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S.O.D.: Speak English Or Live

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This is a classic! It has The Ritz show in New York City plus a Germany show. The best part of it is the backstage and studio stuff with Billy Milano joking around. The commentary audio track by Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian is also great. This is even more timely with songs such as "Speak English or Die," and "...The Middle East." Also, in the beginning of the dvd, Billy Milano jumps off a 25 ft. stack of speakers into the mosh pit and smacks some guy over the head with a microphone to get out. My stomach hurts from laughing. The dvd has great extras as well. Also worth buying is the cd, Speak English or Die.

I believe this is one of the best I have seen. SOD knows how to grab you by the throat and rock ya.

although the rest of the disc captures SOD at their best...it freezes at track #34...and goes no further. consider buying this one used from someone who has it already...i believe there are SOME good copies of this dvd out there

I was there for this show. Agnostic Front and Morbid Angel opened that night. When Billy did the dive into the crowd off of the pa system, he landed right in front of me. One of the greatest metal moments ever. My head is right there in the video as he squashed everyone. So buy this dvd and i will be in your house. It rocks. SGT. D is coming and you are on his list. \m/ \m/

I had this for years on vhs after years my vhs broke so i replaced it on dvd and i had no problem playing it and it still kicks but this sound soo much better than all the other SOD dvd's because this one was recorded well and the bass was not boosted beyond pluto.the newer recording the bass ruins the sound they either don't equalize the sound or the boost the bass horribly loud which makes them sound like hell.I've seen SOD live the are loud but they have tone not just bass noize.this dvd is a great remenberance of their 1st big 91 reunion in NYC the master returned to show other how it was done to bad bigger than the devil material wasn't this good because none of Sod's band members band did much better since then!If you never buy any other SOD dvd buy this one it's the best clean,clear and worth twice the money and make you stand up and dive off the couch!

finally a live sod performance! the audio is much better than the audio cd, and considering that is recorded from a live feed it still sounds better than even my expanded remastered version. highly recommended for true SOD fans.

Anyone who owns Speak English or Die should own this DVD. This is the height of metalheads playing punk rock. Some of the footage from the German show, especially Charlie Benante drumming, is incredible. S.O.D fans, dig in!

This DVD contains 2 concerts, 1st is form the 1992 (live at the Budokan CD) Ritz Megaforce Anniversary/SOD reunion concert and the 2nd is from Germany 1997.
Both recordings captures SOD at their best. I can feel the energy, Power & the feeling of live concert as if Im watching it live. They were only filmed by Roadcrew & fans and this is what makes this video incredible to watch! we can watch the Real SOD! no overdubs & studio editing.
The audio is acceptable VG+ except for the encore of the Germany show. The only thing I hate is the interview in between songs, they should compile all the interviews and make a separate menu for it! You won't be wasting your bucks here, highly recommended if you like watching live performances and if you are an SOD fan since 80s. Goosebumps is what to expect!

Since S.O.D. (the originators of the hardcore/metal crossover) weren't together very long, this is a real treat, especially given the high quality of the audio and video. There are two shows, which have mostly the same songs. The first is at (I believe) The Ritz and is interspersed with commentary and interviews with the band members, which are pretty cool, because they talk about the songs, the band, and what people's reactions were at the time. It's a nicer format than a lot of concert videos, I think. The second show is more of a high-quality bootleg, which is shot from on stage by a camcorder (I think). The video quality is quite good, and the sound quality is good (but not as good as the first show). There are some extras showing SOD in the studio (though I'm not sure what they are doing, since they have only one studio album and the footage is not of them recording that), and them joking around, and it's pretty cool.

High points:

- Ballad of Kurdt Cobain!!! (My band played this for years, as a tribute to SOD's Ballad of Jimi Hendrix; I guess we weren't as clever as we thought :)
- Billy hits some guy in the head with the mic and you can hear it clearly!
- Ballad of Jimi Hendrix during the first show contains clips from previos SOD shows where they played song (apparently twice per show!)
- Billy's William Shatner impersonation while reading a newspaper.

This DVD contains 2 concerts, 1st is form the 1992 (live at the Budokan CD) Ritz Megaforce Anniversary/SOD reunion concert and the 2nd is from Germany 1997.
Both recordings captures SOD at their best. I can feel the energy, Power & the feeling of live concert as if Im watching it live. They were only filmed by Roadcrew & fans and this is what makes this video incredible to watch! we can watch the Real SOD! no overdubs & studio editing.
The audio is acceptable VG+ except for the encore of the Germany show. The only thing I hate is the interview in between songs, they should compile all the interviews and make a separate menu for it! You won't be wasting your bucks here, highly recommended if you like watching live performances and if you are an 80s thrash/crossover freak. Goosebumps is what to expect!