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The crest of the wave..., April 11, 2006
This review is from: The Rolling Stones - Live at the Max (IMAX - Panorama) (DVD)
Really, only one thing needs to be said about this: it was Bill Wyman's final tour with the Stones. Sure, the sound is good, the playing, excellent, the choice of material, diverse, blah-blah-blah. But I assume you already have "Gimme Shelter": those first three live numbers, that's where the Stones absolutely PEAKED. But this performance was from the 1989 "Steel Wheels" tour, and the Stones had just very recently recovered from two almost fatal blows: 1) Original pianist, Ian Stewart died in 1985, taking - really - the band's integrity with him, God rest his soul; and b) Mick and Keith had both pitched rather embarrassing hissy fits when each produced solo material, thus nearly breaking up the band. But here, they're in fine form, and it's the beginning of the final era of the Stones when they'd drag along 4-piece horn sections and several backup vocalists, et al. But, as I said, this is worth the purchase, just for the presence of Bill Wyman. A great show, too! Now, about a monh later, and having now received this, I doubt that it is the exact same "Stones At The Max" that I/we saw at the IMAX Theater in in Atlanta in 1994. The vocals are inaudible (and it irritates the mortal $#!+ out me that after that third "flash-pot" thing goes off at the beginning, you don't hear "Start Me Up" louder. Still...you get what you pay for, and, as I said, this was Bill Wyman's final tour - and that alone justifies this...this "remake."
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A Stonishing Performance that Worth a Remastered Edition., June 1, 2009
This review is from: The Rolling Stones - Live at the Max (IMAX - Panorama) (DVD)
A have this video originally in laserdisc format, and for a laserdisc, is a breathtaking recording in audio and image of one the best Rolling Stones tours, but for a DVD, the quality of the recording is above other issues from the same band originally released in DVD. The screen format is PAN-SCAN. The sound is Dolby-D 5.1 and 2.0, with no subtitles, but good. I just figure with the new technologies of digital remastering how wonderfull this video should be. I don not know if there are other superior editions from the same recording, but if You are Rolling Stones fan, You have to own this show. Paulo Vitor.
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