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By now, Taylor's skill at low-key love songs is a given, making him an archetypal "sensitive New Age guy" on the strength of his canny mix of emotional vulnerability, romantic imagery, and understated delivery. Less obviously, Taylor has gradually transformed the shadows of disillusionment audible in his earliest songs into a nuanced acknowledgment of his own age. "Line 'Em Up," from Hourglass, typifies his skill at limning disarmingly lucid, frankly philosophical vignettes, here woven around a recollection of Richard Nixon's last hurrah, while "Jump Up Behind Me" affords a testament to self-determination ultimately as serious in theme as it is buoyant in its musical framework. Throughout, Taylor's stage band proves a thoroughbred, its accompaniment rock solid and delicately detailed, and perfectly matched to a crack backing chorus.
Among the first video concerts produced with DVD in mind, Live at the Beacon Theatre has been in heavy rotation in home demonstration suites ever since its release, an achievement understandable after hearing the crystalline 5.1 mix engineered by Frank Filipetti, who shared a Grammy as coproducer on Hourglass and snagged a second award for his engineering of that album. --Sam Sutherland
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Pullover is better!,
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This review is from: James Taylor: Live At The Beacon Theatre (DVD)
After reading the reviews about "Live at the Beacon" I assumed that I was missing the better show, having already purchased "Pullover". WRONG! Pullover is superior in all respects; presentation, sound, and picture. Made me question just what those "Beacon" fanatics were listening to and looking at. JT was much, much more relaxed in Pullover and as another reviewer said "He was definitely having more fun." I sat through the whole Pullover concert (enjoying every minute...) but found myself using the "skip" button while viewing Beacon. You just need to purchase Pullover....you won't be missing anything by passing on "Beacon".
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The FIRST concert DVD you should buy......,
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This review is from: James Taylor: Live At The Beacon Theatre (DVD)
Okay - you've got a new DVD system, with surround sound.Okay - you like music - especially music that shows off your new system. Okay - hit the buy this now button and wait five days for the absolutely BEST musical concert DVD on the market today. James Taylor sings all his hits in crystal clear Dolby Digital 5.1, and the audio engineering on this DVD is SUPERB. If you want to show off a system's surround capabilities - this IS the DVD to do so. It makes you feel like you're sitting in the fourth row, center for this Beacon Theater concert, and everything is working perfectly. The artist, his backup singers, the band, and the audience all participating like this was THE concert of their lives. And I bet you'll find yourself standing up and applauding your television screen when Track 11 - Shower the People - is finished. James Taylor allows legendary backup singer Arnold McCuller to shine with his overlay during the last third of the song, and the crowd goes absolutely WILD at the talent of this man who has made a career of singing behind the scenes. Is this DVD worth spending under $20 on? Absolutely. You'll watch it again and again....and AGAIN!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
i got bored...,
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This review is from: James Taylor: Live At The Beacon Theatre (DVD)
Man, is this guy boring!I bought this dvd for all the great reviews, but was very disappointed. My mind dwelled off after two songs, and at number four I was doing something else. Sorry folks!
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