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| Artist: Jimmy Buffett
Label: Mailboat Records
List Price: $26.98
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Rating:  59 reviews
Sales Rank: 2709
Format: Enhanced, Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.9
MPN: 2111
UPC: 698268211124
EAN: 0698268211124
ASIN: B000V6I6RC
Release Date: November 6, 2007
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 59
 Whata heck of a beach party................ November 11, 2007
William W. Miller (Sparks, NV United States)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you're not into Jimmy Buffett then I suppose it's hard to explain. He just makes folks feel good. The music is catchy, and most of it 's been heard before. Though there are a few new or less recorded tunes here. But Jimmy to so darn likeable and the ingratiating way the program is delivered, it makse you just want to pull on your tee shirt and flip flops and head for the beach. As usual his backup is first rate.
The DVD is great. Would've given a month's pay to have been there. Probably about what it would have cost, but would have felt it money well spent. Jimmy's touring a bit less so have to get your fix via the wonders of electronic recording. But what the heck, the seats are better than being there, though mixing with the crowd would've been fun. Jimmy's crowds are nothing, if not fun.
If your not a fan yet, take this out for a test drive and see if you don't become one. And if you are, how can you pass a double CD and full DVD for this price. Like getting two for the price of one without any cut in quality.
Thanks, Jimmy, from those of us who are heading into the cooler months, for something to keep us warm till spring.
 A reminder of what makes Buffett music good May 13, 2008
Matthew S. Lucas (Seabrook, TX)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've been a Buffett fan for 20 years. I have all of his studio albums, and several [but not all] of the live ones. Buffett's best songs take the listener to a different world and reveal characters that we'd all love to meet, adventures we'd all love to experience. But I don't wear rose-colored parrot glasses; at their worst, some of Buffett's songs can be a little too novelty, finding themselves to be much more funny or entertaining than they really are. For every "That's What Living is To Me" or "One Particular Harbour," there are also songs like "You'll Never Work in 'Dis Bidness Again" [which ruined the otherwise-perfect CREOLA, but that's another story].
I bought LIVE IN ANGUILLA as a gift for my wife. I had heard the very mediocre LIVE AT WRIGLEY FIELD, which features a horrible sound mix and a lackluster performance, and I was suspicious about whether I would be wasting my money on ANGUILLA. I read the mostly-positive reviews here, and I decided to take a chance.
This album reminds me of everything that is good about Buffett's music. I don't know if it was the remote locale, but if that's what brings out such great performances in Buffett, he needs to start playing more obscure locations and recording them.
It's got lots of favorites,including "Changes in Latitudes...," "One Particular Harbour," "Volcano," and more. The version of "Treat Her Like a Lady" is just plain breath-taking, and "Weather With You" sounds better than the studio version. I love the muted trumpet. He also pulls out some tunes that he doesn't play often anymore, including "Carnival World."
In fact, it's the rare songs that are the real treat. The covers of The Beach Boys' "In My Room" and Marley's "Waiting in Vain" [sung by his guitarist] were huge surprises. I've always been a bigger fan of Buffett's acoustic songs, so "Distantly in Love" was a fitting closer for my ears.
...which brings me to the best and worst thing about the set: the "beach show," a short acoustic + steel drum set performed on the beach the day before the real concert. The three songs from this short beach concert [end of CD2] are among my favorite things Buffett has EVER released, studio or otherwise. To me, this is what his music is about---a bunch of friends who love music, sitting on a beach with the sand between their toes, singing great tunes to the sound of the waves.
So, my question is this: What happened to "Jolly Mon," "Banana Republics," "Coast of Marseilles," "In My Room," "Presents to Send You," "Stranded in a Sand Bar," and "A Pirate Looks at 40/Redemption Song" from the beach show? Those songs are all listed in the set list in the CD booklet, yet they're not on the CD. It is a complete injustice that the entire beach show wasn't included. If nothing else, it should have and could have been included on the DVD.
Still, in spite of this issue, it's a great CD. With all due respect to his last few albums, it's the most satisfying Buffett music I've bought in a long, long time. So...how about releasing the beach concert as an iTunes download, at the very least?
If that's not a possibility due to technical issues or something like that, then I think Buffett should do more of those types of shows and RECORD AND RELEASE them! We all love the fun sing-a-long songs like "Cheeseburger," but the beach show drew attention to the fact that Buffett is a very talented songwriter, too.
