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(More customer reviews)This is one of the best concert DVD's I have seen. It is so far better than most concert DVD's that are being produced today. While it is excellent, of course it doesn't come close to the Talking Heads Stop Making Sense, which is in a class by itself.
This concert has been released in a number of CD's. There are two separate CD's, one with some tracks from another concert. And there is one that contains the whole concert.
This was filmed in 1994 and has a standard aspect ratio. The video quality is mediocre. The sound quality is good but not excellent. There can be a little background hiss heard occasionally. The sound is available in 5.0 or in stereo. It has an annoying introduction before the titles come on. It takes a few minutes before you can actually get to the concert. I really like the Cream DVD in that it immediately starts up in the concert without having to go through some menus first.
So, now that I told you all the problems, what is so great about this DVD?
First of all the peformance is excellent. This is a reunion concert, but it doesn't feel anyting like a reunion concert. This is not a dinosaur band going through the hits. They play each number with excitement and energy (except maybe for "Those About to Die", which is much better on the studio album).
But, what really makes this DVD stand out is how it is filmed. The camera is always at the right spot at the right time. Long camera shots are held on whoever is doing a solo. Most concerts filmed today are done in pan and zoom mode, where the camera is constantly panning around and zooming in and out. The camera in these DVD's is never in the right spot. It is cheap way to film a concert video. You bring a crew in that knows nothing about the band and they just keep the cameras moving. This DVD is so much more enjoyable to watch.
The DVD also comes with a great documentary on the band. It has archive videos of the band and some of the other bands these guys were in before Colosseum. The documentary goes through the whole history of the band, not just the current members. It really gives you a feel for the progressive/jazz/blues rock scene in the UK in the late sixties.
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In spite of Jon Hiseman's reluctance to reform Colosseum, in the early nineties the spate of band reissues generated new interest in the band. Whilst on tour in Germany, Hiseman was encouraged to rethink, & a debut reunion concert was arranged at the Freiburg Zelt-Musik-Festival in June 1994. Original band members Chris Farlowe (vocals), Dick Heckstall-Smith (saxes), Clem Clempson (guitars), Dave Greenslade (keyboards) were joined by Mark Clarke (vocals). This DVD features the entire second concert of that first reunion after some 23 years, & as a bonus there is a 90-minute 'Story Of' documentary. NTSC/Region 0. Angel Air. 2004.
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