Colors_Live Review

Released: October 14, 2008
The band played two sets during the concert - the first included the band's most recent Colors album in its entirety and the second was of previously released songs. The DVD includes both sets. The audio CD contains only the band's performance of Colors.

Sound:	9.5
Content:	10
Production:	8.5
Impression:	10
Overall rating:	9.5
Users rating:	9.9
Comments:	23

overall: 9.3

Featured review by: jibran, on october 28, 2008

Sound: Right off the spot, this live DVD contains two sets; one featuring songs from the Between the buried and me's prog-metal epic 'Colors' while the other one is a selection of songs considered classics by fans. As a bonus, there is also an audio CD of the first setlist and a special sampler disk for an upcoming band courtesy of Victory records. The performance is incredible; the songs from the first set are performed without gaps, perfectly emulating the behemoth that is 'Colors'. Very few mistakes are made by the band, and most of them are forgivable, as you put into mind they are playing 63 minutes of music nonstop. The actual music featured is featured is great, matching the feelings and moods of BTBAM's albums. One change which is noticeable is the switch from Ibanez to PRS guitars which somewhat changes the tone of the leads but is otherwise perfect in conveying the crunching dissonance of the breakdowns and the liquid sweeps.

The mix is fairly good, not letting the vocals overpower the other instruments and allowing the bass to quite prevalent which makes for good quality sound. // 9

Content: The amount of sheer content is amazing. Two shows of extensive length and plethora of extra features. Amongst them are 'the making of Colors' and 'Colors: live documentary', both which are humorous and candid features. Fans will be excited with the inclusion of the visual interpretations and lyrical interpretations by the vocalist (Tommy Rogers) himself. The setlist is:

Set 1:

"Foam Born (a): The Backtrack"
"Foam Born (b): The Decade of Statues"
"Informal Gluttony"
"Sun of Nothing"
"Ants of the Sky"
"Prequel to the Sequel"
"Viridian"
"White Walls"

Set 2:

"Mordecai"
"Shevanel Cut a Flip"
"Backwards Marathon"
"Ad a Dglgmut"
"Aspirations"
"Selkies: The Endless Obsession" // 10

Production Quality: The production is average to be frank. Yes it is on par with most DVD's but lacks a key feature in it's cinematography: consistency. The camera will take highly cinematic and epic shots, but will not do this often. In fact the camera work is annoyingly shaky, and due to this the solo to 'Selkies' is not as awe-inspiring as it should be. Also unlike, the audio mix of the the DVD which seems fairly democratic, the camera work will choose to stick on Rogers for far too long. This is not to say that the other talented members of this talented quintet are ignored, but the editing truly needs work in focusing on little fills and nuances which would've made this DVD even more magical.

On the upside, the camerawork should not be completely be detrimental to the experience; plus the explosive introduction to the second set is so filled with badassery, that you will most likely forget about the awkward camera angles. // 8

Impression: This is absolutely essential to BTBAM fans. This DVD is definitive proof of BTBAM's skill which will excite die-hard and casual listners alike. You must commend the North Carolina team to come up with a DVD of such great quality while still staying true to the music which defines them. And by the way: BTBAM rules! // 10

overall: 9.8

Reviewed by: btbam420, on october 28, 2008

Sound: Between The Buried And Me has really done an awesome job with this dvd/cd and I personally think that it sounds much better live than the studio work. Between The Buried And Me is the most innovative and progressive band to date and with each new release they keep getting better and better. BTBAM is innovative because they mix all genres of music together and they are able to switch from each genre when they need to and they never miss a note when doing it. // 10

Content: Colors_Live comes with a audio CD of the Colors set. The DVD contains two sets which are: Foam Born: (a) The Backtrack, (b) The Decade Of Statues, Informal Gluttony, Sun Of Nothing, Ants Of The Sky, Prequel To The Sequel, Viridian and White Walls. The second set witch contains 6 songs from various albums of their past and the songs are: Mordecai, Ad A Dglgmut, Aspirations, Shevanel Cut A Flip, Selkies: the Endless Obsession, and Backwards Marathon. Yes, it does come with bonus features including: colors live documentary, colors live photo gallery, colors studio footage, colors album trailer, video interpretations, art interpretations, tommy's interpretations, and contest winners interpertaions. it's a lot of bang for your buck. // 10

Production Quality: The production quality is very good but could of been a little bit better. The only reason I say that is because in like 2 songs there are a split second of technical difficulties but it's not BTBAM's fault because they were just playing so I am not sure why they are there but they do not effect how the music sounds. It is flawless except for that. // 9

Impression: I would have to say that it is the best live DVD I have ever seen and I have seen quite a few of them.I pre-ordered it and it came with a shirt so I wouldn't re-buy that but I would re-buy the dvd/cd if I got lost or stolen. If you are thinking about buying it then buy it don't download it because that is illegal and it makes the band loose money. Overall the DVD is amazing. Just buy it. You wont regret it. // 10

Comments

[korbhag]

I pre-ordered it like 3 weeks ago and I still haven't received it...

