If All Goes Wrong

First off, let me say that SP allowing fans to record the residency shows in Asheville, NC was amazing and a fan's dream. I thought having a DVD of being front row in Asheville, NC to watch and enjoy forever was the best item a true fan could have but I was mistaken... this DVD captuing the band's take of the residencies are a dream come true! It is great to see what the band's take of the shows are coupled with my own recorded DVD. Also, I agree with the review by Moonchild above that the product description sucks so I thought I would inlude some info I found from Pitchforkmedia.com ...Smashing Pumpkins Chronicle Reunion on DVDIf All Goes Wrong is a double-disc affair. The first disc features the titular documentary, which chronicles the band's reunion and live residencies in San Francisco and Asheville, North Carolina last year through interviews with band members, fans, journalists, and other musicians. Also on the disc: a featurette about Pumpkins fans called Voices of the Ghost Children and, inexplicably, an interview with the Who's Pete Townshend.The second disc of If All Goes Wrong features The Fillmore Residency, a collection of live performances from the band's residency in San Francisco. Also included are five bonus tracks lumped together as Live From the Floor of the Fillmore, which are just that. All told, the second disc of the DVD contains seven different exclusive new tracks.Coming Home Media will release If All Goes Wrong on November 11.If All Goes Wrong:Disc 1:01 If All Goes Wrong02 Voices of the Ghost Children03 Interview with Pete TownshendDisc 2:The Fillmore Residency:01 The Rose March *02 Peace + Love *03 99 Floors *04 Superchrist05 Lucky 1306 Starla07 Death From Above08 The Crying Tree of Mercury09 Winterlong10 Heavy Metal Machine11 Untitled12 No Surrender *13 Gossamer *14 ZeitgeistLive From the Floor of the Fillmore:15 99 Floors *16 Peace + Love *17 No Surrender *18 Mama *19 Promise Me ** previously unreleased

I don't know who provided the description of this product but it sucks. I found a website that explains a little more of what the dvd contains:-105 minute documentary-A full concert was filmed over 11 sold out shows in 2007-A featurette about a fan club called Voices of the Ghost Childrenand many more goodiesThe cover art is gorgeous. The packaging superb.My copy of this work arrived in the mail yesterday. I was able to watch the documentary. Very well done. What an insight to the world of progress of artistic directions and views and the frustrations that come with it. Very stirring to me. An evolution. That is the most I can say about my reaction to it. Who cares what I think there.I love how the same style of lyric writing is still being used. It was gorgeous in the acustic pieces. I will always love the way he expresses the words. I'm sure I will enjoy watching the 2nd disc for the concert footage, as I love how their expertise in playing their instruments is as easy as breathing and that's exhilarating to watch.I can't edit how many stars I gave this product in the beginning before viewing the product. I leave it at 5 for the great production, care, and soul that went into it, but I give it 3 stars for how the documentary left me feeling in the end.

