Slipknot: (sic)nesses

An awesome Slipknot performance. Any fan will love it.

First, let me say that I am not going to really talk about the bonus disk. As far as I'm concered, only the live concert footage is important, and that is what you are paying your $20 for.With that being said, this DVD is incredible! In front of 80,000 fans, Slipknot - the worlds greatest metal band, at the peak of their career so far - play the best songs from all four of the studio albums.The band does an amazing job playing, and in my opinion this concert is way better than the Disasterpieces DVD, and maybe a little bit better than the 9.0 live C.D.The track list (18 songs) is just about perfect on this album, even though they only play 3 songs from the "All Hope Is Gone" album.And now to talk about the sound quality:Like every rock concert, the sound quality and performance gets better as the concert goes on. While the sound on the first song is a little "off" (but by no means bad sounding), by the fifth song - "get this", the band sounds awsome.The balance between all of the instruments and vocals is just about perfect, although the vocals on the chorus of "Sulfer" could have been a little bit louder. Mick and Jim's guitars are perfectly in-tune, tight, clean, clear, heavy and loud. Even though Jim improvises some of his lead parts, they always fit in really good with the music. Both Slipknot guitar players are virtuosos - they play perfectly even when they head-bang and go crazy - and this show is just another example of that fact.Of course, there are some flaws in the drumming, but considering how difficult and fast some of these songs are, that is understandable. If you are not a drummer though, you won't even notice these flaws. As usual, Joey Jordisons playing is incredible, and even though the band actually speeds up some of their songs, he handles them very well. I'll also mention that the snare drum marching band sections of "The Blister Exists" are amoung the highlights of the concert. All three drummers sound very tight, and the pattern they play in that section is one of the coolest drum parts I've ever heard.Corey Taylor does a very good job of singing and screaming in key, and re-creating acurately his vocal parts from the studio albums. I actually think he sounds a lot better here than in the 9.0 live C.D.So that's basically it. If you have any interest in Slipknots music whatsoever, I don't think it would be possible not to be blown away by this concert. Ignore what people say about the other disk. You are paying $20 for an incredible live DVD with 18 awsome songs, and the contents of the second disk (actually pretty cool) are just free bonus features.Buy this DVD right now (whether you are totally unfamiliar with Slipknot, or a hardcore fanatic) and you will not regret it. What an adrenaline rush!

The performance was great, the editing fantastic, the mixing top notch, and this is by far the best representation of Slipknot live since Disasterpieces. The features are strong and the backstage stuff is ... well, if you got the stomach for Clown's style of film making then you'll like it, otherwise you'll be bored and get little out of it.So why bother reviewing this? To say what I couldn't find others say: this isn't anamorphic widescreen (black bars at top and bottom of screen) and the audio is only 192 kbps. What does this mean? It means the audio and video quality is less than it could be, it means it won't look that good on widescreen TVs and it means that - never mind not releasing a Blu-ray for perfect quality - the DVD is subar by current standards.Would that stop me from buying it again or should that stop you from looking at it? No. But when I bought it I thought "who cares if it's not on Blu-ray, it'll still be the best sounding and best looking DVD they could have ever made and that will supersede all else." Wrong, and disappointing.

I think SlipKnot has grown a lot over the years, even crazier to think is they have grown with me (I was in high school when they first started, and a lot of them were teenagers themselves at the time) and the evolution has been amazing.Through the years, many bands will come and go, most I wont like, a select few I'll enjoy for their uniqueness. SlipKnot has always been unique, what with Corey's amazing ability to go guttural and then actually sing all in the same song, Mickey's amazing Guitar skills, Joey's ability to godsmack you with Drum beats that rival the classic drummers (imo), and Paul's great talent for bass. Even clown, who seemingly does very little, adds atmosphere to songs with his way of drumming and beating beer kegs that has still not gotten old when its used in their stuff, and Sid- while more downplayed in newer songs- is a really good DJ.There is a uniqueness to SlipKnot that is unmatched, but ever evolving. Like any good band, they have changed over the years, and while some cant acclimate to the change, and debates can be made, even that itself is a testament to the power of SlipKnot.To me, watching the Download 2009 festival (having heard everything made public for the knot and a life long maggot) I feel this is the pinnacle of SlipKnot's work. Never has Corey seemed so on top of his game. While Corey is amazing, anyone that has seen a lot of live stuff from SlipKnot can tell you he has had a tendency to be less capable of keeping up with the songs in the past (which never hurt the concerts in my opinion) but in this show Corey showed a much more matured stage presence than ever before. I could speculate as to why, and I am glad he's taking better care of himself which may be a factor in his capabilities, but all that matters is this concert feels to me like one of the best things SlipKnot has ever done.This DVD is great, and comes with all special features you'd maybe want, the concert is mind blowing (even better then the last DVD concert they released), and it comes with some newer videos for you to enjoy.All in all, this is a SlipKnot fan must have.R.I.P. Paul (2). From a big fan, you will be missed and all love goes to your family and those you've left behind.