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Summary: Great DVD all the way around!
Review: This DVD is awesome. Both the sound and the picture are great. This show is also available on CD, which came out in 2000. I had been looking forward to the DVD for a long time and it was well worth it. I saw Roger Waters in West Palm on the 2000 leg of the In The Flesh tour, and with the DVD I can relive the show over and over again.
I recommend this DVD to any Floyd/Waters fan.
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Summary: The Wall has come down and Roger has exposed his heart!
Review: This is a fantastic concert DVD from Roger Waters and his all star band. The material covered showcases many of the highlights from his career with Pink Floyd, as well as material from his solo career. Most notable are the live renditions of songs from "Amused To Death" - his last full-length solo album. These songs are performed with an enthusiasm and passion that far outperforms the studio versions. In fact, what this show has is an incredible dosage of "heart and feel" - the band clearly love what they are doing and, despite being shot in relatively large arena, the DVD shows all the intimacy and subtlety of a small venue performance. The sound mix is superb (although some may find the back up singers a little loud in the mix) and the concert sounds far better in 5.1 than on the CD version of this concert (released some months beforehand). Given the ambient, grandiose nature of Roger's music this observation is probably not to surprising to most people familiar with his music. The concert footage is well edited and directed and didn't bombard me with MTV-style cuts and edits that can be so distracting and "schizophrenic". Instead the longer, and I believe better thought out shots, allowed me to absorb what was going on. In fact, it is through these well thought out visuals that you see the passion in the performances and the repect between the musicians. Something that I felt was lacking a bit from Pink Floyd's "PULSE" concert (although still a favourite). The extras are fairly standard (a half hour documentary about putting the tour together; photo stills; lyrics as subtitles option; etc...) but delivered well and make for nice additions to the actual concert footage. All up this IS the best concert DVD I have seen! This IS a must for any Floyd/Waters fan. GREAT STUFF!
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Summary: Not like being there....
Review: No, this DVD is not like being there. I say this because it's physically impossible to sit in the dead center of an arena to get perfect sound and walk around on stage getting the fantastic filming shots this achieves at the same time. What a spectacular DVD: in short, this is the best concert DVD I own. I was slightly disappointed with the somewhat muddy sound quality of the "In the Flesh" audio CD release, but this one blows all of that away. The Dolby digital is great, reproducing as well as can be expected the complexities that went into the sound production of each live show. For instance, during the keyboard/synth solo of the glorious 17-minute performance of "Dogs," the dog barking effects are coming from all different directions. It's as if you're in section 5, dead-center of the floor, with the house sound system coming at you in all directions. Jon Carin's masterful work on keyboards and synth swirl it all into a psychadelic masterpiece. Meanwhile, at stage-center, Roger and his three guitarists (Andy Fairweather-Low, Doyle Bramhall II, and Snowy White) play a game of cards, all of which you can witness from an up-close perspective - so much so that you can hear them ribbing each other. That incredible sound quality I mentioned hits you right from the opening number, "In the Flesh," impeccably reproduced here to mimic the effect those opening chords had on you as you sat in anticipation to Graham Broad's drum cadence, Roger looming in the darkness on the catwalk behind him. It'll have you in awe throughout the performance, from the beautiful voice of Katie Kissoon during "Mother" to the overwhelming arena sing-along of "Perfect Sense Part Two." If that one doesn't give you shivers down the spine, nothing will. Roger pleads with the audience as he marches across the stage, arms out wide, "Can't you see, it all makes perfect sense, expressed in dollars and cents, pounds, shillings, and pence?" To answer any questions you might have about the filming, I couldn't imagine a better job. There aren't too many shots from the crowd's vantage point, there aren't so many close-ups that you forget it's a live performance, there aren't just two or three camera angles as there seem to be in Neil Young's "Red Rocks" disc, there isn't any of the quick-cut editing you'll see in Cream's Farewell Concert. This is a beautiful production that matches up with the music very, very, very well. Cameras sway in between them at the right times, give you enough of an audience perspective to take it all in, and blend mixed shots and fades flawlessly. It's perfect! Now for less technical thoughts: *any* Pink Floyd fan from the curious newbie to the fanatical completist will enjoy this disc. Roger's vocals aren't what they were in 1977, but they're much stronger here than they sounded in 1992's "Amused to Death" album. What you get is an intensely moving sequence of his works from 1968 (Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, complete with an all-out psychadelic guitar attack courtesy of Mr. Snowy White), through the highlights of Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and of course, The Wall. Roger's solo material isn't covered in a lot of depth (there is one track from 1984's Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, none from 1987's Radio KAOS), but what's there is superb. The tracks from Amused to Death have never sounded so fresh, so vital, and oh so good. The title track of that album comes alive here, evidenced by the grin shared between White and Bramhall as they begin the wave of guitars that close out the latter half of the song. Roger's new tune, "Each Small Candle," provides much hope