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New DVD Paco/John in Switzerland 1987
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Ricardo
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RE: New DVD Paco/John in Switzerland... (in reply to Filip)
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Got it in the mail today! Really excellent box, very cheap for what you get: DVD, 2 CD, 91+ minutes, $20. A few cool pictures and a nice forward about the concert from John McLaughlin who apparently over saw this project. here is my review for those that are interested. First of all, two similar concerts are available to watch on YouTube, so it is safe to compare this to those two. In fact of the other two available, and older Montreux concert and one in Germany, the one from Germany is probably done a few days before or after this, so I will keep comparisons down to just that one example. Paco has the same shirt on after all, but the two concerts still differ quite a bit. First positives: The quality of picture and filming is great, and I prefer watching these on big screen TV to the computer or whatever. 99% of my favorite DVD's of flamenco guitar or whatever concert, are in non USA format. This one seems to work on my American player which is big plus for me (I have also a temperamental international player that I reserve exclusively for watching the rest of my favorites). The improvisations on this concert are of course subtly different to other performances, if you are into the details it's great, but obviously to some it's the same type of concert. In that regard we can say Mclaughlin was especially inspired compared to other performances, probably why he chose this particular night. His solo guitar piece right off the bat has a different vibe to other versions, shows that he really likes to change it up. Paco's solo was the same Buleria pretty much as in Germany, and he really gets the audience going at times. I would love to go piece by piece to pick out the best Solo moments but it would take too long. Let's just point out what is unique in this show. First Frevo, is played about 20 bpm SLOWER than they normally do. It allows both players to deliver a different expression with the fast runs, more "groovy" if you want. McLaughlin takes the opportunity to push his speed limit into six tuplet realm which he never did on any other version I know of. So they get to the end of the piece where the main theme repeats and they suddenly kick the tempo back up, probably faster than normal and keep the energy going until the dramatic trade off ending. This version therefore stands out as unique from any of the other duo or trio versions you can find. Next, there is replacement piece to the one seen in Germany, Sichia (passion grace and fire version) is done instead of Caña de Azucar. I have never seen a video of this, it is quite special. The cool tango sounding middle section, is unfortunately obscured by an artistic behind the neck camera angle, made it frustrating for us players. But actually there are several thumb behind the neck shots that, with this quality of video, make you feel like you are up on stage with these guys. Anyway, Sichia includes the "Convite" chord progression (chromatic dominant chords) after each solo, and again, a cool sped up ending more like the original version. And last there is a new version of Guardian angel, much heard piece from the past, McLaughlin does some cool things playing the melody with Paco, like off set the timing, so it sounds as delay, or harmonized thirds etc, again a very unique version of this piece. The only negative thing I would say, is the live sound during PDL's solo, they left Mclaughlin's mic open so it rings a little bit, but never feedback. Also the typical 80's, super crispy high end, syrupy reverb, and scooped mid range, and digital chorus on JM's guitar, leave something to be desired. Of the 3 audio options, I preferred the DTS over the others for it's live presence. It is pretty much the same in Germany so it's not a major complaint. The balance of the two guitars is pretty good most of the time. Ricardo
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