Dischord

Starring:Dischord
Studio: Lifesize Home Entert
Product Type: DVD

Description

This DVD features a collaboration between filmmaker Jem Cohen and the Washington D.C. band Fugazi, covering the 10 year period of 1987-1996. Far from a traditional documentary, this is a musical document; a portrait of musicians at work. The project mixes sync-sound, 16mm. Super-8 video and a wide range of archival formats, including concert footage, studio sessions practice, touring, interviews and portraits of audience emembers from around the country. Special DVD features include 3 extra live tracks and 2 short films by Jem Cohen.

Customer Reviews:

Fugazi vs. Audience.......2007-04-30

The most prominent thing I took away from this film and from my experiences seeing Fugazi several times in the early - mid 90s is how often the band found itself at odds with idiots in the audience and trying to struggle through a stop/start set.

Has there been any other band in history that was plagued with consistently playing to an audience that has no clue what the band is about?

The Grateful Dead of Punk.......2005-12-27

Well, it starts out with good footage of a show in Washington state. They then hack off the end of the song they are performing. Everything in this film segways into something else. After a while it gets on your nerves. While this is going on Fugazi is trying to shove their left leaning politics down your throat. There is one scene where a woman in her 40's a guess dosen't know anything about Fugazi, but is at the show because she heard about them on NPR. Sheeesh. One scene that is interesting, is when some kid spits on Ian MacKaye and the kid is dragged from the audience by Ian, and is asked to apologize for his actions. The kid dosen't apologize and he is promtly booted from the show. This could have been a great dvd, unfortunately egos and so called art got in the way. HEY FUGAZI, shut up drink a beer and play the music that I like. Leave the politics to the corrupt politians.

Hmmmmm.......2005-08-08

I realy want to give this 5 stars but......

First off this is supposed to be a documentary of Fugazi, who they are, what they do etc... and not a music video, the problem is it is neither.

While the live shots are great as are the interviews with some of the audience outside the shows (something that shows the great diversity of Fugazi's audience which I think is great) too much time is wasted on pointless shots (such as the shots of kids outside a show in New York that seems to last forever)shots of buildings (were they of significance to the band, the cameraman????) the crowd in D.C. The editor seemed to have not understood that while it is common to show crowd shots outside venues in music videos it is not common to show them for 5 to 10 minutes as it can lead to the viewer reaching for the fast forward button.

The interviews with Fugazi were good but too short (considering this video goes on for over an hour)I would have liked to have seen more of that show where Guy was hanging upside down from a basketball net (as I hear it was a kind of 'what happens next')

Good points are showing how Fugazi deals with idiots in the crownd (my favorite are the 'ice cream kids' (watch the DVD you will see what I am talking about) its hilarious)and the extra material which includes several live tracks.

Fugazi are one of my all time favorite bands so I hate to point out the negatives. Dont' get me wrong this is a good DVD, it just could have been a whole lot better. I guess the attempt was to show Fugazi as the community band that they are so would it not have been better if they actually shown something of the D.C. community? More of the venues, the people perhaps some more of how Dischord works?

Get it and see for yourself.

Very well peiced together documentary.......2005-07-02

I thoughorly enjoyed this disc. I found it entertaining, cathartic, funny, and a darn pleasure to watch. Didn't realize how political they can be without throwing their politics down your throat. I respect that. After being a fan of theirs since 90' I can honestly say I wish I got to see them live- this I guess is the next best thing. I love how well this documentary flows together from their humble beginings in 87' to ten years later. Good job guys!

Way Over-Directed.......2005-05-06

Fugazi is one of the best live bands ever. This doc tries way too hard to mimic Fugazi's arty rhythms. When the band is rocking on stage; all is right. Everything else in this piece is fuzzy and aggressively tweaked. When this movie cuts away from the onstage action, it struggles to find a point. A live-performance piece would have been more powerful. This piece kinda flops around. Ian almost uses political-correctness as a kind of goofy performance art. Still, Fugazi was the best live show I've ever witnessed-and this film shows a bit of that. Fanatics need only apply

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In Film/On Video
Starring: Ian Svenonious , James Canty (II) , Steve Gamboa , Michelle Mae , and Tom Howell (IV)
Director: James Schneider (III)
Manufacturer: Dischord
ProductGroup: DVD
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Is it worth the money???
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Minor Threat's Live Insanity Documented
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Finally on DVD!

Minor Threat - Live
Starring: Minor Threat
Manufacturer: Dischord
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Release Date: 2003-11-11

Description

Minor Threat played one of its last shows at Washington DC's 930 Club in June of 1983; they would only play once more in DC. Two years later, the tapes from the 930 show were edited together and Dischord Records released them as the Minor Threat Live VHS video in 1986. Along with the 40 minute 930 performance, the DVD includes a 35 minute video of a 1982 Minor Threat show in Camden, NJ, a 12 minute clip of Minor Threat's 2nd ever show (!) at DC Space in December 1980, and excerpts from a 1983 interview with the vocalist, Ian MacKaye. DVD includes 16 page booklet featuring a brief historical essay by Mark Jenkins (Dance Of Days, Washington Post), photos, song titles and lyrics.

