G3: Live in Tokyo
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Movie Reviews of G3: Live in Tokyo
Movie Review: Very Good
Summary: 4 Stars
Excellent footage, sound quality, and camerawork from Japan. Petrucci holds his own while opening the show with 2 songs. Vai comes out for 3 tunes like a man possesed and Satriani melts your mind with his 3. When they all get together for a 3 song jam they take turns with some breathtaking solos that really take songs like Smoke on the Water and La Grange to new levels. This DVD is worth adding to your collection.Movie Review: G3 live in Tokyo
Summary: 4 Stars
I love all the G3, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai together is like having the two best guitar legends combined into one, I have never heard of John Petrucci before, so it was great to hear another great guitarist, and the three togther its an awesome mix
If you are a G3 fan add this to the collections :-)
Movie Review: Not up to par with the others.
Summary: 3 Stars
John: Thank God for Petrucci. His two songs are easily the best of the entire DVD.
Joe: Joe is his usual self - good tunes, nice guitar but not as over-the-top in terms of jaw-dropping ability as the others.
Steve: This is a let-down compared to G3 Denver. Yeah, he plays some wild stuff, but compared to G3 Denver it's boring, pretentious, and simply hard to get into... this is partly why it only gets three stars.
Jams: Pretty darn good. In the first tune (Foxey Lady), watching Petrucci and Vai trade leads is simply jaw-dropping... I've always been a Vai fan, figuring there's nobody who can touch him... well, I stand corrected: Petrucci can play guitar alongside ANYBODY, even Vai. Watching them play progressively more challenging licks had me laughing out loud - it's just plain NUTS how good these guys are! The other two tunes are also quite good, although both Vai and Satch spend too much time twiddling their whammy bars squealing with their sustainers.
Production: not that great... I mean, how hard is it, on a G3 DVD, to make sure the camera is on the player's fingers during the more difficult stretches? Some of Petrucci's most impressive runs feature camera angles from behind, of his face, of the bass player, etc... disappointing. Severely disappointing: this is the main reason it's only three stars.
Extras: the "sound check" and commentaries are nice bonus features... not what we buy the DVD for, but certainly added value.
Overall: if you like G3, you know you're buying it. If you like Joe, it's a good representation of him; if you like Vai, prepare to be somewhat let down; if you like Petrucci, you'll truly enjoy watching him quite frankly out-play Satch and Vai. Nonetheless, it doesn't rank with Vai Live at Astoria, or Dream Theater Live at Budakon. Compared to those masterpieces it's only 3 of 5 stars.
Movie Review: Good but not Great
Summary: 3 Stars
I have the original G3 Live DVD as well and I haven to say I liked it better. Why? Because the camera work on the Toyko show sucks, most of the music isn't that interesting and it's just too much noise at once during the jam.
However, I really did enjoy John Petrucci's two songs, he should have had more on here. Glasgow Kiss and Damage Control were, to me, the most melodic and impressionalbe songs on the DVD. Petrucci isn't much for show but he's got it down where it counts.
Vai is the biggest 'explorer' of the three in terms of where he takes guitar music. He is very innovative in his approach but I find that his music on here is repetitive and I lost interest a little too easily. But he is a showman and that almost makes up for it.
Satch is back at it but I still enjoyed his original G3 tracks more. I dunno, these tracks just weren't that interesting to me for some reason.
I guess it was just nothing too new for me, except for Petrucci. I'd buy a DVD of just him in concert. (not Dream Theater) I've been to a G3 show with Malmsteen and I've seen Malmsteen by himself too. I think it's time for a new approach to the 3G formula though because it's gettin kind of stale in my opinion.
If you don't have any of the G3 DVDs I'd go with the original. I haven't seen the Denver show so I can't comment on that one. They're all absolutely astonishing guitar players and musicians, no doubt about that. But most of the music is just technical showcasing. Lots of heart but no soul, ya know?
Movie Review: Good but not good
Summary: 3 Stars
I'll start by saying this DVD comes at a great price. That being said, it's pretty forgettable. While all three musicians showcased here do their best and do amaze, I find myself wanting to hear more Petrucci, a whole lot less Vai and maybe asking Satch how he decided to pick those three songs. Vai annoys me with his onstage antics and his truly pompous attitude. Plus, with the exception of Audience is Listening, his set sucked. Satch picked two bad songs out of three. I have nothing bad to say about Petrucci. I do have something bad to say about the last three songs where they're together. Petrucci just disappears soundwise at that point and makes it sound pretty lame. Anyway, overall I didn't enjoy this DVD, but it was still worth having to see such amazing musicians at play.