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Topic: I haven’t got any prog DVD’s
Posted: January 13 2005 at 08:03

Or at least with the interview parts separate from the concert.

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Posted: January 13 2005 at 05:54

I agree Pixel, it should have been a pure concert DVD.

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Posted: January 13 2005 at 05:15

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Is Jethro Tull Living the Past or Slipstream any good?

If you mean "Living With The Past", it's good,but it could have been excellent if it hadn't been for the annoying changes of venues all the time,it shifts constantly between various gigs during every song. And there are also interview bits that sometimes turn up in very innapropriate places,the bass solo on "Bourre" is interrupted by an interview bit for instance and something which is really unforgivable,at the beginning of "Aqualung",just as Martin Barre is cranking out the familiar riff,suddenly there's an interview part,then back to the song! It's criminal! What were they thinking?

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Posted: January 13 2005 at 01:04

Is Jethro Tull Living the Past or Slipstream any good?

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Posted: January 13 2005 at 00:59

Yes Symphonic and Opeth - Lamentations are really excellent DVDs

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Posted: January 13 2005 at 00:18

Pretty good list Duke, specially for In the Flesh Live, a damn good DVD.

but :

9. Phil Collins - Finally...The First Farewell Tour

Is in no way progressive rock related, at least The Way We Walk seems to have a couple of progressive tracks.

My list, not necessarily the best in the world, but 10 DVD’s to start a good collection:

Roger Waters- In the Flesh Live: Amazing, I'm not a Waters fan but this excellent DVD, closer to Pink Floyd than Gilmour's solo album or evensome Floyd albums.
PFM - Live in Japan 2002: Why in hell the Japanese are so lucky to see such excellent concerts? Amazing, sound even better than their legendary tour to USA almost 30 years ago.
Focus- Masters from the Vaults: Jan Akkerman and This Van Leer together playing Hamburger Concert? What else can you ask for?
Kansas - Device Voice Drums: Great DVD, they sound excellent despite the troubles Walsh had with his through in those days.
ELP - Live at Royal Albert Hall: Excellent chance to see an ELP concert without disturbing animations as in Pictures.
Peter Gabriel - Secret World Tour: Much better than Growing Up, you can see Manu Katche, Tony Levin and Paula Cole instead of Peter's daughter, who is not bad but not in the level of Paula.
Yes - Yes Live 1975 At QPR: Relayer tour with Patrick Moraz (Plays a killer solo), good historical document, the sound and image is pretty decent, starts with day light and ends in the night after almost 3 hours.
Focus - Live in America: Thys is old and fat, the rest of the band are newbies, but sure they can play the old classics, sound and image are excellent.
Iron Maiden - Live After Death: Not progressive, but they were really close, listen Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner and tell me if it's not a progressive rock track.
Pink Floyd - Pulse: All the classic tracks and it's Pink Floyd for God's sake.

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Posted: January 12 2005 at 20:41

Depends who you're into...

Personally, I'd recommend DT's live at Budokan DVD, it's simply amazing

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Posted: January 12 2005 at 18:35

get the movie of the wall. its actually really good, the special features are immense, has a documentary on when roger spat on a fan at an animals tour gig, he says that act of atrocity pushed him into feeling alienated from the crowd, as if a wall was separating, thus sparking his idea. tonnes more features, tis immense

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Posted: January 12 2005 at 16:51

Rob The Good wrote:

Are there any decent Yes dvds with footage from the 70s?

Not really Rob, but the "Yesyears" documentary DVD has some excellent archive footage.

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Posted: January 12 2005 at 16:32

Metropolis wrote:

Rush in Rio

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Posted: January 12 2005 at 16:31

benny bouncer wrote:

Yes - Symphonic Live.......a must have DVD!!!

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Posted: January 12 2005 at 11:32

Pixel Pirate wrote:

....Steve Hackett released a couple of years which title escapes me at the moment

,"Live In South America" or something. Despite the fact that I can't remember what it's called,it's absolutely brilliant!

Steve Hackett - Somewhere In South America

I'm agree with you this is awesome DVD like any others from Steve Hackett. Recommendit in 2CD+DVD 'InsideOut' edition on regular prize.

Only the new one Steve Hackett's DVD 'Once Above a Time' can beat it!!! Absolutely brilliant

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Posted: January 12 2005 at 07:25

Hackett's Tokyo Tapes is good for the line-up and music (Genesis/Krimson), but the musicians seem relatively static, giving me the impression it was recorded in the studio (but then a few heads in audience pop up occasionally to dispell those thoughts).

Joni Mitchell's Shadows & Light has a stellar jazz rock support cast - and one of a handful of DVDs with Jaco Pastorius - pity the film's director relies too much on grot footage of 70's Las Vegas, instead of letting us see the guys do their instrumental stuff.

Page & Plant: Unledded (I've been told the very best of surround sound) - stonking heavy Arabic rearrangement of Kasmir.

Rush's Rio is great and price looks very good from here.

And one suggestion to avoid lofi from TV speakers, maybe you have a stereo headphones plug-in point.

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Posted: January 12 2005 at 04:06

OPETH - Lamentations

ZAPPA - Baby Snakes

V.D.G.G. - Godbluff Live

RUSH - Rush In Rio

GENTLE GIANT - Giant On The Box

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Posted: January 12 2005 at 03:50

Are there any decent Yes dvds with footage from the 70s?

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Posted: January 12 2005 at 03:40

Don't know your taste, but here are some I enjoy:

King Crimson- Deja Vrooom | Fantastic performance of the 'double trio'

King Crimson- Eyes Wide Open| Just Brilliant

Rush - Rush in Rio| Great songs, great footage ;

Pink Floyd- Live in Pompei | One of the best music videos ever shot

Yes- Symphonic Live | A classic

Enjoy!

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Posted: January 12 2005 at 03:32

Get .. Pink Floyd The Wall (Film)
suggest the new dream theatre dvd aswell.. live somewhere

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Posted: January 12 2005 at 03:18

Ago.

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Posted: January 12 2005 at 03:18

Well,the obvious one to go for first would be "Subterranea". Then I would recommend the one that Steve Hackett released a couple of years which title escapes me at the moment

,"Live In South America" or something. Despite the fact that I can't remember what it's called,it's absolutely brilliant!

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Posted: January 11 2005 at 14:22

A couple of Pink Floyd ones to add, "Live in Pompaii", and "Classic albums, the making of Dark side of the moon".