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Summary: Great concert, poor DVD
Review: I once read on a description of the upcoming Rock In Rio DVD that it contained "as many edits as a blockbuster movie like Gladiator". How true that is. But why does a concert need so many edits? You can't focus on one band member for more than 2 seconds! That's why it gets 3/5 stars.The music and energy are fantastic. I'm not a huge fan of Brave New World; and aside from "Ghost of the Navigator", I don't care for the ones they played from that album. I would have preferred to hear "The Thin Line Between Love & Hate", "Nomad", and "Out of the Silent Planet". It's too bad they don't play more songs from the first two Maiden records, Iron Maiden and Killers. Those are my favorites! But I understand. It takes Paul to do those songs justice. I started listening to Iron Maiden in late 2001, and I'm not sure if they still tour. Since I have never seen them, and probably won't ever get to, these DVDs are very cool for people like me. I just hope they do better jobs in the future. For instance, hiring the same audio editor from Rock In Rio, but a better video editor like the person that did Raising Hell!!!
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Summary: Its No Live After Death...
Review: ...This concert sounds okay but the camera shots are too jumpy. I found myself comparing it to the After Death concert too much. I could not enjoy their new style. Every band changes over the years and I guess I cannot accept the new Maiden. I keep hoping they will release After Death on DVD but until then I will settle for this one... If you are a hardcore Maiden fan, buy it but do not expect the same concert you saw 17 years ago.
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Summary: Maiden's Time Has Come
Review: FINALLY! An official dvd release of the Best. Metal. Group. Ever. Two tracks (DTS and standard 5.1) that both will annihilate your stereo system. I prefer the power of the DTS track myself, but both are wonderfully mixed and clear as a bell. The beautiful thing is that you can actually pick out all 3 guitar parts individually and clearly. The extras are fun and give a brief glimpse into the personalities of these 6. The easter eggs are mostly entertaining, especially the shadow puppet one. While I very much enjoy the cd release of this concert, its the dvd that truly brings out the passion of the band. Another benefit to the dvd is you get to see the group's quirky and amusing personalities at work, be it goofy interaction with one another or Nicko's Riverdance during the intro of Clansman. A must-own for any fan, and a must-see for anyone who loves live music. But be warned...your speakers will never be the same after this.
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Summary: Awesome DVD!
Review: Iron Maiden is easily one of, if not THE greatest band ever! Rock In Rio is one of the best live concerts I've ever heard. The sound and picture quality is amazing!! It's easy to see why Iron Maiden is still going strong. Buy this disc today...Up the Irons!!
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Summary: Great concert; terrible editing
Review: I bought Rock in Rio because I like Iron Maiden and I really enjoy good concert DVDs. The concert is strong, the audio excellent, the video quality is outstanding. So why only 2 stars? The editing is horrific!!! The footage is cutting to another shot every second. At some times, it's cutting 3-4 times PER SECOND. I found the DVD to be unwatchable, which really made me angry since it was a good concert with good audio and video quality that was ruined. It turns out that Steve Harris edited this DVD - Steve, stick to what you do well. If you are a hard, hard core Iron Maiden fan, go ahead and buy the DVD - you will probably enjoy it. However, if you hate videos where they are always doing the fast cut to another shot, skip this one.
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Summary: High energy, high powered, low quality directing !
Review: It has almost become a trend. Ever since the age of modernization has dawned on us, having 20 cameras per live concert is almost inevitable. As much as I enjoy the 20 different camera angles, one cannot stand it switching between them every 2 seconds ! Review all tapes of concerts of old, e.g. Raising Hell by Iron Maiden and you'll see what I mean. The camera knows where to stay, when to stay, when needed. Minus the direction, this DVD comes off pretty darn exciting ! Where should I start ? Oh yes, the Wickerman ! very few artist have the manhood to begin a show with songs from their new album. Only Iron Maiden (and Ozzy) have I seen do that ! Things are frantic, guitars are screaming, bass is thumping, drums are banging. Bruce Dickinson sounds almost as if he was recording Number of the Beast all over again. The glamour, the fortune, then pain, all included in this very tight, energetic performance. How does one make room for 3 guitarist ? who plays what solo ? Watch this to find out ! It's hard to keep 3 lead guitarist happy, but Maiden has found a way to split the workload evenly so that all 3 are cheerily playing their parts. The set list is awesome ! No complaints about that. The second disc is basically a bunch of spontaneous interviews with the band members on their day off. It is not a bad account of what they do, and it is refreshing to see Maiden as "normal" folk. The dvd further contains a photo gallery with commentary for those die-hard Maiden fans who don't mind flipping through one-by-one. In short, a handy DVD to have around, but hard to watch 2 hours all over again. You would also need Surround Sound, if not Janick Gers' guitar will be missing for sure, leaving empty gaps during solos and intros. This would have been five stars if not for the direction. The second disc also does not really seem like a necessity, but like I said, it is a refreshing look at Maiden. Unfortunately, that second disc does bump the price up a little. However, all-in-all, superb performance by the band, showing that they still got it after 30 years of heavy metal. Maiden has truly set a mark for the rest to follow. Let us hope Motley Crue do no try to follow that though...
