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Summary: Priest Rules! Marshall Fine needs to check his info!
Review: .... First of all, this DVD is about the album "British Steel" .... Rob Halford ...quit! (and it took the band seven years to find his successor) Yes, Tim Owens sang in a Priest cover band, which is how he got noticed by Priest. HOWEVER, the film "Rock Star" has nothing to do with Judas Priest, or the hiring of Ripper Owens. The film's producers originaly wanted to use the "Priest story", but were turned down by the band. Hence the subsequent name changes of the film; from Metal God, to Steel Dragon, to the final title, Rock Star; how original. Marshall Fine needs to check his sources before writing false information.
And by the way, this DVD is [very] good, and exactly what it says it is; a documentary on the making of a great record. IT'S NOT a concert film, not a long form video collection, COME ON! READ the title on the keepcase!
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Summary: i expected for full live performance !!!
Review: I bought most of their cd . i think judas priest were the best hard rocks group from the period 79-86. the best performance i saw in video was their 83w live performance full length video. i bought this dvd and i expected for something else, to see a real full length live songs.if they should have a live performance dvd before i wouldn`t say any nagetive thing on this dvd.judas priest could make their fans happier if it would done.
The interviews should be separeted from the shows and the dvd could be longer. it reminds me old video shows ( the cut shows took from their past). in this days we could skip on the interviews to the real performance or skip on the performance ... in this dvd we must see always all the interviews ! why????. i give it only 3 stars( for the british steel album( remaster cd) 5 stars (+)!!! one of the best in all the time!!!
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Summary: Love Judas Priest but a few things...
Review: I feel I have to ask this, how many freaken interviews are they going to do about British Steel/Point of Entry with parts of old videos, saddly some from Fule for Life not saying Fule for Life wasnt good, it was great, however if I wanted to see Fule for Life Id freaken Watch Fule For Life but appareantly they assume your to stupid to notice and may miss it so they RE-add many clips from Fule for Life because they assume you dont have Fule for Life...
See a pattern?
What kills Me is they obviously have some vintage material that is extreamly old and in great condition, viewing and sound wise, yet they show you like 10 seconds then ... go back to an interview :)
I wish Judas Priest would stop going over kill with interviews and just release there vintage material, Im talking even back to Sad Wings as about 10 seconds of Tyrant was played... then cuts OFF!?!?!?! but... saved by what else? an interview :)
Priest needs to know their PAYING fans dont want interviews that take longer to hear then the length of creation of Priests existance on this earth, but I do give it 4 stars, because they were kind enough to grace the PAYING viewers with a whopping 10 seconds of a vintage classic :)
*try to*... Enjoy!
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Summary: Very glad I discovered this series
Review: I have been flirting with the idea of buying one of these "Classic Albums" discs for awhile now, but was hesitant for the simple reason that the vast majority of documentaries on rock bands tend to be cheap,cursory affairs with little depth. I was pleasantly suprised to find that, at least this episode was well worth the time and money spent. The biggest suprise, was that it actually, more or less, delivered what the title implies. The star of the show was indeed the album British Steel. The program contains great scenes with Tipton, Downing and original producer Tom Allom sitting in the original studio where the album was made and providing a wealth of information about how the tracks were composed and recorded. This is very much a program that will appeal to musicians more than housewives or casual fans, as it does concentrate on the technical and artistic side of things. If you wanted a cheesy "Vh-1" style soap opera, you can thankfully look elsewhere. In other words, even Priest fans will probably find out some things they didn't know, and that's what these kind of shows should be all about. The production is very professionally done, and the widescreen picture and sound were far above average for this kind of program. The extras consist of some Priest music videos as well as another 25 minutes or so of interviews and music that were obviously edited out of the original TV broadcast, effectively bringing the show to feature length. All in all, this was a great disc, and I will definately be buying more of them.
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Summary: Very glad I discovered this series
Review: I have been flirting with the idea of buying one of these "Classic Albums" discs for awhile now, but was hesitant for the simple reason that the vast majority of documentaries on rock bands tend to be cheap,cursory affairs with little depth. I was pleasantly suprised to find that, at least this episode was well worth the time and money spent. The biggest suprise, was that it actually, more or less, delivered what the title implies. The star of the show was indeed the album British Steel. The program contains great scenes with Tipton, Downing and original producer Tom Allom sitting in the original studio where the album was made and providing a wealth of information about how the tracks were composed and recorded. This is very much a program that will appeal to musicians more than housewives or casual fans, as it does concentrate on the technical and artistic side of things. If you wanted a cheesy "Vh-1" style soap opera, you can thankfully look elsewhere. In other words, even Priest fans will probably find out some things they didn't know, and that's what these kind of shows should be all about. The production is very professionally done, and the widescreen picture and sound were far above average for this kind of program. The extras consist of some Priest music videos as well as another 25 minutes or so of interviews and music that were obviously edited out of the original TV broadcast, effectively bringing the show to feature length. All in all, this was a great disc, and I will definately be buying more of them.
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Summary: JUDAS PRIEST : BRITISH STEEL
Review: I thought it was a great DVD .It shows you the behind the scenes with their producer of the album TOM ALLOM .Evan though ROB HALFORD is no longer with the band evan he shares his expeirences about the making of the album.I think its great to find out were they got their ideas about songs titles, sounds ,lyrics,as well as the cover for the album TO PUT IT SIMPLY IF YOUR A JUDAS PRIEST FAN YOU'LL LOVE IT AND FIND IT SO INFORMATIVE.I always loved this album but the DVD makes you apprieciate it evan more.
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Summary: Pure Substance for Musicians
Review: If only VH1 would get a clue and produce substantive documentaries like this that are actually about making music instead of celebrity-oriented fluff.This is a retrospective documentary about the making of the British Steel album. Glenn, KK, Rob and Ian are all interviewed about the making of this metal classic. There are interesting stories from producer Tom Allom about how some of the effects were generated, demonstrations of how Glenn and KK work together to get their trademark sound, examples of some songwriting devices, explanations by Rob of the ideas behind the lyrics, and some input from Ian Hill whose perspective is often overlooked even though he has been there from day one. Dave Holland, the drummer at that time, was not included. There is an interview with Scott Travis, the current drummer, in the extras. This DVD is great for musicians and serious fans who are interested in what goes on during a recording session and the creative process. You may be disappointed if you are looking for celebrity rock star soap opera. But there is always VH1 for that.
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Summary: a MUST HAVE disk!
Review: If you haven't heard this one, you've been under a rock for the last 22 years... This disk floored me the first time I heard it waaay back in 1980, and it still kicks some major a--.... From the first snare drum smack from then new drummer Dave Holland to start 'Breaking The Law', all the way through to the power chords from Glenn and KK closing the disc at the end of 'Steeler', this is THE BEST metal disc out there!
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Summary: Very Cool
Review: If you like Priest you will love this. They break down each song on the album and talk about how it was recorded. Buy it!
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Summary: Total run time..
Review: The total run time says 110 minutes. The main thing (approx. 50 minutes) + the bonus videos/interviews (approx 35 min) = 85 minutes. This leaves an extra 25 minutes (110 min - 85 min = 25 min) of what...am I missing something?
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