The Six Wives Of Henry VIII DVD
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Actor: Rick WakemanDirector: Robert Garofalo
Brand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-10-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Eagle Vision
DVD Reviews of The Six Wives Of Henry VIII DVD
DVD Review: So close to perfection, but.....
Summary: 4 Stars
I agree with almost all of the other reviewer's points of view on this DVD. Having been a die hard Yes and Wakeman fan from the very first Hammond note he struck on Roundabout/Fragile when I was about 14 years old, I would love nothing more than to give the DVD a solid 5 stars. And in most respects, it is! I mean, what more could you ask for - Rick in all his glory, the band, the orchestra, the choir. All of the elements for what should be Rick's crowning achievement! The overall sound and picture quality are excellent. The musicians and their performances are, of course, second to none. My only quibbles that prevent me from making this DVD a solid 5 star?
1) The mixing - orchestral arrangements are almost totally lost in the mix throughout many of the performances. I do realize that Rick and his playing are intended to be the "center of attention" for the show, but there are even some points where I'd go as far as saying his keys were way too loud! There was plenty of "headroom" there in the mix to have the orchestra's parts better balanced with Rick's playing.
2) This only a personal opinion, but for this show especially, I would have loved to have seen Rick bring back his old standard analog set up. A REAL Hammond, his 2 Mellotrons, 2 Mini Moogs, his old Clavicord and Electric Piano, and especially, his Grand Piano. There is one point in the show where he gets up and does play a short interlude on an actual grand piano; and the sound is absolutely heavenly. Being a keyboard player myself, I don't care if you spend $30,000 on all of the new top of the line "Digital" keyboards - NONE of them can EVER hold a candle to the original sounds of the Hammond, Mellotron, and Piano. There's just no warmth or character to those digital sounds. I do realize that in this day and age that moving what is equivalent to an entire house worth of furniture (a Hammond and Leslie cabinet are about 300 lbs alone, not to mention a grand piano and 2 Mellotrons) is very costly and labor intensive (plus there is the technical aspects of keeping all of those old keyboards in working order), but for this show in particular, I would have thought that Rick would have taken on the extra expense and manpower. On a different note - did I hear Rick making a couple mistakes?? I know this is blasphemy to Wakeman fans, and it hurts me to even point it out, but I do hear him getting a little sloppy at a couple points during the performance. I've been hearing Wakeman perform live for 35 years and have NEVER heard him make a mistake. Not ONE! That's one of the many things that have completely blown me away about his performances. Nerves? I doubt it....not Rick. Age? Maybe a little bit? I know early in his career he had a fear that he had Arthritis setting in. But that turned out to be a false alarm (just swollen, overworked hands) - could it be that his worst fear has been coming to fruition after all this time and his hands are becoming arthritic? I pray not ! Love you Rick!
Description of The Six Wives Of Henry VIII DVD
Rick Wakeman's "The Six Wives Of Henry VIII" is one of the landmark albums of the seventies, a critical and commercial success that has sold in excess of 15 million copies worldwide. In May 2009, Rick Wakeman finally achieved his long held dream of performing the entire album live at Hampton Court Palace. It was the first time the whole album had ever been performed in concert & included the Henry VIII track "Defender Of The Faith," that had to be cut from the original album for space reasons, plus new opening and closing pieces. The two spectacular sell out concerts were a never to be repeated event and this DVD shows why they will live long the memory of all those fortunate enough to attend.TRACK LISTING:
1) Tudorture / Henry's Fanfare
2) Tudorture / "1485"
3) Catherine Of Aragon
4) Kathryn Howard
5) Jane's Prelude
6) Jane Seymour
7) Defender Of The Faith
8) Katherine Parr
9) Anne Of Cleves
10) Anne Boleyn
11) Tudorock
Bonus Materials: Behind the scenes with Rick.
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