Blue Man Group - The Complex Rock Tour Live
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Actor: Blue Man GroupBrand: WEA DES Moines Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), DTS 5.1; English (Subtitled); German (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Japanese (Subtitled); English (Original Language), DTS 5.1
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
DVD Release Date: 2003-11-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Lava
Product features:
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- The Blue Man Group
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Movie Reviews of Blue Man Group - The Complex Rock Tour Live
Movie Review: Rock Concert Movement #397
Summary: 5 Stars
Confound your audience. Ready. Go. The seemingly crazed offspring of a Mime troupe, Kraftwerk, and Pink Floyd, the Blue Man Group presents a dazzling combination of childlike innocence, cute `n' cuddly wackiness, vaguely unsettling weirdness, and pretty damn fine rock music!
For instance, the two guitarists in the touring band have the Pete Townsend "windmill" completely nailed for their incendiary rendition of The Who's "Baba O'Reiley" (aka Teenage Wasteland) - I wouldn't have been in the least surprised to have seen them smash said axes to pieces at the end! - and they may even have invented a new musical genre, Metal Disco, with their killer take on Donna Summer's "I Feel Love;" vocals courtesy of Venus Hum.
But like Floyd you go to "see," and not just listen to, the Blue Men, and in this respect they definitely do NOT disappoint! Over the years I've been to some of the biggest, most complex - no pun intended! - rock shows ever staged; performances by Floyd, Genesis, and Yes spring to mind. And while you can always pile on more lasers, more smoke, build a wall, and even crash a plane onto the stage, the sheer joyous inventiveness of the Blue Men's show takes some beating!
Consider the concept; "The Complex Rock Tour" is presented to us as an instructional, interactive seminar on how to be a "Rock Star," with us, the audience, being both in on, and the butt of, the joke! You simply can't help but smile as you see the Blue's react with childlike wonder upon discovering a fiber optic camera hidden inside the guts of their signature, "tubular," instrument stack, then seeing themselves live on the screen behind the band. Watching their bemused expressions as the audience goes nuts watching them trying to follow the "instructions" and become fully-fledged "Rock Stars" also induces fits of laughter, and rueful head shaking.
The satirical commentary on the modern music business is scathing, such as telling them that they can overcome any shortcomings in singing or instrument playing by simply concentrating on their hip-swiveling choreography! Similarly, once they've made it as "Rock Stars" they're informed that they should knock out a couple of tribute numbers to previous rockers, that way the fans won't realize what a bunch of "callous and delusional asses" they've become!!! Oh my goodness, how many so-called "Stars" do those two particular pieces of advice remind you of?!?!?! LOL!!!
The visual presentation of the show is breathtaking, but don't worry, musically, the Blue Men deliver the goods in spectacular fashion. Highlights for me are the opening instrumental "Above," the bouncy and subversive "Sing Along," "The Current," used in "Terminator 3" - and as I mentioned above - the incendiary "Teenage Wasteland" and killer "I Feel Love," as well as the haunting minimalism of "Exhibit 13."
As other reviewers have said, the production of this DVD is not perfect, it is an amalgam of two separate performances after all, but what you have here certainly captures the spirit of the Blue Men, albeit in a different format to their established shows. I simply can't recommend this highly enough... a unique production, it certainly makes me want to rush off to Vegas to see them ASAP! And two final pieces of advice; listen to this very L O U D, and do watch the "About the DVD" chapter... it's a hoot! Thank You Good Night.
Summary of Blue Man Group - The Complex Rock Tour Live
Blue Man Group takes the audience on a 90-minute journey that pushes the boundaries of the rock concert experience. Filmed during their summer rock tour, The Complex Rock Tour Live is a behind-the-scenes look at the creation and themes surrounding the touSimilar DVD Movies
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