Cool as November

This month we finally see the DVD releases of the three greatest tours of 2007-2008,with performances from The Police, Rush and Dream Theater.

First is Dream Theater's Chaos in Motion. The DVD is not the greatest quality, but it does capture the latest tour of very intense progressive rock. Most notable is Surrounded 07 as it's extended and Marillionized, with a part of Sugar Mice added.

After a year of waiting for the alleged DVD release from The Police, Certifiable shows the band in a new light. The maturity of their musicianship comes out, with each individual contributing more color to the music with subtle variations in fills and accents. Much more dynamic than The Police of 1983. The only thing I could ask for (given that this might really be the final chapter of the legend) is a little more material from the other legs of the tour. It would be nice to see the performances of the rare opener Bring on the Night as wells as Spirits in the Material World, and Demolition Man. Also, the final show would have been a great occasion to be documented, containing the first real cover performances from The Police with Sunshine of Your Love, Down So Long and Purple Haze.

Finally, Rush has released Snakes and Arrows Live. Here, everything has been done perfectly. They held off releasing the DVD along with CD live album to record more performances. The third disc contains the songs that were added to the final leg of the tour (including Ghost of a Chance), so we have a complete record of all the songs from this tour.

The last two releases were also done in Blu-Ray, so this might give me the excuse to finally upgrade.