For those of you who have the DVD...
Keep your eye on Tommy during the "eyes open to the sound of laughter" part of Silent Flight Parliament.
Its amazing how he can sing without even opening his mouth, or without facing the microphone!
This band blows my mind.
Seriously though, HUGE editing mistake. I thought this performance was going to be 100% legit.
Haven't seen the DVD yet but if that is indeed true, it's a shame.
Forgive my ignorance, but since it's a not a 'concert,' why couldn't they just replay/re-film the parts they messed up on?
I agree. That would have made the product better in the long run. They could take breaks, rehearse certain parts, add little extras to the music, and perform every song flawlessly. Of course, certain songs would have to be played together, like the run from Goodbye to Everything - Autumn, or Telos to Melting City, just because transitions would probably be awkward otherwise.
Of course, they could just get around that by taking a little extra time to piece the songs together in post editing, perhaps in a slightly different way from the studio album version and make super fancy visual transitions in between every track.
Its not like the point of the DVD is to watch the band challenge themselves to a flawless 75 minute marathon of musical ridiculousness. The point is just to enjoy watching the band perform the songs in high definition with a dynamic and personalized visual representation, which they do provide, but it could have been better.
All things aside, I do really enjoy the product, and I think I actually like listening to the "live" performance better than the studio album. The instruments and vocals sound more raw and....
alive. But I guess that much is obvious