Product: Porcupine Tree: Anesthetize (2008)
Rating: 3.0
3 Stars for Blu-Ray, 5 Stars for Music
I've always been a bit bored watching concerts on DVD. Very few of them capture the energy of a live show. Then blu-ray came along and I changed my mind on my once held belief. Now, concerts in blu-ray are the only live performance DVD's I buy. And when I learned that Porky Tree's "Anesthetize" was available on blu-ray, I couldn't wait to get my own copy. Eager with excitement, I popped the DVD in my player and was ready for greatness.THUD!!!I've got to say that I'm a bit disappointed in the quality. Especially after owning and watching Pat Metheny's "The Way Up" and Steve Vai's latest blu-ray offering. The bar has been raised and I expect more from a band like Porcupine Tree. Porcupine tree is one of the best bands around, if not the best prog band around today. The music on this DVD is outstanding. But I was hoping for more. The quality is merely okay and one must exit the performance to view the menu - a big negative, since it's common with the format.In spite of that, I'm looking forward to buying future PT releases on blu-ray and attending their live shows. Now, all you prog snobs, you can send me your hate mail beginning now :-) !