From: owner-bklist-digest@smoe.org (bklist-digest) To: bklist-digest@smoe.org Subject: bklist-digest V1 #102 Reply-To: bklist@smoe.org Sender: owner-bklist-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-bklist-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "bklist-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. bklist-digest Saturday, November 15 1997 Volume 01 : Number 102 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MY REVIEW: Onlinetv.Com's BK Video [Gordon Wong ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 17:15:02 -0800 From: Gordon Wong Subject: MY REVIEW: Onlinetv.Com's BK Video This is my review of Onlinetv.Com's video of Brenda Kahn's concert at the Sidewalk Cafe on September 5, 1997. OVERALL I didn't like the video record of the concert. It didn't have the "live" feel to it because of the following: (a) a 45-minute concert was crunched into a T-30 VHS cassette. (b) practically anything Brenda said to intro the songs or anything she said to the audience was edited out. This would have set up an atmosphere like you were actually there and was dearly missed. (c) the video camera was basically focussed on Brenda's head and shoulder for the whole video; I would have liked to see the camera zoom out so that you could see Brenda playing guitar, see the band, or even see how the audience responded. The concert should have been captured in its entirety ... using a T-60 cassette would not be asking too much. But since I've never seen Brenda live, and she did throw in some new material, it'll be a welcome edition to my video library or yours. VIDEO QUALITY Okay ... near the end, there's this guy would couldn't decide whether he should go to the can or not, so he blocked the camera. :) The last song was cutted off in mid-song since the tape ran out. :( SOUND QUALITY Okay ... sometimes you could hear the constant bantering in the crowd. Practically anything Brenda said to intro the songs were edited out. SONG SELECTION Running Time: approx 32 minutes (T-30 VHS) Notes: No titling 1. Outside the Beauty Salon 2. Mohave Winters 3. Heather 4. ... I liked this one 5. ... too slow for me 6. I Don't Sleep, I Drink Coffee Instead 7. ... I REALLY liked this one ... catchy stuff 8. Too Far Gone 9. Yellow Sun ... nice performance 10. (cutted off due to end of tape) I think #9 and #10 were the encore but I couldn't tell due to the editing. QUESTIONS What did everyone else think of the video? P.S. And to the people at customs, I hoped you enjoyed it!!! ------------------------------ End of bklist-digest V1 #102 ****************************