Advantages: Excellent setlist, and a great introduction to the band for a newcomer. Disadvantages: the 'art-house' production may be off-putting to some.
, harmonies, excellent musicianship and production. These two albums raised the band's public profile considerably, and also brought audiophiles on board as they were both released in DVD-A and DTS surround format. This DVD is from the Deadwing tour, and contains songs largely from In Absentia and Deadwing.
I started to listen to the band about a year after the release of Deadwing, after being badgered by a couple of friends with musical tastes that I respected to give them a try. It was pretty much love at first listen and I have since spent a frightening amount on the back-catalogue, not to mention some of the other musical exploits of Steven Wilson (e.g. No-Man, Bass Communion, Blackfield which is a collaboration with Aviv Geffen, a huge star in Israel). It's music that satisfies the brain for me, in the sense that it's not just some processed ...
Includes a bonus Enhanced CD. This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Blackfield: Steven Wilson, Aviv Geffen. Recording information: 2001 - 2003.
Album Reviews
Uncut (p.151) - "Stately ballads, pomp-rock riffs and electronica all vie here for space."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Open Mind, Blackfield
2.
Blackfield, Glow
3.
Glow, Scars
4.
Scars, Lullaby
5.
Lullaby, Pain
6.
Pain, Summer
7.
Summer, Cloudy Now
8.
Cloudy Now, Hole In Me
9.
Hole In Me, Hello
10.
Hello
Titles on disc 2
1.
Pefect World
2.
Where Is My Love
3.
Cloudy Now (live)
Ciao
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06/01/2007
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