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Music DVDS Reef: Live 
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| Reef: Live |
| By Gavin Hilzbrich | |
Monday, 11 August 2003 Reef – Live At The Carling Academy Bristol – from the name alone it’s hardly likely to stand the test of time like great concert films including Queen – Live At Wembley Stadium, Iron Maiden – Rock In Rio or even Oasis – Live At Maine Road and when subjecting yourself to the ‘experience’ it’s clear that this DVD is unlikely to even stand the test of most people’s patience.Filmed before a crowd of under 2000 people (it’s a surprise they got that many), this 18-song set starts badly, gets slightly worse as it goes along and finishes, well, not soon enough. All the ‘hits’ are present, namely ‘Good Feeling’, ‘Come Back’ Brighter’, ‘Yer Old’, ‘Place Your Hands (aka ‘It’s Your Letters’) and ‘Naked’, but the abysmal sound quality, erratic, shaky camera work and questionable editing make this a very un-enjoyable experience. I’ll admit to never having been a big Reef fan, but they have recorded some chart-friendly, catchy tunes in their time and I was prepared to give this my undivided attention. The fact is, it doesn’t deserve it! “One of the UK’s greatest live bands” states the official press release, so it’s a mystery why they selected this particular recording as proof. Frontman Gary Stringer has surely had better gigs, choosing here to spend much of the evening looking decidedly bored in between the odd half-hearted dance move. Only towards the end of the set does he decide to add a little enthusiasm into his routine by removing his shirt to expose a very hairy back, before leaping into the crowd for a spot of crowd surfing. The band’s set ends with the song ‘Naked’, a track, which plucked the band from obscurity when used in the first Mini-Disc commercial. Slightly ironic, then, the fortunes of both commodities should have taken such similar paths. A behind-the-scenes documentary that films the band rehearsing for the gig and 10 promo videos does make this package slightly more appealing, but when the main feature is so bad, even they can’t save it. (1/5) Release Date: 11 August 2003 |
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