Blue Man Group - The Complex Rock Tour Live

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Summary: Fell in LOVE!
Review: ...with BMG during the show. The music, the art, the uniqueness captured me. It blew me away, and every time I listen to the music, I the exact same feeling courses through me as each of the three tomes I saw the show. A MUST OWN!!!

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Summary: Mindbending Journey into the Human Subconcious.......
Review: And it's also a kick ass concert DVD too. The DVD has two sides, one is the flair of the rock concert where the rocking out in the isles happens, and the other side is the look into the human suconcious of an urban complex, where we are so close to eachother, yet so far appart and feel so alone. BMG shows that they can write songs that arn't just percussion and that they can create harmony and a song in the standard rock concert format. This is a hands down a must own for any music fan, and you should already have it if you are a BMG fan.

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Summary: BMG at their very best
Review: Blue Man Group - The Complex Rock Tour Live is so very awesome!

Entertainment at its best.

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Summary: Pure Genius Disguised as a Rock Concert
Review: Blue Man Group is (are?) pure genius....an amazing blend of theater, comedy, movement, music, sound, animation, and wild and weird musical instruments. The critic from Uruguay is wrong in his claim that it's not sophisticated. In his defense it is easy to get caught up in the novelty and comedy of the show and miss things--much like the audience members who shout out inappropriately at the end of "Exhibit 13"--a moving albeit not fully credited tribute to the victims of September 11. Sure, Blue Man Group can be enjoyed just for their wackiness and some good rock music played by a terrific band. But they are so much more than just grown-up Smurfs--the Complex Rock Tour is a real emotional voyage, and the Blue Men, for all their strangeness, are us. They're lost and perplexed in a complex (!) world, and as they make their way through it, they become exhilirated at their discoveries and take joy in their creativity. While much of the Blue Man Group's mischief in the regular shows is missing here--the Complex Rock Tour is exactly that, and omits most of the clowning--the Rock Tour seems to be more cohesive than the shows, and to me more emotionally satisfying.

Our Uruguay critic is wildy and totally wrong that the instruments used by BMG are "completely non-functional". They are fully functional, new instruments; BMG give some details in one of their CDs but unfortunately there's nothing here except the video of those instruments in use. Anyone who has gone to a BMG event knows well that the performers are very fine percussionists and this is NOT just "lip-synching" for drums. The imagination that has gone into the creation of these instruments is awe inspiring. My son was so taken with Blue Man Group that he built his own tubulum--the PVC marimba-like instrument--and his own drumbone, even though he isn't a percussionist.

The DVD does have some terrific extras, though, including three music videos (one with Dave Matthews and Blue Man Group doing a very creepy version of "Sing Along") and a flip side of the DVD with tracks especially mixed for 5 speaker surround sound. This package is a real treat--I've bought one for my college library, I own one, and I'm getting one each for my son and brother. You should get one, too!

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Summary: I saw the billboards outside of Vegas
Review: Driving into Las Vegas I saw the billboards for the Blue Man Group show at Mandalay Bay. As far as I could tell, the whole schtick of the show is that there are three guys and, well, they're blue. Now that I have watched some of their videos over the internet, I can give a more nuanced review of this show:
If Laurie Anderson were to spend five years sniffing model glue and then hire some male models to appear in her place, you would have Blue Man Group. Yes, the whole schtick of it is that they're blue. No, the "concepts" invoked in their shows are not sophisticated, unless you consider it the height of performance art sophistication for there to be a screen behind the band flashing the words, "If you are paying attention, please yell" and for the basic entertainment value of the blue men to be that they are blue and that they look around and at one another with quizzical expressions while pretending to play "instruments" which are completely non-functional and are in fact just large white pvc fittings assembled in "organic"-looking ways vaguely reminiscent of the alien space ships and alien from the movie... alien.
I would suggest a better title for this DVD is Compost Rock.
Ciao! And I'm out.

