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| Kodo - One Earth Tour Special (Bonus CD) | 
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Studio: Red Int / Red Ink
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (18 reviews)
Sales Rank: 27763
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Live, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Number Of Items: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: 23405
UPC: 766922340593
EAN: 0766922340593
ASIN: B0006U3U6A
Release Date: January 11, 2005
Theatrical Release Date: January 11, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Could have been better March 9, 2006
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is my second Kodo purchase; I already have Kodo: Live at the Acropolis. Acropolis was fabulous and if you only buy 1 Kodo DVD, that's the one to get. One Earth Tour had one piece that went on forever and ever with just one drummer and I never did watch the whole thing, I fast forwarded past that to something more interesting. What I did like about One Earth Tour was that they included a lot more traditional instruments in one of the songs. They had the koto, samisan, and a few others I didn't recognize. Certainly if you want to get a taste of Japanese traditional music, that was a good piece to watch. I will probably re-watch Acropolis far more often than One Earth Tour.
 Bring on the Odaiko: One Earth Tour vs. Live at the Acropolis December 21, 2005
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
This CD/DVD concert far surpasses "Live at the Acropolis" in presenting Kodo in their element -- live performance.
First of all, it is a complete concert, presented start to finish. It isn't cut up at crucial moments by interview snippets.
It also conveys the intensity of Kodo. A decade after "Acropolis," "One Earth Tour" shows a more seasoned, serious, and focused Kodo. Gone is the smiling pageantry of Kodo the folk ensemble. Kodo is no longer here to win you over to Japanese percussive traditions. Enter the dumbfounding -- even intimidating -- virtuosity and physicality of an older, wiser, frighteningly intense Kodo channeling hundreds of years of tradition into a thunderous pulse that leaves the viewer/listener speechless.
Kodo One Earth Tour August 26, 2005
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Excellent; however the documentary feature is in Japanese with no subtitles
 Not Like the Commercial August 14, 2005
10 out of 18 found this review helpful
If you are buying this video because you are in love with the car commercial, or have seen the Bose promotional video, don't buy this KODO because that is not on this video. The video begins with a nice intro, then goes into a very long sequence where two very athletic and talented fellows play the largest drum for a very long time. Just when you think you can't possibly stand to watch them play the same sequence any more, they switch drummers, and start the whole thing over again. Then they do the same thing again. Just when you are ready to turn this video off, then another nice sequence comes on with some girl drummers. Unfortunately, that sequence only lasts a very short time, then they bring out the big drum again. I loved the commercial and would have loved to have had that on the video. I intend to resell my copy of this DVD as it was very disappointing to me.
Visual-Aural Extravaganza May 3, 2005
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
Modern Taiko drumming is meant to be heard as well as seen. To only hear a Kodo CD is to only get half the intended experience. I realized this at my first Kodo concert. I was awed by the visual coordination, the intense athletcism, and the delicate beauty of the performance. I easily saw how Taiko drumming was once used as a form of religious worship.
Of course, taped shows cannot beat the real thing but I felt this DVD captured the visual aspect of their performance well enough. However, varying camera-angles and close-ups add another dimension to the taped performance (something you can't get at a live one).
As far as comparison among other Kodo offerings, I have only the circa 2004 concert to compare visually, and their first "Best Of" CD to compare aurally. Experiencing this DVD (which also comes with an audio CD!) fulfilled on both counts.
I recall searching for a good live performance of Kodo on DVD and came to the conclusion that this was the one to get. Check around amazon for reviews of other Kodo DVDs (esp. Live at the Acropolis) and decide for yourself .
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