Starring: Tesla Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Format: Color, DVD-Video, Live, NTSC Label: Tesla Electric Co Number of Items: 1 Release Date: July 15, 2008 Running Time: 120 minutes Theatrical Release Date: July 15, 2008
Gettin' better Well, at least we now know what happened to Tommy Skeoch; Brian "Buck" Wheat ate him and Frank Hannon had the left overs :) Kidding aside, this is a great DVD, but could have been better. Jeff Keith's voice seems really raspy these days, almost to the point of being bothersome. Plus we find out he's a Raiders fan- nuff said. The extras are ok, the boys coming across as a little dull, but hey, isn't that why we all fell in love with Tesla in the first place? I was also disappointed with the crowd response; they could have been served better recording a performance in their hometown of Sacramento. The venue seemed it was chosen for the stage size and logistics for recording the DVD. A highlight for me was RockBottom, the old UFO chestnut. But again, the crowd didn't seem into it at all (maybe they just don't remember UFO anymore). They should have done a Montrose cover instead. Set-list wise, I would have had more Mechanical Resonance. Over-all, great, but not 5 stars.
Great band, Slacker DVD authoring company The 4 stars are for the band who deserve 5. These guys rock.
The missing star if for whoever encoded the audio and ripped off the consumers. It is advertised as Dolby Digital 5.1, but the only audio channel on the DVD is Dolby 2.0.
I love those lazy days and crazy nights I've been a fan of Tesla for a very long time and I think they're one of the best bands of our time and I'm very happy to finally have a Tesla concert on dvd, I watched it last night and I was thrilled, after all this time Tesla still rocks hard, "getting better every day", just a little detail, some information from the backcover is wrong, concert running time is 126 minutes and not 2 ½ hrs. and audio is dolby 2.0 and not 5.1, still is very good, anyway this is a magnificent concert that every Tesla fan would enjoy, full of energy and power enough to bring you back to life again, great concert thank you Tesla.
Great show - great band - region 1 DVD The band and the show on this DVD are both great, make no mistake! All other reviewers have pointed that out, and I do not disagree at all.
Two minor drawbacks make me give it only 4 out of 5 stars: 1) contrary to the description on the amazon.com-page when I bought it, this is a region 1 DVD, which made it a bit hard for me as a european to view it. But I managed... ;-) 2) there are a couple of interview sequences in the middle of the concert film, which I find a bit annoying. Why didn't they put those in the special features section, and just leave the concert film alone to be viewed as a complete concert?
But those are minor drawbacks - if you're a fan of rock'n'roll, hard rock or anything guitar based: Don't miss out on this DVD!! Tesla ROCKS!
tesla dvd My purchase which was a dvd arrived in perfect condition and quicker than I expected.
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