Cheap Trick-Live (In Australia) (1988) |
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Cheap Trick-Live (In Australia) (1988) |
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| General | Extras | ||
| Category | Music |
Main Menu Audio Biographies-Cast-Cheap Trick Gallery-Photo |
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| Year Of Production | 1988 | ||
| Running Time | 65:41 | ||
| RSDL / Flipper | No/No | Cast & Crew | |
| Start Up | Menu | ||
| Region Coding | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | Directed By | Craig Chapman |
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Distributor |
 Warner Vision |
Starring |
Rick Neilsen Robin Zander Tom Petersson Bun E. Carlos |
| Case | Amaray-Transparent-Secure Clip | ||
| RPI | $34.95 | Music | Cheap Trick |
| Video | Audio | ||
| Pan & Scan/Full Frame | Full Frame | English Dolby Digital 2.0 (224Kb/s) | |
| Widescreen Aspect Ratio | None | ||
| 16x9 Enhancement | No | ||
| Video Format | 576i (PAL) | ||
| Original Aspect Ratio | 1.33:1 | Miscellaneous | |
| Jacket Pictures | No | ||
| Subtitles | None | Smoking | No |
| Annoying Product Placement | No | ||
| Action In or After Credits | No | ||
Guitarist Rick Neilsen is no Joe Satriani. What he lacks in technical ability he makes up for in Pete Townsend style acrobatics and stupid guitars, for example his ridiculous five necked guitar, or his twin necked guitar shaped like Elvis- this man never plays the same guitar twice throughout the whole show. Vocalist Robin Zander is a good front man, with plenty of stage presence and a great rock voice, but he is sadly let down by awful off-key back up vocals from his band mates.
The flow of the live concert is ruined by unfunny footage between each song of the band trekking around Sydney. I was tempted to hit the 'skip' button on more than one occasion. All of the band's recognisable hits are performed, including the FM radio staple, The Flame. Still, I'd prefer Anthrax's version of Auf Wiedersehen any day.
The feature exhibits some truly awful editing, clumsily cutting where there should be clean fades or dissolves. The feature itself ends very abruptly in the middle of a credit, without any kind of fade-out. It hardly has the appearance of a professional production, and I fail to see the merits in releasing it on DVD, except maybe to rip off fans who already own the VHS.
| 1. Just Got Back 2. Top Of The World 3. Dream Police 4. If You Want My Love 5. Clock Strikes Ten 6. Big Eye 7. Never Had A Lot To Lose | 8. Ain't That A Shame 9. California Man 10. The Flame 11. Don't Be Cruel 12. I Want You To Want Me 13. Surrender 14. Auf Wiedersehen |
I could only describe this transfer as adequate.
The feature is presented in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, full frame.
Sharpness is satisfactory, considering the source and the quality of the production in general. Shadow detail is non-existent due to an ugly, overly bright transfer. There was no low level noise or aliasing apparent.
Colours were as good as one would expect from an analogue master such as this, and showed no bleeding.
Surprisingly, no MPEG or film-to-video artefacts were detected, however there were some instances of grain (4:40, 20:57), but they were not overly distracting.
No subtitles are available on this single layered DVD.
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One audio track is present, English Dolby Digital 2.0 (224Kb/s).
Dialogue quality was clear most of the time, but I couldn't understand every word that was sung. Audio sync wasn't an issue.
This live mix is good, with all instruments being easily discernable from one another. Bass frequencies are lacking, however - my subwoofer offered little reaction throughout the feature.
There is a serious drop in audio quality during track eleven (24:25). Both the volume and brightness of the audio drops sharply away, only to return to normal once we get to track twelve. This is a noticeable and distracting fault.
A large amount of hiss is evident during quieter parts of the concert, particularly at 35:00.
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There isn't much to get excited about here.
Eight photos of the band.
NOTE: To view non-R4 releases, your equipment needs to be multi-zone compatible and usually also NTSC compatible.
The video quality is acceptable, but suffers from an overly bright transfer.
The audio quality varies from okay to terrible.
The extras hold nothing of any real significance.
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| Review Equipment | |
| DVD | Pioneer DV-525, using Component output |
| Display | Panasonic TX76PW10A 76cm Widescreen 100Hz. Calibrated with Video Essentials. This display device is 16x9 capable. |
| Audio Decoder | Built in to amplifier/receiver. Calibrated with Video Essentials. |
| Amplification | Denon AVR-2802 Dolby EX/DTS ES Discrete |
| Speakers | Orpheus Aurora lll Mains (bi-wired), Rears, Centre Rear. Orpheus Centaurus .5 Front Centre. Mirage 10 inch sub. |