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Summary: Get out the tapes and do it over
Review: Rock in Rio had all the ingredients to be a classic concert DVD, perhaps one of the best ever. There was 250,0000 loyal fans ready to sing along with every note. There was a behemoth stage and light show, a fantastic set list, and of course probably the most refined, polished and exciting hard rock/heavy metal band of all time. But this DVD fails when you thought failure was impossible. While the music is utterly fantastic, the editing, which apparently was done by band founder and bassist Steve Harris, destroyed the whole effort. No camera shot appears on screen for more than what seems to be 1/100th of a second. It is far easier to focus on the white lines on the highway while doing 120 MPH than it is to focus on what's happening during this concert. At first it leaves you wishing you could see more of a Janick Gers or Dave Murray solo; it then gets frustrating because it won't stop switching; and finally your eyes get so tired of trying to see something that you get a headache.It is even more frustrating because while the DVD is playing, you know that something great is going on here but you just cannot enjoy it. The DVD is pretty much unwatchable. I agonized through it and will never watch it again. There is no doubt that Iron Maiden ought to pull out the tapes again and re-edit this concert. All the ingredients are there for a classic DVD to enjoy over and over again. Do it over and call it Rock In Rio Revised. If not, Rock in Rio will stand forever as a lost opportunity.
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Summary: Two thumbs Way Up the Irons .. Maiden never lost a step !
Review: Very long time Maiden fan posting. Like a lot of the reviewers here, I lost interest in Maiden after the Live after Death/Somewhere in Time period. Honestly, it was more of my life/priorities changing, than Maidens music. Does this DVD ever prove that point. I'm still shocked/stoked at how GREAT this DVD is ! I can't figure out what took me so long to pick it up. Maybe it was the low expectations I had regarding song titles I wasn't familiar with ... or the reviews regarding the camera angles/changes. Whatever it was disappeared the second Adrian hits the first chords of Wicker Man ... actually the build up to that point gives you goosebumps. There ARE a TON of camera changes, and yeah as a guitarist, I would have liked to have seen a little more solo sections shown longer up close ... but Harris didn't totally blow it with the rapid changes ( he really should have toned it a bit down though ). The changes keep you as a viewer constantly absorbed in each song. Seeing, and most importantly capturing the energy of all the band members at any given time is damn hard to display over a tv screen. Even seeing them live with the whole spectacle you miss a lot ... ESPECIALLY with a stage that big. I never thought I'd see a Maiden production to rival Live after Death, and although the stage set up was better in 85, this production with all the camera angles exceeds it for the viewer. I saw Maiden up close in 85 at Long Beach Arena when they filmed and recorded Live after Death. I also saw them sitting further back for the Somewhere in Time tour at Irvine Meadows. Up close, you have a limited view ... turn your head to see one thing, and you miss a couple others. Far back, you see the stage/light show better, but a bunch of ants running around the stage. I think Harris realized this too ... it's spooky how well this dvd conveys the energy a Maiden show produces. Remember, theres 6 guys to cover ( actually Janick Gers moves so much he should count for two ), PLUS the 250,000 fans going beserk singing and clapping along the ENTIRE time. THOSE are fans ! The real treat for me was hearing newer Maiden material and feeling as if I just discovered some lost classic album. Although I would have loved to have seen more "jurassic" classics like Phantom of the Opera or Killers performed, I tell you what ... Sign of the Cross and Clansman just rip your head off. I'd never heard those songs before, and they came across as instant classics. I didn't intend to be long winded here, but it seems the excitement Maiden conveys in their shows is contageous ... even after all these years. Buy this DVD, and if you don't like it, I'll buy it from you since I know Im going to wear out my current one. Watching this takes me back to Long Beach Arena in 85 ... Scream for me Brazil !
p.s. the 2nd DVD is pretty cool in showing the various band members doing what they love to do on days off. The Janick Gers segment is especially well done. I knew nothing of the man, since I basically stopped following Maiden once he joined ... his attitude and positive views on life and Maiden show why they are even stronger today than they ever were
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Summary: Wow!
Review: Nice to see a great Maiden show so many years after they started making music. Bruce acquits himself very well as one of the great metal singers of all time. The 3 guitar lineup is really fun to watch, and the crowd is very much in to the show. The song list is very good (Have to leave out some classics with a band like this or the show would be 12 hours long!) and the musicianship is choice. Just a great show for any Maiden or metal fan! Make sure you have a great stereo system so you don't miss anything!
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Summary: Classic
Review: This is the greatest Iron Maiden concert DVD.It has plenty of classics like"Hallowed by thy name" and "ghost of the navigator".If you like Iron Maiden i suggest checking this out.
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Summary: Powerful
Review: I just got the DVD and watched it. I read nearly all the reviews before buying. The most disturbing reviews I read were about the fast camera switching. Well, it's not as bad as I anticipated.
I would like to see the camera stay on each musician longer, but it isn't as bad as I thought. I think worse than the camera work is that the sound mix seems to wander around. It sounds like Bruce's vocal levels go up and down. It almost sounds like during a solo, the guitar levels come up, and then back down when Bruce starts singing again. It sounds about the same for the drums.
As a drummer, I'd like to see some more of Nicko, especially during his drum fills. I would like to see (for the guitarists out there) more close-ups of the guitarists during their soloing. Yeah, it's cool to see Steve play the bass like he does, but in this DVD, they mount a camera to his bass guitar, which occasionally makes for a fun camera angle. Also humorous is when Bruce rides around on the railed camera.
