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August Burns Red (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: CD+DVD
• Label: Solid State Records
• ASIN: B003YOXIOO
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,165 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #79 in Music > Christian > Hard Rock & Metal

Editorial Reviews

This DVD/CD shoot - filmed in, appropriately enough, the band's Home-town of Manheim, PA - drew a sold-out crowd of 1,250 people who wanted to participate in the exciting performance, including some who traveled internationally, from as close as Montreal to as far as away as Amsterdam. The powerful, pummeling performance featured many fan favorites from the band's three full-length albums, Constellations, 2007's Messengers and 2005's Thrill Seeker, meaning that Home will appeal to both new and longtime August Burns Red fans. Shot and edited by Space Monkey Studios, whose phenomenal work has been seen on releases by acts like COHEED AND CAMBRIA, LAMB OF GOD, EVERY TIME I DIE and more, the live show is accompanied by a documentary on the band detailing life on the road and at home and featuring many fans discussing the ways in which AUGUST BURNS RED have impacted their lives in a positive, meaningful way.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great show, but a few annoyances, October 1, 2010

By 

Brad - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home (Audio CD)

Pros: The DVD and the concert itself is great. A very high energy show with a very good selection of songs from each of their albums. They even play "Meridion", one of their slower, more epic songs, which had never been played live before this show. I give the performance an A+.

Cons: In my opinion, the camera work as well as the editing could have been a lot better, and the DVD really suffers as a result. The transition between different shots is way too quick and frantic to absorb the performance. It cuts from frame to frame so fast that it feels like visual chaos. It assume that the intention was probably to match it to the music. It was a decent effort, but I ended up nearly nauseated by the end of the first song. It's too busy.

The camera never stays still, and is unsteady throughout. It's constantly zooming in and out and moving around during the already way too short 1 second frame shots, so that you can't focus on anything that's happening, keeping you so visually distracted that you are hard pressed to enjoy the amazing performance.

If it were better edited in the post-production, they might could have salvaged the shoddy camera work to some degree, but again, they made the horrible mistake of making the cuts entirely too short. By the time your eyes and mind are able to focus on the frame on screen (which is nearly impossible with all of the movement), it has already changed to one of the other members or another angle. I like to be able to watch the guitarists playing for a bit or the drummer for a few seconds so that I can enjoy the talent of these guys playing their instruments. As someone who plays instruments myself, that is a big part of the experience and is what I was looking forward to seeing on this DVD. If you're like me and really enjoy watching the finger work of the riffs, or the talented drumming, you will be disappointed. If you want to try and see how riff "X" or a certain drum part is played, good luck. It's pointless to try, because nothing is ever in focus or still for more than a fraction of a second. The whole time I was sitting there watching, all I could think was "slow it down!". It's almost like the camera guys are on crack and the editors had ADD.

The music is fast paced and frantic, but the effort to match the visual style to the music was an epic fail. Nevertheless, the quality of the performance itself is an incentive to get this one, regardless of the cons. The band themselves put on an excellent show, but it's a real shame that the whole thing was botched by the film crew and editors.

I have never had the privilege of seeing these guys play live before, and I was very impressed with their playing. It's clean and they do a great job, proving that these guys are good at what they do and they aren't just a glittered product of heavy ProTools editing.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just EXCELLENT!, July 2, 2011

By 

Witney - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Home (Audio CD)

Home is an example of the results you get from practice and love for what you are doing. The sound is awesome, it feels like if you were listening to the actual studio recording of every song, but they are playing LIVE!!!

This is also a great compilation; they really selected the best songs. Enough songs, the crowd engaged in the concert, wow, makes you feel you are there too!! You even get the "On more song! One more song!" jejeje, nice!

The DVD is good, I really expected more from the scenario (I'm very visual) but even though, there are many scenes where you truly see the heart of these guys. Love It!

I would recommend you buy this album, it's worth it to have it in your collection!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great band, great insight, October 8, 2010

By 

derek timms - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home (Audio CD)

the performances are great, but that was known from seeing a live show and owning the albums. What the DVD shows is that these normal guys, who inspire so many, are just that... normal guys. Fun DVD and inspiring people. Christian or not, this band rocks, and the message makes it even more impressive. In this day in age where peope are judge on how shocking they can be, a well-meaning band (who rocks) is refreshing. GO PHILS!!!!