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Music DVD Review: Bob Brozman Live In Germany

Written by Richard Marcus
Published September 13, 2006

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Whatever they did, the results were wonderful. Close-ups when needed, wide angles when important, and amazing shots of his hands at work all over the guitar. I was a bit worried about the thinness of the sound, until I realized I hadn't set it on 5.1 surround yet, and then it was amazing. In fact, what is really good about this disc is they allow for all three types of systems, DTS, surround, and plain stereo, so no one is deprived of the best sound possible for their system.

There are two special features included on the disc that are absolute musts; one is an interview with Bob where you find out a great deal more about what he thinks of contemporary music and its so-called celebrities. In a nutshell, he considers most of pop music's stars lazy and the majority of pop music is designed to stop you from thinking with its monochrome rhythm.

The second special feature is a short guitar workshop where he runs through the wonders of open tuning and what a player can accomplish with it. He also goes into more depth about the different aspects of rhythm and why it is so important to a guitarist. I have to confess that I was completely lost for most of it, not being a player, but when I played it for a musician friend later, his comment was, "Well my life's changed forever now." I'll take that as a positive comment.

Listening to Bob Brozman play guitar is a wonder. Watching him play is a revelation as to how underused the guitar is by most people who play it. It's the difference between watching someone play "Heart and Soul" on a grand piano and someone else playing a Beethoven sonata. They are both played on the same instrument, but are universes apart in emotional and intellectual definition.

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Copy02-11-Richard portrait-72-4x4.jpgRichard Marcus is a long-haired Canadian iconoclast who writes reviews and opines on the world as he sees it at Leap In The Dark and Epic India Magazine.
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Music DVD Review: Bob Brozman Live In Germany
Published: September 13, 2006
Type: Review
Section: Music
Filed Under: Video: Music, Music: Video, Music: Roots Rock, Music: International/World, Music: Blues
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