PENDRAGON - And Now Everybody To The Stage... [DVD] (2006)

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Tarcisio Moura - ProgArchives:

I really didn´t know wht to expect from this DVD. After all it came on the heels of a (relatively) disapointing CD (Believe) and the band, with a stabilished line up for 20 years, lost one of their most celebrated members, drummer Fudge Smith. To top that they had released in 2001 one of the best neo prog DVDs ever, Live At Last. Could they face those challenges and still come up with something extra to offer?

Fortunatly they did. The overall quality of this DVD is superior: better stage, bigger audience, more cameras, very good photography and editing. The only major letdown is the keyboards sounds that are mixed too low. Still,at least on the Believe songs, they are more proeminent here then in the studio, which is plus. Besides I´m really glad to say that the Believe stuff works far better live than on CD.

After a pinkfloydian intro (a flick that reminds me of Floyd´s Take It Back) the band hits the stage with power and passion. Their stage movements are much more fluid and natural than on Live At Last and this is more so of Nick Barrett. Nick´s voice is definitly not in his prime, but he makes that up by doing some great interpretation of the repertoir. He definitly never sounded or apeared so natural and convincing on stage (watch Am I Really Losing You, the concert´s final number).

Newcomer Joe Crabtree may not have Smith´s charismal, but he´s got the chops. The guy bashes his drumkit all the way throught the show and does a fine job, injecting an extra power to the group´s perfomance. He is really good and you don´t miss Smith as much as I thought. In fact, by the end of the DVD I found myself not missing him at all.

Sure I´d like to have some more old songs included here and some others already available on Live At Last deleted, but you really can´t satisfy everyone. However I´m pleased they included Kowtow (from the much maligned album) and a superb version of The Black Knight. I only wish they played Sister Bluebird in full, instead of only a verse in a medley of Not Of This World songs during the encore.

Conclusion: a great DVD by a great band. An excellent companinon for the Live At Last DVD and a must have for any neo prog fan. Highly recommended!

<b><span style="color:#ffff00">DVD Contents:</span></b>

Track Listing:
1. No Place For The Innocent
2. As Good As Gold
3. Guardian Of My Soul
4. Kowtow
5. The Wishing Well
6. The Edge Of The World
7. Nostradamus
8. Tha Dance Of The Seven Veils
9. Paintbox
10. The Last Waltz
11. Breaking The Spell
12. Masters Of Illusion
13. The Black Knight
14. The Lost Children / Green Eyed Angel / Sister Bluebird / The Last Man On Earth
15. Am I Really Losing You?

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Line-Up / Musicians:
- Nick Barrett / volcas, guitar
- Clive Nolan / keyboards, backing vocals
- Peter Gee / bass guitar, backing vocals
- Joe Crabtree / drums


DVD Also includes:
- Animated menu
- Interview with Nick Barrett
- Band history
- Discography
- Photo gallery
- Desktop images
- Weblinks

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Format: DVD9 Dual Layer
System: PAL 4:3
Region: All
Dolby Digital 5.1: Y
DTS: N
Dolby Digital Stereo: Y
Scans: Y
Recovery: 5%
Size: 76*100 MB + 1*32.4 MB = 7,632.4 MB


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