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Bauhaus: Gotham |
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Bauhaus: Gotham  Rating: Rating:  - Rock, not GothFrom the very get-go this dvd rocks. The boys from Love & Rockets reunite with Peter Murphy and put on a great show. The sound production reveals more of a gritty rock band than a goth/cult group resting on its past laurels. I was never aware just how good a guitar player Daniel Ash was until I saw this dvd. And Peter Murphy is at his theatrical best and I cannot think of a better voice in rock music. He compares only to Bono in power but his emotions are more intense and explosive. From beginning to end, this dvd is loaded with all the great Bauhaus songs. They even took a couple of their somewhat annoying older songs and reinvented them to make them even better. There simply is nothing bad to say about this release. Rating: - An incredible live spectacleI saw both San Francisco shows, the first from the balcony, the second from the floor -- and was amazed at how well this DVD captured the sights, sounds, and intensity of this incredible band. Beginning with 'Double Dare' and the eyes and face of Peter appearing on a television at the center of the stage. It was a great minimalistic effect; stark, frenetic, and powerful. Most ands start a show with a big bang, but this was more of a rising thunder before the storm hits with the second song, 'In The Flat Field' when Peter emerges from back stage. If you missed this tour, you missed an incredible opportunity to see one of the best live shows I've ever seen. If at all possible, view this DVD from a projector and crank it up as loud as possible. Rating:  - Too bad for those who were not there!Let me begin by saying that I did indeed catch Bauhaus live during the 1998 tour. From the looks of it, their performance in New Orleans was much better than their New York show (where this particular one is filmed). This is probably not true, however, so the problem is essentially in the production of this performance. It seems quite likely that there were "four guys [tumbling] on the cutting room floor" while this one was in the works. To begin with there is the sound --- or, rather, the lack thereof. Not only is the sound rather suppressed, it's actually very poorly recorded overall. It almost sounds as if some "bootlegger" brought in a pocket-sized cassette recorder to record the show. I was there in New Orleans and the sound was great, so I'm certain that sound at the famous Hammersmith had to be at least equal if not even better. The problem is not with the "sound man" for the band, but whoever recorded this show. My second gripe is with the length. I was in no way inebriated at the show I attended and I certainly possess no degree of memory loss, so I can say with little reservation that this is a "condensed" version of the actual live show. I realize that the producers obviously cut most of the dialogue out between songs, but I'm convinced they cut out a few songs from the set list as well. Finally, where is the nice little "booklet" you normally get with a DVD? Couldn't they have put a fold out poster or even a condensed tour program with the packaging? Of course they could have! But they didn't! All you get when you open it up is a DVD and a DVD only. Cheapskates! Alright, should an old school Goth like myself buy this DVD? Of course! We all relish every morsel we can get. Will you be gravely disappointed? Probably not. Will you come away feeling as though you've gotten your money's worth? Well, that's a different matter entirely. Rating: - Poetical ReviewFlowered Intentions Freshly Bloom In Sobriety Within A Light Of Serene Blue. No Terrible Downgrade Calls From A Surrendered Voice Awake Within Unity. Crystals Of Clarity In A Momentum Of Beauty Illume In Shadows Of Light. And Petals Of Powerful Serenity Scent Towards The Kingdom Of The Rose. While The Contented Sea Is A Smile A Heart Illumined At This Resurrection. |
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