So, I got the DVD

Cerulean · February 19th, 2005, 09:59 AM

And I'm quite pleased. The sound is really good, the band played very well, even the vocals were really good (sorry but they sucked when I saw em live).
The only complaint I have is about the filming. Don't they know how to hold a camera or what??? It's really annoying to watch the DVD, it's better to just listen to it. The guy who directed the video images must have thought it was one big MTV clip. The shots change approx. twice a second, sometimes even more. And I'm not exaggerating... You simply can't concentrate on what you see.
This ain't the band's fault though, so thumbs up to them! I enjoyed it.

The Foreverlorn · February 20th, 2005, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Cerulean

And I'm quite pleased. The sound is really good, the band played very well, even the vocals were really good (sorry but they sucked when I saw em live).
The only complaint I have is about the filming. Don't they know how to hold a camera or what??? It's really annoying to watch the DVD, it's better to just listen to it. The guy who directed the video images must have thought it was one big MTV clip. The shots change approx. twice a second, sometimes even more. And I'm not exaggerating... You simply can't concentrate on what you see.
This ain't the band's fault though, so thumbs up to them! I enjoyed it.

did you buy the DVD seperately or is it just available in the box set?

klaasgeert · February 20th, 2005, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by The Foreverlorn

did you buy the DVD seperately or is it just available in the box set?

I think (99% shure) it's only sold as a box set. There is no way you can buy it seperate from the cd.

Cerulean · February 20th, 2005, 01:03 PM

Yeah I bought the box of course, but honestly I only cared about the DVD.

Deliverance6 · February 20th, 2005, 05:05 PM

well......how is the fukin unreleased track??????????????

Cerulean · February 20th, 2005, 05:31 PM

Uhhh... lol I haven't listened to it yet, I forgot about it.

klaasgeert · February 20th, 2005, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Deliverance6

well......how is the fukin unreleased track??????????????

If you mean ‘Wait outside’?
It starts with a stonerrock kinda riff (nice groove, sounds great) and it's in the vein of chrome/ help me disappear/ march 4.
A nice track but not a monument.

Deliverance6 · February 20th, 2005, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by klaasgeert

If you mean ‘Wait outside’?
It starts with a stonerrock kinda riff (nice groove, sounds great) and it's in the vein of chrome/ help me disappear/ march 4.
A nice track but not a monument.

Cool cool....thanx for the update

Skinex · February 21st, 2005, 05:10 AM

Hrr. Im already shaking. Im keeping my fingers crossed all the time, just to hope that 'Black Sessions' has arrived to my mailbox when I get home. Can't wait to see the DVD and to hear the unreleased track.

Blackened Rainbow · February 21st, 2005, 11:07 AM

any documentry in dvd?

Swany · February 21st, 2005, 11:48 AM

*jealous*

Cerulean · February 21st, 2005, 12:14 PM

No documentary, just the concert.

Btw, I noticed something weird. During Teargas, there's a moment where you can see Fred Norman tuning his guitar, while you can hear the chords being played (same chords as during intro). So it must've been added afterwards, or it was pre-recorded, or it was the director who put a wrong shot up there. He does play it during the intro. Anders plays the high notes btw.

Deliverance6 · February 21st, 2005, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Blackened Rainbow

any documentry in dvd?

Dont forget everyone....they are walkin around with a handycam all the time now.....this live footage is just that......live footage.....the later to be released DVD will be the shit....full of behind the scenes stuff....so untill then we wait to get a glimpse of what lies behind Katatonias (for now) closed doors.....

I cant fuckin wait for that shit!!!!

MadTinus · February 23rd, 2005, 06:26 PM

Got the box today and watching the DVD now! I like it! The filming is not as flashy as I 'feared' after Cerulean's comments, it's not overdone if you ask me, there's enough time to focuss on the shots. Though a bit slower wouldn't be bad, like the Opeth DVD, that one's done really nicely.

Aaaarrgghhh, Murder rulezzzzz!!!

\m/

Cerulean · February 23rd, 2005, 06:30 PM

Argh, are you serious?
Especially in Murder it's so bad I can't watch it. As if all the camera guys are bumping around or something.
I also noticed other amateuristic stuff like once there is a shot where a camera man moves his camera in squares so Jonas his head goes from corner to corner... wtf

Anyway, at least the picture quality is perfect...

MadTinus · February 23rd, 2005, 06:38 PM

Actually, I watched it just once and I was listening more than I was watching. But I think the 'fastness' of the shots is not overdone, in some parts it's fast, as in some parts of Murder, but not all the time, there's enough variation.

