The Greater Wrong of the Right Live
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Actor: Skinny PuppyDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, Live, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 182 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: SPV
Movie Reviews of The Greater Wrong of the Right Live
Movie Review: Not very live, not very good.
Summary: 2 Stars
I've seen Skinny Puppy twice - Two Dark Park and Last Rights tours. Excellent both times. In that lineup Cevin Key played drums live, with the brilliant Dwayne G. (RIP) handling keys and samples and Rave doing sound. The amazing thing about SP back in the day was their ability to do a lot of live improvisation. Dwayne was especially amazing in this regard, to the extent that two back-to-back shows (which I saw on both tours) were pretty different.
In addition, Rave's ability to throw in samples, effects, etc. on the fly from the sound console was just as amazing (I made a point to stand behind the front-of-house sound position to watch him up close - he was also extremely cool and answered any question I had). They sounded very live and yet incredibly dynamic and powerful - the perfect blend of backing beats and sequences, live drums, and live synth and sample manipulation.
I returned this DVD after watching it maybe 4 times. I only did so to make sure it was actually as lame as I initially thought.
In short, it sounds incredibly tracked, and not only that but when they play old songs they are literally playing the same backing tracks mixed straight off of the studio tapes - no attempt to reprogram, re-arrange - nothing. The signature vocoder effect that comes in during the chorus of "Worlock" is obviously a backing track, as is the string synth part that acts as a carrier.
They have a guitar player on stage for some reason - you can never really hear him. When they play "Tin Omen" it's the sample you hear playing off the hard drive, not him. The song hangs on, basically, one chord, and they don't even use him for that.
Add to that a live drummer mixed so low under the programmed beats you can barely hear him and you've got an SP show that, for someone who saw them back in the day, is like taking a shower with lukewarm water.
I guess if you have never seen them and have no experience making industrial music it's ok. If you forget how tracked it is I guess it sounds good, and they have a decent, if generic, light and video show. But it's nothing compared to how they were.
Summary of The Greater Wrong of the Right Live
After lying dormant for ten years, the creative machine that is Skinny Puppy began to pulse on all fronts. In tandem with the new recording (2004's The Greater Wrong Of The Right) began plans for a new live show and extensive touring. Pre-production for the live show began and also plans to capture the experience of Skinny Puppy live in a way that had never been done before.On the second leg of the incredibly successful North American tour, two live shows would be recorded. The infamous Spectrum in Montreal and Koolhaus in Toronto became the venues of choice paying homage to Puppy's Canadian roots. Seven cameras and a mobile audio truck were rolled out to capture the event. The images were recorded in Hi-definition video and multiple layers of microphones were placed throughout the room to capture the elements which would form the basis of a killer 5.1 Dolby surround mix. The result is an incredibly true representation of what it is like to have the intense experience of witnessing Skinny Puppy live. The production value of the live show is outstanding in all respects and the set list is the best of the best of Puppy's prolific catalogue.
Skinny Puppy fans are fanatical when it comes to collecting anything to do with the band as evidenced by the large number of bootleg videos which circulate in the bitstream. This DVD will fill a great void for the fans who have always wanted to see and hear the show in all its frenetic glory. The special features make the disc a must have as they will go down in history as the quintessential reference for any hardcore Puppy follower.
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