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The Dick Cavett Show - Rock Icons | 
| Actor: Fred Foy
Studio: Shout Factory Theatr
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $16.25
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 19095
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 540 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.6 x 0.9
MPN: D3D33030
ISBN: 0738929980
UPC: 826663303094
EAN: 9780738929989
ASIN: B0009MAPX6
Theatrical Release Date: May 26, 1969
Release Date: August 16, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
While its ratings never matched those of Johnny Carson's THE TONIGHT SHOW Dick Cavett's 1960s and '70s late-night talk show retains an esteemed spot in the annals of television history for its host's intelligent interview style and historic guest appearances by some of the greatest rock musicians of the era. ROCK ICONS presents a collection of 10 episodes featuring THE DICK CAVETT SHOW's most memorable musical moments including interviews and performances from George Harrison Paul Simon Ravi Shankar Sly and the Family Stone and many more. Highlights include a 20-year-old Steve Wonder performing "Signed Sealed Delivered" just days after the song's release; a rare TV interview with David Bowie who performs "Young Americans" with Luther Vandross on backup vocals and David Sanborn on saxophone; three appearances by Janis Joplin including one with movie star Gloria Swanson and another just two months prior to her death; and a historic episode with David Crosby Stephen Stills Jefferson Airplane and Joni Mitchell recorded the day after Woodstock.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 826663303094 Manufacturer No: D3D33030
While it's a stretch calling Paul Simon or Stevie Wonder "rock," this triple DVD set presents nine entire, commercial-free episodes where Dick Cavett welcomed music superstars to his stage. From 1969-'74 his was the only talk show to invite these acts to meet mainstream America, at least half way. Although he might have been more comfortable conversing with crusty Hollywood actors, Cavett's quick mind, relatively youthful demeanor and respectful if slightly stilted approach worked moderately well with music acts not accustomed to the restrictions of network television. Here he interviews the good (a post-Bangla Desh concert George Harrison is witty and honest, as is a very articulate Paul Simon), the bad (Sly Stone in a druggy haze) and the nervous (a painfully uncomfortable David Bowie fiddles with a cane, looking as if he wished he was somewhere else), while holding his own, sometimes barely, with the Woodstock generation. The latter dominates an entire show as Jefferson Airplane, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Joni Mitchell hold court the day after the 1969 event. Janis Joplin appears three times (July '69, June and August '70) and is sharp, intelligent and affable mixing with guests as varied as Raquel Welch, Gloria Swanson and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. A July '72 pre-concert chat with Mick Jagger demonstrates how effectively the comparatively straight-laced Cavett meshed with the Stones' lead singer backstage at Madison Square Garden. Sonically, the primitive mono sound is surprisingly well mixed, and the discs are conveniently chapter divided to find the musical interludes, an enormous convenience that helps skip some dull patter with Cavett's other guests. These appearances by musicians that were rarely interviewed on television are historically significant and will delight fans that previously sufficed with sketchy bootlegs of this material. --Hal Horowitz
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 The Dick Cavett Show-Rock Icons September 15, 2008
Kendall Sasaki
A true blast from the past, the guest stars always seem to be more relax , informative, with Mr. Cavett. A great addition for your Rock"n"Roll collection.
A must have for a fan of rock'n'roll December 26, 2007
GannaPearl
This movie is fabulous. Dick Cavett's dry humor adds a certain spice to the DVD. To watch "Dick Cavett:Rock Icons" is like going back in time.
Disc 1: The fist CD is a pretty good one. Jefferson airplane, Joni Mitchell and David Crosby all in the same room. Jefferson Airplane performs in front of a psychedelic background.
The second show is dedicated complitely to David Bowie. David Bowie gives a fantastic performance, followed by an interview. Then, there's Sly and the family stone, an interview with Dick Cavett and Rolling Stones.
Second disc is dedicated completely to Janis Joplin. This is definitely my favorite of the three since I'm a huge Joplin fan.
The first episode, Janis sings "Try" and "To love somebody". Then there is an interview, followed by a funny bunch of guys by the name of "The commitee". At the end is an "emotion symphony" which is hilarious.
Second episode, Janis sings "Get it while you can" and "move over", and again it's followed by an interview with Joplin and Raquel Welch. This is a great episode.
The last episode, Janis sings "Half moon" and "My baby". This was a very entartaining episode with Joplin and Gloria Swanson.
The last disc has performances by Paul Simon and George Harrison.
The show is fantastic, and you will most likely be laughing your head off. Even the DVD case is groovy.
Sly steals the show & the heart. November 20, 2007
Dennis Campion (Seattle, WA USA)
Although these late 60's/early 70's talk and variety shows are definitely a mixed bag, there are special moments that recommend them. In the case of this set the Sly & the Family Stone performance is amazing. Sly Stone looks and acts like the coolest person on the planet! Did he write the book on stage presence in Rock? His subsequent interview revealed him to be hugely endearing and left us with a great affection for him, plus a want to see more. He did not play the interview game, he appeared to have come on to talk, be involved in conversation and above all be honest. He really is a revelation, especially in light of the comments the uncomfortably wooden Mr Cavett shares in his preface to this show and in the booklet that comes with the set. There are other great moments littered throughout with Stephen Stills, David Crosby, Janice Joplin, George Harrison & Paul Simon but Sly (or Mr whatever you want to call me) Stone for us is at the real heart of this presentation.
Cavett Emptor March 9, 2007
My Uncle Stu (Boston)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I catch myself falling into that trap of mythologizing Them Olden Days. As if the talk shows of yesterday were somehow more meaningful than the talk you hear today. Back then, it was okay to be intelligent on TV, okay for two adults to sit down and have a serious conversation.
But let's be honest. That's not what this was all about. Dick Cavett was working as hard at trying to be hip and entertaining as Jay Leno and others of today's lowest-common denominator class. Dick Cavett was trying to be quick and witty with his guests in no less a competitive and spastic spirit as Conan O'Brien. And he could take himself as seriously as those bobbleheads on The View.
But it is still interesting to watch. I love the amateurish touches, such as the panicky ataxic movements of the cameras when they swoop in (and around) for a close-up. I love seeing the boom mikes, or often the shadow of a mike, dropping down into the top of the frame. And I love when they go to a clip, first having to dim the theater light followed by an eight second viewing of film leader. There is something addictive in watching these old shows.
I rented the Comics Legend set, and some of it was interesting, like seeing a young Woody Allen goofing around onstage with Cavett back in his slapstick/one-liner days. But watching Cavett in shameless reverence to a curmudgeonly and mildly demented Grouch Marx is more painful than entertaining, especially when the other guest is Truman Capote and he can't get a full sentence in. Cavett's sycophantism really gets in the way with the comedians. This "Rock Icons" release makes for better viewing, with Cavett's more tepid appreciation of musicians actually serving to improve the give-and-take. And what nice little bonuses! I didn't expect to see Raquel Welch sharing stage- and awkward dialogue- with Janis Joplin. And then, following Paul Simon's appearance, there's a roundtable of authors discussing Dick Cavett's newly released memoir, including a cigar chomping Anthony Burgess and Jerzy Kosinski. It's not great entertainment, but somehow I couldn't stop watching.
Janis Joplin genius December 12, 2006
Michael T. Smith (Seattle, WA USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you never thought she was that good, her voice annoyed you, or you just liked Etta James better, try this out. Maybe it's the command she has on her tight band. Maybe it's the inarticulate way she attempts and fails to discuss her music. Regardless, you realize her working class roots, her passion for her craft; eventually you reckon what all the raves were for: a voice. If anything, this is worth the Sly Stone cut as well.
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