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Music-Concert
Tuesday, 22 June 2004 |
Written by
Dan Macintosh
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title:
Vans Warped Tour '03
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studio:
Kung Fu Records
MPAA rating:
None
starring:
Various Artists
release year:
2004
film rating:
Four Stars
sound/picture:
Three Stars
reviewed by:
Dan Macintosh
One of the first images you see when you watch this musical documentary
of “Van’s Warped Tour ‘03” is a fan diving off of a stage. It’s a more
than appropriate symbol for this festival, which is the mother of all
multi-artist punk rock tours. Let’s face facts: nobody ever expected
punk rock to last quite this long. But with Warped about to celebrate
its tenth anniversary in 2004, this “little festival that could”
continues to keep the traditions of punk rock alive and well.
Tuesday, 22 June 2004 |
Written by
Dan Macintosh
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title:
KMFDM - WWIII Tour 2003
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studio:
Sanctuary
MPAA rating:
NR
starring:
KMFDM (Lucia Cifarelli, Jules Hodgson, Sascha K, Andy Selway, Raymond Watts, Steve White)
release year:
2004
film rating:
Two Stars
sound/picture:
Two Stars
reviewed by:
Dan MacIntosh
There’s nothing more frustrating than watching a band struggle with an
identity crisis. But that’s exactly what is happening during much of
this KMFDM live DVD. Although this group was initially associated with
the industrial music scene, it now only hints at such an underground
association. There are a lot of angry vocals (including Lucia
Cifarelli’s female touch) and banging around going on during this
performance, but the music of “The WWIII Tour” rarely ever follows the
strict structure typified by most industrial noise/music. Instead, its
industrial leanings are mixed together with hints of synth dance music,
and a little heavy metal. But instead spicing up its foundational base,
these additional elements merely muddy the final product. It’s as if
KMFDM has declared World War III ...
Tuesday, 18 May 2004 |
Written by
Dan Macintosh
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title:
Tori Amos: Welcome To Sunny Florida
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studio:
Bridge Entertainment Group/Pink Adobe
MPAA rating:
None
starring:
Tori Amos
release year:
2004
film rating:
Three Stars
sound/picture:
Three Stars
reviewed by:
Dan Macintosh
At one point during a between-song moment from this concert DVD, Tori
Amos speaks about how the music business once tried to mold her into
your typical piano-playing, singer/songwriter. But the feisty and
independent-minded Amos will never be confused with Billy “Piano Man”
Joel or Elton “Candle in the Wind” John, that’s for darn sure. The
closest template for what Amos does is British eccentric Kate Bush, due
to their shared personality traits and vocal mannerisms. But having
grown up in the American Bible Belt South of North Carolina, there is a
Grand Canyon’s difference between the cultural upbringings of Britain’s
Bush and America’s Amos. Amos will always be one of a kind.
Tuesday, 20 April 2004 |
Written by
Jeff Fish
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title:
Los Hombres Calientes - Live At The House Of Blues
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studio:
Basin Street Records
MPAA rating:
NR
starring:
Irvin Mayfield, Bill Summers
release year:
2004
film rating:
Three-and-a-Half Stars
sound/picture rating:
Three-and-a-Half Stars
reviewed by:
Jeff Fish
How do you like your Latin jazz – hot and spicy, with a Zydeco feel,
perhaps? If so, then you’re in for a treat with the latest release from
Los Hombres Calientes. This is a concert DVD that was recorded at The
House of Blues in the French Quarter district of New Orleans. The main
leaders of the band are Bill Summers, who is a percussionist
extrordinaire who has played in Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters for some
20 years now, and Irvin Mayfield, who is a trumpeter’s trumpeter. These
guys can definitely play and they’ve surrounded themselves with some
outstanding talent in this band. The music swelters from the intense
percussion section, where all the band members take a turn at some form
of percussion at ...
Tuesday, 20 April 2004 |
Written by
Jeff Fish
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title:
Queensryche: The Art Of Live
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studio:
Sanctuary Records
MPAA rating:
NR
starring:
Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton, Mike Stone, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield, Dream Theatre
release year:
2004
film rating:
Four-and-a-Half Stars
sound/picture rating:
Four Stars
reviewed by:
Jeff Fish
Where do I start? This DVD blew me away! I personally lost track of
Queensryche after Hear in the Now Frontier, so I really didn’t know
what to expect from this release. But soon after opening the package I
saw “Sign of the Times” from Hear in the Now Frontier, the Pink Floyd
classic “Comfortably Numb” and The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again” in
the song list, so I knew that there were some songs that I at least
knew about. I figured what the hell, let’s put this baby on… Let me put
it this way, get ready for some of the most intricate, intense and
technically challenging progressive metal you’ll hear this year. Not
only haven’t Queensryche lost a step, ...
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