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Rock in Rio Revisited Dec 09, 2008
Finally got around to playing Visions on a new Blu_ray player and there is a cut from this disc in that one as a bonus or whatever. The sound of the cut from this disc just blew me away and I ordered RiR the next day. The picture quality is GREAT and the DTS sound track is just wall to wall, 9 on a 10 scale. Two negatives however, the video editing is nauseating. The picture does not stay on the screen from one camera for more than just a few seconds at a time. I think the box says they used 18 cameras and they edited the video switching between them as fast as humanly possible, Bruce's vocals could have been mixed/edited/overdubbed just a little better. There are a couple of drop outs on the vocals during the show. Nothing is perfect but this could have easily been fixed in post production.
In summation: PQ gets 5 stars, video editing 3 stars, Sound FIVE BIG STARS. The sound from this show will knock you down, run over you, back up and run over you again. Buy or Die!
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 Iron Maiden - 'Rock In Rio' (Sony) Sep 30, 2008
Superb eighteen song DVD of the notorious Iron Maiden playing to an extremely large crowd in 2001. Fortunately, I got to see them a year before that. Semi-promising tracks off their new (at the time) disc 'Brave New World' included the title track, "Ghost Of The Navigator" and "Dream Of Mirrors". Sound and picture quality here are top notch. Of course, we also get to thoroughly soak in plenty of that good 'ol classic Maiden like "The Trooper", "The Evil That Men Do", one of my personal Maiden favorites - the awesome "Number Of The Beast", "Hallowed Be Thy Name" and the '80's metal foot-stomper "Run To The Hills". For me, one of the most memorable scenes on this DVD is during the song "Iron Maiden", when vocalist Bruce Dickinson bonds with several women (who are dressed to be sacrificed) groups in and willingly enters an actual iron maiden - the ancient torture device. Highly recommended.
Make sure you get this as the DVD Sep 29, 2008
Hearing Maiden Live on the CD version without seeing them just doesn't do them justice. Contrary to some other reviews, this DVD has plenty of old classics like "2 Minutes to Midnight", "Wrath child", and "The Number of the Beast", and the newer stuff totally rocks. The dueling guitars in the second half of "The sign of the Cross" are just classic, even by old school Maiden standards. Up the Irons!
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 Great Music, To Many Camera Shots Sep 22, 2008
The music on this set is filled with some of Maiden's best work and is played to near perfection. However, the production and editing of this DVD is terrible. The concert footage contains a dizzy-ing number of camera shots and completely wrecks the Iron Maiden experience. For example, on 2 Minutes to Midnight, a song that is approximately 6 minutes long, the average camera shot is 2 seconds long with the longest being about 5 seconds and a large number of shots being 1 second or less. Image, approximately 180 camera shots in one song. The camera shots change so quickly, that you cannot appreciate the music or the musicians. The multiple shots get pretty annoying in just a short period of time. Additionally, the camera shots seem to have no relevance to the moment. For example, when the lead guitarest is in the middle of a great riff as he played on Blood Brothers, why would I want to watch 1 second of the drummer, 1 second of the crowd, 1 second of the singer, 1 second of the bass player, then back to 3 seconds of the guitar player? Just leave it on the guitar player.
For a full appreciation of an Iron Maiden concert, I recommend the Live After Death DVD. This DVD better captures the excitement and energy of an Iron Maiden show.
As for Rock in Rio, I recommend purchasing the CD instead of the DVD. The music and sound are fantastic.
Friggin' awesome Jul 20, 2008
While I have never been the hugest Maiden fan (like listening to them, but never I guess totally appreciated them), this is making me more of a Maiden fan. They rock on this. I'm already feeling like I'm back in H.S. LOL This is a good performance from the boys, and the second disc isn't too bad either. Put this on and rock out!
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