Another Station: Another Mile (2010) Review

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(More customer reviews)As a big Rise Against fan i was really looking forward to this release. After watching this i had mixed reactions on it. First of all the live performance scenes are great. Its cool to see the different venues that the band has performed at over the last year or so. The video has good shot of the band and crowd giving you a feel of the experience.
Then between the live performances you have shot behind the scenes shots of the band talking about various things ranging from making a new record to personal stuff. While this is interesting to get to know the band better i feel that it takes away from the reason I purchased the dvd which was for the live performances. I was hoping to get a live fix since i didnt get a chance to see them live since they were on the warped tour. I would have rather went from song to song and added a few more performances to make up for the length. Also there is no way to just jump into a live song or just watch the live performances as found in some other band's dvds. I think this would be nice to have for watching the dvd a second time to skip the other stuff. As far as i know there is not even a menu on the dvd. It starts playing right away and when you hit menu it starts the feature over again (maybe its just my blu-ray player i dont know).
As for the quality of the production is alright. I know its not a hi def release but it wasnt the clearest playing on a HDTV, bluray player with a home theatre system. The sound wasnt too bad but could have been better. I know this probably wasnt a big budget release and the dvd was pretty cheap (paid like 12 for it) so its not the biggest of deals. It would have been nice to get a bigger buget release to match the statement on the dvd on how the band is still growing and getting bigger.
Overall this still is a great DVD and im happy with the purchase. It fits nicely in the collection of a big fan. Some info on a new record in the works isnt bad stuff and the live performances are good.

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Rise Against Another Station: Another Mile on DGC/Interscope Records. The DVD features performances of 14 songs recorded in locations throughout the world. These performances are interspersed with interviews with each band member of the Chicago based band revealing the creative process that goes into making a Rise Against song and the history of each individual band member. Another Station: Another Mile begins with a statement from the band:"Since we put together our last DVD (Generation Lost), the snowball that is Rise Against is still gathering size and speed.What you hold in your hands is the continuing story of our band, what it means to us, and what it means to people like you.At our request, all the live footage you see in the DVD is completely unedited; meaning we didn't go back and fix or re-do anything.We felt it should stand or fall on its own merit, and be embraced for what is, which is live music. Who knows, maybe we'll feel differently next year. But for now, the moments are captured raw as we make our way to another station: another mile."DVD Tracklist:From House of Blues Boston 7/28/09CollapseThe Dirt WhisperedSaviorHero Of WarFrom Much Music Awards, Toronto, Canada 6/21/09Audience Of OneLollapalooza Grant Park, Chicago 8/8/09SurviveThe Good Left UndonePrayer of the RefugeeArea 4, Ludinghausen, Germany 8/22/09Blood Red White & BlueLong Forgotten SonsGive It AllRe-Education (Through Labor)Keleti Railway Station, Budapest Hungary 6/21/10Swing Life AwayRock AM Ring/ Nurburging Racetrack, Germany 6/6/10Ready To Fall

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The Filth and the Fury - A Sex Pistols Film (2000) Review

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(More customer reviews)...to pull out all my old Pistols LPs and remember how fun they are to listen to.
This movie almost seemed to zip by too fast, but then, so did the Sex Pistols. Come to think of it, the last 20 years (when I first started listening to them in junior high and chopped my hair off into a spike) also zipped by pretty fast...they put all the best songs, the best performances in here, along with some rare footage.
Sex Pistols fans may have already seen the interview with a nodded-out Sid Vicious and sleazy girlfriend Nancy Spungen (who makes Courtney Love on one of her bad days look like Grace Kelly in comparison) trying to wake him up for the camera as he snores ("Sid, wake up...they're tryin' ta interview ya..."). But what no fans may not have seen is a short, heartbreaking clip of an interview with Vicious after he is out on bail after being arrested for her murder. When the interviewer thoughtlessly asks him if he's 'having fun right now' (what was that reporter thinking? the kid looks completely miserable), Vicious just chuckles bitterly and asks him, "Are you kidding? No, I'm not having any fun, at all." When the interviewer asks him where he wishes he was right now, Vicious' quiet, calm answer to the question is so chilling and heartfelt that it made every hair on my body stand on end. In a scene shortly after, John Lydon talks about Sid getting his aforementioned wish, and for a minute you think that in the voice over he is laughing, because as a rule you don't see John Lydon displaying any other emotion other than general crankiness. Then you suddenly, shockingly realize he's actually in genuine tears over his dead boyhood friend.
But you can also see the fun the Sex Pistols had while it lasted-especially memorable during a retelling of how they played a children's party (still not sure what the story behind this was, or what the people who organized it were thinking, but it was a stroke of genius), with footage of them covered in cake after they start a food fight, to one of the Pistol's best songs (in my opinion), "Bodies". What struck me is how the Sex Pistols (who, at the time, were not far out of their teens themselves) look and act about the same age as the kids at the party. They are obviously having just as much fun as the kids, too- they try to look like tough punk rockers but can't wipe the smiles off their faces as they joyfully have a ball.
The soundtrack, timing, and editing are all perfect. "Submission", another of my favorite songs (and in my opinion, one of their more underrated ones) is played over the credits, and it fits perfectly. As I said, my one complaint that was it zipped by too fast, but talking with my husband after the movie, so did the Sex Pistols. One of the better rock documentaries I've seen. A must see for Sex Pistols fans.

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"Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?" sneers Johnny Rotten at the Sex Pistols' farewell performance. After seeing this picture you'll understand his disgust, but Julian Temple's sharp portrait of the ragged, raw band of working-class Brits won't leave you disappointed. The Sex Pistols left their legacy in a whirlwind 26-month reign, spitting out a caustic, confrontational brand of rock & roll that became the rallying cry for angry, disaffected youths in late 1970s England and defined the punk movement. Their story was first told two decades ago in the cynical The Great Rock and Roll Swindle, also directed by Temple but produced by the Sex Pistols' smarmy manager, Malcolm McLaren, who stage-managed the film into a self-promoting vanity project. For The Filth and the Fury, Temple turns to the four surviving band members to tell their own stories. His vibrant, vigorous direction captures the period of social unrest and alienated youth without turning into a history lesson, and shows the Pistols in all their insolent glory: spewing obscenities and gesturing lewdly to audiences and press alike, screaming out lyrics, overcoming musical limitations with pure passion and attitude. Rare, raw concert footage (including their final performance, which is appropriately enough the song "No Fun") and previously unseen interviews with the deceased Sid Vicious further energize the portrait. There's even footage of the smiling band cutting cake for kids at a fundraiser with nary a nasty gesture or sneering comment. Now there's a side of the Pistols you don't see everyday.

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