End of an Era [Blu-ray]

So much fun to watch and enjoy
I LOVE this DVD live with great sounds and fun to watch over and over again. I became a much bigger Nightwish fan after viewing this. So many great songs and so many songs I haven't heard of but I loved it. Here are the list of songs. You will enjoy this DVD.

1: Dark Chest of Wonders [Live] (5:08)
2: Planet Hell [Live] (4:44)
3: Ever Dream [Live] (5:27)
4: The Kinslayer [Live] (4:08)
5: Phantom of the Opera [Live] (5:11)
6: The Siren [Live] (4:52)
7: Sleeping Sun [Live] (4:55)
8: High Hopes [Live] (6:54)
9: Bless the Child [Live] (6:24)
10: Wishmaster [Live] (4:43)
11: Slaying the Dreamer [Live] (5:04)
12: Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan [Live] (4:13)
13: Nemo [Live] (4:46)
14: Ghost Love Score [Live] (10:29)
15: Stone People [Live] (4:08)
16: Creek Mary's Blood [Live] (8:39)
17: Over the Hills and Far Away [Live] (5:26)
18: Wish I Had an Angel [Live] (7:52)

As usual....Nightwish brings it!
I've got to admit that I was a little worried about how this DVD would turn out. "From Wishes to Eternity" is my favorite DVD bar none- could it be matched? Most of the live clips I've seen since FWTE, have been reasonably good, but not spectacular. Big stages have seemed to diminish band interaction and the immediacy & impact of the performances, the band has looked kind of static and audio quality has been nothing great, at best. Then there's the whole Tarja situation and its still lingering aftermath....

Well fellow NW acolytes and all you "civilians" out there, have no fear because this show and DVD/box is another great Nightwish experience. High energy all around, the intensity level stays up throughout the entire show, everyone in the arena seems to be fully engaged in the event, the band's performance is great, the audio is the best yet, and the video work is generally solid too. Realistically, its just about as much as one could hope for as far as capping...

Nightwish : "End Of An Era"
First off, I'm not the biggest fan of Nightwish. Speaking in general, I can do without all of the "operatic approach" to their music. I'm much more of a METALHEAD so to speak, and I don't usually listen to bands that base their music around that "welcome to the opera" feel like Nightwish...

That being said, it was very difficult for me to get into Nightwish upon first listen a couple of years back. I was already a very big Lacuna Coil fan at the tinme, but these are two totally different bands, with different sounds / styles / and all around talents. You simply can't / shouldn't compare the two. Needless to say, I found Nightwish to be too opera oriented for my everyday listening....

Now onto this review....

I was completely blown away with this live performance. Nightwish is without question one of the tightest, most impressive live acts I've seen on DVD in quite some time. These are extremely complex songs to perform, and I couldn't have been more...

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