for his next album, which will probably come out in less than 20 years. Those who worry they'll miss David Gilmour will grow to appreciate both the new touch Doyle puts on Gilmour's guitar licks (he hits all the right notes and then some, and his interpretation of the solo in Time makes me want to listen to nothing but this version) as well as his bluesy, silk-voiced vocals. And what's to be said of Snowy White, who does a marvelous job throughout the disc of covering many of the tracks he played with the Floyd in 1977 and 1980, including "Shine On You Crazy Diamond," "Another Brick in the Wall Part 2," and a virtuoso duel on the aforementioned "Dogs" and the show's closer, "Comfortably Numb," which ends with the young gun and the seasoned veteran transcending generations to battle each other and share a few smiles of respect on the catwalk as everyone else looks on. Andy Fairweather-Low is a genius out of the limelight, substituting in on bass for Roger at certain times and nailing the rhythm guitar job. His lead highlight comes during the three-pronged guitar attack in "Money." A look at the faces of Jon Carin, who sits back, folds his hands together and watches with a big smile; and the rest of the bandmembers says enough. I'm rambling too much - now for a quick word on the extras. The lyrics are a nice touch for new fans but for those of us who've known all the words for years, they can be turned off. The still images are all quite nice for the occasional glance, but won't be something I return to as much as I do the rehearsal footage. Now, this isn't the half hour it promises (more like 18 minutes), but what you get is an insightful view from within the band. You share the stage with them as they get their act together in a high school auditorium in New York. You're in the dressing room with them before the show, as Andy defiantly proclaims that he won't go on without socks, Roger sarcastically compliments him on his suit while strumming an old 40s-ish tune, Graham Broad amazes us with his juggling and scooter talents, and Doyle does his best Elvis imitation while wife and backup vocalist Susannah Melvoin tells him he's got "a wig thing going on." Priceless. BUY IT!!!!!!
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Summary: Oh by the way,which one's pink?
Review: I've been waiting a long time for a dvd release of "Pulse". Well, this will definitely hold me over until then. In fact, I'm not sure which one is closer to a "Floyd experience".
Just a great performance with awewsome production values.
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Summary: Spectacular show!! What a sound!!
Review: I was so amazed when I odund out that "In the Flesh" DVD would be released! I have preordered my item on Nov 16, 2001 - and here it comes. The sound is so wonderful and Roger is in his top form. That's the Tower of Strength! When I was watching the live show I saw the little bird was kicked off by the sound waves to the stage, but later successfully flew off - the very similar powerful sound you will get on this DVD! Absolutely 5 stars! The best live show I have ever seen!!
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Summary: if you only own 1
Review: I SAW THIS CONCERT 3 TIMES IN HIS TOUR. THIS CAPTURES THE TRUE ESSENCE OF ANY CONCERT I HAVE EVER SEEN! THE SOUND AND ENERGY OF THIS CONCERT WAS AWESOME--I COULD GO EVERY NIGHT AND BE SATISFIED WITH EACH PERFORMANCE! IF YOU ONLY BUY 1 DVD THIS YEAR MAKE IT THIS ONE--YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED. THE SOUND IS THE BEST I EVER HEARD AND IT CAPTURES THE REAL CONCERT PERFORMANCE. ROGER IS A TRUE PERFORMER AND POURS HIS HEART OUT TO MAKE THIS A TRULY REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE!
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Summary: A great show for anyone into waters or floyd music
Review: After discovering roger waters and pink floyd around 1983 l have had many years of listening to the music, now finaly we can see waters and the great band he has put together playing all the songs we now so well. Not only is it a great show but its over 2 hours long.After seeing this show on dvd we have booked a trip to Australia (as he is not coming to NEW ZEALAND) in april to see Waters live - in the flesh, Beleve me this is a must buy for the DVD collection for any music fan. "Even the wife liked it"
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Summary: Great...but where's the visuals?
Review: Brilliant picture. Unbeatable sound quality. Great performance. What more could you want from a concert DVD? Oh, I got something: Roger Waters visuals. I saw the Pro's/Cons tour (the second one without Clapton) and Radio KAOS tour, which were beautifully supplemented by a triple screen presentation of visual effects. I haven't seen Reg since then. And from the DVD I wouldn't really be able to tell what he had going on behind him because the camera was constantly focusing on the audience (thanks for showing me the fat woman in the white pullover 15 times!), people I don't know. That's the only fault I can come up with and it's not worth kicking off a whole star, because really, I've got to say that this DVD is fantastic!
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Summary: Worth the wait....
Review: I was waiting for this one ever since I saw on the Roger Waters website that they were going to release the show on DVD. I went to two of the shows (Detroit and Grand Rapids, MI) when he toured in 1999 and then I went to one of the shows (Chicago) on the 2000 tour and I have to say this DVD is a pretty impression of the concert. The audio on it is phenomanal. I was amazed at how close they came to the effect of Dogs live. I wish Amazon had more stars for this one. Now, when is Roger going to release a DVD of the Radio KAOS tour?
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Summary: Awesome
Review: I was blown away by the clarity of the picture and the setlist. This is a must for any Floyd and Roger Waters fan. This was my first concert DVD purchase and I couldn't be more please with the whole production.
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