Top of the World Tour Live

Music is seamless and great sound! Hit after hit and no talk time, unless the next number was new. Well edited!!

Not as expected

I own many Dixie Chicks CD's and DVD's and proud to say they have a big part in my existing music library. It was terrible how politics could even dominate the music world, especially affecting some of the best performers on the circuit. In addition, the many southern bible thumper radio stations who joined the politics should be ashamed of themselves. Had I lived in the south I would have turned your stations off for good after what you did to these girls.At any rate, I was thrilled with the results of the music rewards ceremony winnings by these ladies. I think the people of our nation have spoken more than once over the past few years how they feel about nasty politics.Great job ladies rising from such a blow to your careers, but I think your fans have demonstrated we are behind you all the way, which is meant to say keep making great music. We buy your music often, think this group is one of the best and wish them continued success. Please don't stop making great music like this album and your others and we won't stop buying it. That's a promise to three of the most talented young ladies we are privilege to have bringing us the best sounds of country on the market.

I think some of the negative reviews of this DVD are unnecessarily harsh. The way they edited this together was rather inovative. Most concert DVD's are just from one location on any given band's tour. This DVD took video from several arenas from their 2003 tour. This gives the viewer a chance to see glimpses of the Chicks on their entire tour. Not just one city.It might not be the norm, but it is unique and I happen to like it. I also have to give the editing crew kudos for the royal pain it must have been to select from the thousands of clips and edit this thing together they way they did.The negative reviews make it sound like this DVD is confusing and unwatchable. Far from it. This is a very enjoyable DVD with very professional editing. The only weird thing was seeing Natalie's hair change from clip to clip. In one location, it looks like she's wearing a Mohawk. In another, her mascara is so thick, she looks like a punk rocker. But that's okay, cause she's hot in anything she wears. That's also what I like about the Dixie Chicks: their rebelion against the (hick & redneck) masses.

First, I am an unabashed, doting fan of the Dixie Chicks--I love their songs, and I love their feisty attitude, their superb musicianship, and of course, their right-on politics and moral courage in the face of hysterical abuse from brainless rednecks...Nevertheless, this concert film was a bit of a bore. The performances are, as always, superb--just seeing these three dynamic, enthusiastic ladies interact joyfully on stage and get down with their fiddle and banjo is a pleasure in itself. But the editing tricks, whereby various clips of performances of each song are spliced together so that the staging and costumes seem to change with each new line, are quite distracting and irritating. I realize that concert films have a limited range of cinematic possibilities, but I would have preferred that each song be recorded all the way through at a given venue, before switching to another. And I would have liked to see the performances interspersed with a few informal shots of these ladies getting on and off tour buses, interacting with crowds, or simply chilling and chatting in the green room before a performance. Instead, the whole video is just one fragmented performance after another.If you want a really good Dixie Chicks video, get their documentary, "Shut Up and Sing," not this one (even though "Shut Up and Sing" lacks complete performances of any of their songs). I hope, however, that someone does a video that blends concert performances with narrative--more like the recent Bob Dylan documentary that Scorsese did.

I love the Chicks, nice set of great songs. The songs are performedflawless, the sound and harmonies are spot on.The reason why I give it 3 stars are:1) Not much stage banter, some of the charm of the Chicks is on DVD's or live specials they show their warmth and sense of humour. They tendto razz each other and joke a bit which is refreshing. This brings themto the fan level where they don't portray themselves as "stars" but the people next door who most likely would come for a BBQ.This disc does not convey that.2)The band does not stretch far on it's arrangements, many are are very close to the studio version. That does not make it bad, just my preference for live mujsic is for the band to "go off road" and work out some jams. But that may not be the Chicks.So it's a solid disc and quality Chicks overall.

10 July 2006 Well, folks, the BEST way to see the Dixie Chicks in Concert when you just can't afford to be there in person is to either go to the library to see if they've got a copy of this DVD concert, OR go to a New & Used music store like Rasputin's & pick yourself up a copy, take it home, make your favourite popcorn recipe, grab a beverage, turn your cellphone low (JUST DON"T ANSWER FOR ONCE!!), slide the DVD in & press "PLAY". And sit back, or lounge back & treat yourself to a Most Marvelascious Concert with the Dixie Chicks! Playing along on your (or someone's) guitar isn't mandatory, though I had a blast doing just that! C'mON!!! Relax & TREAT YOURSELF! You KNOW you NEED it & Deserve it!

This is a very wild and exciting concert dvd format, so If you think you'll be nodding off at all, forget it... because each song is a mix of cameraq shots from different tour stops, so you will have maybe a half dozen outfit changes during each song, not to mention camera angles that change every couple of seconds, so don't blink.... but despite the frantic mode of shooting I really did enjoy the show because the singing and the music is impeccable, as usual.. This is one I like to put on when I want to just listen and occasionally glance at otherwise the constant flicking from one concert to the next gets to be a bit much...

