35th Anniversary Phaedra Concert

35th Anniversary Phaedra Concert

35th Anniversary Phaedra Concert
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Actor: Tangerine Dream
Brand: MUSIC VIDEO DIST
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Import, Live, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 167 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-07-10
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Voiceprint UK

DVD Reviews of 35th Anniversary Phaedra Concert

DVD Review: Not their best but still GREAT!
Summary: 4 Stars

I was shocked after reading some of the reviews for this DVD. 1 star? By no means is this their best DVD release, but it certainly does what it set out to do. I thought the way they played the beginning of the concert with their backs to the audience was a nice tribute to the early TD concerts. As far as the "miming" referenced in another review, I'm not sure how to address that. A good deal of TD music is 'programmed' and has been that way for decades. If anything, I find they are playing now for real more than ever. Especially with the addition of Linda Spa's saxophone and Iris Camaa's outstanding percussion. As far as playing Phaedra without Peter and Chris, are they never supposed to play that song again live? They at least played the re-recorded version. Some of the players on this DVD have been with the band since the early 90's (the entire 3-Phase lineup is here). This is hardly Edgar and a bunch of session musicians.

While the song selection on this DVD is not one I would choose, it is different than past tours and for that alone deserves points. At least they don't just play the same songs over and over - the advantages of not having hits I suppose. Also, just because they are not my favorites does not mean others won't like the song selection. There are many good tracks.

There are 2 things I don't like about this release.
1) Stop doing covers. This is not the first time they have done this and while they are good versions, they certainly have enough material of their own to choose from.
2) It is painfully obvious that Edgar does not want Jerome there and equally obvious that Jerome does not want to be there. It was painful watching Edgar introduce the band with such enthusiasm only to barely acknowledge his own son. This is made evident by the fact that Jerome left the group shortly after this concert.

DVD Review: Pretty Entertaining
Summary: 3 Stars

I wasn't sure what to expect when I bought this DVD after all T.D. is well past it's "hayday" and although they are pumping out material (remixed-remastered-re-recorded-restored etc etc)like crazy recently, most of it is pretty much a money grab situation. This concert is a little different. From 2005 and with the most recent line-up of Froese + Son (who needs a diet!!) + friends it's an overview of their entire musical history. I agree with other reviews that the Phaedra material looked and sounded like it was just a sample off a computer but they added a lot of stuff over top and throughout to make it more today and alive. My biggest complaint is the annoying lights that blink constantly at the top of the screen from one of the camera's. Could nobody see these annoying lights and fixed the camera or what ever it was!? I watch the DVD with a black towel covering the top of the tv to stop the blinking. Substandard work once again. Sigh... that aside it's still a very entertaining trip through a great bands history. Although the players have changed (all except Edgar who clearly will take this band to his grave) and they haven't broken any new ground in a very long time, they still can whip it out and play. Not classic era by any means but you can never repeat the past and with Edgar's feuds with Peter Baumann (softened a bit with Peter releasing T.D. material on his Private Music Lable) and especially with Chris Franke (who split and left them without a studio) you are never going to get that reunion anyway. Not to mention Peter Baumann hasn't recorded anything musical in almost 25 years.

DVD Review: At least one person is related??
Summary: 1 Stars

Phaedra was made in 1973 by Edgar Froese, Chris Franke, and Peter Baumann! Did I miss something? I don't seem to see them on the line up! So who is trying to pass this off as Tangerine Dream? At first, I was shocked, I really thought they had reunited. Then I read the details, good thing I didn't buy it! As a huge fan of the "OLD STUFF", I can't spend my money on this! I need to save for the new Beatles concert featuring Heather Mills McCartney! Now that, I'm looking forward to!

DVD Review: At least it is the full show...
Summary: 3 Stars

I don't know where to start. It's a great "historical" concert that spans TD's long history 1973-2005. But it does have some flaws; the package states it has 5.1 sound, but I only found a normal stereo track. The phaedra '05 performance is awfully glitchy and makes me think it was used just to test their wavs. The other performances are OK, with some new percussion arrangements (mainly thanks to Iris, I must admit), but they do sound a lot like their studio counterparts. Did they program all their digital equipment to sound like that? Or did they just pop in some "remastered" wav files into their laptops? I don't know, and I fear the answer to that might be a little too disappointing for a band like Tangerine Dream.

Anyway, this dvd was entertaining to watch, albeit a little long with all that 90's - 00's generic sounding stuff from the second half...

DVD Review: utter disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars

What a bunch of tripe. It is painfully obvious that so much of this "performance" is nothing more than miming. Anyone who is even remotely familiar with the original material can realize that the "historical" material is absolutely note for note. A recording. Milli Vanilli. I'm angry. I have spent so much money on albums and shows in the past, to be promised a "concert" when well over half of it is obviously a recording is an insult. Ashley fricking Simpson! Look at the tune where Edgar is playing guitar alone. Not even close. What a joke!

Description of 35th Anniversary Phaedra Concert

The 35th anniversary concert found the band celebrating the recording of the landmark album Phaedra. Filmed on the 11th June 2005 and was performed in front of a sell-out audience and featured material from Phaedra alongside newer material. The band whi

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