"Soundstage" (2003) TV series 2003-????

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Genre:

Music

Plot:

Soundstage features live performances by a diverse roster of legendary and up-and-coming artists. The majority of the concerts are filmed before intimate studio audiences at WTTW's Grainger Studio, but occasionally Soundstage also hits the road.

Plot Keywords:

Performance | Band | Music Concert

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Jan. 8

10:00 PM

PBS

Jackson Browne

#7.7

Cast

Stevie Nicks	...	Herself / ... (6 episodes, 2004-2008)
Chris Isaak	...	Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2003-2005)
Ron Blair	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2003-2008)
Mike Campbell	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2003-2008)
Steve Ferrone	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2003-2008)
Tom Petty	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2003-2008)
Benmont Tench	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2003-2008)
Scott Thurston	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2003-2008)
Sheryl Crow	...	Herself (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jewel Kilcher	...	Herself (3 episodes, 2007)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

HD Ready

Quotes:

Baez, Joan: [singing] ... 'Cuz I need some of that vagueness now / it's all come back too clearly / I once loved you dearly / And if you're offering me diamonds and rust... I'll take the Grammy.

Soundstage: Chris Isaak (2003) - Excellent Singer & Comedian

I'm very familiar with Chris Issak's voice, having owned a half dozen or so of his CDs, but I had never seen him perform until "Soundstage" DVD. It exceeded my expectations in that I never knew Issak was such a comedian. The guy is hilarious!

Most importantly, he sang well and did some of this best songs. The only bad part of this DVD is that it is so short: the program is only 46 minutes long, enough for about 11 numbers. This guy is such a good singer and so entertaining between songs that I wish this concert was longer. I've read that people who attended this remarked it was longer but cut for this disc.

When I told a good friend about this DVD, he remarked he has seen Isaak twice in concert and said they were two of the best concerts he's ever attended. They were a lot wilder and risqué than the material shown on this made-for-TV disc (which he had also seen.)

Anyway, the songs we hear are:

American Boy, Wicked Game, Go Walking Down There, Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing, Courthouse, Somebody's Crying, One Day, San Francisco Days, Forever Blue and Super Magic 2000.

The most fun was "Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing" because Isaak did a great job with the song and added some great humor to it.