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"Try as you might, the plain fact is that unless you're Robert Christgau you've probably missed seeing a lot of the greats at their absolute greatest. Short of a time machine, there's no better solution to this problem than the concert film, a supplement--or an antidote--to the summer festival season, which rules supreme for one big kick-out-the-jams weekend at Metrograph, featuring all of the riffs and none of the beer lines."