Live At Royal Albert Hall 2cd

Alter Bridge have released many DVDs which I haven't had the pleasure of watching yet. The likes of Live at Wembley and the Amsterdam one. But this DVD has the added speciality that it is first time Alter Bridge have performed with an orchestra. Not only that but it was at the Royal Albert Hall. A venue I am gagging to go to a gig too as just looks like an awesome place. Before I got into the review of the DVD I'll give a bit of background to my journey with Alter Bridge.I first heard of Alter Bridge last year thanks to a friend who was and still is a huge, huge fan of them. I liked "Cradle to the grave" but other than that I could not get into them at all and I went as far as saying I did not like them. I continued to follow them on twitter and facebook as I did quite like their posts and retweets. When Myles's solo stuff started being released earlier this year I sat up and took notice. This was really good! I bought the album and loved it. I then started to get into Tremonti and love most of his stuff and have been to see him live. However I still didn't really like Alter Bridge. I tried listening to a few albums and just could not get into them.Then things started to gradually change when they released "Addicted to Pain" live version from this gig was released. I loved it. Most bands when they release a live DVD just release it and that's that. With Alter Bridge its like they are releasing singles of it to get people into it. And it really worked on me. Especially when they released "Words darker than their wings". An awesome track and that high note Myles sings is phenomemal. Then they released "The End is here". A track which sees Myles without guitar, allowing him to really connect with the crowd.Now the edition of this I bought contained the DVD, Blue ray and 2 CDSs. I have listened to the CDs on their own and while they are excellent. They don't fully capture what went down that night at the Royal Albert Hall. I think this is a performance you really need to see whether its the blue ray or the DVD. The CDs are also all about the music with none of the talking in between songs. Also the DVD/blue ray contains interviews with the band and manger in between some of the tracks. These interviews show what great people the likes of Myles and Mark and the rest of the band are. They come across really well.This DVD really has really opened my eyes (and ears) to more of Alter Bridge's music. And they really have produced something amazing and special here. You don't always realise the orchestra is there but there are tracks you do and they do add a great deal to those tracks. There are so many amazing moments. But I really like the streak starting with "The end is here", moving on to "Words Darker than their wings", on to "Water rising" (love Marks vocals on this), "Lover" (I think this is the track the orchestra works best with), "Wonderful life/Watch over you" (Myles accoustic). Now you may notice that a few of these tracks have Mark on vocals. To be honest while Myles does have a good voice and suits Alter Bridge's style. I do actually like Mark's vocals better which is why I am a big fan of Tremonti. But when it comes to acoustic stuff Myles is awesome.The thing is though even though I do like Mark's vocals better. I think Myles is a better front man than Tremonti. He really connects with the crowd both in between songs and during songs. I'm not saying the rest of the band don't - they have their roles and perform them excellently. Mark's solo's on many of the songs are awesome. And it was also nice to see Myles taking a few solos to, showing just how talented a guitarist he is too.Overall this is an excellent release. The DVD - all 2 hours 45 minutes of it. Worth every penny. With or without an orchestra I would go and see Alter Bridge live. And who knows I might even give the albums another listen now I am getting into them more.

Astounding. Alter Bridge tow that line of anonymity and yet will sell out the Royal Albert Hall across two nights. We fans could wax lyrical all day about their talent and quality of music they produce. But to entice new fans this DVD couldn’t be more perfect. There are some nice documentary videos placed in between every 2 or 3 songs that give a great glimpse into the work that went into pulling such a musical extravaganza off. Fans will love it, and those new to these extraordinary musicians will kick themselves for not having discovered them back when One Day Remains was released.

I was lucky enough to get 2 tickets for the second night of the two shows at the Royal Albert Hall and after watching this on the Blu-ray DVD, I can only say it’s spectacular, it’s actually better than it was on the night. The picture quality, along with the sound, which was a bit of a let down on the night, is brilliant. Personally I like the little documentary breaks between songs, as it gives an insight into the thoughts of the band regarding the whole putting together, the preparation and also the nerves, due to lack of rehearsal time, of staging shows on this scale. The orchestra takes some of the songs to another level altogether and got me thinking that Alter Bridge could easily pull off the theme tune for the next Bond film? The band and everyone involved in staging and documenting the shows should be rightly proud of this DVD. Awesome work.

This box set is tremendous, I was sceptical about the band playing with an orchestra as I thought when Metallica tried it on S&M it was a bit hit and miss. I have to say I loved every minute of it! The orchestra really adds a depth and atmosphere to these tracks and the Royal Albert Hall is and always will be a stunning venue. It's a good value set too with the dvd, and bluray plus the cds. The only gripe I have is with amazon! The standard cd version comes with autorip this more expensive version does not!?? Not sure why, but now I cannot listen to this in my car. However the show is great, its epic buy it!

I bought this along with the other 2 blu rays Alter Bridge have out on DVD/Blu-Ray. Really impressed. The performances were awesome, Got pretty emotional with the acoustic versions of 'Wonderful LIfe' and 'Watch over you'. The parallax orchestra were awesome too and really added another layer to the already brilliant sound of Alter Bridge. Can't wait to get their new 'Walk the sky' Album. Can't get enough of them.

This is truely a spectacle. A musical masterpiece. Myles Kennedy, Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips and Brian Marshall are backed by the spectacular Paralax Orchestra at The Royal Albert Hall, in what is undoubtedly one of the finest musical collaborations in the last 10 years. I loved every second of this from start to finish, with the additional documentary footage from behind the scenes smattered throughout to make it a rich and fulfilling experience. The only gripe I have is that I wasn’t stood in that crowd. 10/10.

Everything about this is magnificent. Song selection, video and sound production, the innovative intersplicing of the documentary footage between songs. The epic compositions of Alter Bridge get taken to the next level in this setting with this orchestra. Possibly one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen and that includes ones I’ve actually been to! With the added bonus of not being in the midst of a horde of sweaty metal heads.

Absolutely incredible. I tried to get tickets to see it live, tricky when they announced it live in front of tens of thousands of people at Download. Waited over a year for this to come out. So many great tracks.. so much emotion. If you dont like this there is something wrong with you. Excellent bonus it comes as a Bluray, DVD and CD set