The Blood Brothers: Jungle Rules Live

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Summary: The Blood Brothers... On DVD!?
Review: I knew that the Blood Brothers had joined a major label, which seemed like a ludicrous idea to me; nevertheless, I am anxiously anticipating the new album. For those unititiated in The Blood Brothers universe, they are a bizarre and spastic blend of hardcore, prog rock, and about a dozen other genres. The key here is spastic though. They also have two vocalists, not so much to cover two different vocal ranges, but more out of necessity at live shows. Because they spew forth their verse at such rapid speed and with such erratic dynamics, they need both to cover the whole spectrum of a song. I feel this DVD adequately captures the frenzy of their live show, although some of the more melodic sensibilities are lost in the raw live setting. Also, some of my favorite songs by them are missing (Piano Song!). Of course, that's just personal preference. If you are a Blood Brothers fan, you probably already have this, and if you aren't, go ahead and pick it up. It's cheap and if you don't like it, there will always be someone who will.

Rating:
Summary: The Blood Brothers... On DVD!?
Review: I knew that the Blood Brothers had joined a major label, which seemed like a ludicrous idea to me; nevertheless, I am anxiously anticipating the new album. For those unititiated in The Blood Brothers universe, they are a bizarre and spastic blend of hardcore, prog rock, and about a dozen other genres. The key here is spastic though. They also have two vocalists, not so much to cover two different vocal ranges, but more out of necessity at live shows. Because they spew forth their verse at such rapid speed and with such erratic dynamics, they need both to cover the whole spectrum of a song. I feel this DVD adequately captures the frenzy of their live show, although some of the more melodic sensibilities are lost in the raw live setting. Also, some of my favorite songs by them are missing (Piano Song!). Of course, that's just personal preference. If you are a Blood Brothers fan, you probably already have this, and if you aren't, go ahead and pick it up. It's cheap and if you don't like it, there will always be someone who will.

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Summary: Wow, that must be a really old show
Review: I've seen the Blood Brothers live 5 times now and never have they sounded like that. I appriciate the "listen to the blood brothers live" aspect of it but the sound quality and the video is horrible. This kinda reminds me of Rumors Laid Waste. A peek at what the Blood Brothers have done that is not completely amazing. Die hard Blood Brothers fans...buy or download this. Everyone else...don't wast your time.