Prog band DVD’s, recommend!

Reed Lover wrote: Gaston wrote: Yes: Symphonic and I have a documentary of Yes that's pretty good, can't remember what it's called... Gaston I've been toying with the idea of buying Yes Symphonic all day. our price: £11.99 Delivered availability: In stock. Usually dispatched within 24 hours. RRP: £19.99 You save: £8.00 (40%) R2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players. I have an MP3 version of the set and i already own the DVD Keys To Ascension, which i like very much. Is the Symphonic One worth having as well? Who's Tommy Grislin who plays keyboards on the DVD and why?

Oh no, it's amazing Reed, I tell you. 40 piece orchestra I mean, come on. Great sets too!

And again, another shameless plug for Radiohead's "the most gigantic lying mouth of all time."

 

Gaston

I read somewhere that they recently released a Gentle Giant DVD.... can anybody confirm this?

I like the Gentle Giant DVD a lot as well.You don't have to be a big fan of them (I'm not) to enjoy it.Lots of energy and some top 'prog gurning' thrown in for good measure

 

Marillion ...  Live at Loreley (Germany) 1987 Clutching Tour!  A Classic!

Rush in Rio ... Fantastic, especially Multi angle Neil Peart!! 

Dream Theater.... Live Scenes.. Smokin

Jethro Tull... Slipstream   Jobson is Great!  Black Sunday a very underated Tull Song!

Yes ... Live in Philly, Great for 1975?

Sorry for the NON Prog but,   Queensryche... Operation Livecrime is excellent

 

arkitek wrote: Dream Theater, i recommmend 2 excellant dvds Metropolis: Scenes from a memory (£7.99*) and Live at Budokan(£14.99*) * prices from www.play.com

My favourite DVD's EVER!!!

My favorite ELP DVDs: 

1. Master from the Vaults... this one is priceless.  It splices together 2 shows done for a Belgian tv show, early in the 70s.  Try to find when they splice by Greg or Keith changing clothes in a split second.
2. Live at Montreux... I didn't find this one dead at all musically.. but it was about 100 degrees on stage (thats about 37C) and you can really see that it was kinda miserable for the band.  Never seen any of them perspire that much... Greg looks quite uncomfortable thru the whole thing, but does a really wonderful job vocally and musically.  Keith does an absolute spectacular job on Creole Dance and most his ELP songs, even tho you can see the curling in his hands from his surgery. Thats what makes it really special to watch... you know he's in pain, and yet he plays even harder than before...

My favorite Pink Floyd DVD:

1. Live at Pompeii - even with the fake flowing lava, the version of Echoes is the best!!

My favorite Yes DVD:

1. Yes Symphonic

But I'm really waiting for this!! - ELP have a new double cd coming out in June that includes some entire shows from the early 70s as well as that California Jam video.  Info on it can be found at:

Synopsis:

Between 1970 and 1978, Emerson, Lake and Palmer were one of the most
exciting rock bands on the planet. From their stunning start at the
Isle of Wight Festival, they were never afraid to tear up the rulebook
and take risks, both on stage and on record.

A year in the making, this stunning 2 disc set pulls together the
great moments from one of the 70`s most successful and exciting bands;
Emerson Lake and Palmer. For most of the decade, this dynamic trio
pushed back the boundaries of what was possible in rock. Ambitious
musical projects, massive, over the top stage shows and an insatiable
desire to try bigger and better things meant that it could not last,
but for several years, this was 70`s rock at its very best.

It includes performances from every stage of their career, including
44 minutes of ELP headlining the massive California Jam Festival in
1974 on Disc 2. This rare and spectacular footage has never been
released before and captures the band at the peak of their powers
with a production to match. Much sought after by fans, this film
includes the famous spinning piano sequence.

The DVD also contains the full-length version of Beyond The Beginning,
an hour-long documentary, which tells the story of this remarkable
band with a refreshing honesty and candour. Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
and Carl Palmer talk about the band`s formation, rise to glory and
decline in the late 70`s and the personal dynamics that drove the
band".

Threefates wrote

But I'm really waiting for this!! - ELP have a new double cd coming out in June that includes some entire shows from the early 70s as well as that California Jam video.  Info on it can be found at:

Wow, great news, I can't wait to have a DVD from ELP at their peak, will be the first one to buy it in Perú.

Iván

Edited by ivan_2068

Ivan: make that the only person in Peru.......

Don't believe so Reed, at least Cesar Inca is going to buy it too

Now seriously, ELP was one of the first prog' groups to come to Lima, and the producers decided to sell 5,000 tickets, Keith had that problem in his hand so the concert had to wait 3 or 4 months.

When they came, there was people offering US$ 400.00 for my US$ 80,00 tickett (VIP), they had to create 2,500 more standing places at the back. 7,500 is a big number for a prog' Concert in Lima, so there are a lot of ELP fans.

Only Yes concert was bigger with almost 12,500 to 15,000 seats (Full hall).

Just in Lima I believe there are 5 thousand active prog' fans and about the double of Prog' lurkers, so it's not such a small number.

Imagine this, in the stores you can't find any prog DVD (Stupid fellows who believe 5,000 fans is not enough) so a couple of times I had to go to the black markett (An open place and police does nothing to stop them) 80% of the DVD's availlable are progressive, so if this guys have prog', they must sell it.

There you can get for example Living with the Past DVD for less than 3 bucks, perfect copy but usually no extras, that's the main reason why I almost always get originals, except when it's impossible.

Iván

Edited by ivan_2068

All these choices are good, but I have one to add. Get the  double-DVD release of Dream Theater's Images And Words Live In Tokyo and 5 Years In A Livetime. Excellent package and well worth the bargain price. I can't wait for the new ELP DVD to come out, also Yes' Songs From Tsongas DVD.