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Summary: All star cast joins artists in his work
Review: Eleven years after the original release of Pink Floyd's "The Wall", Roger Waters, former bassist and vocalist of Pink Floyd, performs a one-off show of The Wall with an all star cast, featuring Sinead O'Connor, The Band, Marianne Faithful, Bryan Adams, The Scorpions, The Band, Van Morrison, and more. Filmed and recorded live in Berlin, this video documents the show as close to the original show as it can. Songs include In The Flesh?, Another Brick In The Wall Part 2, Mother, Young Lust, Hey You, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell, and The Tide Is Turning, a song from Roger's solo album Radio KAOS. This is a must for anyone who never got to see The Wall live in 1980 and '81.
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Summary: The Greatest Rock Theater You'll Ever See
Review: Saturday, July 21, 1990 is a day I will never forget. Former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters & special guests performed a charity concert of the classic Floyd rock opera, "The Wall," at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany, to celebrate the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. I just so happened to be in England at the time, and I watched the worldwide broadcast of this staggering rock concert on BBC TV that evening, and it left an impression on me that has never gone away. This phenomenal show was and IS the ultimate in rock theater, and has never been surpassed. Since I never got to see Pink Floyd perform "The Wall" live back in 1980, watching the Berlin concert more than made up for that. 13 years later, this landmark concert has finally been released on DVD at last, and it still holds up magnificently. Granted, Pink Floyd themselves had nothing to do with this concert, as Roger Waters was (and still is) not on good terms with his former bandmates, but Roger, the main composer of "The Wall," is in top form in this show, and he alligned himself that evening with some pretty huge names in music---Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, members of The Band, Bryan Adams, Sinead O'Connor, the Scorpions, Paul Carrack, James Galway, Ute Lemper, as well as 80's staples Cyndi Lauper & Thomas Dolby, and many more. Along with an orchestra & chorus conducted by Michael Kamen---as well as the Marching Band Of The Combined Soviet Forces---Roger & his own Bleeding Heart Band, including guitarists Rick DiFonzo & Snowy White, play this famous rock concept album superbly, and the vocal turns by Roger and all the guest vocalists are marvelous. The production values, including the mammoth Wall itself (reportedly measuring 550 feet wide and 82 feet high), the gargantuan inflatables of the Teacher and Pig characters, the colorful costumes, props, lighting effects, Gerald Scarfe animations and other provocative projections shown on the Wall itself are all absolutely astonishing. And when you see that mighty Wall come crashing down brick by brick at the concert's end, it is one of the most phenomenal sights you will ever see. "The Wall: Live In Berlin" is also outstanding in that it is probably the only concert ever staged that is actually *better* to watch on TV than if you had actually been there live. The camerawork throughout is amazing, and takes you places that the live audience couldn't go: into the specially-built living room in the high corner of the Wall as Roger sings "One Of My Turns" and "Don't Leave Me Now," behind the Wall as Paul Carrack sings "Hey You," and high atop the Wall as Difonzo & White do their awesome guitar solos on "Comfortably Numb."Admittedly, the video version of "The Wall: Live In Berlin" has a little bit of touch-up work done on it, or, what is affectionately known in the business as "cheating." The power went out early in the show during Ute Lemper's "The Thin Ice," Roger's "Another Brick In The Wall Part 1," and again during Sinead O'Connor's "Mother," so the performances you see of "The Thin Ice" & "Another Brick...Part 1" were actually shot several hours *after* the concert had ended, and "Mother" was taken from footage of the final rehearsal that was done the previous night (Roger's lack of sunglasses during these songs is the giveaway). Also, Ute's portrayal of The Wife during "The Trial" sequence was also shot *after* the concert, as the camera malfunctioned during her live performance. But it certainly goes without saying that these touch-up performances were absolutely necessary in order to present the show in it's entirety, and besides, they blend in with the genuine live performances very seamlessly.Following in the footsteps of Pete Townshend, who brought The Who's classic rock opera "Tommy" to the Broadway stage, Roger Waters has been working for many years on a "proper" theatrical staging of Pink Floyd's "The Wall." Whether or not "The Wall" ever makes it to Broadway still remains to be seen, but, at the very least, Roger successfully brought the live rendition of the album to the masses in this landmark concert, blessedly recorded for posterity to be enjoyed again and again. "The Wall: Live In Berlin" is one of the most sensational rock concerts ever staged, and is a must-own DVD for every fan of this legendary concept album. Thank you, Roger!
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Summary: Roger Waters - The Wall (Live in Berlin)
Review: Very well put together, Roger Water's inner child comes out again! Mind stimulating, With your'e eyes open or closed. Two thumbs-up
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Summary: roger waters - The wall (live in berlin)
Review: I was floored with this concert. I sat in awe as I watched and listened in surround sound. If you haven't seen it, you are missing one of the best concerts ever. It is an unbelieveably huge production. It was so good I bought the CD as well.
