- Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Paramount
- Release Date: Oct 12 2004
- Run Time: 115 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (77 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0002V7OG0
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #80,484 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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If your favorite part of a football game is when the marching band takes the field, then you're going to love Blast. Think of the most rousing, in-sync band that you ever saw, turn them way up, add cool costumes and a black-and-white checkered stage with colored spotlights, throw in a good helping of the Stomp vibe, and you've got Blast.
Color is the theme that threads the different musical pieces together. Beginning with Ravel's Bolero, the audience is pulled into this new music/dance/theatre experience as the band takes the stage marching, twirling, and weaving. The performers aren't simply musicians--they dance, sing, act, and play their brass and drums. "Loss," in the Blue section of the color wheel, is particularly touching. Even the flag team--a very sexy and talented flag team--is represented. The Green section melds into a sober and lovely rendition of "Simple Gifts," then concludes quietly with Copland's Appalachian Spring. In the black light of "Battery Battle," you're pulled into the rhythm of the lone drummer, then dueling snare drums, and finally a row of energetic, blindfolded drummers who never miss a beat. "Medea" combines movement and music in a dramatic interpretation of Samuel Barber's piece, and, set to a dance-club beat, "Lemon Techno" is a flurry of yellow flags, poles, and sensuous movement. A spectacularly sultry "Malaguena" drenched in red ends the program.
It's easy to see why Blast is a PBS favorite. It's an amazing new type of performance--one that every high school marching band member will want to emulate. Included here is a 25-minute documentary, Music in Motion: The Making of Blast, which takes you behind the scenes to the conception of the show and into the ensemble's homes and lives as they perform in London's West End. --Dana Van Nest
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5.0 out of 5 stars
WOW!,
By P-trick "omegacage" (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Blast! (DVD)
I have been in both marching band and drum corps and watched groups like the Blue Devils, Santa Clara Vanguard, Phantom Regiment and others and this group blew them all away. The American cast's show (which I saw on stage live) is not as good as the British cast's so I highly recommend the DVD but if you get a chance to see Blast live on stage DO IT!
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a GREAT show!,
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This review is from: Blast! (DVD)
I love this DVD. It really captures the excitement of the performance and behind the scenes life. I was introduced to Drum Corps by my friend who participated in his college years. I've seen a live performance at a local college on the football field. I also saw "blast" performed at UCLA at the Royce Hall Theatre. It is a HOOOOT!!!! Play it LOUD!!! 5.1 prefered!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Visual Music,
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This review is from: Blast! (DVD)
Ballet, modern dance, marching bands, drum and bugle corps, flag dancers, bell ringers, army drill teams and more are what you can expect from this original and fascinating visual display of music.This collection of music and movement does its best to avoid classification. There is simply nothing like it. Imagine seeing the following: A drum team with the precision of Riverdance There are two themes that thread through all of the productions. The first is the use of color. Flags, lights, costumes and props take the production through the rainbow. The second is that these performers really love what they are doing. Just look at their faces. The camera work is well done. Angle change to show what is going on without being to spastic like in Lord of the Dance. There is even an intermission where several performers join the audience and use stools for drums. My only complaint is that some numbers are actually several pieces in a row without their own separate tracks. So when watching the drum battle, if you want to see the precision blindfolds, you will have to watch the pieces before it (at least until you set your own bookmarks). My whole family really loves this one from my wife and myself to my one-year-old and my four-year-old. The visuals are gripping and unbelievable. While the music itself is great, anyone who just gets the CD is really missing out.
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