If all goes wrong is being touted as a live concert dvd, but i believe that is a mislabel. It is more of a documentary (which should be required viewing to fully appreciate the concert dvd)and then they throw in a concert on the 2nd dvd in the set. If all goes wrong is all about the residencies in Asheville and San Francisco, if you are looking for anything further than that music wise then I say look elsewhere. There are no big hits like "bullet with butterfly wings" "cherub rock" "Disarm" or any of the big Pumpkin hits. The documentary highlights the new songs that were written during the residencies and focus's completely on where those songs came from and what Corgan's train of thought was when he wrote each one. It is a honest and truthful look at the song writing process Corgan went through in order to pen each one. Aside from the residency songs Gossamer is thrown in at the end of the documentary and it is explained a bit as to why it ballooned to a 37 minute jam fest. Overall the documentary is excellent and i would give it 4 1/2 to 5 stars. It is interesting and is a must view for any pumpkins fan.On the other hand the concert portion is what most people will end up buying the dvd for and I'm sorry to say they will more than likely be disappointed even if, like me, they like all of the songs played. The set list in a single viewing seems to be missing something. It is ...if i dare say so kinda boring. Don't get me wrong I love most of the new residency songs. "Peace and Love" is excellent and should be released officially along with "99 floors" and "Mama" among others. However, here they are stripped down and along with the other songs that were picked like an alternate take on "Blue skies bring tears" and a stripped down "crying tree of mercury" there just seems to be no energy at all. I watched the concert dvd first (like I'm guessing a lot of fans will) and was greatly disappointed but then after viewing the documentary I appreciated and liked it a bit more. I still thought more should have been done about the pacing and the placement of the songs, but then again thats the point of the whole thing...they do things their way. I actually think the concert footage is excellent as long as you skip around and listen to a song here or there and then give it a bit and come back and listen to another song or two. Its definitely not something I'm gonna stick in the dvd player and watch all the way through over and over. The other fillmore rehearsal versions of the songs are excellent, I only wish "The Rose March" would have been included in these, but overall its nice to have these more rehearsed and intimate versions as well. All in all i would give disc two a 3 to 3 1/2 star rating.In closing as an overall package I would say its a 4 out of 5 and is a must buy for any pumpkins fan. It might seem a bit disappointing at first mainly because we have all been waiting for the metro dvd for years and we get this one instead...so with that being said don't expect the metro, expect a dvd fully dedicated to the residency songs and you won't be disappointed at all.

There's only a few days that go by for me without watching the fillmore concert disc over again. The documentary disc is great too, but I wish it was longer. With a true DTS sound system it sounds absolutely beautiful.

Bei der Rezension dieser DVD habe ich lange überlegt, ob ich 4 oder 5 Sterne verteilen soll.Die Ton- und Blidqualität ist auf jeden Fall einwandfrei. Das Livekonzert, die Bonustracks und der Film, alles perfekt inszeniert.Beim tatsächlichen Konzert,dass hier gezeigt wird, bin ich allerdings froh das ich nicht dabei war. Ich glaube es wäre für mich eine große Enttäuschung gewesen. Ich bin zwar weiß Gott kein Pumpkin Fan, der bei Konzerten nur die großen Hits hören will oder erwartet, bin auch gegenüber "Zeitgeist" sehr aufgeschlossen, aber dieses Konzert wäre mir doch eine Nummer zu verquer.Es fehlen komplett die großen alten Klassiker, aber auch vom "Zeitgeist" Album ist nicht mehr zu hören als die Bonustitel "Death from above" und "Zeitgeist". Vom "Machina" Album ist das meiner Meinung nach schlechteste Lied "The crying trees of mercury" in einer Akkustik Version zu hören und "Blue skies bring tears" in einer sehr veränderten Version, die das Original übertrifft (obwohl das meiner Meinung nach nicht schwer ist). Das bekannteste Lied ist möglicherweise "Untitled", wobei ich nie Fan dieses Songs war. Und so weiter...Nach der ersten Enttäuschung des ganzen Live Konzertes, bei dem ich wohl eingeschlafen wäre, merkte ich allerdings, dass beim Anspielen einzelner Lieder, eine Möglichkeit die man bei Live Konzerten leider nicht hat, durchaus sehr großes Potential da ist! Die ersten drei Titel (allesamt zur damaligen Zeit neu) sind einzeln wunderschön. Man muss sich halt erst einhören. "Superchrist" ist einfach ein Rock Klassiker, "Winterlong" rührt einen zu Tränen und die Pianoversion von "Death from above" ist tausendmal besser als die abgespacte Albumversion.Für "Gossamer" (über eine halbe Stunde lang) habe ich nicht viel übrig, zieht sich unnötig in die Länge, möglicherweise hätte ich da ebenfalls, wie einige andere das Konzert verlassen.Obwohl das Livekonzert, selbst für Pumpkinsverhältnisse, so unheimlich anstrengend im Ganzen ist, ist es doch sehr langanhaltend. Man kann es immer wieder anschauen, halt nur nicht im Ganzen, und es hat dadurch seinen ganz besonderen Reiz.Die Bonustracks enthalten für mich 2 Songs, die für mich zu echten Klassikern geworden sind: "Peace and love" und "99 Floors". Warum kommen solche Tracks wohl nie auf ein reguläres Album? Pumpkinfan sein ist schon anstrengend..."Mama" und "Promise me" sind auch gut, "No surrender" (das auch auf dem Konzert präsentiert wurde)ist allerdings langweilig und plätschert nur vor sich hin.Der Film "If all goes wrong" ist sehr interessant, abwechslungsreich und zeigt die Band in der Zeit vor und während der "Zeitgeist" Veröffentlichung. Also kurz vor einer sehr schwierigen Phase der Band. Ich kann mich zwar einigermaßen durchkämpfen, muss allerdings auch sagen, dass ich die Doku mit deutschen Untertiteln hilfreich gefunden hätte.Insgesamt eine wirklich sehr spannende DVD, die soviel zu bieten hat, dass sie die volle Punktzahl (bei einer Auswahl von 1-5) verdient hat. Eine 1-.Qualität: perfekt. Inhalt: sehr anstrengend, aber war bei den Pumpkins schon immer so.

