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Underoath: 777

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I'd agree with what many other reviewers have said: this DVD is pretty underwhelming. You only get half a live show, but then you're only paying half the price of a regular DVD. Anyway, some positives and negatives that come to mind:

Positives
- Half decent audio quality for the live performances (compared to, say, the live performances on the DVD that came with They're Only Chasing Safety).

- This DVD did a good job at getting across the band's energetic live performances and stage presence.

- It had some "making of..." stuff.


Negatives
- Still some strange stuff. I don't know if it's just the guys trying to be funny for the camera, or they really are strange. Throwing the guy "in the air" is the thing that sticks out at the moment (on the last DVD it was the spinning in the chair in the hotel room scene). It just seems so forced, like they're trying a little too hard to make things exciting--either for themselves, or for the viewers.

- Still some gratuitously disgusting stuff. On the last DVD it was primarily the vomit stuff and the odor issues. The vomit stuff makes another appearance here. WHY do bands put this kind of crap on these DVD's? Do you really think that I want to watch you chug milk and vomit it back up? Will you want to watch that 15 years from now? Will you want your kids to watch that?

- Not really that much stuff about the actual members of the band. They did a pretty good job when it came to that type of stuff on the other DVD, so you could argue that it would be redundant to give more personal interviews and such a couple years later. However, considering how short this DVD was, some interviews would have been a nice addition, and there must be 1,001 questions they could have asked them (what gear do they use? who were there influences? etc.)

The concert, which i suppose is the main reason to buy the DVD is only 8 SONGS!!! and hoping that their cd release show would be mostly songs from their last record, more than half are from "safety". as far as the "moments suspended in time stuff" it seems like the content was very thrown together to get a dvd released on time or something. the dvd that comes with the special edition of "safety" is much more entertaining. this dvd should've been released with a special edition of the cd or something. i dont know. not enough content to be its own DVD.

Underoath 777 is a recent DVD release by the popular Christian Screamo band Underoath. It features music videos, a on tour documentary, and a live show that was filmed at the secret Myspace show. I'm a huge Underoath fan and I really enjoyed the DVD. It's well worth $10. The showcase of this DVD is the Myspace secret show that was recorded. The band plays 7 songs from their 2 most recent CDs. I actually found this to me one of the weakest parts of the DVD. For some reason the singer's voice seemed off. The on tour documentary is my personal favorite on the DVD. It features a band signing at a mall, different destinations while on tour, and a "making of" of 2 of their videos. The great thing about the documentary is you really feel like you know the members of the band. The last section, the music videos, features 3 different videos. Overall I'd highly recommend this DVD to any Underoath fan.

Being a huge Underoath fan, as soon as I heard news of this dvd, I ordered it straight away.
The packaging for the album is very nice as it is a cardboard box with the contents inside it.
However, the dvd itself was not amazing.
Firstly, the live show was quite short (only 8 songs) and the tracklist that is written in the box is wrong, I personally think they should have included another short show or put in one longer show. However, the show is good and really reflects the energy that the band display on stage.
Then, the documentary "Moments Suspended In Time" is also quite short with a lot of scenes, usually not exceeding five minutes. The only exception was the making of the video "You're Ever So Inviting" which was personally my favourite part of the whole dvd. Overall, once again, short but it was fun.
Lastly, the music videos were, similarly as above, very few, indeed they only included three music videos from their new album, they could have included music videos from their older album or wait a bit longer to release the dvd with the new music video for "A moment suspended in time". However, once again, the quality of the music videos is very nice offering great video quality.

Overall, this dvd was good but it was much too short clocking in around an hour and a half at most. However, the material that is included on it is very good and definitely worth checking out.
Borrow it from a friend if you want to see what this band is about and buy it if you're a hardcore Underoath fan.

Pierre Schifflers

The 'secret show' was not shot in Tampa, Florida, it was in St Petersburg which is in a completely different county. Anyway, it was a great show that night and i'm sure the rest of the DVD will be great, too.

We were expecting a lot more content with this but it seemed like bits of footage just strung together sequentially. The live footage was good, and there were some fun video parts (ie. from the set of their video shoot in Sweden) but it seems like the main event was the "gallon challenge", where there was a lot of milk vomiting going on. Really not up to the caliber of previous underOath DVDs, but we still give it 4 stars.

If you are an Underoath fan, or don't even know them that well this would be a great dvd for you. It gives a great overview of who the band is, what they sound like and what they stand for! Underoath is the Greatest band ever! cased closed

Underoath's first-ever stand-alone DVD includes never-before-seen footage from the band's major 2006-2007 tours that encompass the Vans Warped Tour, Taste of Chaos International and Bamboozle Festivals as well as intimate shows spanning the last two years. Bonus features include behind-the-scenes clips from several world tours and backstage home videos as well as a "Making Of" documentary for the group's current video "You're Ever So Inviting" that was filmed in Sweden earlier this year. 777 includes select songs from the group's "MySpace Secret Show" live performance shot on location in Tampa, FL on June 20, 2006, the launch date of UNDEROATH's ground-breaking third album DEFINE THE GREAT LINE.

Despite being a product used, came with great quality, no scratches.
The DVD is very good, has all the songs I like. You guys really deserve congratulations!

Because of all the hype over 777, I was expecting more than just a short tour diary and a few live songs that, put together, is barely an hour and half long. The live footage was great, but there just wasn't enough to leave you satisfied.. Plus, it's pretty much stuff you could find on youtube. The tour diary itself was composed of a random collection of scenes (talking while signing stuff, crazed fans raving about Underoath, vomiting after drinking gallons of milk), and some live footage; there were no interviews or anything like that. While shorter and not as 'informative' as I expected, 777 was still interesting to watch. Plus, it's a 'must-have' for your Underoath collection ;).
(I think this DVD would be much more meaningful for those who actually attended their tours last year).