Have You Heard - Jim Croce Live
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Description
Beginning with a montage of still photos set to (what else?) "Photographs and Memories," Have You Heard: Jim Croce Live is a deeply moving remembrance of the singer-songwriter as captured in rare video footage. Thirteen songs Croce performed before live audiences on the BBC's The Old Grey Whistle Test and other '70s television shows include such favorites as "Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)" and "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," though his two best-loved songs, "Time in a Bottle" and "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song," are represented by audio recordings that accompany home video footage and a look at a handwritten score. There's no narration apart from a few of Croce's on-air introductions, but the DVD bonus features provide a closer look at Croce the man. Over the main program, Croce's wife and collaborator, Ingrid Croce, and producer Nick Redman recorded a commentary track that compiles Ingrid's thoughts on the songs and her life with Jim, and other rare footage is accompanied by a commentary track by son A.J. Croce. It's hard to imagine a remembrance more personal than this. --David Horiuchi
Description
When Jim Croce died tragically in a plane crash on Sept. 20, 1973, he was just 30 years old and had recently been recognized as one of the most promising artists of his era. In a two-year span, he had eight Top 40 singles, two of which were #1 records and a #1 album. Despite being one of America’s most-loved artists, there has never been a video document of his career. Until now. Have You Heard: Jim Croce Live, features the late singer-songwriter’s performances on television in the early 1970’s. Set in an intimate style akin to today’s popular Unplugged series, the DVD includes performances of such classic Croce songs as "You Don’t Mess Around With Jim," "Operator (That’s Not The Way It Feels)," "Bad, Bad LeRoy Brown," many not seen since they were originally broadcast. Jim Croce’s widow, Ingrid, and their son A.J., provide special narration, filled with intimate anecdotes and stirring memories of their lives. Main Program Listing:
1. Prologue: Photographs And Memories
2. You Don’t Mess Around With Jim
3. Operator (That’s Not The Way It Feels)
4. Roller Derby Queen
5. One Less Set Of Footsteps
6. Next Time, This Time
7. Speedball Tucker
8. Lovers Cross
9. Workin’ At The Car Wash Blues
10. Interlude: I’ll Have to Say I Love You In A Song
11. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
12. New York’s Not My Home
13. The Hard Way Every Time
14. Rapid Roy
15. These Dreams
16. Epilogue: Time In A Bottle
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Part of my collectionThursday, February 03, 2005
Lets face it - if you're a Jim Croce fan you have to have this DVD as it contains the only available footage of him.
The songs on the DVD speak for themselves.
The only thing they should do differently is make the interviews with AJ and Ingrid special features on their own and not just an audio track on top of photograph footage.
I thought the photo montage of him and his young family was incredibly sad. I couldn't help feeling for young AJ
Bright Star Still BurningThursday, December 09, 2004
There are three things about Jim Croce that I remeber in my life. The first is his song "Bad Leroy Brown" which came out when I was very young. I remember hearing it on the radio and really thinking it was funny, but loving it just the same. The next was having the unbelievable opportunity of meeting his widow Ingrid in San Diego at her shop "Croce's" in the Downtown Mall. I talked with her at length about Jim and could see in her eyes how much he was loved. He was not just a great singer/songwriter he was also a good man, a loving and devoted husband and father. I walked away from that conversation feeling lucky I had the chance to get a first hand account of possibly the greatest of singer/songwriters. Then I got this DVD. I am in awe. What modesty and simple poise in such a great talent. Simple yet refined, with a poetry that was rarely matched by any talent before or since. If you love "Time in a Bottle", "Photographs and Memories", or the funny and lighthearted "Leroy Brown" you will need, not want, this DVD. Jim, you live on in the hearts, and ears of all of your fans.
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Gem Tuesday, October 05, 2004
In a word, my friends, this DVD is a gem! It's really good. Also, the 50th anniversary double CD has several excellent songs I hadn't heard before.
This musical Gnome concludes that it deserves an extra, sixth star!
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This DVD represents my time in a bottle.Friday, September 24, 2004
Like Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and Jimi Hendrix, a great guy died too young !!! Wish he was with us and let's try to imagine what should his music be. I am an ameteur guitarist and, like you do, know exactly how beautiful and wonderful his music is. His trademark is using of the major-seventh chords.
The sound of this DVD is very fantastic. If your system is good enough, you can realize difference between sound of the Ovation Custom Legend guitar and that of the Martin D-28 Mr. Croce had used in that DVD. He also used Gibson guitar too. No matter the '70 era sound, buy and enjoy that DVD or it is probably out of stock. That DVD is released under very good quality. The only one thing I concern is that that disc does not show how Mr. Croce performed my favourite songs, "Photograph and Memories" and "Time in a bottle". Probably he didn't contain those songs in his recital program. Anyway, that DVD is the only way I can visually approach him.
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good old days, forever goneWednesday, July 21, 2004
If there are indeed good old days in music, forever gone, they must be the days of Jim Croce. There is still good music making nowadays, no doubt, but the simplicity, intimacy and above all warmth of Jim Croce's songs is sadly a thing of the past.
Although I have long been listening to Jim Croce, this DVD offers my first "live" experience with Jim on stage. What an experience!