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Summary: God bless Neal Morse
Review: Thank God for Prog.
And Lord, thank you for musicians like Neal Morse and all the others for their suffering and commitment to bring to the world an art form that endures the test of time. After viewing "The Making of V", I myself reviewed my on inadequecies, being a musician for the past 30 years, only skimming the surface of what I believed in, this man took the ultimate gamble and with his brother Alan formed one of the most awesome bands to come along, since Jon Anderson landed back in the late sixties.This "home movie" disc is essential for all "Beard" fans.
Now about that concert disc. When the "making of" disc looks and sounds better than the main attraction,what's up with that?The picture is fuzzy. The stage lighting is bland(only blues,reds and yellows and no whites).And worst of all, the sound is mono. The liner notes say dolby sound, but not stereo.But...for the avid fan, don't let this discourage you. Their performance over-shadows it all.
What really breaks my heart is, there will probably be no more "Spocks Beard" DVDs with Neal, since he has been called to serve The Lord. Even though the performance is unequaled for a prog band(the energy level is that of punkers),they are able to tackle each note with precision, accuracy and emotion that would stir the soul of any music fan.This performance should have been captured by(and I wish it had) the same crew that did "Kansas, Device,Voice,Drum" or Roger Waters' "In The Flesh".But, I guess we should be thankful we have something.I understand the "Beard" will go on without Neal and I wish the remaining band all the best, because I personnally will remain a fan.If Kansas can do it without Livgren, then so can they.
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Summary: An absolute GREAT performance captured splendidly
Review: This is a great DVD from a truly great band. The music/video quality is outstanding and the audio mix is just right. Certainly worth every penny with the inclusion of the "making of V" and the additional audio disc (which is great too!). Highly recommend this DVD to all fans of progressive music and in particular to those looking to see "The Light".Long grow the Beard!
Rating:
Summary: An absolute GREAT performance captured splendidly
Review: This is a great DVD from a truly great band. The music/video quality is outstanding and the audio mix is just right. Certainly worth every penny with the inclusion of the "making of V" and the additional audio disc (which is great too!). Highly recommend this DVD to all fans of progressive music and in particular to those looking to see "The Light". Long grow the Beard!
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