| Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Live |  | Director: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Actor: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Studio: Vagrant Records
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 30,312
Format: Live, NTSC
Language: English (Unknown)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 120 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 5 x 1
MPN: 559
UPC: 601091055926
EAN: 0601091055926
ASIN: B002OL53OQ
Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 2009
Release Date: November 10, 2009
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Product Description
2 DVD set
includes bonus live audio CD
The DVD features over two hours of live concert footage from three sold out shows in Berlin, Dublin and Glasgow. The footage documents the end of the band s 2007 tour in support of Baby 81, their most recent full-length release. The live audio was mixed by BRMC s own Peter Hayes and the gritty cinematography keeps the band s music front and center while viewers experience the show both from the stage and from the audience s perspective.
Over ninety minutes of unadorned, intimate behind-the-scenes footage is captured on the second bonus DVD along with additional performance footage. Viewers accompany BRMC as they record songs from Howl, see the making of the Weapon of Choice video, and witness inspired, impromptu off-stage performances.
The package is rounded out by a bonus audio CD featuring 14 songs from the concert film and a gorgeous 48-page booklet of previously unseen backstage and candid photos of the band.
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 sounds good. look not so good March 13, 2010
jamiefl (jacksonville FL)
i agree with what another reviewer wrote about the editing. those prone to seizures or people with attention-spans longer than 1/2 second, will find the choppy, flashing white/black/white/black images pretty distracting & tiring halfway through the first song. BRMC is a great band with great tunes and sound excellent live, so there's no need to turn this into an editor's "art show". i recommend it for its affordable price, extras, and the live CD. complaints aside, overall its a good value for the BRMC fan.
 thanks paul December 29, 2009
dooker (mendocino)
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
seen clips, but decided its a waste if its that retarted headache inducing ADD editing, iots too bad , they are a great band, but that type of editing ruins everything, after all this is VISUAL
Must-have for die-hard BRMC fans December 23, 2009
Paul Allaer (Cincinnati)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
DVDs: 4 stars; CD: 3 stars; Economic Value: 5 stars
As a Black Rebel Motorcycle Club fan from the early days on, I've been looking forward to an official live release of this band for a long time, because, let's admit it, the live show of BRMC is where it's at, more so that their studio albums (which aren't bad, of course). One of the reasons that I remain such a huge fan of the band is that, even though their critical perception and appreciation has been on the rise for many years, they continue to play mostly small-to-meduim sized clubs and venues, but for the occasional festival or opening for a much bigger band.
"Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Live" consists of 2 DVDs and 1 CD. On DVD 1 (127 min.) we get 22 songs pulled from the band's "Baby 81" European tour, specifically from shows in Glasgow, Dublin and Berlin. Obviously there are a bunch of "Baby 81" tracks on here, including opener "Berlin", "Took Out A Loan", "Weapon of Choice" and others, but let me point out the mammoth version of "American X" as the best of the bunch. The 3 other studio albums are well represented too, albeit a bit light on "Howl" songs. If you've been to a BRMC show, you know that lighting is pretty much optional, and dim at best, and this DVD reflects that. Not surprisingly, the footage is in black and white. The editing is too jumpy for me, frankly. The audio quality is great, though, especially if you have a home-entertainment theatre-style set up, which I happen to have. This concert film is not bad, but could've been brilliant with more subdued editing (do we really need to get a different camera angel every 2 seconds or so?).
DVD2 (90 min.) contains a bunch of extra materials, starting with 4 more songs (including Need Some Air; Stop; Head Up High) from the concert footage featured on DVD1 but for whatver reason not included there. There's a lot of different stuff, such as a short (1 song) impromptu acoustic performance at the 2007 T in the Park festical near what I think is the entrance of the park. Perhaps the most enjoyable item in here is the 13 min. "BBC Radio Sessions Birmingham", where Peter and Robert perform acoustically, and, get this: the camera simply catches them playing, no silly changes in camera angle every second, just beautiful. I also enjoyed the "American X" 10 min. short film quite a bit. The "Howl" studios sessions video is very low-fi, but quite fascinating as well.
The CD (14 tracks; 65 min.) brings a selection of the songs featured on the concert DVD, and the intent is good, as I can take this and put it in my car CD player or whatever. Why the full 80 min. capacity of the CD is not used, I don't know. Why the songs are in a different order from heo they appear on the concert DVD, I don't know either. Why "American X" is missing, that I don't know either. But still, I'll take it and I'm glad they threw that in.
The set comes with a lavish 44 page booklet, mostly with great photos from the shows. Beware: the booklet does NOT contain any information on the DVD and CD contents, so you had better keep the cardboard package in which this set comes. On the next to past page of the booklet, it says "BRMC is Peter Hayes, Robert Been, Nick Jago", which is somewhat ironic since that may have been the case on the "Baby 81" tour, but Jago was kicked out of the band afterwards and a new drummer was brought in last year (I saw the new line-up for the first time in the summer of 2008--a new studio album is expected in 2010). In all, there is a lot of great stuff on here, and if you are a true BRMC fan, you'll want this for sure. And I applaud the band for releasing this at a very fan-friendly purchase price.
Excellent DVD; CD sound could've been better December 9, 2009
Elvis (Wadsworth, Ohio United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm a BRMC fan, so I'm predisposed to like this 2 DVD/1 CD combo package, which, btw, is an excellent value at ~$18. The Live DVD is absolutely excellent, and so is the bonus DVD. I usually don't find bonus material on DVDs that worthwhile, so this is saying something. The only minor complaint I have, and the reason for 4 instead of 5 stars, is that the sound quality on the CD doesn't seem nearly as good as on the DVDs. I would definitely buy this package, though--you won't be disappointed.
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