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| | Secret Chiefs: Live at the Great American Music Hall | | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Mimicry | | Release Date : | | 2009-03-03 | | Store Price : | | $16.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $15.49 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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 A great document
Submitted on: 2009-05-15 |
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| I've only watched the live show portion so far,but the multi angle cam shots are great!minus one star for the choppy digital remnants on one of the cams that got a bit annoying.can't wait to check the stop-motion part!i think i counted maybe 2-3 "mess-ups" during the live set but hey,as you all should know,a few missed notes are absolutely forgivable in return for such audio-superiority in presentation and execution!the world is in dire need of more bands with the musical approach SC3 has:not necessarily more world music hybrids, but more musical creations without artistic restrictions.SC3 can get away with almost anything because they do it with style and integrity. geah. |
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 absolutely ridiculous!
Submitted on: 2009-03-21 |
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| This DVD is absolutely ridiculous. I went into watching this with the hope of recreating the night I saw them a year ago, and what I got was that and much more. Just like when I saw them, it takes a bit for the band to loosen up, or warm up. But once they get going, especially after the Halloween theme song second set opener, they cook with rocket fuel. These guys fuse surf rock, middle eastern dirges, and metal into a molten lava eruption of sound. There is nothing like this! |
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A great live recording.
Submitted on: 2009-03-04 |
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The live music performed and recorded here is amazing- 5 stars, easy. There's a great selection of songs: classic material, variations and extensions of previous recordings, along with some of the best mixed rare and unreleased music available. The audio alone would have made for a very strong CD release. However, I don't believe the stage performance is an essential component. Trey Spruance's SC3 always put on a great live show- I'm just not sure if it translates well to DVD. That said, at times, it is amazing to watch these musicians execute this beautifully idiosyncratic music. I suppose if fans are yearning to catch a glimpse of what a SC3 performance is, they will enjoy watching this. This is not to say that fan-made videos aren't abundantly accessible. What separates this DVD from fan-based content is its production. Furthermore, I have to insert a small criticism about one of the performers, Timb Harris. No doubt he is a talented multi-instrumentalist, even capable of playing Eyvind Kang's brilliant leads. However, there seems to be a great amount of camera time dedicated to him. His stage presence comes off as a bit egotistical and self-absorbed. Sort of like trying to watch Jeff Buckley perform. Smirking, smiling, and swaying in delight to your own playing is awkward to watch- let the fans take care of that. Jerry Lee Lewis transformed the perception of a piano and its player. I don't think Timb Harris is the person to do that for violin. Anyway, that's all nitpicking. Again, I don't believe the visual footage is what matters. The music here is phenomenal; Spruance composes fantastic music and surrounds himself with incredible musicians. I just wish they included some Masada songs.
I'm not going to get into the stop-motion animation film by Tawd Dornfeld. Hopefully someone else can do a good job of critiquing it.
The DVD layout and artwork are beautiful. Altogether, this WOM release is a must own for fans.
A great live recording.
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