Excellent band and well recorded concert
580049
Excellent band and well recorded concert...especially enjoyed both Blondie and Ricki Fataar playing, don't remember ever seeing that!
Mike and Bruce are not needed except for the nostalgia factor.
2012636
Pelican's After the Ceiling Crack documents the concert at Kings Cross Scala in London on December 20th, 2005 as well as miscellaneous other live appearances. Being a moderate fan of Pelican and having never been to one of their concerts I immediately ordered the DVD as soon as it was up for pre-sale. When it arrived a few weeks later I watched through the entire London set as well some of the additional live footage. Most of the extra live footage is at least decent in quality, but the concert at Kings Cross Scala is definitely the center of attention on this disc, and for good reason. Pelican play through 7 songs at this epic concert, and each one weighs in at about 8 minutes at least. While there is nothing theatrically incredible about Pelican's live show it is good to see that a band can still play an amazing show simply based off of their showcase of their music. The sound is absolutely incredible as it was mixed by Justin Broadrick, the mastermind behind such bands as Jesu and Godflesh. The DVD also comes with a 3" CD featuring two takes of the song Pink Mammoth (one with These Arms Are Snakes), a major key remake of the song Mammoth from Pelican's untitled EP, and a Prefuse 73 remix of End of Seasons. Pink Mammoth is an incredible track, but it seems as if the version with These Arms Are Snakes was simply the plain Pink Mammoth track with These Arms Are Snakes recording parts over it. Either way both tracks are excellent. The Prefuse 73 remix is also another great piece of audio containing orchestral instruments and odd sounds. When all is said and done Pelican's After the Ceiling Cracked is one of the best live DVDs to be put out by a heavy metal band to date.
3777985
As a long time fan of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young it is good to see all of them continuing to perform solo and in group combinations. The video and sound quality of this DVD is excellent. I could not have picked a better set list.  The concert opens with a great version of 8 Miles High and the band rocks on Military Madness.  Nash is superlative on Cathdral and Crosby resonates on Almost cut My Hair. The band is fantastic and it is amazing how well both Nash and Crosby continue to sing.  I highly recommend this DVD.
3542837
If you are a Decemberist fan you MUST have this recording. This Band just keeps on getting better and they are great in concert. I was lucky enough to have been at the Jacksonville, Oregon (Britt Festival) concert that is part of this 2011 Live Tour Recording. They don't tour that often and I went all the way from the SF Bay Area to the Ashland/Jacksonville area to see them. I think that says something about how I feel about the value of seeing them live. The Band members clown around and have good raport with the audience especially when they are in Oregon. Being from the Portland area and all. Love the Vinyl and got a great deal on Amazon when I pre-ordered it because the price dropped and they refunded me the difference. Kudos to Amazon. My only complaint is that I think for this price it should include an MP3 download as well. I made that opinion known to the staff that works on their website/store. If you like the band and don't own many of their recordings this album gives a nice cross section of their music. Might have liked to hear "Row Jimmy" on this because it's a Grateful Dead cover which they do really well on "Long Live the KIng" . Live Long and Prosper - a Spock/Star Trek reference
2141502
A great audio/video experience for a great performance of a great American band. Must have if you enjoy their music.
2757098
my family and I really enjoyed the concert very much .the music and songs are very good .The kids are great.
1552191
I was forunate enough to attend this concert in person and to view this recording on VHS stereo.  The precision and musicianship were astounding.  A friend "borrowed" by VHS copy and did not return it - but that's ok - it gives me an excuse to buy this version for the DVD features.
If you are going to have any concert in your DVD collection - this is it.  It has astounding performances by the band - with an extra bonus from Paula Cole before she cut her hair :)..
The theatrics and visuals are wonderful, sound clarity is great and the special effects are nice - not overdone at all.

To be even handed - I did not like the "fish eye" camera work on "Digging in the Dirt" but overall it's great.  I highly recommend this piece.
1180014
I was at this show in September 2010. The sound quality on the disc is amazing. The band is at their improvisational best throughout this high-energy performance. A perfect mix of new jams, old hits and a few rarities. Definitely worth picking up.
1212152
The Band are fortunate to have had Martin Scorsese film this historic concert in 1976. The Band and their guests are all in peak form, and a top-shelf film crew captures it all. A masterpiece in many ways.

When Scorcese and Robbie Robertson edited the film, it was kept short enough to fit theatre-preferred movie time slots. Maybe if they'd known the film was to become so critically-acclaimed, they would have originally included the rest of the concert in its first release.

Gratefully, we now have a remastered DVD release. Yet other than footage of one of the after-concert jams, nearly half the concert remains unreleased on film. As Scorcese said in an interview for this release, they'd done an exhaustive search and what became of the rest of the footage is presently a mystery. (The complete audio of the entire concert is preserved on the new expanded 4-CD set.)

I was lucky enough to be at the concert. The Band played an entire concert of their songs, and after a break, brought out the guests, backing them so well it rivaled or surpassed the guest's original release of their songs. The Band was on stage for at least 5 hours that Thanksgiving night.

It's hoped someone eventually stumbles upon the rest of the footage in the vaults, and we may then have a complete film of the historic performances of a concert for the ages.
1638514
Awesome story about the last concert of The Band.
3117480
It's an awesome concert filled with emotion and great sound.  The crowd was into the concert even though it was done in a soundstage and they even added to the already well performed live concert.  The song Silver Springs which failed to make the cut on Rumours (big mistake) had never been heard by any of people there in the way that she sang it.  They were on their feet by the end and now I hear her new version of the song on the radio regularly.  This was a major turning point for a band on an endeavor to reach out to each other and perform again.  It's really a very special DVD.
1059230
The Band was better live than in the studio, and, in my opinion, they were at their top when they played in this concert.  Of course, I'm biased, my future wife and I were in the audience on New Years Eve, 1971, and they were phenomenal.  More than the "Rock of Ages" album, this CD/DVD does an excellent job of recording the songs played on that night and mixed in the other nights (the previous three nights in December).  The recordings of these songs are excellent and, if you love The Band, like I do, this set is well worth the cost.
491218
This concert is very good. I was not sure if I would like them in concert. Their perfomace was very energetic and explosive. Great band and very good stage performance.
1536240
This is a beautiful concert. I saw it on PBS and immediately bought the DVD, which has a couple of bonus songs. The Annie Moses Band plays real music, not the noise that passes for music so often these days. Enjoy!
3817044
Great old concert - especially since there is very little around with the full original band. The sound quality is very good and the performance was great.
3603963
This is one of the best rock concerts I have ever seen,these guys jam. The audio as well as the video are top of the line.
1350187
This is the largest ever concert i have ever seen on dvd and would have love to have been there. This concert is a little different than other shows ive seen on dvd as who ever did the editing did alot of split screens with the band and audience but it doesn't distract me from enjoying this performance. This is an amazing concert with great picture quality and excellent sound quality. Delivery service was excellent. Thankyou