[C O B H C]

This DVD is the greatest thing I have ever seen.

[BassB3ast123]

This soundz like a gnarly dvd. Cant wait 2 get it

[ad a sdfibsgi]

amazing dvd!

[HelpTravesty]

It's good, but I wasn't as impressed with their performance as I was when I saw them live. Just minor annoyances, like the first review said. I really wish they would have put the second set on audio CD. I wouldn't mind forking over the extra few dollars to have those songs.

[thirdeye_15]

yes agreed i would love the 2nd set for the ipod , but "you kant always get wat you want"... an yes this is probably one of the best concert dvds in my collection... and that says alot... i was pretty bummed aswell during the epic ending of selkies the stupid camera man was all shakey n shit, keep the eyes on the prize!!! That being where the action is at!! haha, but still they played oldies and my fav Backwards Marathon... for 14.99 CDN , i have no room to complain...

[GREENWARRI0R]

I just love this CD. Only gripe I had about it is that Dustie never moves, lol and that the second set wasn't included on the CD. Mordecai sounded so awesome live on the DVD. So did Backwards Marathon and Selkies... but ah well. DVD is killer, and I've watched it too many times now. Love these guys.

[Dregen]

Jibran, your review was SPOT ON how I felt about the entire thing.

On another note, the DVD is pure epic. I watched everything on it in one sitting the first day I got it.

[jibran]

BTBAM is truly the shizz.
Sweetass dvd, one of the coolest in ages.

[Meatball200]

Essential purchase. Fantastic quality cd/dvd for less than a tenner.

[DrPants PhD]

"The only reason I say that is because in like 2 songs there are a split second of technical difficulties but it's not BTBAM's fault because they were just playing so I am not sure why they are there but they do not effect how the music sounds."

Longest sentance ever.

[Shredder Guitar]

i want this very badly. colors is possibly the greatest album of the decade.

[Shredder Guitar]

just got it this weekend before i went and saw Metallica =P

[C O B H C]

To all those complaining about the second set not being on the CD, a member of the official BTBAM forum ripped the audio basically the day it came out.. Head over there to download it.
I haven't had much time to sit down and watch a long-ass concert as of late, and as a result I've only watched the DVD a few times since the release. However I find myself listening to the audio daily aha.

[jetfuel495]

i was about to buy this the other day, but i thought "wait, i should save my money for gears of war" but then my cousins xbox broke, so im taking gears2 from him, and im gonna go buy this.

sweet.

[James TH]

jetfuel495 wrote:

i was about to buy this the other day, but i thought "wait, i should save my money for gears of war" but then my cousins xbox broke, so im taking gears2 from him, and im gonna go buy this.

sweet.

good call :P

[Steel Skins]

I creamed my pants when I got the original cd, imagine how I felt when I watched this. Lets just say I needed a mop.

[Dregen]

jetfuel495 wrote:

i was about to buy this the other day, but i thought "wait, i should save my money for gears of war" but then my cousins xbox broke, so im taking gears2 from him, and im gonna go buy this.

sweet.

Gear of War 2 is meh anyways. It wasn't really that great. I played the campaign through a couple times and that was about it. Shame I wasted 60$ on it.

[kdcisgod]

the dvd is wicked ill.
my only complaint is the camerawork
picking wrong shots at the wrong time and stuff
you don't get to see the sun of nothing intro
or the bluegrass solo at all
other than that this thing is ill

[DudeI'mOnAlesse]

anyone else a little dissapointed alaska wasnt on the second set list? i consider that my favourite song of any album

[jibran]

to DudeI'mOnAlesse

I know how you feel. That would have made it for me even more...

[[Arran]]

Both sets were fantastic. When I bought it, I'd only heard Mordecai and Selkies from the second setlist. I loved the rest, especially Ad A Dglgmut.

Definitely worth the money, and I can't wait for The Great Misdirect.

[espguitar//]

[Arran] wrote:

Both sets were fantastic. When I bought it, I'd only heard Mordecai and Selkies from the second setlist. I loved the rest, especially Ad A Dglgmut.

Definitely worth the money, and I can't wait for The Great Misdirect.

fo shur.
i love that part of 'Ad A Dglgmut' abot 3 minutes in where it breaks into the melodic solo and then clean vox