Rating:
Summary: I saw the billboards outside of Vegas
Review: Driving into Las Vegas I saw the billboards for the Blue Man Group show at Mandalay Bay. As far as I could tell, the whole schtick of the show is that there are three guys and, well, they're blue. Now that I have watched some of their videos over the internet, I can give a more nuanced review of this show:
If Laurie Anderson were to spend five years sniffing model glue and then hire some male models to appear in her place, you would have Blue Man Group. Yes, the whole schtick of it is that they're blue. No, the "concepts" invoked in their shows are not sophisticated, unless you consider it the height of performance art sophistication for there to be a screen behind the band flashing the words, "If you are paying attention, please yell" and for the basic entertainment value of the blue men to be that they are blue and that they look around and at one another with quizzical expressions while pretending to play "instruments" which are completely non-functional and are in fact just large white pvc fittings assembled in "organic"-looking ways vaguely reminiscent of the alien space ships and alien from the movie... alien.
I would suggest a better title for this DVD is Compost Rock.
Ciao! And I'm out.

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Summary: Great Home Theatre Experience
Review: Even if you really don't like Blue Man Group (or have never heard of them), do yourself a favor and get this DVD for your home theater. I work at a national electronics retailer and I have used this DVD repeatedly to demonstrate how wonderful 5.1 DVD soundracks are. Plus, this DVD gives you a feel for a Blue Man Group show, although the non-touring show that I went to seemed more impressive than the tour, but that's just my opinion.

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Summary: not bad. not perfect either
Review: first let me say thanks to the guys who reviewed th DVD before it came out saying if it was like the concert it would be great. Go take a nap and review products you own, have used or have at least been produced! The disc is well made but is lacking an indefinable quality that keeps it from being a 5 star in my opinion. I think it's the flow of the show..... not sure, it just seems chopped up. Unlike the worlds most perfect concert movie "Stop Making Sense". Any way for <$12 it's great.

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Summary: It's Not Like Other BMG Shows, But It Still Rocks!!!
Review: First of all, the facts. Blue Man Group (BMG), the Complex Rock Tour Live, is NOT a DVD of a typical BMG show, such as the one I experienced at the Luxor in Las Vegas. If you want a DVD of that show and would be disappointed in anything else, then do not buy this one. However, if you've seen the fabulous Men in Blue, with their unique, theatrical perspective on what it means to live in the 21st century, and would like to see what a rock concert staged by them would look like, then get it by all means! Basically, Complex Rock Tour is a parody of every rock concert you've ever attended, right down to the audience participation. As always, the Blue Men never speak; they merely hold up signs, play prerecorded announcements, or use grand gestures to indicate what the audience is to do next, sing along, yell, raise fists, whatever. The percussion and guitar heavy backup band is a killer, and guest vocalists Tracy Bonham and Venus Hum are wonderful. The Blue Men do some of their famous bits, such as pipe percussion (you have to see it to belive it; it's great!), but mostly act as postmodern emcees and react to the strange phenomenon of a rock concert taking place all around them. If you've never experienced BMG before, I know that after reading the above, you are probably still confused as to what takes place during this or any other BMG show. I'm sorry, I've done my best, but the truth is that a BMG show simply defies description. There is only one thing in common: Everyone who goes to see a BMG show LOVES IT!! Children love the blue painted faces and all the cool visuals. Thinkers love the philosophical approach, a kind of Jung on acid experience. Non-English speakers also seem to relish their shows; a BMG experience is so captivating, so utterly overwhelming that even if you don't understand it all, you can sit back and enjoy a masterfully produced show. So, get Complex Rock Tour Live ASAP, watch it over and over, then attend the closest BMG show. Trust me, it's an experience you won't soon forget!!!

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Summary: I loved it
Review: Having never seen Blue Man group live, only bits on tv, here and there. I really wasn't expecting The normal show they put on in NYC,Boston,Vegas. After all it is a Rock Concert. It was a [Great] concert as well. The light show [was great].
The cd (The Complex) is great, i love it, I haven't been able to stop listening to it since i got it. now i saw in someone's else review that the singers on the CD are worse than on the DVD..i don't think so. I guess they just don't talent when they see/hear it.