That is, however, a minor annoyance in light of the contents of this set. Likewise, while a couple of the performances reveal the problems inherent with television audio of the time, those flaws serve more to reinforce that this is history and truly live music, not the latest pop sensation lip syncing his or her way through their latest release.
Cavett's show was and is recognized as substantively and critically different from other talk show contenders of its time. Part of that difference undoubtedly stemmed from Cavett and his producers providing somewhat extended national television time to pop and rock musicians. Fortunately, some of those efforts remain today to show us why these musicians truly were and are icons in their art.
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Article comments
1 - Victor Lana
Haven't seen this yet and only remember the show from many years ago. One thing I definitely recall is that Cavett had more musical guests (cool ones anyway) than other shows.
I do think that Cavett's "stiff mannerisms" were part of a put on. I think it was all part of the act, for him to be "establishment" but not be. Maybe I'm wrong; I was just a kid. Still, I loved seeing the musicians on there. And, if memory serves me, they were drinking booze and smoking cigarettes during the interviews. Let me know if I remember that right.
Great piece!
2 - SFC Ski
Way back when, Tom Snyder (sp?) had musical guests on, usually early Thursday morning, and would often interview after they played a short set. These Cavett shows sound interesting, I am holding out for all of Don Kirschner's Rock Concerts to be released in sets.
3 - emperor nobody
The Sly Stone episodes, one of which is included on this DVD, are memorable not just for the music but for the fact that you will never, ever see someone appear more wrecked on live TV than Sly was for those shows. The first one in particular, he is just out of his head on who knows what... there's even a reference to it in the interview:
Cavett: So how long did you study composition?
Sly: About 4 or 5 years.
Cavett: Someone in the audience snorted when I mentioned that you studied music formally.
Sly: They didn't snort, man.
Cavett: Well, someone SEEMED to snort...
Sly: I don't know them...