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The Concert For New York City | 
 enlarge | Directors: Woody Allen, Edward Burns, Ric Burns, Louis J. Horvitz, Spike Lee
Actors: Jon Bon Jovi, David Bowie, Nick Carter (II), Eric Clapton, Howie Dorough
Studio: Sony
Category: DVD
List Price: $17.98
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Sales Rank: 9488
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 245 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.9
MPN: SMVD54205D
ISBN: 0738901962
UPC: 074645420592
EAN: 9780738901961
ASIN: B00005V1WV
Release Date: January 29, 2002
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Product Description
Recorded on October 20th, 2001, this special 2 volume set captures the historic event at Madison Square Garden, as top artists came together to perform and pay tribute to the World Trade Center victims. In addition to the music performed, Hollywood's fin
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On October 20, 2001, this now-historic concert took place at Madison Square Garden, a mere six weeks after the horrific terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Thousands of firefighters, police officers, survivors, families, and fans witnessed a once-in-a-lifetime event as, in the space of nearly six hours, many legendary musical performers donated their time and their talent to one of the greatest causes ever, in the process giving their audience an unforgettable burst of pure emotion. Organized by Sir Paul McCartney, the Concert for New York City was an overwhelming experience that deserves to be saved for posterity. The two-CD audio recording is crammed with dozens of superb performances but doesn't give a sense of the whole show that this two-DVD set certainly does. Not only can we relive such seminal performers from that evening as the Who, David Bowie, John Mellencamp, and Sir Paul himself, we can see the charming and personal short films made for the occasion by such New York filmmakers as Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese, or the dozens of celebrities and unsung firefighters and police officers who immortalized that day with their stories and musical introductions. There is one quibble: the Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris," one of the blues standards Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy played, and McCartney's "From a Lover to a Friend" and "Lonely Road" are all missing, which seems curious, considering that the entire show could have easily fit onto two DVDs. So don't erase that videotape you made of the concert the night it aired, because that remains the definitive version. But this DVD (with very good Dolby 5.1 surround sound) comes close. --Kevin Filipski
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