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3.0 out of 5 stars
Animations Mar an Otherwise Flawless Concert, Sep 15 2011
By ... "daddax2001" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Symphonic Live [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
The 2002 DVD release of Yes Symphonic Live has seen many hours in my home theater, showcasing Yes in this amazing concert with a symphony orchestra. I had longed to see this title released on Blu-Ray, so imagine my excitement when I found this new release in my local music store. Then imagine my disappointment when animations and film footage start to appear at key moments within this video, replacing the concert footage! These animated backgrounds were optional on the original DVD release, but not so in this Blu-Ray. The ultimate tragedy for me was during "The Gates of Delirium", my favorite song of this concert. As the band and orchestra wind up together and lock into an amazing groove for the song's middle "battle" section, cartoonish imagery of soldiers, tanks and planes flow across the screen, obscuring the band and orchestra performance! I turned the disc off right there and stuffed it into the back row of my collection. Three stars is all I can muster for what should have been a five star release on Blu-Ray. At least I still have that old DVD release to enjoy this concert.Update: I do need to clarify - the amount of imagery is not staggering in context of the entire concert, which looks and sounds fantastic! But there is more than a few seconds of interruptions - for example, "Close to the Edge" has two animated sections that are each almost a minute long, and "The Gates of Delirium" battle sequence has two straight minutes of animation. There may be more, I didn't finish watching it. So, your patience for seeing this imagery will certainly vary from mine, but I watch a Yes concert to see the performers play, not to witness animations and video feeds obscure the experience. If such imagery doesn't bother you, then grab and enjoy this title!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
What a shame!, Oct 8 2011
By Danny L Hartley - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Symphonic Live [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
I love this concert. That's why it hurts giving it only 2 stars for the bluray version. I agree with another reviewer about the animation on Gates of Delirium which is also my favorite cut. The forced animation absolutely ruins it. All I can think is that this was a mistake. The regular DVD version has a bypass option so why is there not one on the bluray? I rewatched the standard DVD and it really only has marginally less picture quality than the bluray and the audio is completely acceptible. I find it hard to believe anyone would actually like the animation so my advice to anyone that is considering the bluray, forget it and get the regular DVD. Maybe someday they will realize their mistake and reissue the bluray with the bypass option.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Caught Between Great Sound and Animation, Nov 14 2011
By Jerome Bush "JBUSH" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Symphonic Live [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Aye, I jumped at the blu-ray when I saw it was available, and like many others, I put the BD in and was loving the sound and picture; then, the animation hit... Don't want to sound like Cream but "What a Bringdown." I immediately looked for the "stop the animation" option--there was none. Like another viewer, I turned it off. I'm trying to decide to whether to keep it (for the better sound and use it for background while I'm working on the computer) or selling it because I will not put up with watching those animations. No one can afford the amount of arrogance it's taken to "make us" watch the animations. When I want to watch cartoons, I dial up Foghorn Leghorn. When I want the best concert I've ever seen or heard, I go with Yes's "DVD" of Symphonic Live. [You can bet the group, YES, all got the BDs with no animation.]
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