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Summary: I guess everyone has their own opinion...
Review: I love the camera and editing work on this DVD. It is top notch. Headaches? I don't think so. It is a blast to watch. The sound quality could not be better. True, in regular stereo mode if you do not have your DVD player set up correctly the volume will rise and fall but that is because the disc is meant to be played on 5.1 systems or something. This happened to me at first but I now have my DVD player set up correctly and it sounds phenomenal. One of my favorite concert DVDs. I love the triple guitar attack. The duel solo from Adrian and Janick in The Trooper is very cool. I can't wait to get a 5.1 system and listen to this thing the way it was meant to be heard!
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Summary: Gives me a headache
Review: I sure was expecting something a lot better than this. Like most reviews say, too many agles changes too fast. It's like that throughout the DVD. Even during the intro. The guys themselves are in top form and the performance is great. They've aged a lot since Maiden England, but the energy is still there. It's just the camera work that really ruins this DVD. Sometimes there's slight problems with the sound quality, but there's not enough of that to ruin the DVD as far as sound quality goes. To me, that gives it a more raw sound which I like. This DVD should be for absolutely true Maiden fans only. Otherwise I'd wait until they release Live After Death and Maiden England on DVD. (which they better do!) But stay away from Raising Hell.
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Summary: An Audio/Videophile disgrace
Review: The concert was fantastic, the song selection was very good. The editting of the video is terrible. Iron Maiden or the producers should have hired a pro to do the editing. I agree with Chris Glenn 100 percent. This kind of switching angles back and forth is very distracting. I watched a little over half the show with the hopes that I could find a rhythm to the editing but no such luck. I finally had to turn it off because it was to hard to follow. As for sound, the fact that they did not give uyou the choice of 2 channel sound is reason alone not to buy this disc set. The fluctuation in sound levels are very apparent. I have yet to hear a live concert recording(heavy hitter rock/roll) which sounds better in 5.1 digital than in 2 channel stereo.
I also purchased the Judas Priest-Live in London. If you only could buy one of these DVDs-Iron Maiden or Judas Priest-select the Priest, you will not be disappointed.
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Summary: Maiden rocks! ...
Review: Iron Maiden and AC/DC are my favorite bands. When AC/DC's "Stiff Upper Lip" DVD came out, I borrowed it from a friend. The quality of the audio and video was excellent but I was disappointed with the video editing. Using a gazillion cameras, the video jumped from camera to camera barely resting on any one artist for a few seconds. After watching for 30 mts, I got a headache and swore never to buy this DVD. When I saw Maiden's "Rock in Rio", I was hoping that the video editing would be better but I was disappointed. It is worse! I got a headache watching the DVD within 10 minutes and it wasn't from the loud music, it was from the trigger happy STEVEditor
who seemed to be playing drums on the button which switched between camera feeds (Maybe NICKO really did the editing!) Its unfortunate when multiple cameras are used to make the user dizzy. I don't understand why the editor cannot focus on an artist for more than a second or two. If I went for a live concert of Maiden's (and I did), I wouldn't be whipping my head round and round trying to look at every artist at the same time. Want to see better editing? Watch King Crimson's VRROOOM DVD. They have used multiple cameras to give the user multiple viewing angles with each angle (mostly) focusing on a different artist. No headaches here and very sensible editing. Rock on Maiden, you are still my favorite band. I just won't buy your DVDs :-)
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