James Taylor - Pull Over (2003) DVD9

In the summer of 2001, I had the pleasure of seeing James Taylor live in concert in Kansas City. I was a little apprehensive as I hadn't seen him live since the summer of 1974 when I was in college at FSU. I didn't then and still don't, have a preference to a particular style of music, having attended Led Zeppelin, Robin Trower, Jethro Tull and Leon Russell earlier in that year. I listened to and enjoyed all types, so there was nothing special about this concert other than it was the next one that was in town. It turned out to be a great concert and he's made a few bucks off me since then at the record store. But money well spent. The Kansas City concert, almost 30 years later was just as enjoyable. His voice and mannerisms are still the same. We are both quite a bit older and I still have just a bit more hair than him, but other than that, I could have closed my eyes and been back in '74. I was saddened a bit that this may be the last time I would get to see him live in concert, so I treated it as a farewell tour of sorts.
Voilla, enter "Pull Over" his latest concert DVD filmed in Chicago, on the same "Pull Over" road tour (promoting October Road), shortly after I saw him in KC. Now, I have seen many concert DVD's. They are usually okay, with the exception of the recent Kansas concert DVD (Device, Voice, Drum) in Atlanta, which was excellent. But they usually aren't as good as a real live performance. Well, let's mark this one as an exception. Strictly from a sound and video quality point of view, this is the best concert DVD I have seen... ever. Add to that, the enjoyable story telling of J.T., his mastery of the acoustic guitar, amazing stage presence and wonderful vocals and you get much more than your moneys worth.