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Summary: All star cast joins artists in his work
Review: Eleven years after the original release of Pink Floyd's "The Wall", Roger Waters, former bassist and vocalist of Pink Floyd, performs a one-off show of The Wall with an all star cast, featuring Sinead O'Connor, The Band, Marianne Faithful, Bryan Adams, The Scorpions, The Band, Van Morrison, and more. Filmed and recorded live in Berlin, this video documents the show as close to the original show as it can. Songs include In The Flesh?, Another Brick In The Wall Part 2, Mother, Young Lust, Hey You, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell, and The Tide Is Turning, a song from Roger's solo album Radio KAOS. This is a must for anyone who never got to see The Wall live in 1980 and '81.
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Summary: very late
Review: I placed this order 1/24/04 as of 2/08/04 I still have not recived my DVD
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Summary: lukewarm with few redeeming qualities
Review: Buy this if you are interested in seeing "The Wall" live but were not alive during the original tour. To my knowledge, this is the only Video release of "The Wall" live. The production is excellent, and the format is very much the same as the original 1980-81 touring production, complete with a towering wall and haunting Gerald Scarfe animation.Waters' "Bleeding Heart Band" of virtual unknowns is collectively competent and plays faithful interpretations of the music. There's no Gilmour, but his solos are respectfully preserved. The problem that I have with this version of "The Wall" is the selection of celebrity session musicians. With few exceptions, I found them grossly inappropriate and seriously detrimental to the Floyd sound. For example, I miss Gilmour's smooth voice on the chorus of "Mother", which has been replaced by a three-part folk harmony which simply doesn't work for the song. It's not that it's bad, but simply that it's no acceptable substitute. I'm not even sure what the motivation was for such a bizarre, cross-genre ensemble of washed-up has-beens and Pop icons. Cyndi Lauper singing "Another Brick in the Wall - Part II" made me laugh. I'm pretty sure that she was 4 years past her prime when this was released. Van Morrison sings the chorus to comfortably numb in a flat baritone, destroying the entire take. Bryan Adams poses with an unplugged guitar during "Young Lust" (you can even see him strumming during a sustained chord). These are just a few examples. The final nail in the coffin is the "We Are The World"-style finale "The Tide is Turning", in which each of the celebrities sing a line to an atrocious song filled with remorse and social conscience. "Outside the Wall" is omitted, and instead we are served Joni Mitchell and Sinead O'Connor patting themselves on the back for a job well done while nodding to the fall of communism. No thanks.
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Summary: This Is Bigger Than Any "Rock Band", This Is The Wall.
Review: Ok, first of all you need to go into this realizing that The Wall is a performance piece...it really has very little to do with PINK FLOYD (other than the fact that one of it's members composed it)...similarly, just as you would with any proper opera...you need to forget about the celebrity status of the various performers and vocalists and just take their talents for what they are...there were less than half of the performers whom I care about the body of work they've produced, however...you can't argue with the fact that every single performer was talented enough to pull off their part and did a fine job...the casting wasn't ideal...but it was very inspired in my opinion.
I will admit I am a Roger Waters fan...Roger Waters was Pink Floyd (as in it's earlier incarnation Syd Barrett was) - the other members were just a very very good backing band...I certainly was never a fan of David Gilmours mumbling, monotone drone of a voice, but he is an excellent guitarist - as is the guitarist in Waters band...
If you think you can look at this as the spectacle that is The Wall ... in and of itelf... then go for it...if not...then take a pass on it...it will only annoy you.
I personally loved it and was glad to hear it being done differently from the Pink Floyd version (although that will always be the standard to judge it by)...I mean, I've heard it like that a zillion times in it's original incarnation.
The sound is fantastic and the visuals are excellent...it's a very good performance ...if you can get into it with no preconcieved notions...you'll enjoy yourself considerably.
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Summary: like allis is to wonder land ,,pink floyd is to the wall
Review: catch a buzz, That is with a bud, Budweiser that is !!! (no_)t
Trun up the sterrow about half way or a little more .sit back and be awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwed. Yeal and Hay dont forget something to drink you wount want to miss a minute.
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Summary: I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I JUST EXPERIENCED
Review: The ONLY reason this DVD got 2 stars is for the monumental effort that went in to producing it. Visually, I really had no complaints - Camera angles were solid and the actual production of the DVD was well done. This in itself should have warranted at LEAST 3 start correct? NOT SO FAST. Very few times in my life have I wanted to poke my eardrums out with a fork ... this was one of them. I have never experienced such a musical hack job in my life! The "artists" they collected for this production absolutely and unequivocally DESTROYED Pink Floyd The Wall - For whatever stupid egotistical reasons Gilmore and Waters are not speaking, they should have put aside their differences for ONE NIGHT and did this thing the RIGHT way. Some things should never be tampered with - This is proof positive.
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