Live at the Olympic: Last DJ & More (CD & DVD)

Live at the Olympic: Last DJ & More (CD & DVD) Artist: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2


UPC: 093624843429
EAN: 0093624843429
ASIN: B0000942N2


Release Date: 2003-09-16

Live at the Olympic: Last DJ & More (CD & DVD)


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Tracks:

  1. Last DJ [DVD]
  2. Money Becomes King [DVD]
  3. Dreamville [DVD]
  4. Joe [DVD]
  5. When a Kid Goes Bad [DVD]
  6. Like a Diamond [DVD]
  7. Lost Children [DVD]
  8. Blue Sunday [DVD]
  9. You and Me [DVD]
  10. Man Who Loves Women [DVD]
  11. Have Love Will Travel [DVD]
  12. Can't Stop the Sun [DVD]
  13. Change of Heart [DVD]
  14. I Need to Know [DVD]
  15. Shake, Rattle & Roll [DVD]
  16. Around and Around [DVD]
  17. Mary Jane's Last Dance [DVD]
  18. You Wreck Me [DVD]

Tracks:

  1. I'm Crying
  2. Done Somebody Wrong
  3. I Got a Woman
  4. Carol

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  1. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - High Grass Dogs (Live from the Fillmore)
  2. Pack up the Plantation: Live!
  3. The Heartbreakers - Soundstage
  4. The Last DJ
  5. Highway Companion

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Petty Rocks.......2003-09-17

I've always thought that studio albums don't even compare with live performances. I've also always loved Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. But even I was astounded at how great "The Last DJ" sounds live. From the opening notes of the title track to Mike Campbell's solo on "Lost Children" to the final chords of "Can't Stop The Sun", Tom and the Heartbreakers sound incredible. It's almost like listening to a completely new album. And that's not all. The band goes on to play classics including "Change of Heart" and "I Need To Know", then closes with a ten-minute-long "Mary Jane's Last Dance" and a "You Wreck Me" encore.

Unfortunately, the editing is poor. In some songs the camera changes every three seconds. Some shots don't last for more than half a second. Occasionally the camera will slow down for a minute to watch Tom sing or to pan across the stage, but it doesn't happen often enough. One of the longest shots is of a woman in the audience singing along to two verses of a song. Who knows what's happening on stage. Also, the lighting on some camera shots leaves a lot to be desired. In other places, however, the colors and lighting effects are awesome. Overall, the quality of the music makes the camera problems seem minor.

The extra features are hardly worth mentioning: two TV commercials promoting "The Last DJ" album and some random outtakes of Tom making a video.

As of this time, Amazon hasn't included a track listing, so...
The Last DJ - Money Becomes King - Dreamville - Joe - When A Kid Goes Bad - Like A Diamond - Lost Children - Blue Sunday - You And Me - The Man Who Loves Women - Have Love Will Travel - Can't Stop The Sun - Change Of Heart - I Need To Know - Shake Rattle And Roll - Around And Around - Mary Jane's Last Dance - You Wreck Me

The bonus CD features four songs from the band's appearance on PBS's Soundstage program:
I'm Crying - Done Somebody Wrong - I Got A Woman - Carol

If you own the Soundstage DVD, it's hardly worth the extra six dollars.

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  5. Live Dates ~ Wishbone Ash
  6. Miracle ~ Rocky Athas Group
  7. Retreat ~ The Rakes
  8. Whirlpool ~ The Prayer Chain
  9. 1:3:1 ~ Dufus
  10. Tomorrow ~ Tomorrow

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