Overall, the camera work is fair enough. The sound is really good for some songs and less for others. I suppose it's hard to mix 3 guitarists, a bassist, vocalist and drummer.
And I have to post a side note about Bruce's vocals at this stage in his career, considering his age and that it is a live performance: AWESOME. I think only him and Klaus Meine of the Scorpions are the only rock/metal vocalists that are still impressive live. But Bruce has tremendous range on this DVD. I think he does less "growling" and more "singing" on this DVD, and he really hits all the notes. I own another Maiden DVD - Live After Death. I like the vocals on this DVD much better.
I like the guitars most on Blood Brothers on this DVD because you really get a chance to hear how interesting a song can be with 3 guitarists and how well the notes work together.
For the price, this is a great DVD for Maiden fans. I also like the extra footage with the band just kicking around.
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Summary: Amazing
Review: I can't believe some of these reviews about the editing. Oh poor little baby the camera changes to much, god how old are you people. I didn't even notice the editing until i read these reviews. Anyways about the dvd everything is awsome. As always Maiden is in top form playing every one of their songs to perfection, just amazing. Get it, now.
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Summary: One of the worst days of my life! (exaggerating, of course)
Review: I went to the store, bought ROCK IN RIO, and went hoem in a hurry, thinking with myself that this could not go wrong: Maiden in Rock in RIo in front of 250,000 people, playing at their best even after 23 years on the road.
So, I put the disc on my DVD and what did I find? That Steve Harris edited it. Listen, dude, I can deal with changing angles each three seconds, or even two... But I can not deal with changing cameras four times within a second!! So, by the middle of the show I was not caring anymore, it was so annoying that, in dissilusion, I turned off the DVD and watched the other half the next day.
Why did Steve Harris dit it? I don't know. He proved he's the total boss (deservedly, of course), because I can not see how anyone involved (the band members, the managers, the record company, whoever!) did not tell him that his edtiing was awful, not professional, headache inducing... Man, I can not come with enough words to describe how such a bad experience is to watch this DVD, due only to the terrible editing.
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Summary: A Have Must for ANY Music Lover
Review: Being an old fan that stopped listening to Maiden back in 1985, I had not put much thought into getting this DVD until I recently purchased the remastered Piece of Mind cd for nostalgic reasons. A perfect album and inspired me to purchase the rest of the pre-LiveAfterDeath catalogue. So then there's this, Rock in Rio. I blast in the face and ears assault on my thinking that the band went downhill after 1985. How wrong I was. This DVD is a testament to how amazing this band was in the past and is still so today. Bruce Dickenson's delivery is flawless with all the enigmatic prowess that one expects from a group of this caliber. Every member of this band displays mind-boggling virtuosity. Just flat out amazing. If there are any "old" fans that abandoned this group at any point, you must get this DVD. You are most-likely to be re-converted my friends.
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Summary: The music is great but my head is spinning!
Review: I've been a huge Maiden fan since I first heard their "Killers" album oh so many years ago, I believe it was 1981. Even though they haven't done much in the past decade, a couple of useless albums with Blaze and the inconsistent "Brave New World" (We all were expecting something much better) and then the World Tour. You just new Steve Harris was going to release another concert film of that tour. Maiden just seems to equal the love of money lately and judging from the numerous times of reissues and greatest hits in the past, wants their fans to keep shelling out and boy do we ever. All in the expectation of returning to the greatness they had when their 1st concert film "Live After Death" was released. I think that was 1985. This dvd has a great sound, great color and picture but it kills itself with the constant changing of images from the oh so many camera angles. How I would have loved to watch any of the band take guitar solos and show it not a second here then a second here with constant shots edited at strobe light effect but in its entirety. This is just too much visual information, it overloads my sensory system. It is a nice memory of the tour of which songs were played and what they made "Eddie" look like on that particular tour. Otherwise save your money and buy the CD. Find "Life After Death" or "Maiden England" for an enjoyable Maiden concert experience for the eyes and ears. I need to close my eyes and lay down after a half hour of this.
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Summary: DAVE MURRAY AND JANNICK GERS ROCK IN IN THIS RIO DVD...LOL
Review: First I want say to all ya DUH it was brave new world tour and that's Y it has too many brave ne World tracks but i love them
specially Ghost Of the Navigator the best track in here live.
I love the brave new world I love that guitar solo that janick does and that pinch harmonic that he does and when Dave comes walking with the guitar HOlly **** is just gets good.
"the evil that men do"10/10 when jannick fools around with eddie
LOL AHAHA that is so funny and KOOl..I love the dancin on "The Clasman" with DAve and jannick and almost at the end with BRUCE and jannick... and then i love Nicko dance in the beginin also.
PERFORMANCE 10/10
Adrian- 9/10 even though u dont even smile ur guitar work sounds great on my 5.1 system
Bruce- 10/10
Dave murray-100/10 love that crazy guitar work on "Iron maiden"
Steve harris- 9/10 he doesnt perform like in erlier days (80's)please do some bass tricks I ove him anyways
Nicko- 10/10 even though i couldnt see u the sound is great
Jannick gers- 100/10 oops oh well i can't helpt it, this guy Is the best UP the Irons and when the hell would they come to Washington D.c please come i m dying to see ya
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