Saga - All Areas: Live in Bonn 2002

Starring:Saga
Studio: Steamhammer
Product Type: DVD

Product Description

1. Careful Where You Step
2. Time Bomb
3. Remember When
4. No Regrets
5. Compromise
6. Wind Him Up
7. Time's Up
8. We'll Meet Again
9. The Runaway
10. See Them Smile
11. Take It Or Leave It
12. Humble Stance
13. You're Not Alone
14. A Brief Case
15. Don't Be Late
16. The One

Format: DVD VIDEO

Customer Reviews:

If I wanted to hear the audience sing..........2005-07-09

I'm really glad that I saw Saga perform live when they toured for their first album. They were creating a kind of interesting progressive music that was full of energy and creativity, and they were really fine musicians. After following their next two albums and being quite pleased with their direction, Saga began a shift into a more mainstream sound. The progressive edge they once had was gone. I haven't re-visited Saga until this DVD. This is quite a different band than I saw back in the early 80's. Sure we've all aged, and all things considered the lads from Canada still can manage to pump out some fairly decent sound at their ripe old ages. The performance is a bit uninspired and worst of all suffers from the most annoying aspect, and that is Mike Sadler's constant relinquishing of songs to the audience to fill in the good parts. It's not only self indulgent and egotistical but it's unfair to people that have paid good money to watch Saga perform. The song selection is pretty good and it's no coincidence that the majority of numbers are from the early albums. Here's to days long past.

Excellent live performance.......2005-05-23

It would be good if this came with a cd to listen to of it. Performances on this dvd are excellent. The band does look a little uptight at times and there are blank spots in between the songs but it's the live performance that carries this video all the way through.

Great Performance.......2004-11-30

This 2002 concert in Germany is a solid performance by Saga with a great variety of songs from their 25-year history. Ian Crichton's guitar work is amazing at times. Being a guitarist myself, I watch in awe of his speed and style.

All Areas has gotten far more playing time at my house than Saga's previous DVD, Silohuette, but I find All Areas lacking in "bonus" features such as interviews and non-concert footage. Being that this is a celebration of their 25th anniversary, I would have expected more features.

Saga-Canada's best kept secret !.......2004-08-13

Incredible to use a word to describe this concert,the band touring Bonn,Germany 2002 w/ then new,"House of Cards" album,a highpoint even by Saga's standards.Included are "new classics" such as hard rockers"Time Bomb","Remember When", & "The One".This stuff is heavy with some amazing tempo changes that Saga have become known for,Ian Crichton is such an criminally underrated guitarist,as the rest of the guys in making it look so effortless & obviously having fun ! Also musically some cool surprises,the resurrection of "A Brief Case",a drum duel between Mike Sadler & Steve Negus that's guaranteed to put a smile on your face.The inclusion of"See them Smile" & "Take it or Leave it" for us old fans as well.A different spin is put on "Time's Up",has the guys doing the tune minstrel style with Jim Gilmour on accordian & Ian Crichton on Mandolin-works really well ! Mike Sadler even straps on the bass for an excellent run through of my all time fav Saga tune"Humble Stance".A must have !

continua la saga.......2004-08-04

Definitivamente los grupos como saga permanecen en el mundo del rock por su calidad musical. En el 2003 esta banda canadiense cumplio 25 años de vida artistica y nos regalo este concierto grabado en Bonn Alemania en el que demuestran hasta la saciedad su gran virtuosismo y la brillantes musical que siempre los a caracterizado. En esta presentacion interpretan la gran mayoria de sus temas clasicos mas algunas canciones de sus ultimos
trabajos.

Hablando un poco del DVD como tal, el sonido nos trae tres fuentes para escojer: estereo PCM, estereo digital y 5.1 al escuchar la presentacion en 5.1 el balance del audio es muy acertado, se escuchan con claridad las voces y los instrumentos. La imagen es muy clara y el manejo de las camaras esta bien logrado. Tal ves a lo unico que le pongo reparo es que entre tema y tema la continuidad se ve interrumpida por un fade a negro algo que puede distraer un poco.

Les recomiendo este DVD a todos los amantes del rock progresivo y a aquellos que como yo hemos seguido a SAGA desde sus comienzos y no hemos tenido la posibilidad de ver esta magnifica banda en vivo.

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All Areas: Live in Bonn 2002
Starring: Saga
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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