Someday you go to the music store and you find Transatlantic "Live In Europe" DVD and
The Flower Kings "Meet The Flower Kings @ Live Recording 2003", what would you like to
have most? That's a difficult question, especially for the Symphonic Prog fans. Personally,
I'll take "Live In Europe" because Transatlantic's members are all the masters of prog.
Here, you can see the line-up: Neal Morse (at the time Spock's Beard), Roine Stolt (The
Flower Kings), Pete Trewavas (Marillion), and my greatest influence, Mike Portnoy (Dream
Theater). I was so impressed to watch them and I never regret not to choose "Meet The
Flower Kings" even I still don't have it yet until now.
The concert was recorded in Holland and they played all their epics such as the nearly
thirty minutes "Duel With The Devil", "Suite Charlotte Pike Medley", "Stranger In Your Soul",
and "All Of The Above". The most favorite track for me is "Stranger In Your Soul" where
Portnoy started play his solo drum from the intro. Wow, cool solo, isn't it?? I also give a
credit for Neal Morse who could play keyboards, acoustic guitar (on "We All Need Some
Light"), and even drums (help Mike Portnoy on "Stranger In Your Soul") nicely. The extras
are also fantastic. You can see their tour documentary and the legendary "Shine On You
Crazy Diamond" (Pink Floyd).
After you read my review, could you find the weakness from this DVD? Well, it's almost
perfect for me so I'll give the four star and for you, guys, try to find and collect it!
Fernandi |5/5 |
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