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Pearl Jam: Single Video Theory
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The film:
When the Seattle music scene first became enormously popular, both Nirvana and Pearl Jam were two of the most popular bands to come out of the area, which also spawned such bands as Mudhoney and Soundgarden. Pearl Jam were certainly deserving of their success, making a number of great songs. The music industry being as it is though, the entire rock and roll scene that started with Seattle began to quickly fade out of the picture after a few years. Things move on, and unfortunately, the music industry seems to have moved back to pop music. In a few years, who knows what it'll focus on.
Rather than just putting together a generic "video collection", Pearl Jam has gone through a similar route that Radiohead went through. Like Radiohead's "Meeting People Is Easy", Pearl Jam has put together a documentary that brings forth their thoughts on the process of making music and being musicians - while "Meeting People Is Easy" took us out on the road, "Single Video Theory" doesn't even leave the rehearsal space. We watch the band energetically going through many of their songs, while interview segments are cut in-between footage of them playing.
Many of the interview sequences, especially some of lead singer Eddie Vedder's comments ("If I was the problem, I was certainly never going to admit it", he jokes), are not only amusing, but offer interesting insights into the band's music.
Although the general quality of both the audio and video of the DVD are very impressive, there are features that are dissapointing. First though, I'll talk about the general quality. The audio is excellent, bringing the viewer into the studio with the band. The music rocks, and all of Vedder's singing is crystal clear. If you're a fan of the band, I think you'll really enjoy the audio, which fills the room nicely and strongly.
The video quality is also really very good, a very sharp image that's letterboxed at around 1.66:1. There's a number of problems that I have with this release, though. There are no chapters, but even more than that - there isn't even a menu("Meeting People Is Easy" didn't have chapters either, but at least it had a menu). There are also no extras at all, which is unfortunate. There could be a video or something included. All in all, mixed feelings. The DVD does perform well where it counts though, with strong audio and video quality. For $24.98 though, it's a little much to ask for only a 45 minute documentary.
Recommended...for fans of the band.
Grade:B-
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