This is an excellently put together documentary. Its two DVDs cover everything from blues, cajun, to rock and folk. And this isn't some half-ass job. They have guests like B.B. King, Keith Richards, and Bob Dylan. It's put together by a great team and narrated by Kris Kristofferson. It's a really great documentary, one of the best I've seen. I'm glad to have counteracted that Japanese punk with some music of substance. The only complaint I had is that it didn't go into other genres and it was too short. 4 hours granted, but I wanted more! They could have made this some Ken Burn's thing and like ten hours long and had plenty of substance. A fine documentary. In depth and good looking too.
Video: 8/10
Crystal clear, very nice looking dated archival footage. Full screen. Nothing of reference quality, but good nonetheless.
Audio: 8/10
Again, nice and clear. Not 5.1, granted, but it's still decent and solid, archival footage included. Nice stuff.
Extras: 3/10
Not a whole lot, a timeline (well done) and a handful of performances not seen on television. Not bad at all, but maybe a commentary would be nice or a documentary on how they put all this together. That would have been nice.
Overall: 7/10
A very solid, well done documentary. Covers a lot of music and is very informative. Nice interviews and commentary by musicians. Very well done!
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