Customer Reviews:

Is it worth the money???.......2005-07-24

Thats the question you have to ask yourself before buying any music DVD but this one is not bad value for money. I have to admit when I first switched this on and saw the DC space show the words "I want my money back" did come to mind. The quality is beyond awful, Buff Hall on the other hand makes up for it.

The show is intense with some real crowd participation. Stuff to look for; the woman shouting "It's my birthday" getting shoved off the stage and Ian making the guy who shoved her apologise, the kid in the far corner (is that his school uniform he is wearing???) even he is stage diving by the end. The sound quality I thought was pretty good considering it's a live show and all.

The 9:30 club is also of realy good quality but as other reviewers have pointed out, it lacks the intensity of the previous show.

I have now watched this DVD several times (even the first show which does grow on you after a while, I think they put that show in for nostalga sake as it can't be for quality) the only bad side is the interview. For some anoying reason they have chosen to separate the questions from the answers so you hear the questions (and see Ians puzzled expressions) and then have to click on to the answers (now was that necessary?????)

The booklet I felt was also a bit of a waste of time (apart from the lyrics sheet which I suppose is useful if you don't have any Minor Threat CDs (you may then ask who would get the DVD having not heard the band??))as there are mostly pictures and a brief biography. As this is a DVD the pictures are pretty pointless.

Still, worth buying and worth seeing again.

more than a minor threat.......2004-07-24

This review is about everything, except the d. c. space performance; that video footage is a bunch of bunk. Please, just skip over it and enjoy the rest of the DVD.

I'm partial to the Buff Hall performance; it's the second show on the DVD. It's raw and captures the volatile violence just waiting to break loose - the kind of tension I remember when I was young and seemingly invincible and overly full of myself. And, Ian does get a little physical with a well deserving fan. The audio is more than good. A punk fan will get excited over this performance.

The 9:30 Club footage is excellent in the audio, but it is missing the tension of the Buff Hall performance. Don't get me wrong, given my experience with punk video recordings, the performance is well filmed and the audio is, as I stated previosly, excellent. There's a lot of stage diving, but it lacks the rawness of the Buff Hall performance.

Overall, the DVD is worth the price, just for the Buff Hall performance.

I'm proud to have Minor Threat's DVD in my collection.

Minor Threat's Live Insanity Documented.......2004-06-05

This video is an amazing look at Minorr Threat. It contains three concerts with questionable video quality but intense and entertaining live performances.

The look of the disc is amazing. The interactive menus include sounds from sound checks, photos of the group and great explanations to go along with the shows. One of the best features of the disc is the interview with lead singer Ian MacKaye. The singer goes into detail about his lyrics and how he lived his life in the punk scene.

The live performances are great. Aside from the first one, where I could not make out most of it, they are great ways of showing the power of the crowd and the band. Anthems like "I Don't Want to Hear It" and "Straight Edge" send the crowd into an uproar, causing them to raid the stage and sing along with the band.

Another great feature is the 16-page booklet that comes with the packaging. It gives a short speech about the live performances and some of the history of the band, the lyrics to all of Minor Threat's songs featured on the disc, and rare photos of the band.

This is a great gift or buy for anyone who loves Minor Threat's music. It's fast paced, well-filmed, and gritty to give everyone a more hardcore feel to the shows. I recommend this to any fan of punk who, like me, did not have the pleasure of seeing this amazing band live. PICK IT UP!

So what if the quality sucks?.......2004-04-07

It's good. If a friend has it, borrow it from them because you will probably only want to watch it once or twice.

Finally on DVD!.......2004-02-12

i basically grew up watching the VHS version of this since it came out in '88. but with the DVD release you get bonus footage of a show at Buff Hall and a funny little interview with ian. the Buff Hall video & audio quality isn't too hot...but hey, it was shot in 1982. what's more, you get to see ian a bit more confrontational with the audience than most people are used to seeing in his shows with fugazi. he even takes a swing at somebody! good stuff...

Average customer rating:

Very amateurish movie

Dischord
Starring: Lisa Dinkins , Alex McArthur , Richard Bakalyan , Michael DeLuise , and Dean Regan
Director: Mark Wilkinson
Manufacturer: Lifesize Home Entert
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0002J599G
Release Date: 2004-10-19

Description

On a frozen Boston morning, Jimmy savagely beats his girlfriend to death and tosses her remains into a local river. At the height of her success, alternative rock violinist Gypsy retreats with Lucian, her musician husband, to Cape Cod. Seeking refuge in his past, Jimmy arrives in Cape Cod to stay with his brother, Lucian. A disturbing tale of obsession unfolds as the demented Jimmy finds himself madly in love with Gypsy, begging the question: What happens when music meets murder?

Customer Reviews:

Very amateurish movie.......2005-09-27

Implausible, poor screenplay, dull, badly acted with virtually nothing going for it - avoid.

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