The Derek Trucks Band
Musically, this man is way beyond his years. He has pulled together and maintained an excellent band. After watching the DVD keep it playing for some fine listening

Good.
These guys are all extremely talented and impressive. That is the first thing that stands out. The second thing is their ability to combine very diverse styles. Third is their unique way of combining multiple styles. Also in there is the surprise at Mike Mattison's ability to sing with completely different voices and styles and have complete conviction on each. I'm primarily a guitar fan and Derek Trucks is one of the few newer guitarists who can really deliver and connect with music in a passionate way. This is a good DVD and definitely a great price, but even with all of that, I just expected a little more from it. It could be me, but I just didn't connect with the music as much as I thought I would and I found myself skipping ahead 4 or 5 times. I love long instrumental jams and this has plenty of that and as I said earlier, when Mike steps up to sing, he really delivers, but I enjoyed their stuff on Crossroads 2007 far more. They just seemed to have a higher energy and dynamic there. I like hard rock, blues, some jazz, 70's era fusion (Jeff Beck, Al Dimeola, John McLaughlin etc), older Funk and R & B grooves and I like things mixed up in extended jams, so I did find this DVD to be enjoyable because these guys mix some of those and other styles in their own way, but some of the other influences seemed to lower the pulse of some of the jams. Jam bands put certain genres as the jam's musical core and bring the other stuff into it and I think that the core style is key to how well I connect with it. I'd give this 4 out of 5 stars at best .... Worth the money if you just love honest, live music and watching excellent musicians show what they're capable of.

A Great Show
Just great music and entertainment. This band is in excellent form
right from the start and never slows down. Trucks is a true prodigy who
is at his finest here. A must have for anyone who likes to watch
live music DVD's.

The genesis of the next musical legend
I am a big blues fan, but after 35 years of listening and playing blues music, there are few surprises. Sure there are great players, but you feel like you've heard it all before ... and then appears Derek. Even though I am old enough to be his father, I watch this young man in amazement. It's more than blues, but definitely blues-tinged. Even though I am sure he spent many hundreds of hours honing his skills, he has also been blessed with a gift that most of us can just watch and appreciate. Buy this video to watch the start of musical history.

Good Funk,Soul,Bluesy Southern Sound!
I'm a Blues, Classic Rock fan, but I have to say I bought this DVD and I'm DAMN glad I did. What a GREAT Slide player, he is SMOOTH, what a nice touch. A Gibson SG player, so calm and focused, you could explode dynamite next to him and he wouldn't flinch! He has a unique slide style, remotely similar in certain ways to Sonny Landreth. I found Derek's music very easy to listen to. All the guys in the band look happy as hell to be playing with him.