Nine Inch Nails Live - Beside You in Time [Blu-ray]
by Rob Sheridan
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Actor: Aaron North, Alessandro Cortini, Jeordie White, Josh Freese, Trent ReznorDirector: Rob Sheridan
Brand: Uni
Cinematographer: David Rudd
Editor: Rob Sheridan
Producer: Bart Lipton
Blu-ray: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2007-02-27
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Interscope
Movie Reviews of Nine Inch Nails Live - Beside You in Time [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: this is the best Blu-ray music performance yet released
Summary: 5 Stars
As a film of a live performance, 'Beside You in Time' is a more straightforward affair. The stage set is typically impressive, yet simple. Live performance is at the forefront, with only a single gigantic LED video screen behind the band, so interaction between members is never overshadowed. The images have an impressionistic quality when viewed up close, yet form a compelling unity when shot from far in the background. They also wisely do not simply flash footage of what is happening onstage, but create unique, artistic forms that bring fresh shading to the songs, and keep the presentation dynamic and visually stimulating. Add to that a terrific light show and enough smoke for a good-sized forest fire, and the band certainly still has its act together.
Song-wise, all the expected hits are here: "Closer," "Head Like a Hole," the recent hit "Hand that Feeds" and "Hurt," which Johnny Cash so hauntingly covered a few years back. Though likely no one is buying a Nine Inch Nails concert disc for power ballads and jazzy lounge numbers, the set list does a fairly good job of balancing out the most hardcore numbers with a few slower bits, lesser-known album tracks and the "poppy" hits, like "Head Like a Hole." But the biggest risk of all is that Reznor refuses to turn the show into a hit parade, playing just about every track off the band's most recent album -- 2005's "With Teeth." It's a gambit that works, as the crowd eats up every song. Whenever Reznor does finally decide to call it quits, one thing is for sure -- he won't go out quietly.
Shot entirely with high-def cameras, simply put, this is the best-looking concert video I've ever seen. Granted, the majority of music HD programming I've enjoyed this far has been via over-the-air and cable broadcasts, such as the concerts found on the HDNet and Rave all-HD networks where it is usually laced with compression artifacts, or upconverted from 720p. But 'Beside You in Time' is the perfect example of the superiority Blu-ray format - the image is incredibly detailed, life-like, three-dimensional and free from obnoxious macroblocking.
Predictably, 'Beside You in Time' sounds best when played loud. The low bass here absolutely rivals -- if not exceeds -- even the greatest action movie soundtracks. The tightness and force of the subwoofer is simply a whopper. The level of clarity to the entire frequency range is no slouch, either. Granted, you're not going to hear lovely flute solos and breathy Celine Dion vocals, but the level of clarity and precision to the sounds is palpable. Just a few flips back and forth between the TrueHD and standard Dolby 5.1 tracks also makes the improvements obvious -- Reznor's vocals reveal more texture, such as the sound of a light breath after the last line of the first verse in "Hurt" (which is inaudible on standard Dolby track). Guitars also have a more vicious feel, and again, those damn drums. This is goosebumps time for fans like me who love loud, aggressive rock.
As far as surround use goes, the mix is still front-heavy. However, that's appropriate for a live show -- we are watching the concert as if we're the audience, so the majority of the rears are reserved for crowd noise, sing-alongs, and some minor bleed of the music. Occasionally I detected more distinct incorporation of actual instrumentation. But in general, this is a powerful evocation of a live show, not a rejiggered 5.1 remix of studio-originated music.
As such, this is a five-star presentation, and 'Beside You in Time' is absolutely my new music demo disc.
Summary of Nine Inch Nails Live - Beside You in Time [Blu-ray]
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