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Summary: respect to the only source of excitement . ZERO stars
Review: Our time will be remembered for its music, not its politicians. Who remembers which king ruled Austria during Mozart? The same must be said about producers of this DVD. Folks behind the scene decided to get on the wagon of history by cutting up some immortal music and mixing the pieces with some interviews with the musicians.
Joking is not appropriate here. You, the scissors-happy fools need to know that in the Ukrainian coal mines in the 1970-th and 1980-th my now dead brothers were yelling `oo a lucky man he was!" You owe some respect to the only source of excitement in the endless dark labyrinths. We, the Emerson, Lake and Palmer fans, formerly or presently oppressed, demand release of all row footage in fool, no cuts, no butchering! No picking and choosing, please! Hadn't we had enough of the censorship! Interviews belong at extra-bonus section.
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Summary: Only for the hard core
Review: Some great footage from the early days, but the bits are too far apart and too short. Most of the tunes on this disc from the Black moon tour aren't up to usual ELP standards. If you're looking for an ELP concert disc, this ain't the one. Get this one after you've gotten the rest. Also, I have to agree that this disc wasn't put together very well. Very hap hazard and disjointed. The sound's pretty good, though.
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Summary: A serious disappointment
Review: Sometimes things are not what they appear to be on the cover. And this is one. If you want a DVD that is mostly interviews and interrupted music, this is for you. Cutting in and out of the outstanding perdormance of Pirates was horrible. This DVD is an injustice to a great band.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This DVD is disappointing even for a die-hard ELP fan like me. There is not one complete song on the entire DVD. Its value as a documentary is low due to poor video quality and bizarre combinations of interview clips overlaying what little music there is. Can I get my money back?
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Summary: ELP Not welcome back
Review: This dvd was disappointing, knowing of the quality of ELPs work made this dvd hard to swallow.First off the quality is low with popping and clicking across the entire length of this dvd. The fact that is from 1992 is no excuse, I have an Ozzy concert from same year with much higher quality. Then on top of this not one whole song is ever played constantly being over shadowed by talking in the middle of songs is no way to make a dvd thats what extras are for. Its apparent that these people {the ones who produced this} had no idea how to make a good dvd. I do not like a supposed concert dvd with less music then talking. Ohh well with the poor quality it does not matter all that much. I was expecting so much more out of one of my favorite bands of all time. Don't buy it unless your a hardcore ELP fan even then.... Try the new Live DVD from ELP it's much better. On a side note for pure reference it's intresting historical perspective.
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Summary: Horrible quality...poor rep of ELP and unprofessional master
Review: This is the worst DVD I've seen...I love ELP so was completely interested in it, having seen 3 dates on the Black Moon tour myself. However, the constant cutting off of songs for interviews (why not just insert the interviews BETWEEN the songs, instead of cutting them?) makes it an ANNOYING view. ALSO, there is a HORRIBLE mastering issue/mistake, where the surround channel only outputs from the Left rear in 5.1 mode, with NO right rear output. I expect to hear that the company either recalls this master and reissues it to purchasers, or that the company producing it is bankrupt. DON'T BUY UNLESS THIS PROBLEM GETS CORRECTED!!!
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Summary: For ELP Completists Only - Not A Concert
Review: This video was first released in 1993 on the heels of the Black Moon tour. At the time it was the only commercially available ELP video in the USA and seeing at least partial performances of songs like "Pirates" was a thrill. Now that some ELP concerts plus the Manticore Special are available this one is less essential. The interviews might be of interest to hard core fans of the band but several of them are unfortunately flown in at the expense of the music.
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Summary: Misleading box information
Review: Very frustrating! ELP is one of my all-time favorite bands and there are so few movies on them. I guess someone tried to make some bucks out of this situation. The info on the box is misleading. There is not a single complete song available in this disc. Several interviews and footage were old and already presented on the multimedia track of their King Biscuit Flour Hour Live CD. This disc is simply a patch of old material, not exactly a documentary project. The Dolby 5.1 track is awfully mixed, so bad that I preferred to listen to the Dolby 2.0 one. A shame to release a disc with mostly old interviews available elsewhere, and glimpses of live performances. I guess the new ELP Live at the Albert Hall is the one I should have bought. Unfortunately it wasn't available at the store on the day I was easily fooled to buy this one as a real ELP DVD. The Welcome Back DVD should be a freebie/complement to the Albert Hall Live DVD, not sold as a separate stand-alone item.
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Summary: Great ELP bio
Review: What a bunch of whiners the other reviewers are. Most of the criticism is that this isn't a concert film - well, it was never advertised as such. This release is more like an episode of VH1 Behind the Music - a great bio of one of the greatest prog rock bands of all time. Lots of great archival footage, behind-the-scenes, etc. This is not a concert film as such, but if you dig ELP, and want to spend some quality time with the band, you'll be pleased.
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Summary: Waiting for the next comeback!
Review: When I bought this DVD I thought I would see more of the shows and less talking, or at least, the interviews apart from the shows (as Alice Cooper's Welcome to My Nightmare). Unfortunately most of music DVDs are released this way: interviews over the music/show. I liked the old footage, but I think there would be at least ONE complete song. ELP version of "Fanfare" is one of my favorite pieces but I didn't like the way they glued it from two different shows (it works best on CD). For die-hard fans only!
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