Customer Reviews
Eric Clapton - Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 - By: Rocky, 14 Oct 2008 
What can I say - this is simply the best live rock/blues concert recording - EVER!
Clapton effortlessly demonstrating why he isin a league of his own.
Great(guitar)performance from Steve Winwood, superb playing from John Mayer, Robert Cray, Jeff Beck (where the heck did he find that bass player?), Derek Trucks, Vince Gill, et al. Spine-tinglingly good.
very poor sound quality - By: Brian Corrigan, 07 Sep 2008 
Well, having enjoyed the 2004 crossroads dvd I couldn't wait to get this.
Frankly its not as good as the Texas recording although it includes Johnny Winter whom we rarely seein action.Clapton isin top form however on disc two.
My main gripe is the appaling sound quality. It crackles throughout both the dvd's & is unbearable. ( Its not my equipment- honest.) I foolishly threw it asidein disgust & now its too late to return it. beware.
270 minutes of bliss - By: Old Rocker, 14 May 2008 If you're an aspiring guitarist, these guys will show you just how it's done. A stunning lineup that covers brilliant old stagers like Hubert Sumlin, Buddy Guy, BB King (he's 81 & still rockin') right through to new talents like Derek Trucks, John Mayer, Doyle Bramhall. And holding it all together with an exceptional set, Eric himself. Great photography, good sound quality & around four & a half hours of crowd pleasing music.
My high spots: Jeff Beck (I still don't know what his hands are doing despite the closeups) with a simply phenomenal young bassist. The consistently excellent Robert Cray. Susan Tedeschi whose singing & guitar solos have a fabulous raw quality that really touches the spot. And Stevie Winwood who demonstrates yet again what a versatile musician he is with a rip-your-head-off soloin "Dear Mr Fantasy"
My low spots: The link man, the actor Bill Murray, who says nothing useful & persistsin saying it three times throughout. Tedious. Oh, & the absence of Joe Walsh who added so much to the 2004 Crossroads concert.
Guitar lovers, this should be at the core of your DVD collection.
Blink and you'll miss Tab Benoit... - By: P. J. Ellis, 04 Apr 2008 
The previous dvd was more varied & easier to view. There is too much sycophancy toward Eric from the other artists here & this detracts from repeat viewings. The 'extras' shows snippet from the guitar village - why not more of this? Only a minute or so of the amazing tab benoit. Shame.
Still, the good bits are good indeed ( Jeff Beck, Susan Tedeschi)even if the bad bits are puzzling ( the show finale is more of a show anti-climax). As always there aren't many really good blues dvd's out there so i would still recommend it.
Ok - but could easily have been a single quality disc - By: Scott Finlay, 19 Feb 2008 
I like blues too much to spend any time slagging it off so i am just going to focus on the good bits - & they are good - disc one must hear Susan Tedeschi with Dereck Trucks Band - the next Bonny Rait an amazing performance - sadly there are a few other ok tracks notably the Albert Lee & John McLaughlin bits but the rest is really dull (my all time hero Johnny Winter no!!!!); second disc Clapton steps, up great stuff with Tell the Truth, exceptional performances with Steve Winwood & Los Lobos & Buddy Guy is always worth seeing. Soin the end maybe 5 to six really good performances & the rest is just fillerin my humble opinion. There was not enough variety on this dvd - compared with 2 years before - which i would rate as a 5/5 compulsory ownership if you loved the first crossroads then you may like the second one - but given its for charity - you should buy it anyway just for the performances outlined above & help heal thosein need.
