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Summary: A warning
Review: As a longtime King Crimson fan, I can say that any person who is into finely crafted experimental pop music should just up and buy this disc. I have owned it for over two years and it still raises my eyebrows. Strangers who I have exposed to King Crimson by Deja VROOOM walk away bewildered that any group of human beings could conceive of, much less execute, music of this intensity, emotion, and intelligence. As far as the production goes, you feel as included as you home entertainment system will allow. I saw the band on this tour, and this is possibly even better than seeing them in the venue I saw them in. It is as intimate as a recording can be, and a great representation of what this incarnation of the band was doing at the time. Incidentally, the "multiple angle" function that allows you to choose whick KCrimsoner you want to watch and listen to on certain tracks is extremely attractive to those of us that are always trying to unravel the complexity of King Crimson's music is an invaluable tool to that end. I wish all music DVD's had the forethought to include this function. Get it. Right now.
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Summary: Best music DVD - EVER!
Review: As a longtime King Crimson fan, I can say that any person who is into finely crafted experimental pop music should just up and buy this disc. I have owned it for over two years and it still raises my eyebrows. Strangers who I have exposed to King Crimson by Deja VROOOM walk away bewildered that any group of human beings could conceive of, much less execute, music of this intensity, emotion, and intelligence. As far as the production goes, you feel as included as you home entertainment system will allow. I saw the band on this tour, and this is possibly even better than seeing them in the venue I saw them in. It is as intimate as a recording can be, and a great representation of what this incarnation of the band was doing at the time. Incidentally, the "multiple angle" function that allows you to choose whick KCrimsoner you want to watch and listen to on certain tracks is extremely attractive to those of us that are always trying to unravel the complexity of King Crimson's music is an invaluable tool to that end. I wish all music DVD's had the forethought to include this function. Get it. Right now.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: Both the video and audio were disappointing and not to my liking. The audio did not seem to be Dolbg Digital/DTS. Could not watch this DVD throughout as I consider it very boring.
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Summary: Nicely done
Review: Concert videos don't always work for me, and I've yet to see a perfect one, but this one I like. I missed every chance I had to see th King Crimson double trio live, and it's often tricky on their recordings to discern who is playing what. This is a well-documented band on CD (Vroom Vroom, for example), but the DVD adds a depth to the music for those of who never had the live experience. This was a very good, beastly and interesting band of world-class players that never quite fulfilled its potential, and we're not going to see this Crim lineup again (drummer Bruford and bassist Levin are unlikely to return). Here we have very strong versions of some of the older Crim material like "Red" and "LTIA II," Adrian Belew's Beatlesque ballads, and newer stuff like Thrak, which features a freely improvised section sandwiched by some very heavy and precise riffing. No other band around can go from etheral to raging to poignant to scary with such grace and ease. The camera work is generally very good, although I have some quibbles with the editing. I also found this 2-sided DVD a bit triKCy to navigate at first. However, with this DVD you also have a choice of player emphasis and can do other tricks as well.
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Summary: excelente
Review: el material es excelente y muy recomendabl
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Summary: a must for crimsoids
Review: Excellent performance, camera direction, detail views on everybody's technique; all virtuosos. Also contains hundreds of pages od info on acrobat pdf about KC incarnations, music industry, etc. The sound is amazing and the several angles you can get of the players are very useful. If you are a crimson fan, get it right away. If do not know crimson music, better listen to the cd's first.
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Summary: The sound overcomes....
Review: First of all, the down sides: 1. The video on this DVD is the absolute worst I've ever seen on DVD. I've got hundreds of discs, and I've watched even more than that. This video is not even a good excuse for VHS. I mean it's *THAT* bad. Terrible. Unwatchable. Fuzzy, sometimes too dim, sometimes too bright. Most of the camera angles aren't that good. Some of the camera angles (especially those from behind/above the drummers) look like they were shot with bad...web cams. Absolutely terrible. Horrible. I can't say it enough. 2. The menu...This menu is truly an example of what NOT to do when designing any sort of human interface system. I honestly believe that I could not design a worse interface if I tried. I owned this disc for weeks before I figured it out. Sometimes "up" means "down," sometimes "left" means "down and right" etc. To make matters worse, the only menu option you are shown is the one you have selected. And *still* worse is what they call those selections. Want audio settings? Oh that's "Vector Patrol." Want to select DTS surround? Oh, click on "Sector Normal." I mean, who comes up with this stuff? I can't even comprehend. Why did I give it 5 stars then? Because I didn't buy this disc for the video or for the menus. I bought it for the sound of the music. Amazing. Six virtuosos just going at it. Rhythms and harmonies intermingling perfectly, with a whole lot of screwed up noise sounds thrown in every now and then. Nearly every song on here is amazing. The recording quality is great too. The 5.1 DTS mix is just the way the boys in the band want the music to be presented, and it's wonderful. My front left and surround left speakers become a stereo pair, and the left drum kit is set in the standard stereo configuration across those two channels. Same for the other kit on the other side. The music surrounds you, with a different musician assaulting you from each direction. The music is why I bought this disc, so in spite of it's terrible video quality and nearly unuseable interface, I recommend it without hesitation. Figure out the menu well enough to get yourself into DTS mode, then turn the...TV off and enjoy!
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Summary: A Sonic Masterpiece!
Review: First, we must clear the air: either you like King Crimson or you don't. I don't think this musical group engenders apathy. As Laurie Anderson would say, "Sit bolt upright in your straight-backed chair and prepare for difficult listening." This is probably superfluous, but I think they are great artists. Technically, the DVD production is very very good. The 5.1 channel mix is certainly not accurate if you are looking for concert reproduction, but neither is it gimicky or over-produced. This is a fantastic demonstration of 5 channel audio. Stunning! The content of this DVD is artistically masterful (assuming you buy into Robert Fripp's et. al. vision.) To all King Crimson fans out there (especially if you like the last 10 years or so) YOU WANT THIS DVD.
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Summary: KC at the top of their game
Review: Great concert from the THRAK tour. Sound and picture quality of the DVD are amazing. The special features are gems. A "Vector Control" allows you to choose a particular performer to favor while watching the concert - that is, whenever a shot of him is available, that's what you'll see. This is a great feature for musicians who want to focus attention on their own instrument as it's played by a master. The "21st Century Schizoid BAND" feature allows you to mix & match performers from different KC lineups. This isn't seamless, but it's really fun to play with. "Tony's Road Movies" are short videos shot by a handheld of the performers on tour - playing video games, traveling, sightseeing, etc. The camera work is awful, but the videos feature original music by Tony Levin and are worth checking out for that reason.
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Summary: Deja Vrooom
Review: Great DVD!! I've had a copy for two years and am still finding new aspects.Sound is fine - I've tried all formats: Stereo;Dolby Surrround;Dolby Digital 5/1 and dts 5.1 - the audio is great!!!I must say that one has to be a die-hard K.C. fan.The songs can get a bit obscure and frantic; but that's OK for those of us who have followed King Crimson from the days of"21st. Century Schizoid Man". The ability to pick diferent viewing angles .etc. all make this a great interactive Vides/Concert to Have (own/rent}.
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