Five Concert Reviews
Review of Wagner's Lohengrin This is a concert review of Richard Wagner's Lohengrin's opera as performed by the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Apparently the musicians and actors did a magnificent job performing the five hour long opera. The director and costume designer were violently booed for their poor interpretation of the legendary Wagnerian opera. From reading the review I pretty much gathered that if it weren't for the wonderful performance of the orchestra, the conductor, the chorus, and the solo singers, this opera would have been a complete disaster.
Jazz Vibist Stefon Harris This was a very positive review for a live concert put on by jazz vibist Stefon Harris. The author was extremely impressed with Harris' technical proficiency, arrangements, and overall musicianship. The programming of the concert was an even mixture of jazz standards and original compositions. The author writes that Harris has a keen mastery over many different styles of jazz and has mastered the art of jazz arranging, making note of the performer's excellent rendition of Duke Ellington's New Orleans Suite. Obviously the author thought that this was an excellent performance. The author only furthers this implication with in depth musical analysis of a few pieces from the performance.
Iron Maiden Concert Review This was a short review giving credit where credit is due, in my opinion. The only complaint the author had with the concert was that Maiden decided to play all the tracks off of their new album, A Matter of Life and Death, before launching into their classic songs. He did say that Iron Maiden actually managed to make this unconventional approach work. I am not surprised. It's Iron Maiden for fuck's sake! They are one of the greatest heavy metal bands ever. Need I say more?
Rave Rush Review This was a rave review for a live concert Rush did on their Vapor Trails tour back in 2002. The author was extremely excited to see the band having been a fan of their's for 21 years and never attending a Rush concert. Needless to say he was more than impressed with the band's live performance. The technical proficiency of the band never ceased to impress as they blazed through a 3 hour set with only one 15 minute break. I myself remember seeing Rush on this very same tour and can honestly say that my experience was very much the same. I was blown away by the band and became even more of a hardcore fan after seeing them live. This was a very accurate review and well detailed, though a little lacking on in depth musical discussion.
Folk Concert Reviews This site offers many short reviews of west coast folk concerts, specifically in the California area. Almost all of the reviews are positive and do not offer a whole lot of reflection into the musical aspects of the performances being discussed. This site probably functions better as an informational site than it does as a site for concert reviews. A lack of critical musical assessment detracts from this site's credibility.
Jazz Vibist Stefon Harris This was a very positive review for a live concert put on by jazz vibist Stefon Harris. The author was extremely impressed with Harris' technical proficiency, arrangements, and overall musicianship. The programming of the concert was an even mixture of jazz standards and original compositions. The author writes that Harris has a keen mastery over many different styles of jazz and has mastered the art of jazz arranging, making note of the performer's excellent rendition of Duke Ellington's New Orleans Suite. Obviously the author thought that this was an excellent performance. The author only furthers this implication with in depth musical analysis of a few pieces from the performance.
Iron Maiden Concert Review This was a short review giving credit where credit is due, in my opinion. The only complaint the author had with the concert was that Maiden decided to play all the tracks off of their new album, A Matter of Life and Death, before launching into their classic songs. He did say that Iron Maiden actually managed to make this unconventional approach work. I am not surprised. It's Iron Maiden for fuck's sake! They are one of the greatest heavy metal bands ever. Need I say more?
Rave Rush Review This was a rave review for a live concert Rush did on their Vapor Trails tour back in 2002. The author was extremely excited to see the band having been a fan of their's for 21 years and never attending a Rush concert. Needless to say he was more than impressed with the band's live performance. The technical proficiency of the band never ceased to impress as they blazed through a 3 hour set with only one 15 minute break. I myself remember seeing Rush on this very same tour and can honestly say that my experience was very much the same. I was blown away by the band and became even more of a hardcore fan after seeing them live. This was a very accurate review and well detailed, though a little lacking on in depth musical discussion.
Folk Concert Reviews This site offers many short reviews of west coast folk concerts, specifically in the California area. Almost all of the reviews are positive and do not offer a whole lot of reflection into the musical aspects of the performances being discussed. This site probably functions better as an informational site than it does as a site for concert reviews. A lack of critical musical assessment detracts from this site's credibility.
posted by Child of Darkness at 7:29 PM
3 Comments:
Thanks for all the links. I write reviews of all the shows I go to for kulturblog.com, but I don't know much about music, it's more just an informal "this is how the show was for me" kind of thing. I posted a review of the Iron Maiden show here:
http://www.kulturblog.com/2006/10/concert-review-iron-maiden-wthree-inches-of-blood/
If that gets by your spam filter.
Oh, and we just borrowed a live Rush dvd from a friend. I was looking at the track list and marvelling over how long it was. My 16yo son said, "It's like an Opeth concert! Except Opeth would only play three songs, and it'd be that long!"
We went to see Opeth on their last tour and got to see one of the 3 hour sets they did. It was amazing. There's a review I posted at that site above, as well.
Cool I will check out your reviews. I love Rush as well as Opeth. Both bands display impecable musicianship as well as virtuostic song writing capabilities.
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