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Guitars, Drums and 'Cunning Stunts'

Advantages: Metallica doing what they do best
Disadvantages: None

Metallica normally need very little introduction. Most people will have at least heard of them, if not having actually listened to their music. One of the heaviest, biggest and most successful heavy metal bands of all time, Metallica have been playing for well over two decades now. They've done everything from recording classic metal albums, (e.g. 'Master Of Puppets', 'The Black Album'), to releasing their own Rockumentry movie, ('Some Kind Of Monster'). ...
...night and shows exactly why Metallica are one of the best live bands to have ever existed. The performances are outstanding. From a musical perspective the group are tight, with Lars and Jason providing a stable frame which James' rhythm playing enforces and allows Kirk to launch into his solos. I wouldn't say the performances are flawless, (Kirk fluffs a few notes during some solos, James struggles with the vocal ranges on some earlier songs, etc.) ...

BlueMidget 28.06.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Metallica - Cunning Stunts (DVD)

A real treat

Advantages: All the hits together
Disadvantages: it will make you wish you were there

...night in the life of matchbox twenty is the first and only DVD so far from this american band. It was recored in 2003 on their tour world tour for the album "More than you think you are". This show was recored in Atlanta and was almost identical to all the other shows for that tour. I know as i saw them on this tour and this DVD creates the magic of one of the best live performances i have been too. They play all the favourites from the three albums, ...
...think you are". There is also a documentery that acompanies the DVD that follows them around before the gig, showing how they set up the stage, sort out the lights ect. I would say that this is something that is for the fans. If you are not a fan then this proberly wouldnt appel as you wouldnt know the songs and see just how good some of the versions are. The version of "If your gone" is espically good as its a stipped down versions with just vocals ...

lukecrossland 20.02.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Matchbox Twenty - Show - A Night In The Life Of (DVD)

No-Man in concert an experience not to be missed!

Advantages: A great live DVD for lovers of crafted, beautiful music.
Disadvantages: Not long enough!

No-Man are (currently) Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson, a UK duo who have an occasional recording partnership that spans over 20 years. I only came to listen to them fairly recently, about three years ago I think, when a friend gave me a couple of their CDs to listen to as I had at that time become a fan of one of Steven Wilson's other projects, Porcupine Tree. Since then they have been elevated to be one of my favourite bands ever, for their creativity, ...
...with one of my favourite no-man songs, "Only Rain", from the 2001 album Returning Jesus. Classical violinist Steve Bingham layers loops of violin harmonising with each other, perfectly complementing Tim Bowness' sung verses. Things soon take a noisy and sinister turn as the music transforms into "Time Travel in Texas", originally on the Wild Opera album from 1996, and here given a radical reworking into a stomping rock-out, where it was a moody, ...

melinda3536 30.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of No-Man - Mixtaped (DVD)

Nine, Nein!

Advantages: Excellent cast, wonderful acting, amazing scenes, musical numbers
Disadvantages: Boring, really really boring.

...What's it about? Nine is about a self-centred Italian film director, Guido Contini, who is having trouble finding inspiration for his new movie 'Italia'. He looks to the many women in his life for ideas on what to base his latest film on. He is in the midst of a mid-life crisis and can't seem to find a balance between his personal life and his working life with his ego getting in the way. We meet the women in his life; his mother, his muse, ...
...an influence on his life. Cast This is one of the reasons I went to see the movie, it's such a star studded cast: Guido Contini - Daniel Day-Lewis: This was the director that the plot revolved around, he was a moody, funny, arrogant character who I quite liked. I thought Daniel Day-Lewis was amazing in this role, although the Italian accent was a little dodgy. He was sexy in a kind of mysterious way and really showed why all these women were ...

xKatieeex 30.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Nine

Moulin rouge is a musical admirers dream

Advantages: Great chemistry between main characters ,feel good film .
Disadvantages: The singing throughout the film can get a bit tiresome

In my opinion you must see the film if you like musicals, otherwise you might find the singing a bit off putting .At times the siniging can seem a bit over the top but in general this is what makes the film interesting.It is worth watching just to see the on screen chemistry between Ewan Mcgregor and Nicole Kidman they are a great pairing and seem to have good on screen presence allowing you to follow the romantic tale which is played out . The ...

pepsi27 28.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Moulin Rouge (Special Edition) (DVD)