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7 Worlds Collide - Live At The St. James - Neil Finn & FriendsRating:
Release Date: 26 February, 2002 Retail Price: $24.98 OUR Price: $22.48 You SAVE: $2.50! Cast: |
7 Worlds Collide - Live At The St. James - Neil Finn & Friends Reviews
Outstanding Music, less than wonderful video
The music on this DVD is wonderful, and I think the best way to enjoy it is to put the DVD on, but leave your TV off. The visuals are at best comforting - at worst they are horribly annoying. Whoever directed this seems like an undergraduate film student; poor cutting, never heard of a cross-fade,likes jarring effects, when in doubt loves to cut to the wide shot. The camera operators had trouble focussing...
But the music. We all know that Neil Finn is a pre-eminent songwriter, and his songs are timeless. Bringing in a hand-picked group of musicians was his stroke of genius. And having his son's band play his (and his brother Tim's) songs, sung by Eddie Vedder, works really well.
So 5 stars for the music and the performance, minus 1 for the video.
If you're a fan of Crowded House, Split Enz, the Finn brothers, you will love the aural pleasures offered by this - and let's face it, having the music surround you in a home theatre is SUCH a treat.
The next best thing
Great DVD. The first concert DVD I have viewed and it's a beauty. Great venue and atmosphere. It makes you realise what an amazing back catalogue of songs Neil has after all those hard working years. The sound is very good. Acoustics pristine and lighting beautiful in places. It's clear everyone enjoyed themself hugely. Some nice camera work, not too many indulgent SFX.One senses the film captures the warmth and essence of the concert and you don't even get tired of the numerous shots of Lisa Germano's back. I am a Neil Finn\ Crowded House fan but don't take his two solo albums out of the rack very often these days.This band kicks his recent material into the right gear and takes off. Check out the sustained sonic duet of Finn and Ed O'brien on 'In My Head'. Other highlights - 'Fall At Your Feet' is such a melody, Neil and Johnny Marr bringing life to "There Is a Light' and Liams bands renditions of 'History Never Repeats' and 'I See Red' and .... and ...
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