ANGUILLA is the best thing, in terms of complete albums, that he's released since FRUITCAKES. I strongly recommend it for Buffett fans who may have felt a little disillusioned with his most recent few albums and miss the magic.
mattl
"...LET'S ROCK THIS BOAT !" (Jimmy Buffett Live In Anguilla is easy going Parrothead fun and pleasurable entertainment) July 23, 2008
ol' nuff n' den sum (the Virginia coast, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Jimmy Buffett's Live in Anguilla (2007) was recorded during an outdoor stage show at reggae singer Bankie Banx's beach bar, The Dune Preserve, in the British West Indies. Bankie also joins Jimmy and The Coral Reefer Band on stage to sing his own Still In Paradise (that's Bankie pictured on the album cover with Jimmy). The show was a benefit concert that assisted local charities and foundations.
This is a 3-disc set (2 CDs, 1 DVD) that's packaged in a double clamshell jewel case and includes a colorful booklet. Combined, the two CDs offer 30 songs, and the sound quality is absolutely flawless. Crisp and clear, it's easy to imagine being right there in paradise enjoying this professionally casual performance.
Most of the songs feature sexy female backing vocals and a steel drum that gives the music a very nice Carribean flavor, but songs like Domino College, Fins, and Cheeseburger In Paradise all rock with heavy drums and meaty electric and slide guitar solos. Mostly, this show is a laid back affair that's perfectly suited for rockers and Parrotheads who are kinda sorta grown up and well adjusted. Nobody's singing the blues here, that's for sure.
Jimmy, as always, is having a great time, and his audience quite naturally adores him. Buffett is sort of the antithesis to the modern day rock star. He's a sailor, pilot, author and businessman, and many everyday adults find him much more accessible than an emotionally troubled head banger or a stage prancer wearing high heels and make up.
Heading up to San Francisco
For the Labor Day weekend show
I've got my hush-puppies on
I guess I never was meant for glitter rock n' roll
Those lines are from an early Jimmy Buffet hit, Come Monday, and there's a nice version of the song included here. Buffett cheerfully serves up most of the Parrothead anthems and biggies including Margaritaville, Changes In Latitudes Changes In Attitudes, A Pirate Looks At Forty, Volcano, Son Of A Son Of A Sailor, and It's Five O'clock Somewhere. Other highlights are the fantastic versions of One Particular Harbor and Treat Her Like A Lady, Buffett's tribute to the ocean.
Some of us sailors call her home
She's big and she's strong and she's mighty
Some of us sailors call her our own
I guess that's the reason why I treat her like a lady
There are a few surprisingly good covers here, too. Of course, Jimmy had a hit single with Van Morrison's Brown Eyed Girl, and that's included, but he also performs pleasant versions of CSN's Southern Cross, The Beach Boys' In My Room, and Bob Marley's Waiting In Vain.
The 82-minute DVD includes an intimate session down on the beach with two acoustic guitars, a steel drum, and a bongo drum in front of a small group of people. That morphs into the actual stage show, and it's all great footage that's very enjoyable. Shots of the audience having fun, boats in the water, Jimmy piloting a plane, and sweet young thangs in bikinis cut in and out of the concert scenes. Parrothead Heaven!
Live in Anguilla is essential for Parrotheads, and Jimmy Buffett fans will get a top quality updated live album with a DVD. There's nothing groundbreaking here, just summertime family fun and live music. The essence of Jimmy Buffett and the Parrothead phenomena is quite pleasantly experienced here, but this set probably won't instantly turn someone who's not a fan into a Parrothead. After a few margaritas maybe...
2 CD's and a DVD for this price of a great Jimmy Buffett show is truly awesome November 9, 2007
Richard C. Herndon Jr. (Crestwood, KY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I agree with everything the others have written especially about only the rich being able to afford attending this show but the profits all went to 3 local charities on the Island and future tourism will increase.
Jimmy himself, while continuing to be humble, says he is foolishly spending our money. He is upfront about it all. He does seem to have a good time.
This would be a great Christmas present especially if trying to introduce someone to Jimmy Buffett music.
The DVD makes this worthwhile November 23, 2007
James Laabs (Wisconsin)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The two CDs are good with some songs not previously recorded live and some really nice versions of Buffet favorites. But what makes this a "must have" for parrotheads is the DVD, which is 80 minutes of the show in Anguilla. The DVD is extremely well produced - it's as close to the experience of the real show as you can get. The DVD starts out with an informal beach performance that ends with "One Particular Harbor" morphing into the on-stage concert. I wouldn't rate this as the best live Buffet CD, but the DVD makes it something special.
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