Martin Scorsese presents The Blues - A Musical Journey

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The videos are rich in material but leave you craving for more. The movies themselves run about 80-90 minutes each, covering a tremendous amount of ground but leave you with just little bits and pieces of the Blues. There are additional tracks on the DVD's but I was hoping to hear more of Ali Farka Toure and instead got more of Corey Harris. I like Harris, and I like the way Scorcese followed him on his pilgrimage from Mississippi to Mali, but Toure seemed so subdued on this recording. It would have been better to see him jam with his own musicians.The movies are reverential in their presentation. The directors seem cautious in their approach, which surprised me given their own stature in the cinematic world. Wenders flirts with his musicians the same way he did on the Buena Vista Social Club, without revealing what really makes them tick. However, there is a great mix of music and some fantastic old footage such as a couple of pieces with Son House. But, it seems to me that Scorcese could have taken this PBS series much further.

This was one of the best music /history documentaries that I have ever seen. I was first introduced to this fascinating piece of work when watching KQED public television sometime in the early 2000's. I watched the entire series for the whole week. I was spell bound. I taped as much I could from my VCR. For years and years I played the tapes over and over again. But, you know how it is, once you start watching movies and things on DVD'S, the VCR tapes become a thing of the past. I kept checking The KQED networktrying to entertain buying the series, but it was way out of my budget .So, I went to my old faithful "Amazon" website and was able to purchase the entire DVD set (used) for an incredible price. I have never recreated it. I would recommend you check it out for yourself. I assure you it is more that just history about Blues or Blues player in America. It for me , was a true testament to good in the human spirit. When sometimes there are those that step outside of themselves ,and dare to tell the truth ,no matter how painful it might be. I commend Martin Scorsese and all those who participated in this project and saw it through until the end . Good Job KayGee27

Scorsese is a genius. Sometimes he bites off more than he can chew. The Blues is not a story that can be told from a single perspective. Scorsese tells a great tale, excellent interviews and decent performances - but it's not the whole story, at best it's a great 'white mans history' of the blues.I watched in terror as the British artists pulled out their big gun 'Big Bill Broonzy'. Broonzy influenced John Mayall and his disciples, a sweet blues player, but not the Moses of the blues that the British blues men believed him to be. Excuse the rant. Broonzy was a WWI veteran and a talented musician with a broad set of non- blues influences, thank heavens his take on the Blues landed in good hands.The side trips on skiffle (sorry mates, not purely British) were excellent, but Scorsese fails to clearly put the genre in context of the key subject matter - a sad omission.Back to reality - if you don't know where to start (who does?) this is a great spot. Take notes, read up on the artist and dig deeper. The Blues is a journey without end.

This is a great seven-DVD series on blues music. Martin Scorsese, one of the greatest American film makers of the 20th century, has rendered a tremendous service to his fellow man. Anyone with even a remote interest in that great American musical artform will appreciate this series. The main reason why I'm only giving it four (instead of five) stars is because I wish that it had devoted more to exploring BLUES HARMONICA. As a blues harp enthusiast, I was a tad disappointed that it didn't have much on that particular aspect of blues music (save for some old footage of Paul Butterfield and Howlin' Wolf). Aside from that, I highly recommend this entire series.

More that most need to know about the Blues. Some obscure and some well known artists are featured in this excellent series on music. Some doors are opened and others left closed, but many avenues are covered. More will be revealed when you head down to the Crossroads at midnight (if you DARE!)

Bonjour!I was sent this order to France in US NTSC video format but we have PAL in Europedidn't you know?The material is great stuff but even the BBC when they broadcast the series offered the option of English subtitleswhich is absent from this DVD collectionAs a result ,most of the people around me not being well versed in American Englishwill not be able to watch the dvds whose viewing pleasure I was hoping to shareI should have sent it back,too late now!!!

I am rating this high but I as yet, have not seen it. The company, two now, that I bought this from keep sending me the wrong operating system, PAL instead of NSTC. The movies are fantastic, I am sure but I cannot seem to get an NSTC version. Now Amazon wants me to rate it. Well, I give the films a thumbs up and fulfillment by Amazon a thumbs down. I have two copies now of the wrong operating system. Amazon seems to not be paying attention to me now. You know what? I'll try again right now. Three times a charm, right?

Questi film li ho visti in tv. Mi hanno colpito così tanto che ho desiderato subito di avere il set tutto per me. L'idea di creare una collezione tematica firmata da registi così diversi fra loro è geniale. Ogni dvd è affascinante. E' un set istruttivo ed affascinante. Assolutamente da non perdere

Si tratta di una seri di sette bellissimi film sul blues di grandi registi tra i quali Win Wenders: da avere per gli amanti del genere e della bella musica!

Opera bellissima. Trasuda la passione dei registi in ogni passaggio o fotogramma.Imperdibile.

STRAORDINARIO, CI SONO DELLE INTERVISTE VERAMENTE FANTASTICHE PER NON PARLARE DELLE IMMAGINI DOCUMENTARIO CHE SI FONDONO CON LA MUSICA DANDO AL LAVORO UNO VALORE DI GRANDE QUALITA'CONISIGLIATO A TUTTI QUELLI CHE AMANO IL BLUES, QUELLO VERO, O A CHIA AMA LA MUSICA, QUELLA BUONA

Enciclopedia Blues in dvd. Un racconto di un grandissimo regista, che ha portato in video la cultura americana che ha trasformato la vita di chiunque ha la musica nel sangue