Music Video/Concert DVD

alive · **Joined:** Mon Nov 29, 2004 1:00 am **Posts:** 352

I got a $25 gift certificate for Amazon and I want to buy a music DVD, either a music video collection, a live concert, or something else if you can think of anything.

So far I am leaning towards either Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen or Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - God Is in the House.

Anyone have either of these, or have any suggestions for other music DVDs?

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

i heard something about the nick cave performance just being okay, but it being good for the rest of the videos. i guess that's a possibility if you really like nick cave.

if you don't have the michel gondry or spike jonze director's series dvds, then i'd suggest those as well. or if you like daft punk, then interstella 5555 is amazing. i may have even cried near the end, but don't tell anyone.

Postmersh · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2005 4:33 am

Z Wrote:

if you don't have the michel gondry or spike jonze director's series dvds, then i'd suggest those as well. .

I would definitely recommend against the Chris Cunningham one, though - just the videos and a behind-the-scenes thing of "All Is Full Of Love". He's a tremendous talent but, compared to the other 2, that dir. series DVD is AWFUL...

I like the Belle and Sebastian "Fans Only" quite a bit myself and, although I'm not that keen on it, I have friends who swear by the "Slow Century" Pavement DVD...

Then again, you could just go for "This is Spinal Tap", if you don't have it. Nome more loud.

Black Magic Putin · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2005 10:48 am

this is like 8 dollars, and offers a pretty good retrospective of their career:

butter · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:34 pm **Posts:** 43

volumen is amazing. i also highly recommend bjork's live dvd from the royal opera house. out of the palm pictures dvds, i actually preferred michel gondry's over chris cunningham's. it includes short movies and a hilarious documentary about michel gondry's life and his works. and there's always "stop making sense" and "the last waltz".

Simon March · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2005 2:16 pm

I'll add the following DVD's:

Massive Attack-11 Promos
Portishead-Live at Roseland
2nd for Bjork Volumen

NeZ · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2005 2:23 pm

"Don't Look Back" the Bob Dylan movie is worth owning.

Elvis Fu · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2005 2:24 pm

The Last Waltz
Standing In The Shadows of Motown

Ex Lion Tamer · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2005 2:44 pm

I'm relatively new here, and I don't know what music you're into/not into, but my moniker dictates that I have to at least mention this:

Wire - On The Box: 1979

I think it's absolutely fan-fucking-tastic, but that could just be me. Keep in mind that it is the only "concert" DVD I've ever actually owned.

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2005 4:03 pm

I'm gonna agree with Ex Lion Tamer

I'll also reccomend Belle & Sebastian's Fans Only

Dusty Chalk · **Posted:** Fri Feb 04, 2005 1:16 am

I would think that this would be good, but I don't know your tastes, other than you like Bjork and Cave:

locked. nessed. Wrote:

Portishead-Live at Roseland

Seconded.

shiv · **Posted:** Fri Feb 04, 2005 1:27 am

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timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 04, 2005 1:39 am

shiv, fix your avatar

(That wire DVD looks interesting. I don't know anything about them really.)

shiv · **Posted:** Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:47 am

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

shiv, fix your avatar

(That wire DVD looks interesting. I don't know anything about them really.)

it's working for me.

Ex Lion Tamer · **Posted:** Fri Feb 04, 2005 11:37 am

timmyjoe42 Wrote:

shiv, fix your avatar

(That wire DVD looks interesting. I don't know anything about them really.)

Don't really know if it's the place to start as an introduction to Wire, I'd start with one of either Pink Flag or 154, depending on if your tastes run closer to Punk or art rock. "On Returning" is a G-hits compilation from the first three albums and would be another good starting point. I have my own comp I put together and I'd be happy to send it to anyone interested.

Regarding the DVD, it's a little uhhh different. It is a video of a German television show in front of about 100 mostly confused Germans, who look alternatively stunned and disgusted by the whole thing. Strangely though the band seems to feed off of the audiences apathy, in a good way.

Dunwoody Dude · **Joined:** Wed Nov 03, 2004 11:20 am **Posts:** 2869

Steve Earle-Just an American Boy
The Pixies-The Pixies
The Cramps-Live At Napa State Mental Hospital
Bob Marley-Live At The Rainbow

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