Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Anything Can Happen

This is one foot stompin' blues DVD! I have a few old CD's of his and this just goes to show how good an artist he is by being better live than on CD. Fun, get down, party time blues. Not all blues songs are slow and have to have gravelly vocals, as Magic Slim proves on this DVD. The performance is powerful and very entertaining with out having to get flashy, the Audio is very clean and well mixed as is the Video. This is a great DVD to watch if you have the Blues and want to feel better about the Blues your in. Highly recommended to any Blues fan and especially any Magic Slim fan, it's a no brainier!I wish Amazon had a 3 criteria rating that would make for a quicker, more accurate and fair rating of Cd's, DVD's and Blu-ray's.1. Performance2. Quality of Audio3. Quality of Video (for DVD's and Blu-ray's)1.*****2.*****3.*****Artists that wish to have there performances recorded and recognized should be held to a standard. Poor Audio or Video, no matter how good the performance, is still a bad product. Those who would still purchase sub-standard Audio or Video quality recordings and rank that product highly just because of performance are not doing the industry or the band justice. Demand better and we will get it, settle for less and that's what you'll get.

Quite simply the best blues DVD I've seen. Magic Slim's beautiful and extended solos are pristine, every note crystal clear. The teardrops lay down a groove in the first cut that's irresistible and it follows them throughout the set. Vernal Taylor's drumming is impeccable, especially the work on the high-hat; Jon McDonald's driving rhythm and tight solos really set the tone. Christopher Biedron provides solid though unobtrusive bass support. In my view, all numbers are superior to the studio versions. If you're a blues lover, this could be the best twenty bucks you'll ever spend.

this is a great CD , I have seen Magic Slim life last summer and do not get tired of his voice and sound

I was so happy to get this DVD of Magic Slim performing. Magic Slim is getting older and someday we won't be able to enjoy his live performances anymore. Having this DVD is a great way to preserve that.

Save your money. Mediocre performance. A good bar band, perhaps, but certainly nothing inspiring on this dvd.

For those who don't understand the difference between playing playing a blues tune, or playing blues-style, and playing the -the- blues, Magic Slim clears all confusion. Everything here is straight-ahead: shuffles, "lumps"(Jimmy Reed) slow blues, and fat-back. No fancy tricks, no jazzy add-ons, no technique-based showing-off. So what's so special? Real blues phrasing and tone, in a way that simply has to be heard to be understood. Every note has a purpose, and is dripping with the flavor of Slim's Mississippi-to-Chicago background.

Ihave all of Magic Slims albums but sadly have never seen him live.Ihave the cd of this gig.It makes me want to boogie and Im getting on a bit but Ican still leap about the place . Now Ihave a dvd of the event AND IT IS AMAZING to see the big man and the teardrops live.Ican only say that Iwatched this 4 times straight and still dont believe it.Awesome wonderful and then some.In fact now Ihave finished thi review on it goes again

Since Magic Slim (Morris Holt) passed away last week, I cherish this DVD even more than before - aside from it being his only available DVD,it is a good record of Magic Slim when he was still healthy, strong, and vibrant on stage.Rest in peace big fellow.

good!

Brilliant music. Foot stomping.

Excellent Blues Music.