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WWIII Tour 2003

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What is WWIII Tour 2003 in comparison to Sturm Und Drang Tour 2002? Imagine a bullet versus a nuclear warhead. Exactly the answer. WWIII Tour DVD is an awesome selection of live performances including some golden oldies such as "Light", "Juke-Joint Jezebel" and "A Drug Against War" which have been "rocked up" to sound like they would actually fit onto the album wwiii.
The Camera work is so much better than Sturm Und Drang, using special effects etc, it actually looks proffessional, including DVD menus and stuff, it's all great and new-looking.
The Bonus footage is great. There is a lot more than Sturm Und Drang including some funny sections like "WWIII Concert Intro (making of)" and "Whale Watching with KMFDM". You get an in-depth look and feeling of what the whole band is like if you didn't know before.
Raymond is very funny and hogs the camera a lot, Lucia is in this DVD more than Sturm Und Drang as is everyone else. Even the Crew get their own little sections. The DVD captures the life and essence of the tour and KMFDM, it's humorous and adrenaline pumping.

If you love KMFDM, this is a MUST! It is in NTSC format, but it worked in my PAL region PS2, which amazed me, and Sturm Und Drang did too! KMFDM are a band that write some awesome music and love to have fun, all is told in KMFDM WWIII TOUR 2003! Don't hesistate, don't think, buy it now!!!!!!! Support your favorites and rip the system, KMFDM!

If your a KMFDM fan then this DVD is for you. The quality is leaps and bounds better than their last DVD "Sturm & Drang Tour 2002". It highlights the WWIII tour from different venues and does not get boring for a minute. Cut-scenes and other features enhance the great production value. Its only in 2.0 but the sound is still great and way better quality-wise than the last DVD.

It sounds great, it looks great and its got a lot of extra features, interviews, fan signings (and just hanging out), gags, photos, fan photos with credits and more. I know I sound like a salesman but this DVD exceeded my expectations. Its very well done and worth it especially if your a fan.

I was sorely disappointed when I missed out on seeing one of my personal favorite bands last year. There wasn't any big ads in any of the local papers that advertised the band's gig which is how I missed the show. So I decided I would make up for that by buying their new dvd "WWIII Tour 2003". I'm glad that I did. The dvd consists of performances from the band but even better behind the scenes of the band and how they interact with each other. I always wanted to know what KMFDM is like when they aren't on stage. The behind the scenes that is interlaced between the performance scenes gives the viewer a glimpse into the touring life of KMFDM. I don't have the other two KMFDM dvds so I can't really compare this with them. I enjoyed watching the live performances. They were a great reminder to the killer performance I saw of them on their 2002 tour "Sturm & Drang tour". Contrary to some of the band's lyrics, the band has quite a wicked sense of humor especially when they decided to draw on a sleeping roadie's face. I also loved the scene where the band goes to (yet another) truckstop. I loved seeing Raymond Watts looking at the boots. The brief interviews with each of the band members was interesting. It's nice to know how each member fits into the band. Most of the songs the bands plays on tour is from their recent album "WWIII" but they do play a couple oldies but goodies like "Light" and "Juke Joint Jezebel" (the song that introduced me to KMFDM several years ago). All in all, this is a worthy dvd to get for KMFDM fans. It is a good balance between music and behind the scene footage.

KMFDM have always had a great balance between tongue-in-cheek humor and political seriousness, addressing current events while at the same time making fun of everything from The President of the U.S. to their own selves. "WWIII" is my favorite album of theirs yet, knocking "NIHIL" out of my top spot. Having seen them live on the "WWIII" tour, I was excited to see this DVD. It was truly one of the best shows of my life, and to relive it on this DVD has given me a great feeling that I am playing a part in the growth and music of one of my favorite bands. This DVD has quite a lot of material considering their last DVD release was only a year ago. Who would've thought that so much could be amassed in only a year to keep the DVD new, different, and interesting and not a rehash? Sure we have the obligatory concert and backstage footage, as well as a few videos (which includes the amazing "SKURK" video), but there's so much more here...photo galleries, interviews, some snippets of the recording of "WWIII" in the studio, the band hanging out and going whale-watching. If you saw "Sturm & Drang Tour 2002," then you've met a few friends from the KMFDM crew, and they are given their just amount of attention on this DVD as well, really giving the sense of the band as a family of good friends. Watching this DVD, you are treated to great music, good humor, and some insight into the band and the way they work. "WWIII" is an awesome DVD! Hail to KMFDM, constantly ripping the system!!! If you love KMFDM, you will love this DVD!!!

