Does anyone here have this? What's the sound like? 5.1 or just stereo? And the show itself?
http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail.asp?sku=1865876
Thanks!
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I've got it. It's in stereo, full frame picture, great picture quality, and okay sound.
The biggest niggle for me is that the synths in the mix are WAY too dominant. I don't know if it was like that on the night of the show, if that's what the audience heard, or if it was mixed that way for the DVD. It's by no means terrible, it's just jarring at first and sometimes seems to drown out Brian's guitar. Spike was on keyboards that tour...maybe he mixed the DVD.
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The biggest niggle for me is that the synths in the mix are WAY too dominant. I don't know if it was like that on the night of the show, if that's what the audience heard, or if it was mixed that way for the DVD. It's by no means terrible, it's just jarring at first and sometimes seems to drown out Brian's guitar. Spike was on keyboards that tour...maybe he mixed the DVD.
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Thanks for that. I didn't even know this was available until tonight!
I think I'll get Super Live, and give this a miss.
I think I'll get Super Live, and give this a miss.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]rhyeking wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I've got it. It's in stereo, full frame picture, great picture quality, and okay sound.
The biggest niggle for me is that the synths in the mix are WAY too dominant. I don't know if it was like that on the night of the show, if that's what the audience heard, or if it was mixed that way for the DVD. It's by no means terrible, it's just jarring at first and sometimes seems to drown out Brian's guitar. Spike was on keyboards that tour...maybe he mixed the DVD.
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yes I agree- Tie Your Mother Down is wrecked by it and it's awful when the synths try to impersonate voices on We Are The Champions. I don't know what they were playing at- why couldn't they have just left the old songs alone? They sorted it out in '86 thank goodness.
The biggest niggle for me is that the synths in the mix are WAY too dominant. I don't know if it was like that on the night of the show, if that's what the audience heard, or if it was mixed that way for the DVD. It's by no means terrible, it's just jarring at first and sometimes seems to drown out Brian's guitar. Spike was on keyboards that tour...maybe he mixed the DVD.
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yes I agree- Tie Your Mother Down is wrecked by it and it's awful when the synths try to impersonate voices on We Are The Champions. I don't know what they were playing at- why couldn't they have just left the old songs alone? They sorted it out in '86 thank goodness.
stellar mini version of live in rio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!peace/light,jimi
The sound is awful... the guitar is almost missing... the keyboards sucks... and the drum sound like... Erasure...
For me... Rock in Rio sounds more rock like...
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For me... Rock in Rio sounds more rock like...
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terrible sound indeed.
the synths at the end of the NIH intro are beyond cringe-worthy.
the synths at the end of the NIH intro are beyond cringe-worthy.
Brian commented about that in an interview in a British magazine, iirc, several years ago. According to it, he thought that they shouldn't have released it but it's also one of their histories anyway.
As for me I like many other ones better than that, but I sometimes watch it for the special reason...anyway it's their LAST Tokyo concert in which they saw Freddie perform... :'-(
As for me I like many other ones better than that, but I sometimes watch it for the special reason...anyway it's their LAST Tokyo concert in which they saw Freddie perform... :'-(
ur telling me they actually added synths to we r the champs and tie your mother down in 85. Can someone explain this too me.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]liam wrote: [/QUOTENAME]ur telling me they actually added synths to we r the champs and tie your mother down in 85. Can someone explain this too me.[/QUOTE]
yes I can. Tie Your Mother Down had a piano synth underneath he guitar lines- the rip-roaring solo is barely audible because the mix favours the plastic rockabilly piano sound. Now I'm here has awful synths at the end of the intro and We Are The Champions has a faint keyboard in the background with more prominent "voice synths" at the start of the chorus, that sound appalling (You can just about here them at Wembley too but a lower down in the mix). They even appear on Somebody To love "I try and I try and I try etc."
yes I can. Tie Your Mother Down had a piano synth underneath he guitar lines- the rip-roaring solo is barely audible because the mix favours the plastic rockabilly piano sound. Now I'm here has awful synths at the end of the intro and We Are The Champions has a faint keyboard in the background with more prominent "voice synths" at the start of the chorus, that sound appalling (You can just about here them at Wembley too but a lower down in the mix). They even appear on Somebody To love "I try and I try and I try etc."
I really enjoy this DVD because of the stunning picture quality, but indeed the audio mix is quite poor unfortunately.
I always thought they added the synth parts to make up for the fact that another guitarist wasn't used to keep the rhythm going during the leads.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mircrowave wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I always thought they added the synth parts to make up for the fact that another guitarist wasn't used to keep the rhythm going during the leads.[/QUOTE]
There was that as well but I would have preferred another guitarist. I never like the bone-headed mentality amongst some fans; "no extra musicians; they should play all the instruments themselves." The Magic tour was crying out for a second guitarist- in a stadium you casn't get away with one, not for a supposedly hard rock band.
There was that as well but I would have preferred another guitarist. I never like the bone-headed mentality amongst some fans; "no extra musicians; they should play all the instruments themselves." The Magic tour was crying out for a second guitarist- in a stadium you casn't get away with one, not for a supposedly hard rock band.
Ive never heard the DVD version, but in the LD version the synths wernt overpowering so you could probobley pick up that version.