Vnv Nation - Pastperfect Limited Edition

Starring:VNV Nation
Studio: Metropolis Records
Product Type: DVD

Description

A special limited edition 2-DVD 1-CD combination pack. DVD 1 features live concert footage from the Futureperfect 2001/02 tour performances in Berlin, Washington DC and the Mera Luna Festival. DVD 2 features bonus material, such as interviews, the band's history, a Mera Luna special, "easter eggs" and much ore. The CD (only available in this package) houses high quality live versions of songs as well as a CD-ROM section of 4 live tracks with band images and artwork.

Customer Reviews:

almost but not quite........2007-03-08

This DVD includes several songs filmed at three locations. If you've already seen VNV in concert then this dvd will do little more than refresh your memory. If however you've never seen them in concert it will give you a pretty good idea of what to expect. Overall If you already have live mp3's of vnv, or you've been to a concert you've probably already heard these versions so it won't be anything new. I own quite a few concert DVD's from various bands from Tori Amos to Rammstein and this is far from the best one I own.

The sound quality of this DVD is excellent, the editing is average and cuts seem to be frequent and pointless. The dvd fails to capture the full energy you'd actually feel at a live concert, and only partially captures the performance of the band.

If you're a fan of VNV then this is probably worth the investment, unless they happen to be coming to your area in concert.

Forget what know about the VNV Nation studio albums.......2007-01-09

If you know the studio albums of VNV Nation, never saw them live and have not seen the DVD yet... you will be in for a big surprise. The VNV Nation you knew are dead, long live VNV Nation, the very different VNV Nation.

The sound is rougher and yes, the beats are harder (what excited me as an old school raver from the early 90's) and Ronan's voice does also not sound that pretty anymore. What you get in return is pure energy you can feel when it grabs you and pulling you right into it.

I saw VNV live three times already and the most listened to VNV CD I have, is my homemade rip of the audio from this DVD, which I asked them to replace more than once (Email, MySpace) by the first real, original and legal VNV Nation Live Album.

So far no luck and my self made live album has to be sufficient for now or the DVD itself when you are home and have a TV and DVD player.

VNV Nation's 'Pastperfect' DVD Bonanza .......2006-12-09

I am thoroughly impressed and sated by this 3 disc release by VNV Nation. This is so far their first and only release for a DVD. This was the special edition 'Pastperfect' DVD that covered the 2001-2002 Futureperfect Tour of Europe and the United States. This is great value for money and a must for any true-blue VNV Nation fan. This DVD comes with 2 DVD discs and a bonus CD for computer content. I will go cover all three discs separately;

Disc 1: Live Concert Footage from Europe and the USA

There are 12 songs included (11 if you don't take 'Intro' into consideration). These include the hits of 'Kingdom', 'Epicentre', 'Honour', 'Fearless', 'Forsaken', 'Genesis',
Dark Angel', 'Standing', 'Solitary', 'Beloved' and 'Electronaut'.

All the tracks above are great Live with top notch crowd footage and the delightful antics of Ronan on stage. It is not until you see Ronan performing LIVE that you realise and understand how talented and how much heart he puts into each song.

Disc 2: Bonus Tour Featurettes/Interviews

This was my favourite part of the limited edition DVD. It included a 30 minute interview with Ronan and Mark that is insightful to how VNV Nation began and their thoughts and ideas about music and fame in general. You have a short video of tour preparations and stage set up to the theme music of this great future pop outfit. Then you have the 3-city specials and behind the scenes featurette of Ronan and Mark and friends goofing off. Probably the best part was the 'Making of Futureperfect' where Ronan brings the viewer into their makeshift small home studio and gives advice and pointers about music and working with electronica and synths. A small tour.

Disc 3: CD-ROM Bonus Edition

This covers the second part of the Interview with Ronan and Mark that carries on from Disc 2. You have two further live in concert performances at different concerts and years of the songs 'Procession' and 'Standing'. You also get a view of the online photo gallery of live pictures and hidden items that can be downloaded.

This special edition DVD comes with a poster and a banner sticker that I enjoyed. Overall this DVD is perfect and has shown me more about VNV Nation, their passions, driving force and above all music ideology. I look forward for more future DVD's from this great artist.

Haven't seem it, but Ronan told me..........2005-04-02

I was lucky enough to make it to the DVD release party in TO last year. The boys told the sad tale of serious screw ups in recording this thing, expecially the synch between audio & vid. Hence the inter-cutting of seemingly random imgaes...they didn't have any way to synch the eye with the ear. I haven't actually seen the DVD since that night, so I can't comment on it; just wanted to share that little pearl.

BTW - if anyone knows who the DJ was that opened for them that night, PLEASE send me any info on him. All due repsect to VNV, that guy was the highlight of the evening!

L8R

MARS

Love VNV But Hate This DVD........2005-03-21

I practically like every track they have ever recorded. They are a great electronic act but plain and simple concert DVDs rarely work. I was hopeing Pastperfect would be a collection of the super cool video montages they used during their recent tours. I distinctly recall the one produced for the song "Carbon" which powerfully demonstrated the effects of green houses gases on the planet and the destruction of the rain forest.

I would rather see visual art than a bunch of screaming idiots and strobe lights.

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