7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Enchant : "Live At Last", February 17, 2005
This review is from: Enchant - Live at Last (DVD)
***** - FIVE STARS
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I've been an Enchant fan for only a short time, maybe a year and a half, but within that short time, I've heard just about everything they've done. Needless to say, I'm now an avid fan....
To the DVD shall we???....
I was very impressed.
Here, Enchant proves they aren't into all of the outrageous stage effects or visuals, instead they let the music do all of the talking. There is no other band I know of that displays all of it's parts equally like Enchant does. All of them are in very fine form here live, and in it's rawest form. It's really quite amazing how creative these guys are....
I'm watching it right now as I type, and I must say after hearing the CD first, this is a much better recording in my opinion. It's not as bombastic as the CD, and has a more balanced overall sound. Whoever fixed this did a great job with the production...
The performance is near flawless. Master Guitarist Douglas Ott is a wizard of an axeman, and is really cool to watch. I love his tone, and his style. A truly underappreciated guitarist in the world of music...
Vocalist Ted Leonard does a very respectable job keeping pace here too. His job is probably the hardest, and I'm not at all disappointed in his ability to pull it off in a live setting. I can't complain at all. He's another vital piece to the Enchant sound, his emotion displayed here live makes you realize how important music is to these guys. Great job Ted!!!
I love the set list too. All of Enchant's greatest songs are here for the most part. There may be a few they left out, or a few you'd rather not hear, but all in all, a very solid set list. No complaints at all....
All of the members of Enchant have something special to offer the listener, and here, on "Live At Last", you get to witness what a band that is brimming with creativity is capable of....
A TRUE MASTERPIECE....ENCHANT YOURSELF.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
At last, November 5, 2004
This review is from: Enchant - Live at Last (DVD)
This DVD was done with a pretty low budget, so there aren't a lot of fancy extras, and there's no 5.1 sound mix. Despite this, it's well worth buying for fans of Enchant. The performance is excellent, and the band are clearly having a great time doing the show. The atmosphere is very casual and fun.
One of the highlights for me was 'What to Say'. After vocalist Ted Leonard explains what he wrote the song about, he goes on to deliver one of the most powerful and emotional vocal performances I've ever seen.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good indeed, February 13, 2005
This review is from: Enchant - Live at Last (DVD)
At long last I received the new and obviously fixed DVD of one of the more deserving bands in this universe. Enchant have put out above average music for way over 10 years now and haven't earned the respect they deserve yet. Maybe with this concert release things might change some. One would hope so. Recorded in a rather small club in Oakland in front of some of their biggest fans in the US they perform for over 150 minutes and cover every one of their albums equally. The band consists of 5 extremely talented musicians and play as a very tight unit. There are plenty highlights like 'sinking sand', 'progtology', 'my enemy', 'break' and 'seeds of hate' to name just a few. In addition they include a second disc with extensive band interviews and each member gets his own little section to explain equipment, influences etc. They seem to be very likable, humble guys who respect their place in the scene without complaining about the lack of overall success.
Only negative point for me is the lack of sound options(!).
That said I also need to point out that the sound quality is very, very good, especially considering the minimal budget the band would have had available.
I would also question the strange selection of fans interviewed.
But that's only my opinion.
All in all a very worth while purchase for anyone who digs melodic prog rock of the finest quality played by fine musicians and a great vocal performance by Ted Leonard.
Well done, guys!
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