Al Stewart Album: “Best of Musikladen [DVD]”

I have this DVD and loved it! It is about time that someone out there put out something to showcase Al's remarkable talent.. The Video was a little muddy in some places, but the show was still great. Time Passages and Year of the Cat are my 2 personal favs. I hope that there are more DVDs with Al Stewart soon... Good music from my childhood. Beautiful memories come back to me in these songs...

I'd say most other reviews have nailed it pretty well. But, you watch this and when your screen goes blank you say "give me more Year of the Cat, Past, Present, Future or Modern Times." (And even prior) You become so aware of the body of work he had those long 23 years ago, that this could have made for an incredible concert back then. Watch this with your very favorite significant other, adult beverage and all your CDs because you will want to have an evening with Al . . . . and wonder how all that time flew by us so fast!

This video is Al Stewart live on a German TV show in 1979 playing about seven of his best songs from the 1975-1979 period. The picture quality is pretty good and the sound is clear but a little muddy in places--remember this was a TV broadcast. The band is great and the performances sound amazingly close to the studio recordings but with more intensity.

Captured VERY live at the time of "Time Passages" (an era Al admits was his most commercial) this video is nothing less than a time capsule, recording Al and Peter White at a moment in time that no longer exists anywhere. Pre-MTV, this show makes you feel like you are sitting in the audience. No "special effects" and no announcer -- just good music. The audio and video quality is fine -- so sit back and ENJOY the show!

Everyone has their "set point" to when the invest in new technology. One friend of mine wouldn't buy a compact disk player until they could buy the Beatles music on CD. Well, this DVD made me decide to get a DVD player .... and it's worth it! Great show, great music.