like we never heard from him again until people started producing documentaries on early Rock and Roll featuring those few who survived into obscurity. Fortunately, something different happened to Roy, for unbeknownst to the disk jockeys and music mavens of the 50's and 60's Roy had become the artist of choice for a whole new generation of rock musicians. It is they who are with him on this DVD video and audio. It's been said that a man or woman can have no greater tribute than the admiration of his peers. Roy Orbison never lived long enough to be honored by the Kennedy Center, as did Bruce Springsteen, his greatest fan. However this DVD is the evidence that he received something greater. It was T.Bone Burnett who gathered Springsteen, Elvis Costello, James Burton, Jackson Brown, and a dozen or so other top music professionals to honor Roy by singing and playing his music, with him as the featured performer. Solid professionals all, and many of them stars in their own right, all of these people come together as a group and perform in a manner that leaves no doubt as to who is the star of the show. My favorite out of all of these are the women's backup team: Bonnie Rait, Jennifer Warnes, and k.d. lang, all of them singing with a smile as they back Roy in Dream, Dream Baby and Mean Woman Blues as only they can. And while all the songs aren't from the master's pen, we still have Only the Lonely, Cryin', Blue Bayou, Oh,Pretty Woman and other Roy Orbison classics. To my mind Roy Orbison - A Black and White Night is the very best of the best, the very best of Roy Orbison and his music, and the very best tribute the man would have. Buy it, request it, get it, for there was only one Roy Orbison, and after him there will be no more. Thank you.

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One of the best concerts show ever watch on DVD do you watch it over and over again rest in peace, Roy Orbison

Wish it was longer great band and great music!!!

buena calidad de audio

スターたちのオービソン対する敬意が感じとれます。

Es un concierto que no puedes dejar de ver, tanto por la banda que toca y el setlist.

「ブラック&ホワイト・ナイト　30周年記念」盤はライヴ会場そのものを再現する再編集版であり、従来のこちらはテレビ番組として放映するために制作されたものです。こちらはこちらでサウンドもタイトで、まとまりの良いディスクです。「30周年記念」版でもまだどこか完璧には思えない私はこちらも手放さず大切に持っています。特にサウンドの面ではこちらの方が好みです。「30」の ♪オー, プリティ ウーマン を２回続ける編集とか？よーわからんのよね……あと、本編からボーナス映像が続いて再生されて行くのも……その字幕（文字）とともに、なんか素人臭い繋ぎに思えるのです……

Royを囲んでジェームズ・バートン、ブルース・スプリングスティーン・・・・・涙が出ます。参加ミュージシャンがみんなでしゃばり過ぎないのがいい。ブルースの表情を見ていると、自分がここに居るだけで幸せ・・っていう感じが本当によくわかります。