Nickelback Live At Sturgis 2008 (Roadrunner Records DVD)
Picture:
C+ Sound: C+ Extras: C Concert: C+
Nickelback
is a Canadian Rock band that is not bad, but some would consider more
commercial or post-Rock to those who feel they are more Pop oriented, like a
Bryan Adams. Formed in 1995, they have
survived pretty much in tact and that their biggest hit is Hero from the Spider-Man franchise shows how they have been relegated to fans and
Rock charts at best. In 2008, they
started working with Jeff Mutt Lange (who put Bryan Adams on the map, among
others) and Live At Sturgis 2008 is
a concert project to go hand in hand with their Dark Horse album.
Songs
include:
1)
Animals
2)
Woke Up This Morning
3)
Photograph
4)
Because Of You
5)
Far Away
6)
Never Again
7)
Savin Me
8)
Someday
9)
Side Of A Bullet
10) How You Remind Me
11) Too Bad
12) Figured You Out
Like so
many bands today, they have some energy, but nothing here really stayed with me
including the concert. Part of that was
the performance, no matter how much they put into it, while the other is the
way this was recorded and how it plays back.
The
anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image was shot in High Definition video, but
looks weak here with a certain softness despite the good color and consistent
image. The actual shoot is nothing
special, but at least it does not ad dumb pseudo-slick editing and
discoloration. The sound is also an
issue, offered in four versions. The
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo is predictably old and weak, while the DTS 5.1 and
Dolby Digital 5.1 mixes sound veiled, a little harsh and compressed. Then there is the fourth option, a Dolby SRS
2.0 mix that you can decode for false surrounds, suggesting multi-channel was
not thought through for this concert.
All four disappoint on some level.
Extras include
the unamusing Rockstar Music Video
that does not work, stills set to their music, Sturgis 101 Vignette and a behind-the-scenes featurette with the
band. All of this will work for fans,
but otherwise, you might want to skip this one.
- Nicholas Sheffo
