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I absolutely love Eric Clapton. I will buy the DVD just to have it, but I know I will rarely if ever watch it. :( If you look at the 2008 MSG DVD of Clapton and Steve Winwood, which was an awesome show to have been in attendance, I could see that it was being filmed. It was a thrill to be there, but to be honest, the DVD video was shot and produced so nearly perfect, it conveyed a deep sense of intimacy. The angles often having Clapton and Winwood in the frame, the close-ups, and the lack of camera switching made the DVD an awesome memory! I am thrilled I was there, but I got to see the show better on the DVD which shows Eric's deep focus while playing riffs, and his facial expressions that clearly said "I am having a ball playing with Steve"! You could FEEL IT! Watching the PBS showing, sadly, so many of the shots are wide, and the alas the producer had to be on speed, as I don't think I saw a camera shot that didn't change every 5-7 seconds MAX! Killed by another "VH1 Era Producer"! When are these God Awful video producers going to learn that "LESS IS MORE"???? The video changes come so fast during play, that the video should likely open with a warning that "Changes in camera shots produces wide variations in lighting, not unlike flickering, and those that are at risk for seizures, should be warned". I turned my theater room lights out completely, and to be honest, the variation in light intensity in the room due to camera switching was that bad. I could watch the 2008 concert with Winwood in the dark anytime, as well as the 2001 concert, well shot. Heck even the 1986 concert with Phil Collins on Drums was a bit dark, but still well produced, especially for 1980's!. Audio quality is just always awesome. The DTS encoding has always been thrilling. We will have to wait for the DVD to hear DTS 5.1, as the PBS special was in LPCM 2CH Stereo. What really angers me is this is his 70th Bday tour. I don't know if we will get more from Eric?? I know he loves Asia, (Trains, Planes & Eric), and perhaps he will play there, and we will get another video??? I suspect this is more likely than hiring a producer that is not a speed freak and re-releasing this excellent concert. There is NO BAD Clapton, but there is a way to ruin his concert. We have been very lucky as many of Eric's DVD concerts are so well produced. Not this one. :-(( BTW, I have to laugh because at least one of the PBS commentators showed his ignorance, or perhaps it was a writer. One made the statement.. "You know, the audience just loves Layla acoustically, I wonder if Clapton even bothers to play it electric at all anymore?". REALLY??? SERIOUSLY??