Lightning in a Bottle

Yeah, the director totally blows. There's way too much facial work and not enough musician work as this brand of music demands. Its a great DVD to put on and cook, read, or dance to but way too frustrating to watch.... Full review

Overall, this recent concert was good and offered a wonderful group of diverse artists. I had never heard of about a half dozen of these performers and really liked a lot of the "new" faces (to me). They ranged from... Full review

So good you'll wish it just kept on going. Macy Gray & Aerosmith( esp. Joe Perry in the extra selections)...just delightful.... Full review

This is just an amazing movie. I have been a blues lover all my life, and this movie really captures the essence of the blues. Hopefully it will inspire others to pick up a guitar and start pickin!... Full review

Just in case you're going to be upset if I talk about the artists in a music compilation DVD, I've indicated there are spoilers. Personally, I'd find that a strange attitude, but you never know...I've seen some of the really... Full review

This is a concert film more than a documentary. Anthony Fuqua directed a show that has been recorded for posterity and for those of us, unfortunate enough, not present in the audience. The whole purpose of the concert seems to... Full review

What sheer joy to see the historical clips; (Jimi Hendrix in the audience jammin' with Buddy Guy), the interviews and the FABULOUS sound. A MUST SEE for anyone who calls themselves a blues fan.... Full review

The thing that separates the Blues from many other types of music is that it is an art born of pain and suffering, of a collective experience that includes slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, discrimination and poverty. With all that... Full review

I really enjoyed this movie. It was a mixture of Blues history, music, interviews and historical footage - heavy on the Blues music. It was a treat to have some of the oldies, especially Buddy Guy, getting intense and passionate... Full review

I just got back from watching this movie and have to say I was quite disappointed. You have a stellar lineup of musicians who are going to show us a thing or (fifty) two about playing the blues, so what... Full review

Obviously, the film's best moments are the performance highlights.....MST You don't have to be a blues music aficionado to appreciate "Lightning in a Bottle.....features performances by such masters of the form as Buddy Guy, Solomon Burke, B.B. King.....the still amazing King taking center stage for.... ... Full Review

So, to become one of our lucky winners we're going to have to hear about your favorite moment from this long running series and you have to tell us why this one particular moment stood out to you. Or if it isn't a particular moment, please tell us why the show as a whole meant so much to you. ... Full Review

"Lightning in a Bottle" is one terrific concert film. If you ever loved this kind of music, "Lightning" will bring the reasons back. ... Full Review

It's a music of protest and joy....agile, showcasing the performances with appropriate reverence as well as a provocative energy.....Lightning in a Bottle , Antoine Fuqua's documentary of that remarkable concert, is at once deliberate....The sensational Buddy Guy is his own, allusive story.... ... Full Review

This documentary film of the occasion, directed by Antoine Fuqua and produced by Martin Scorsese, intersperses vintage clips of classic blues performances with the night's events, alongside photographs and newsreel footage of relevant moments in 20th-century black American history. ... Full Review

It's never too early to teach your kids about the blues. The broken hearts. The booze. The Devil. (Okay, maybe kids 8 and up.) Not to mention the 100 years of life-affirming 12-bar beauty without which there'd be no jazz,... ... Full Article

RUTH BROWN called it "a survivor's club" -- 50 great artists gathered at Radio City Music Hall on Feb. 7, 2003, for a once-in-a-lifetime "Salute to the Blues," a genre that had itself survived a full century since W.C. ... Full Article

The blues, subject of the rousing new musical movie "Lightning in a Bottle," has always been a soul-searing public demonstration of private sorrow, raw anguish and sometimes dark humor. ... Full Article

A one night, one time only concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City in which some of the greatest performers in the history of Blues music, including BB King, Bonnie Raitt, Steven Tyler and Macy Gray performed... ... Full Article

In 2003, creative genius Martin Scorsese took it upon himself to head up an intricate project comprised of numerous forms of media to celebrate the blues and get to the roots of American music. ... Full Article

The film captured a concert held at Radio City Music Hall in February 2003 that was produced in part by Martin Scorsese on the heels of the Blues documentary miniseries he made for PBS. ... Full Article