DIXIE CHICKS TOP OF THE WORLD TOUR 2003 LIVEStarring: Dixie ChicksNatalie Maines: Lead Vocals / Martie Maguire: Fiddle, Harmony Vocals / Emily Robinson: Banjo, Harmony Vocals / David Grissom: Electric Guitar / Roscoe Beck: Electric Bass / John Deaderick: B-3 Organ, Keyboards / John Gardner: Drums / John Mock: Percussion / Keith Sewell: Acoustic Guitar / Brent Truitt: Mandolin / Robby Turner: Steel Guitar■ Album: Dixie Chicks - Top Of The World Tour LiveThis album was recorded entirely live, there are no studio overdubsTOP OF THE WORLD TOUR 2003 - LIVERelease date: September 29, 2008The Dixie Chicks formed in 1989 in Dallas, Texas.■ THE CHICKSNatalie MainesEmily RobinsonMarty MaguireBAND:Acoustic Guitar, Whistle (Irish Whistles), Concertina, Percussion, Guitar (Papoose Guitar): John MockBass, Double Bass: Roscoe BeckCello: Matt BrubeckDrums, Percussion: John GardnerElectric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar: David GrissomKeyboards, Organ (B-3), Accordion: John DeaderickMandolin: Brent TruittViola: Linda Ghidossi-DeLucaViolin: Hiroko Taguchi, Lorenza PonceReording Engineered by Fred Remmert, Fern AlvarezAssisted by Rick Alvarez, Adam Odor, Brad Ervin, Bud Kimble, John WilsonMixed by Fred Remmert & Lloyd Maines at Cedar Creek RecordingMastered by Fred RemmertMusic Produced by Dixie Chicks & Lloyd MainesVideo Produced by LargeLabExecutive Producer: Dixie Chicks & The FirmDirected by Luis Lopez, Darrin RobertsEditors: Luis Lopez, Darrin Roberts, Eric HaaseTitle & Menu Design: Stephen FishmanAuthoring: DirectorsiteART DIRECTOR: Kevin ReaganDESIGN: Kevin Reagan, Bret HealeyPHOTOGRAPHY: James Minchin III, Kim Maguire, Chris McCannCOVER PHOTO: Kim Maguireset also available from Columbia RecordsPackage: © 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Manufactured by Columbia Music Video.10022-3211/"Monument" and design, "CMV" and design, and "Columbia" and Reg. U.E. Pat & Tm. Off. Marca Registrada./CVD 56366 11Dixie Chicks Top Of The World - LiveStudio: Strategic MarketingAcoustic Guitar: Keith SewellDVD Video / CVD 56366 / CMV OPEN WIDE / DOCUMENT / COLUMBIADVD Video Special Features:- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Sound- Dolby StereoDolby and double-D symbol are trademark of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.Producer: Dixie Chicks, Lloyd MainesCopyright © Sony Music Entertainment Inc.Copyright ℗ phonographique: Sony Music Entertainment Inc.【Language: English】

They speak their mind about everything going on in the USA.

I loved this DVD to tears! (straight guys CAN cry...)All the great songs are here, and delivered with power and feeling, and yes, i always well up during 'travellin' soldier'.The fact it's a montage of all the tour dates adds to the atmosphere, for me, as you see how they love their fans all over the world with passion that shines through in their performances. I wish I'd been there!The ladies who did wardrobe and hair for the girls deserve awards themselves, they look great! Another plus from seeing the whole tour in one concert.I also have "an evening with..." dvd and it's a delight too, but in a more intimate and personal setting, so i'd recommend that to all fans too.Buy it, watch it, love it!

Diese DVD ist mein erster Kontakt mit den drei Mädels. Ich konnte die Scheibe bisher nur in Stereo geniesen, weil ich (noch)keine Surround-Abspiel bzw. Abhörmöglichkeit habe.Ich bin positiv überrascht von der Mischung der Stücke. Die Scheibe ist sehr schön anzuschaen und hören.Ich finde sie zwar stellenweis etwas hektisch geschnitten, aber das ist geschmacksache. Es ist zwar etwas gewöhnungsbedürftig, dass das Bildmaterial offensichtlich aus verschiedenen Konzerten zusammengeschnitten ist. Das ist u.a. bei "Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)" extrem auffällig, da das Outfit von der Kameraeinstellung abhängt. Das finde ich persönlich nicht so toll, tut aber der Stimmung (zum Glück) keinen Abbruch.Die ansonsten üblichen Extras, wie Bilder-Galerie, Biographie, Diskographie oder ähnliches fehlen gänzlich. Als einzistes extra ist das "Top of the world" Video drauf. Mit 85 minuten ist es auch nicht das längste Konzert - Mein längstes Live-Konzert auf DVD ist von BAP welches sage und schreibe 3,5 Stunden geht!Trotz dieser Kritiken ist diese DVD ihr Geld wert. Ich werde mir sicher noch mehr von den Mädels kaufen.

Ich bin ein großer Fan der Dixie Chicks und darum hatte ich mir auch mal die Live DVD bestellt .Als erstes sollte man auch ein Fan der New Country Music sein um überhaupt ein Kommentar zu schreiben. Also ich finde die DVD gut gemacht , Bild und Ton sind okay, dazu klasse Music mit viel Publikum welches einen gute stimmung verbreitet! Dort kann man sehen das die Dixie Chicks fans aller Alters Klassen haben, es sind auch Familien mit kleinen Kindern dabei.Mein fazit ; Gute Unterhaltung mit Toller Music zu mitsingen , was will man mehr ?