A Step Further - Drums DVD

Advantages: Good value, Excellent footage, Backstage Clips
Disadvantages: No interviews, Not enough tracks on the CD

...Linkin Park Live In Texas. I bought this DVD/CD yesterday after listening to LP, to see if they were as good live as they were recorded...They did not dissapoint me! The DVD/CD contains all their best tracks from a trilogy of great albums. The DVD open with a thumping rendition of 'Don't Stay' followed by other classics such as 'Papercut' 'With You' and most spectacularly of all 'One step closer'. The DVD also impressively contains cut scenes inbetween tracks of what the band get upto backstage, which for the more hardcore LP fans is a real treat. Footage in general is superb due to the variety of camera angles used from the 'Rob Bourden's close up drum cam' to the action shots of Chesters spine tingling roars. One drawback i noticed is the lack of tracks used on the CD - compared to the amount of tracks used on the DVD. It did... Read review

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Advantages: Very impressive visual and audio quality, plenty of footage, some extras, and many other goodies.
Disadvantages: Cannot think of any...

...Beyond the amazing technical and emotional musicanship of each individual member of Porcupine Tree, lies an unbelievably in tune, tight band. From the creativity and keen sense of musical direction Steven Wilson possesses to the impressive fusion of jazz and metal Gavin Harrison incorporates in his drumming to the simple, sparse, but always incredibly tasteful basslines of Colin Edwin, Porcupine Tree boasts an amazingly incredible experience for ones ears and mind. Porcupine Tree's Arriving Somewhere DVD significantly adds to the experience their fans have come to depend on in their album releases. The Arriving Somewhere DVD allows Porcupine Tree's fans to further understand the amazing amount of chemistry the band holds. Every song, in my opinion, is performed to near perfection. This does not necessarily mean that the DVD does... Read review

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Advantages: great special effects.
Disadvantages: quite expensive to buy.

...The matrix is a great movie to buy or rent on dvd, its a must to watch.It contains an all star cast of great actors and actress. Keanu Reeves is a brillant actor in most films but in this one he does his up most for you to believe what u are seeing is real and that you are part of it all. Samuel L Jackson is also a very good actor in this film as he is a very strong and likeable character, Specially on dvd it contains some extra features and some deleted scences which are absolutely stunning, this flim must be seen by people who have the abilty to believe in an extra-ordinary way of life as it takes you the viewer one step further.... Read review

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