Does anyone have any suggestions for audio DVDs with excellent sound recording? I'm not looking for DVD-audio but audio DVDs that I can play in my DVD player. One that is immensely popular on Amazon that I'm going to get is The Eagles-Hell Freezes Over (DTS version) .

Thanks

Depends on your musical interests. Hell Freezes Over used to be my demo CD for guests, and still gets taken out if they want more.

I think the Ultimate in Sound Quality for me now, has to be the new Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, Live at Radio City Music Hall. UNBELIEVABLE!!!! It's now the first one I pull out to impress people.

Some others, if your tastes can take you there.

Metallica - S&M, Metal and an Orchestra, it really does work.....

Nine Inch Nails - Live Beside you in Time
There are tracks on this that sound so good that even people who would normally hate NiN start getting into it.

In a recent thread, someone mentioned AC/DC Live in Darlington. Amazing sound for an outdoor concert.

Someone also recently was talking about Dianna Krall - Live in Paris. Also sounds great.

That covers hard rock, classic rock, Industrial Rock, acoustic guitar, and jazz vocals & piano so hopefully there is one in there that you will like.

And you know, although it doesn't measure up to the super high standards of the ones above, I was very pleasantly surprised at how well Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock sounds.

I bought it just to experience watching him play but the SQ was actually very good. Especially considering how old this is.

Thanks a lot for those suggestions. Dave Matthews Band is my second favorite band so I obviously had to check that one out but I've heard that Listener Supported is phenomenal also so I'm going to pick that up. I listen to all of the artists you recommended except Metallica. I love Diana Krall so I will look for that one also, I can't get enough of her voice.

One of my favorites is Jethro Tull: Live at Montreux. Sound is great and PQ is amazing for standard definition.


If you want to try them out before buying them Netflix has lots of "Music DVDs" not DVD-A. I’ve also noticed that the turnaround time on them seems faster than anything else that I rent.

You have not heard wrong. Listener Supported is one of my favorites. It was my first concert DVD purchases so I tend to underestimate it now.

Here is another that should have been forefront in my mind but I missed it.
Fleetwood Mac - The Dance. Another one of the earlier concert DVDs often acclaimed for it's exceptional sound.

While I've just purchased the following from eBay-

Hell Freezes Over
Listener Supported
Dave Matthews Band and Tim Reynolds
Collective Soul Home (I read a good review about it and I have the CD which is awesome)
Diana Krall live in Paris which was recommended on another forum post

I will look into Fleetwood Mac-The Dance

I currently own:
Dave Matthews Band live a Folsom Field
a couple Rage Against the Machine videos (my favorite band)
Audioslave

I've never found any of them to have exceptional audio Folsom Field definitely is the best though.

Thanks for the recommendations! Keep them coming

I'm a BIG Collective Soul fan. Highlight of my summer was finally seeing them live this year. It's no surprise that their diverse musical styles easily blended in with the Atlanta Youth Orchestra in this one. Of course much of their music shows hints of classical influence if you listen for it.

I wanted to add that to my list but left it out because it don't feel it stands out as overly "excellent sound recording". It's definitely a good recording but unfortunately we are comparing it to a list of exceptional ones.

In any case, I know you will enjoy it immensely.

The dave matthews and tim reynolds live at radio city hall on DVD has excellent sound quality. The picture is great too since it is shot in HD.

I will be re-buying this in bluray just for the dolby TrueHD... when I get a bluray player

I just joined zip.ca which is the Canadian version of Netflix. Now I just have to come up with another 15 movies to set in queue. Any other suggestions for movies with exceptional sound; music or regular movies? I've added Children of Man and Hitman so far. Even though I've seen them already on my computer I imagine they would have exceptional sound, especially Children of Men.

A few must haves:

Master and Commander -- You really need to own this one for showing off the system to guests.

Anything by Pixar -- Every single Pixar movie is worthy of the must have, audio demo status

In no particular order --
Transformers
Saving Private Ryan
Batman Begins
Letters from Iwo Jima
U571

I was really impressed by the audio and video fidelity of The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King (BET on Jazz). I think I rented it through Netflix.

I have a great respect for that man but I've never listened to anything of his. That might be a good start. I also added The Cranberries: Beneath The Skin - Live In Paris (Version 2) to my rental queue as I read an excellent reviews about it and I personally love Dolores O'Riordan's voice

The Cranberries used to be my favorite band, as they were the first one I really got into. I listened to them almost nonstop for a couple of years, if not more. Of course that means now it's rare that I find myself wanting to listen to them. Kind of like how I watched the Star Wars movies too many times growing up, and now I can barely sit through any of them. I have to admit I haven't watched that DVD all the way through since getting my Axioms, but I couldn't really get into it before. I think Dolores was a little sweeter in their previous concert video, dubbed simply "The Cranberries - Live."

I found an eBay seller that sells music DVDs/HD DVDs/bluerays. All the auctions start at .01, yes that is 1 cent . Shipping is around $3 per disc. I looked through the seller's history (eaglevisionusa) and I've seen bluerays sold for less than $20. Thought I'd post this for those who have helped me out and others who enjoy music DVDs.

Cheers
Cam

Imaginary Day Live by The Pat Metheny Group is a good DVD for audio. In the intro his band walk onto the stage shaking percussion instruments and as they move around you can really appreciate the work that the techs put into mic'ing every area of the stage up. Pat's brand of terrifying facial expressions can have a funny effect on you but the musicianship and recording is top notch.

One I picked up cheap was Phil Collins final farewell tour. While I enjoy most songs as background music, the start of the disc can really show off the Axioms.

The track is called Drums, Drums and more Drums and is 8.5 minutes of Drums.. Starts off with Phil playing then another drummer comes in, they go back and forth, then play together and then a bongo(?) player comes out and they all play. This track is probably the loudest I've played my system and the Axioms really shin with the mid range and crispness. Just be sure to have the remote handy as when the crowd cheers out the rear speakers it does not sound the best.

I highly recommend Porcupine Tree - Arriving Somewhere (DTS 5.1) and David Gilmour - Remember That Night

Thanks for the recommendation of Porcupine Tree-Arriving Somewhere. I've never heard of the band but after reading this review of the DVD, I will definitely have to check it out. I will be adding both to my Ziplist.

Porcupine Tree news from their website:
PT will play 2 shows at 013, Tilburg, the Netherlands, on 15th and 16th October. The short run of European shows (sorry no US shows this time) during October is in order to shoot a DVD based on the Fear of a Blank Planet album cycle, and the main body of the filming will take place at Tilburg, where the band will play as much different material as possible during the course of the 2 nights.
If this dvd is anything like "Arriving Somewhere" we are all in for a treat!