Polski opis
Pierwsze DVD w dyskografii Anathemy! Zapis wspaniałego występu jaki Anathema dała w Krakowie na początku roku 2004, promując płytę "A Natural Disaster". Na koncercie usłyszymy m.in. "Balance" z pięknym klawiszowym intro, psychotyczne "Panic" i "Judgement" czy genialne "Flying". Gościnnie w kilku utworach śpiewa Lee Douglas.
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English description
On Anathema's new live DVD _Were You There?_, the band receives the same treatment that Opeth recently
did -- i.e., a professionally produced DVD where the band gets to play a handful of songs taken from
their Music for Nations albums. In Opeth's case this meant missing out on some great tracks, but still
amounted to a stunning concert. Anathema, however, haven't been able to impress me with any of their
latest efforts; indeed from their Music for Nations discography, only the first record, _Judgement_,
did not disappoint to some extent.
The above isn't to say that present day Anathema is a dull or uninteresting affair; though not as
vibrant as they once were, the band is still capable of producing some very good and emotional music.
Fortunately, the live rendition of some comparatively weaker songs tends to help them shine, and
Anathema are able to create a coherent, pleasant set and deliver it with skill and conviction. Setting
aside my personal preference for much of their pre-MfN back catalog, the _A Fine Day to Exit_ and _A
Natural Disaster_ tracks -- helped by the live setting in a way that is especially evident on "Pulled
Under at 2000 Metres a Second" -- remain generally enjoyable, while the numerous _Judgement_ tracks
provide the extra spark of brilliance.
The show was recorded in Krakow, Poland (remember _A Vision of a Dying Embrace_?). Audio and video are
very good -- certainly better than on Dark Tranquillity's _Live Damage_, which was also shot in Krakow
-- though not quite as outstanding as on Opeth's _Lamentations_. Also included is a brief three-song
acoustic set with the Liverpool Phillarmonic String Quartet, in which the heartbreaking "One Last
Goodbye" is rendered even more so.
All in all, Anathema fans past and present should find something to make this purchase worthwhile, as
the band manages to recapture much of that emotional aura that made them so special in the past during
this concert. Some songs seem redundant and just passable amidst all this -- and that's without going
into the pre-MfN back catalog thing -- but _Were You There?_ remains a very enjoyable live disc.
(www.chroniclesofchaos.com)
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Codec: MPG2 = XVID = XVID Mpeg-4
Resolution: 576*336 (16:9)
Bitrate: 863 kb/s
Frame Rate: 25.0 fps
[AUDIO]
Codec: AC3 DVM
Bitrate: 448 kb/s (6 chnls)
Frequency Sample: 48000 Hz
[RUNTIME] 1:14:40
[FILESIZE] 700 MB