If you a huge KMFDM,this DVD will likely have you keeping this disc in your player for weeks to come. If you're a casual fan (like myself), you should get plenty from 'WWIII-Tour 2003'. Aside from the stellar live performances of tunes like the title track "WWIII", "From Here On Out", "Brute", "Revenge", the in-your-face "Bullets,Bombs&Bigotry" and "Juke Joint Jezebel", you the viewer gets SO many extras here such as fan photos, current store merchandise available, promotional videos, journals, song lyrics+more. DVD line-up: Lucia Cifarelli-keyboards&vocals, Sascha Konietzko-programming&vocals, Steve White-guitar, Jules Hodgson-bass and Andy Selway-drums. Priceless top of the line French industrial to be fully experienced here.

This is a great dvd if your a longtime fan or if you are just starting out. I definantly need to see them in concert after watching this dvd. The show is really good even though it is mostly songs from ww3. In between songs it shows the band behind the scenes. That is actually my favorite part of the dvd. When I started listening to KMFDM I thought they were all German. Right now Sascha is the only German left, Lucia is an american and the rest are british. That is good because I love british humour. Raymond Watts is especially hilarious. Theres the spoon incident where sascha has a drunken outburst. That sets off a series of drunken chaos culminating in a violent assault on a plastic spoon. Than theres the Disney land bus search. Watts is extremally aggravated over the security ruining his sleep, which seems to torment him deeply.
The band seems to get along like a huge family. Even the road crew each get there own section on the dvd. You have to get this dvd. I cant wait to check out there other dvd.

KMFDM was formed by a quartet of Germans in Paris circa 1984. They became famous for their one word album titles and hand drawn covers. They growled in German over industrial beats, and made sexy dangerous politically mindful music! 2004 marks the band?s 20 year anniversary, and Sanctuary records has prepared both a DVD and a CD of their limited US tour in support of WWIII. The DVD compiles footage from a variety of shows, rehearsals, and tour bus antics to make a 2 hour presentation of KMFDM live. The band itself was always a loose collective of industrial artists with Sascha K being the sole original member left 20 years later. This tour and DVD?s line up features Sascha sporting a blonde Mohawk, Lucia Cifarelli providing girl power from Seattle, Jules Hodgson, Andy Selway, Raymond Watts , and Steve White. They sound great live, and if industrial Goth is your bag you?ll eat this disc up! You may know them from their biggest hit ?Juke Joint Jezebel? which was featured in the movie MORTAL KOMBAT!

You get 13 live performances of the following songs : WWIII, From Here on Out, Blackball, Brute, Stars and Stripes, Pity for the Pious, Moron, Revenge, Bullets Bombs and Bigotry, Light, Juke Joint Jezebel, an Intro and A Drug Against War. Extras are quite mind-boggling including a tribute to fans, interviews with each band and crew member, 3 music videos for Skurk/Ultra/Stars and Stripes, tour photos, fan photos, journals, lyrics, a wild west concert sequence, and a video of the band going WHALE WATCHING ? yes, I said whale watching! Not to mention interactive links to websites, a press kit, and fully interactive Brute style menus!

By the end of it all you?ll feel like you were on the tour, and you know everyone personally! Sascha is the serious one being all German and political, Raymond is an English ham, and Lucia is the sexy one who favors a pleather unitard covered in flames for her concert appearances. The documentary footage all looks like excerpts from a Gothic version of Spinal Tap! It?s really fun. A plastic spoon gets attacked, costumes are questioned, and some members freak out as they fly to see the whales! They also visit several truckstops and SHOP! The tour bus gets searched at DisneyLand and Sascha begins saying ?MAUS HEIL!?.

But you came for the concert ? right? It?s well photographed! And the sound mix is pretty dang flawless even if it is only in a 2.0 mix. You get lots of pleather, black, cigarettes, strobes, and tattoos! Like any concert - it can get pretty dark in places, but this was filmed with loving care. It?s the safest way to see KMFDM -- no mosh pits in your own living room! Well?maybe. For a heavy beat band the mix is clean, and the vocals are right upfront in the mix. 20 years have really helped them learn how to put on a show, and make it work.

I would say if you are a fan of KMFDM or Industrial Goth this is a no-brainer. If you?re unsure of the band or unfamiliar this is a good starting place. But if tattoos, black, pleather, cigarettes, and German lyrics turn you off then veer away and check out Britney?s In The Zone collection. Goths rejoice! This one?s for you and all your vampire-loving friends. Hell yeah!

I love the dvd even if it does not have ultra in it. the dvd is great. the spoon thing is a laugh. you get more than music on the dvd you get a few laughs. if you are a kmfdm fan get this.

Great great great live action. I'm never big on band DVD's but this one is spectacular. By the way, Lucia Caferrelli is bangin.