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Accurate take on the concert experience of Panic! At The Dis

J. Young | JACKSONVILLE, NC United States | 01/07/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I went to see them in Myrtle Beach at the House of Blues before this was filmed. My family loved it, as did my sister in law and her son. This DVD is an accurate film, and while not up to the level of Talking Heads or The Last Waltz is actually done well rather well and is interesting to watch.



Panic! At The Disco are trying to bring back a little theatre/spectacle to the concert experience and that is captured well on this DVD. I have been to many concerts through the years. While some are nothing more then music playing, some like when I saw ELO on the flying saucer tour (1978, yes I'm old) were really a good time. Bruce Springsteen, who I have seen 4 times is truly great, but is not what you think of as theatre. His Born in the USA tour, outstanding, but not a theatrical experience.



The smallish club setting lends itself to this kind of theatre of the absurd very well. It fits the style of music that P!ATD plays and was very enjoyable. The only difference is the extra song Karma Police cover of the Radiohead song which they did not do when we saw them. They did do the Smashing Pumpkins song. Having the Lucent Dossier Vaudeville Cirque troupe with them was additionally fun to watch. The set includes a DVD containing a documentary about the band and a live performance -- both filmed during Panic's July 22 show at the Fillmore Theatre in Denver, and the ephemera includes loads of "early 20th-century burlesque/vaudeville" material, including a cabaret mask, a period-themed newspaper and, most importantly, a phenakistoscope, an animation device that was popular in Belgium and Austria in the late 1800s/early 1900s.



Also included are a 140-page blank diary, lyric cards, a poster, band photos, a tour program and the all-important "certificate of authenticity" stating which this set is limited to 25,000 copies worldwide. All this is in a nicely lined hard-sided box.



The vaudevillian theme of the package is in keeping with the circus feel of the show we saw.



I'm not saying one way or the other that they are going to have staying power. Will anyone know who they are 10 years from now? Who knows? For as young as they are they did put together a great set of songs and the poor review should be taken with a grain of salt. Look at the comments.



If you saw them, get this. If you want to see what the fuss is about, get this or at least find someone with it so you can watch the show.

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This DVD IS great

Dan Limor | 12/21/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This set is really great! Its main feature is the DVD, which is a FULL live performance of their album, including 2 covers (Karma Police - Radiohead and Tonight, Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins). There are excellent live changes made, and great transitions between the songs. A must buy!!!"

Awesome!!!!

Chantel Freeland | Kuwait | 03/12/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this after hearing just one of their songs, I figured I'd just buy the box set and I had read really good reviews on it. THey didn't lie!! It's worth the money for the box and contents alone. All of the songs are done on "Tarot" cards with the words printed on the back. There are 4 pics of the band members (who are SOOO hot) done in black and white. There is a journal to write in, CD, DVD and more. It also comes with a certificate of ownership as they're only making 25,000-so hurry because mine was 23,4--something. It's worth it."