well if you like classic rock and miss the 70s this is the perfect DVD for you.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE BAND and all of their supporting cast in this DVD.
i have seen it many times, however i just bought it for my father for xmas and since he has been on the couch for 3 days straight i thought id give it to him early.
buy/rent/watch/whatever. this DVD is FANTASTIC. martin scorsese is obv. a genius and it really shows in the interview clips he uses and the light with which he brings to such a tragic way of life.
living on the road has killed many of the great artists of hte past century and the Band thought they could escape with their lives before it happened to them. however chronic drug use(cocaine/alc./etc) killed almost half of the original members and made the following decades seem like centuries.
The Band was:
Rick Danko(heart failure due to cocaine/heroin use)
Levon Helm
Garth Hudson
Richard Manuel(hung himself)
Robbie Robertson