http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:24:38 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/12/31/193727.php#comment-690201 Tom, I don't really buy the technical difficulties explanation either. The editor is notorious for that style of editing. The PT video did not capture the excitement of being at one of their shows, which are not at all dull. Steve Wilson indicated in a recent interview at www.dprp.net that the new live album may also be accompanied by a DVD. 690201@blogcritics.org Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:24:38 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/12/31/193727.php#comment-690197 Jasper's misdirected anger aside, I think it's a bit ridiculous to have to grade a release based on the difficulty the artists had in putting it out. That doesn't and shouldn't matter to us, the buyers and fans. If it was so bad, they shouldn't have released it. This is also the first I've seen mention of these problems, and, frankly, I'm not sure how "bad exposure" is possible on a multi-camera shoot. To me, the problem is simply, and unfortunately, a dull band to watch on video - which is the way it often is with highly technical bands. Porcupine Tree are an amazing band but they just don't DO much on stage that most people would need to see, hence the need for the over-editing to liven things up. Regardless, we won't have to worry about shoddy editing as we won't be getting a DVD anyway - it'll be a live <em>album</em> instead, sometime this year. Cool with me - I really only get the DVDs to rip the audio for listening anyway! 690197@blogcritics.org Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:28:20 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/12/31/193727.php#comment-690188 I clearly said that I thought THIS DVD was edited perfectly. Your first comment is the first I have heard about "bad camera work and a ton of technical problems" being the main reason behind all of Lasse Hoile's artistic liberties with the editing of Porpupine Tree's <i>Arriving Somewhere...</i> DVD. Watching the two properly edited performances from the bonus disc just made we wish the main show had been edited the same way. 690188@blogcritics.org Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:32:10 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/12/31/193727.php#comment-690174 Also, there is no other concert DVD out there looking so amazing as this one! Just you remember that! Amazing editing and the so called effects supplement the overall atmosphere very well indeed! 690174@blogcritics.org Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:00:38 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/12/31/193727.php#comment-689858 I am sure you didn't know the troubles they had in editing the video for Arriving Somewhere... They had bad camera work and a ton of technical problems like very bad exposure etc. which resulted in what you see! So, you can't blame Lasse for that buddy ! 689858@blogcritics.org Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:44:54 EST