In 1998, the founding members of Straight No Chaser performed to a
sold-out crowd at Indiana University's Musical Arts Center. It was
captured on video by a three-camera video crew, but the company that
filmed the concert went out of business soon after, and the tapes were
never seen by anyone. Eight years later, with the group's 10-year
reunion approaching, Randy Stine (an original member of SNC) tracked
down the former owner of the video company, who remarkably still had
the tapes. Randy painstakingly put them together to form this DVD. The
performance featured here is the CD release concert for 'Last Call,'
recorded in 1998. It's a great retrospective on the start of Straight
No Chaser, featuring the original guys, singing 22 songs at one of
their first headlining shows. There are also two hours of 'bonus'
footage, featuring other concerts, backstage footage, and comedic
videos shown at concerts.
Two clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKx_BTj_-IE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8
DVD review:
http://www.rarb.org/reviews/654.html
"When was the last time you were totally entertained for four and a
half hours? Live at the Musical Arts Center is half concert, half bonus
video, and 100% entertaining. I hit "play" on this surround sound DVD
at 8 p.m. and didn't stop watching until the last video credit
scrolled by, well after midnight."
"There is nothing "bonus" about the bonus video; it's a
standalone feature of the DVD and sets an unreachably high standard for
others. As lengthy as the concert, the video segments require no
special insider knowledge of Straight No Chaser or Indiana University
and rank as the most thoughtful, clever, and funniest college humor
I've seen. I'll be forcing several friends to watch it, knowing
they'll end up in tears as I did. Randy Stine, an SNC album, produced
all the video, and the editing and transition effects are worthy of
network television. Segments like SNC Behind the Music, SNC Cribs, and
American Idol look as good as their inspirations but are infinitely
more entertaining."
DVD for sale here:
http://www.a-cappella.com/product/646/video-performance-pop
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