Cerulean · February 23rd, 2005, 06:55 PM

Hmm yeah it's probably just me. I tend to pay too much attention to these kind of things cos I've been studying filming techniques for years.

MadTinus · February 24th, 2005, 03:45 AM

Ah, yeah, that makes you look at it with a much more critical eye of course

.

Corpinen · February 24th, 2005, 02:09 PM

I got my copy today, too... The DVD was a slight disappointment (after watching it twice) and the CDs don't add much to my collection. BUT the box looks great and so on, so this was a must have for me at least. I think the shooting (production and all that shit) of the DVD isn't that professional/good that I would've wanted it to be on a Katatonia release. But hey, I suppose the K guys must've had a good reason to postpone the official DVD release and release the Polish gig as 'a bonus'. I mean other besides the longish bit of Daniel giving the camera the finger...

Compared to the Anathema DVD (shot at the same location) it isn't as good IMO. I'm sure, though, that the official DVD will be a kick ass release, so we just have to wait for it... And Murder....... it SO reigns!!

Skinex · February 24th, 2005, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klaasgeert

If you mean ‘Wait outside’?
It starts with a stonerrock kinda riff (nice groove, sounds great) and it's in the vein of chrome/ help me disappear/ march 4.
A nice track but not a monument.

Just had to say my own opinion about this new piece of work.. It rocks soooo big time! I love the chorus and can't stop listening this track at the moment. :P

Kloris · February 26th, 2005, 03:36 AM

So the real DVD isn't out yet?

What's this gay DVD you guys are talking about? What the hell x_x I didn't hear anything about this, they must have just popped it out onto the market or something, unnoticed.

Blakkheim · February 26th, 2005, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Kloris

So the real DVD isn't out yet?

What's this gay DVD you guys are talking about? What the hell x_x I didn't hear anything about this, they must have just popped it out onto the market or something, unnoticed.

hi, this is the kata forum bot, i'm here to help u.

1. enter www.katatonia.com in the url bar, the official katatonia website should appear on yer screen.
2. use yer mouse and point the cursor to the "news" section and click it.
3. read.

thank u for yer business, its been our pleazure.

The Foreverlorn · February 26th, 2005, 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blakkheim

hi, this is the kata forum bot, i'm here to help u.

1. enter www.katatonia.com in the url bar, the official katatonia website should appear on yer screen.
2. use yer mouse and point the cursor to the "news" section and click it.
3. read.

thank u for yer business, its been our pleazure.

jptk · February 26th, 2005, 06:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blakkheim

hi, this is the kata forum bot, i'm here to help u.

1. enter www.katatonia.com in the url bar, the official katatonia website should appear on yer screen.
2. use yer mouse and point the cursor to the "news" section and click it.
3. read.

thank u for yer business, its been our pleazure.

smartass!

Black Tears · February 26th, 2005, 09:37 AM

How does the DVD compare to lets say...(audio and video-wise)

Live Damage- Dark Tranquillity
Opeth- Lamentations
Anathema- The Vision of a Dying Embrace

I'm just afraid the DVD is gonna be sorta low-end bootleg quality pertaining to the video and audio

February 19th, 2005, 09:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cerulean Not very cerulean eh Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Affligem, Belgium Posts: 6,118	So, I got the DVD And I'm quite pleased. The sound is really good, the band played very well, even the vocals were really good (sorry but they sucked when I saw em live). The only complaint I have is about the filming. Don't they know how to hold a camera or what??? It's really annoying to watch the DVD, it's better to just listen to it. The guy who directed the video images must have thought it was one big MTV clip. The shots change approx. twice a second, sometimes even more. And I'm not exaggerating... You simply can't concentrate on what you see. This ain't the band's fault though, so thumbs up to them! I enjoyed it. __________________ myspace.com/detoorn myspace.com/kludde

February 20th, 2005, 01:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Cerulean Not very cerulean eh Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Affligem, Belgium Posts: 6,118	Yeah I bought the box of course, but honestly I only cared about the DVD. __________________ myspace.com/detoorn myspace.com/kludde

February 20th, 2005, 05:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
Deliverance6 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ann Arbor Michigan U.S. Posts: 2,391	well......how is the fukin unreleased track?????????????? __________________ I am the one turning pale:[ I GOT WAY MORE KATATONIA SHIT THAN YOU!

February 20th, 2005, 05:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cerulean Not very cerulean eh Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Affligem, Belgium Posts: 6,118	Uhhh... lol I haven't listened to it yet, I forgot about it. __________________ myspace.com/detoorn myspace.com/kludde

February 21st, 2005, 05:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
Skinex Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 13	Hrr. Im already shaking. Im keeping my fingers crossed all the time, just to hope that 'Black Sessions' has arrived to my mailbox when I get home. Can't wait to see the DVD and to hear the unreleased track. __________________ From all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.

