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Does the "Live at Luna Park" show lack momentum?

Started by Perpetual Change, November 19, 2013, 06:25:00 AM

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RaiseTheKnife

Any slips in energy I attribute to the shortcomings of the crowd.  They should have over-delivered for the DVD, especially in representing the reputation of South American audiences.   But they didn't.    They setlist was a perfect mix of tracks to showcase the requisite cuts from the new album and introduce us to the Mangini era.

hefdaddy42

Quote from: Perpetual Change on November 19, 2013, 08:57:25 AM
I actually think the pacing is great after the set - actually the end of the concert was more exciting for me than the beginning.
So, you're saying that it gains momentum?
Quote from: BlobVanDam on December 11, 2014, 08:19:46 PMHef is right on all things. Except for when I disagree with him. In which case he's probably still right.

Anguyen92

Quote from: Tis BOOLsheet on January 24, 2014, 08:15:01 PM
Agree that 6:00 sapped the energy gained from Bridges. 6:00 is not a good song, live or recorded. I didn't find any value in experiencing it live. It was a throw-away song very early on.

That's a funny opinion.  I enjoyed 6:00 very much after Bridges.  It gave me that first feeling where I was genuinely enjoying what's happening so far as oppose to trying to force myself to enjoy the show because it's DT playing.

Perpetual Change

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on January 25, 2014, 03:06:53 AM
Quote from: Perpetual Change on November 19, 2013, 08:57:25 AM
I actually think the pacing is great after the set - actually the end of the concert was more exciting for me than the beginning.
So, you're saying that it gains momentum?
Well, I haven't watched the BluRay since the week it came out, so I'm not sure what I was really thinking. But yeah, I do remember it gaining momentum toward the end. But, maybe it was the total lack of crowd noise, I remember watching the beginning just thinking how it felt random and how the song choices didn't flow to well.