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| 1. DVD video tartalma: |
| 1. | It's Far Better To Learn
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| 2. | Sleepers
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| 3. | It's So Simple
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| 4. | Voices
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| 5. | Lost Symphonies
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| 6. | Follow and Feel
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| 7. | Come Close
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| 8. | 3rd Measurement in C
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| 9. | I Never Wanted To
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| 10. | I Can Tell&
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| 11. | Bury Your Head
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| 12. | Translating The Name
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| 13. | You're Not Alone
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| 14. | Some Sense of Security
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| 15. | Seven Years
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| 16. | Voices
Music Video
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| 17. | Voices
Music Video
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| 18. | You're Not Alone
Music Video
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| 19. | You're Not Alone
Music Video
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| 2. DVD video tartalma: |
| 1. | It's Far Better To Learn
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| 2. | It's So Simple
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| 3. | Voices
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| 4. | You're Not Alone
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| 5. | I Never Wanted To
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| 6. | 3rd Measurement In C
Piano Version*
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| 7. | Mookies Las Christmas
Acoustic*
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| 8. | You're Not Alone
Piano Version*
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Recorded: Philadelphia, PA (11/03/2007)
Jeanie Lim - Viola
Louie Bandak - A&R
Emo-influenced alt-rockers Saosin hail from California, and gained a sizable following on the merits of their full-length debut and appearances on the Warp Tour and elsewhere. COME CLOSE is a live disc that captures the band's soaring, guitar-driven, melodic rock in action. The audio disc contains an energized version of "Voices" and two renderings of "You're Not Alone" (one acoustic). But it's the DVD, which boasts 15 tracks of high-definition concert footage, that makes COME CLOSE a must for Saosin fans.
* Arthur Spivak - Management
* Ashley Stagg - Engineer
* Beau Burchell - Engineer, Mixing
* Christopher Sims - Video Director, Video Editor, Video Producer
* Nick Lambrou - Video Editor, Videography
* Robert Vosgien - Mastering
Disc 1: DVD
Disc 2: CD
Come Close is a curious package comprised of a live DVD with extras and a 30-minute CD containing five live tracks and three unreleased alternate versions of album and EP cuts. Following up a monster hit album and world tour a full two years later without the benefit of new studio material seems strange. It's not like it hasn't been done (how many different versions of their debut album and subsequent live records did Los Lonely Boys do in the wake of the smash success of Heaven?), but this band's fans would seem to deserve better. Those who were first exposed to Saosin with their 2005 recording -- and who haven't gone back as far as their killer Translating the Name EP in 2003 -- might (justifiably) feel confused and perhaps even irritated.
That said, what is on offer here is high quality; it's bursting with crackling energy, tight, off-the-rails playing, and the kind of musically sophisticated, emotionally compelling honesty that Saosin won their mighty fan base with in the first place. The live cuts are "It's Far Better to Learn," "It's So Simple," "Voices," "You're Not Alone," and "I Never Wanted To," all of which come from their debut album. The "bonus" cuts are alternate "piano" versions" of "3rd Measurement in C," and "You're Not Alone," and an acoustic reading of "Mookie's Last Christmas." The live tracks smoke, and go by far too quickly. The studio tracks are interesting, compelling even for their simplicity; they show a different dynamic and texture to the band's guitars-on-stun sound.
The DVD is the actual focus of this package, however. An entire concert is filmed and presented in crystal-clear if bludgeoning sound. Most of the debut full-length appears, two tracks off the self-titled EP, and four of the five cuts on Translating the Name. In other worlds, this is virtually the band's entire set as it existed on the album tour. It looks great, has enough pure showmanship to keep the viewer interested, and offers an authentic portrait of a seasoned live band who understand how to work a crowd. It's a love affair with the audience from front to back -- albeit a twisted one. The extras on the DVD include the music videos for "Voices" and "You're Not Alone," with extra live videos of both songs. Huh? Yes: separate live performance videos for both tunes even though they appear in the concert footage. And ultimately, this is what feels cynical, or desperate; it's difficult to tell which. No one can deny this band's talent, or that they can write fine songs. But wouldn't it have been wiser to get a new studio offering out before this? From the package and the way it's being marketed it feels more like Capitol really wanted new product in the stores rather than wait for the band to deliver another album. This happens more and more in the 21st century, and it's not a good thing at all. It keeps acts from developing aesthetically, and often frustrates fans in the process. For what it is, this is all good and well, but one can't help the feeling that they've been sold a bill of goods, even if it's a pleasant one. [Come Close was released with two different packaging options.]
---Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
Saosin
Active Decade: '00s
Born: 2003 in California
Genre: Rock
Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Metal, Post-Hardcore, Screamo
California-based Saosin burst onto the post-hardcore scene in March 2003 with their explosive screamo-tinged debut EP, Translating the Name, on Death Do Us Part. For the recording, the band was comprised of vocalist Anthony Green, former Slayer guitar tech and drummer Pat McGrath, guitarist/vocalist Justin Shekoski (ex-As Hope Dies), and former Open Hand members bassist Zach Kennedy and guitarist/vocalist Beau Burchell. The band's name comes from a Chinese proverb that means "small heart," as in love cautiously. Shortly after the EP's completion, Kennedy exited (going on to join Ashlee Simpson's band) to be replaced by Chris Sorenson, and since McGrath had been enlisted solely to play drums on the album, Saosin weren't solidified until that July with the addition of permanent drummer Alex Rodriguez (also formerly of Open Hand).
Even though Translating had been out since March, the band didn't make its on-stage debut until June. Their powerful live performance and heavy Internet presence were coupled with high praise for their EP (comparing them to the emotional catharsis of Glassjaw), cultivating an impressive underground following. The guys hit the road nationwide that summer with Boys Night Out and Anatomy of a Ghost. Green parted ways with the band in February 2004 for personal reasons, later going on to front the emopost-hardcore outfit Circa Survive. The other bandmembers pressed on without him, however, and though they had yet to find a permanent replacement, stayed true to their Warped Tour obligation with Story of the Year's Phil Sneed taking the mike. By the summer's end, Cove Reber had become the band's new singer. Saosin spent time on winter's Taste of Chaos tour before hooking up with Capitol Records in March 2005. After numerous compilation appearances, a self-titled EP of demos and live cuts appeared that August; summer was spent on co-headlining dates with Anberlin. Saosin continued work on their eponymous full-length debut with Howard Benson, finally releasing the long-awaited disc in September 2006. Plenty of touring followed well into the next year, including dates with bands like Senses Fail, Bleeding Through, A Static Lullaby, and Poison the Well. In March 2008, Saosin released Come Close, a live CD/DVD.
---Corey Apar, All Music Guide |
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