Iron Maiden & The New Wave of British Heavy
Metal + Aural Amphetamine Metallica & The Dawn of Thrash (MVD DVD)
Picture:
C+ Sound: C+ Extras: C- Main Programs: B-
Making
sure they never miss a music genre, the makers of the Under Review series have
put together these unusually long looks at harder rock music with Iron Maiden & The New Wave of British
Heavy Metal and Aural Amphetamine
Metallica & The Dawn of Thrash, both available on DVD from Music Video
Distributors. To their credit, these are
very thorough, but they can also drag on if you do not like the types of Rock
explored or discussed.
From a
reference point of view, however, they are as detailed and thorough as any of
the other, many entries in this series.
You realize theyre success did not happen overnight and their survival
came from being committed to their music and their fans. No, nether are my favorite group, but both
(especially Metallica) are formidable and did more to help Rock music than hurt
it, which is why they deserve the credit they get here as the focus of these
subgenres of Rock and the cycles that followed.
Now, fans and the curious can see much of it for themselves.
The 1.33
X 1 image on both has letterboxed moments, but picture quality (from a PAL
analog video source) is consistent and has limited problems, plus the variance
you expect from documentary filmmaking.
The Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo on both is formidable and sounds good, but
is obviously not audiophile quality.
Still, it sounds better than similar releases. Extras include text bios, quizzes and
additional interviews on both DVDs, while the Maiden disc adds a featurette The
New Wave & Radio 1.
You can
read more about both bands at the following links:
CLASSIC
ALBUMS IRON MAIDEN: NUMBER OF THE BEAST
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/1615/Classic+Albums+-+Iron+Maiden
CLASSIC
ALBUMS METALLICA (THE BLACK ALBUM)
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/1613/Classic+Albums+-+Metallica+(Black
METALLICA
SOME KIND OF MONSTER
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/2021/Metallica:+Some+Kind+Of+Monster
- Nicholas Sheffo