Fantasia: Live in Tokyo [Blu-ray]
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DVD details
Actor: AsiaAudio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Live
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 155 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-03-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
DVD Reviews of Fantasia: Live in Tokyo [Blu-ray]
DVD Review: If You Like Monophonic Sound...
Summary: 2 Stars
This was maybe the most awaiting concert on DVD since Asia's reunion with the four original members in 2006. Remember that the last time they were all together was in september 1983.
If you are watching to that DVD on your tv speakers, good for you. You won't notice anything. Even if you do it on your hi-fi system, it will be hard to say that but ok. I have here a very expensive hi-fi system. But no one hi-fi system will give you the real rendition of a concert. You have to watch it with a pair of hearphones. Any quality you want. Hearphones gives you the real test, the real thing.
I have here a pair of headphones Koss HV-1A. You can't almost have better. Watching-listening to a concert on DVD with your headphones is so another thing. You can hear everything, mostly if the mixing is good, well done.
Here we have a concert recorded not in 1967, but in 2007. It is in mono all the way apart some ''drums'' parts here and there along the concert.
Very disapointing if we consider that this concert was made in Japan and that the Asia members deserve more than this.
I'm giving it two stars because of the great image quality and editing. But if you like mono concerts, this is for you...
Quebec city, Canada.
DVD Review: A Must Have For Any Fan...
Summary: 5 Stars
I have loved Asia since their arrival on the scene with their debut album back in 1982. This album was fantastic and the follow-up of Alpha, although not as great, did not disappoint those who wanted a continuation of their first album. I say a continuation because it was nothing ground-breaking, nor was it easy to remember which of the two albums a particular song came from in later years. Their third album, Astra, was a major disappointment to the fans and the band fell apart in 1985.
The band reunited in 1990 with varying line-ups for tours and a couple of studio albums, but nothing could match the magic of the original line-up. Then, when the original band-members came together for the 25 year anniversary show in Tokyo in 2007, I had to buy the CD to hear how the band would do after all this time. I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed the variations on old-hits of both Asia and some of the bands the members used to belong to. With the exception of "Video Killed The Radio Star" (at least in MY opinion), Asia was a worthy contender for my time and attention.
So, when Asia came to Los Angeles in July of 2009, I had to go see them play and was again thrilled by their sound, but also by the show itself... and to re-capture that memory, I turned to this DVD to bring those memories back alive.
I highly recommend this for any fan of ASIA and most fans of the "progressive rock" genre. While it isn't for everyone, I was quite pleased with it.
DVD Review: Grade AAA+
Summary: 5 Stars
I started to hear Prog Rock since I was 13, today I'm 42, and, became, between other bands, a YES,ELP, King Crimson, between other bands, fan.
Well, quite frankly, I was with not big expectations about this Show from, ASIA, you know, Howe with some health problems, Downes kind of out of shape, Wetton fat, Palmer with that "short weird hair and looking".... what a mistake !!! Those guys are booming and rocking better than on the begining of their respectives careers, very powerful, technical, keeping control of every little part of every song...Howe vibrating much more than at with YES, Palmer,kindly destroying and dominating the drums, Wetton singing perfectly from the botton to the top notes and Downes, with much more consistency and punch.
Definetely , a Blue Ray concert that worth every minute and money that I spent. Prog Roch Forever and hopefully more shows and long life to ASIA !
DVD Review: Awful sound mix
Summary: 1 Stars
Totally agree with a previous review about the sound mix on the Blu-ray disc - it's awful. You get 3 options, DTS-HD, Dolby 5.1, and LPCM. Both the DTS-HD and Dolby 5.1 are terrible - you can barely hear the guitar and anytime the keyboard plays it is way louder than all the other instruments. The only way this disc is watchable is by using the LPCM audio option, which doesn't suffer from the bad audio mixing, but still isn't worth paying extra for Blu-ray. Don't know if this is a problem with my player - it's a Panasonic DMP-BD35, but if you're looking for sweet DTS-HD sound, keep looking.DVD Review: Great Show!
Summary: 5 Stars
These guys are aging like fine wine. Wetton still has that clear and dynamic voice. The video and sound are done well and there is not a medicre song on the playlist in my opinion. Especially loved hearing "In the Court of the Crimson King". Amazing group of musicians.
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