February 21st, 2005, 11:07 AM	#10 (permalink)
Blackened Rainbow Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: istanbul Posts: 347	any documentry in dvd?

February 21st, 2005, 11:48 AM	#11 (permalink)
Swany Rider On The Bonez Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 737	jealous

February 21st, 2005, 12:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
Cerulean Not very cerulean eh Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Affligem, Belgium Posts: 6,118	No documentary, just the concert. Btw, I noticed something weird. During Teargas, there's a moment where you can see Fred Norman tuning his guitar, while you can hear the chords being played (same chords as during intro). So it must've been added afterwards, or it was pre-recorded, or it was the director who put a wrong shot up there. He does play it during the intro. Anders plays the high notes btw. __________________ myspace.com/detoorn myspace.com/kludde

February 23rd, 2005, 06:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
MadTinus Spelling/language nazi Join Date: May 2002 Location: Utrecht, Netherlands Posts: 8,438	Got the box today and watching the DVD now! I like it! The filming is not as flashy as I 'feared' after Cerulean's comments, it's not overdone if you ask me, there's enough time to focuss on the shots. Though a bit slower wouldn't be bad, like the Opeth DVD, that one's done really nicely. Aaaarrgghhh, Murder rulezzzzz!!! \m/ __________________ My music collection @ Discogs Played last week @ Last.fm:

February 23rd, 2005, 06:30 PM	#15 (permalink)
Cerulean Not very cerulean eh Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Affligem, Belgium Posts: 6,118	Argh, are you serious? Especially in Murder it's so bad I can't watch it. As if all the camera guys are bumping around or something. I also noticed other amateuristic stuff like once there is a shot where a camera man moves his camera in squares so Jonas his head goes from corner to corner... wtf Anyway, at least the picture quality is perfect... __________________ myspace.com/detoorn myspace.com/kludde

February 23rd, 2005, 06:38 PM	#16 (permalink)
MadTinus Spelling/language nazi Join Date: May 2002 Location: Utrecht, Netherlands Posts: 8,438	Actually, I watched it just once and I was listening more than I was watching. But I think the 'fastness' of the shots is not overdone, in some parts it's fast, as in some parts of Murder, but not all the time, there's enough variation. __________________ My music collection @ Discogs Played last week @ Last.fm:

February 23rd, 2005, 06:55 PM	#17 (permalink)
Cerulean Not very cerulean eh Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Affligem, Belgium Posts: 6,118	Hmm yeah it's probably just me. I tend to pay too much attention to these kind of things cos I've been studying filming techniques for years. __________________ myspace.com/detoorn myspace.com/kludde

February 24th, 2005, 03:45 AM	#18 (permalink)
MadTinus Spelling/language nazi Join Date: May 2002 Location: Utrecht, Netherlands Posts: 8,438	Ah, yeah, that makes you look at it with a much more critical eye of course . __________________ My music collection @ Discogs Played last week @ Last.fm:

February 24th, 2005, 02:09 PM	#19 (permalink)
Corpinen Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 155	I got my copy today, too... The DVD was a slight disappointment (after watching it twice) and the CDs don't add much to my collection. BUT the box looks great and so on, so this was a must have for me at least. I think the shooting (production and all that shit) of the DVD isn't that professional/good that I would've wanted it to be on a Katatonia release. But hey, I suppose the K guys must've had a good reason to postpone the official DVD release and release the Polish gig as 'a bonus'. I mean other besides the longish bit of Daniel giving the camera the finger... Compared to the Anathema DVD (shot at the same location) it isn't as good IMO. I'm sure, though, that the official DVD will be a kick ass release, so we just have to wait for it... And Murder....... it SO reigns!!

February 26th, 2005, 03:36 AM	#21 (permalink)
Kloris Banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: United States Posts: 81	So the real DVD isn't out yet? What's this gay DVD you guys are talking about? What the hell x_x I didn't hear anything about this, they must have just popped it out onto the market or something, unnoticed.

February 26th, 2005, 09:37 AM	#25 (permalink)
Black Tears Still in the Dark Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Naples Posts: 462	How does the DVD compare to lets say...(audio and video-wise) Live Damage- Dark Tranquillity Opeth- Lamentations Anathema- The Vision of a Dying Embrace I'm just afraid the DVD is gonna be sorta low-end bootleg quality pertaining to the video and audio