Korn – Live At Montreux 2004 (Eagle DVD)
Picture:
B- Sound: B- Extras: C- Concert: B
Korn is
one of those rare Rock bands that work hard, have talent, know their audience,
care about their audience, give it their all and make consistently good music,
even with the line-up changes. I also
believe that they have been often censored by the mainstream media because
there is a certain radical segment of the Politically Correct Left who hates
the idea that White Males might enjoy Rock music and have fun, even if the band
is not Right Wing. This Stalinist
equivalent of NBC canceling The Monkees (a much lighter act who eventually
became a band) because they though their success subverted Vietnam efforts is
as inane and insane then as it is now, but Korn lives and Live At Montreux 2004 is one of the last records of the original
line-up.
Brian
Welch, their co-guitarist and backing vocalist soon left, but not before this
impressive 75 minutes-long concert was recorded. Tracks include:
1)
Right Now
2)
Break Some Off
3)
Got The Life
4)
Here To Stay
5)
Falling Away From Me
6)
Blind
7)
Shoots & Ladders
8)
One
9)
Freak On A Leash
10) A.D.I.D.A.S.
11) Dead Bodies Everywhere
12) Did My Time
13) Another Brick In The Wall
14) F***t
15) Somebody Someone
16) Y’All Want A Single
You’ll
wish this was longer, but it is one of the most interesting and energetic
releases in this series and that accounts for something. Johnathan Davis’ singing is on target and
they have a great audience. What more
could you ask for?
The
anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image may have some detail issues, but color
is impressive, some of the best in this series since the Yes release. This makes it a
primary candidate for Blu-ray right there.
However, the Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 mixes are weaker than expected
and the DTS 5.1 displays a particular problem all the mixes do: the singing is not full or direct in the
mix. Especially in the 5.1 versions, the
voice sounds spread out across the three speakers instead of having a direct
center(-ish) location as you would usually have in such mixes. Intended or not, it is not a defect, but
maybe not a good choice.
The only
extra is a paper pullout inside the DVD case with a good essay. You can read more about the band in our
coverage of their 6th album, 2003’s Take A Look In The Mirror, at this link:
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/782/Korn+-+Take+A+Look+In+The+Mirror
- Nicholas Sheffo