2007年再結成ライブの様子は，このDVD作品が（セットリストが完全ではないとはいえ）決定版であろう．メインのライブ映像は，ツアー序盤のもの．セットリストは未発表曲を中心に編集されていて，新しいアルバムのように楽しめる． ボーナスも盛りだくさんで，リハーサル，ツアー・ドキュメンタリ，Pete Townshendのインタビュも入っているが，輸入版ゆえ字幕は当然ついていないから，英語がわからないと音楽の部分以外はあまり楽しめないかも．また，リージョン・フリーでないので注意が要ります．　音楽性の広さがすごい．アコースティック・ボーカル，ハードロック，サイケデリック，ポップス，フリージャズ，何よりも，それら既存のフォーマットからの進化の匂い．オルタナティブ・ロックという言葉の本当の意味を体現している．　ベーシスト，ギタリスト，キーボーディストが新加入．定番の女の子ベーシストはともかく，ギタリストまで前メンバーとキャラ（アジア系の非イケメン）で被せてくるとは……どこで拾ってきたんだ……　リズムはもとからJimmyという主役がいるので，ベースはサポートに徹している．キーボードもサポート的．ギタリストは上手い．IhaよりBillyに似たタイプだ．Billyは自分のコピーが欲しかったのではないか．コーラスは二人の女性プレーヤが少しだけつけていたが，ZwanのPazの萌えボイスには到底（！）及ばない．　二本のSGで半音下げ＋ドロップDで押していくサウンドは，新生Smashing Pumpkinsの新しいスタイルと言えるかもしれない．Gossmerは圧巻．個人的には Lucky 13, Untitledが良かった．Winterlongのような隠れていた佳曲も良い．

A l'opposé d'un Vieuphoria anti-conformiste avec ses scénettes barrées, If all goes wrong nous fait pénétrer cette fois-ci dans le marasme créatif & médiatique qu'un groupe peut subir.Divisé en 2 parties (une pour le concert - nous laissant un peu sur notre faim car ne retranscrivant en rien la quinzaine de concerts de cette période - & une pour le docu), ce DVD nous donne à voir une toute autre facette du groupe.Modeste, dans le doute & tiraillé entre ses amours de jeunesse (toujours plus de métal tournant parfois en rond -> superchrist) & des réels moments de pure beauté (99 floors), les SP v2 en deviennent particulièrement attachants.L'image & le montage sont très satisfaisants, même si on peut toujours déplorer le rendu HD toujours trop froid à mon gout... A cela s'ajoute une présentation de qualité & un tarif plutôt sympa. Un indispensable pour ceux qui cherchent à aller plus loin que la plupart des journaux/blogs qui passent plus de temps à déblatérer sur la personnalité de BC que sur la musique à proprement parler.

A two hour documentary that captures the ethos and interest of the renewed Smashing Pumpkins is an essential document to anyone who likes the band. It reveals the new lineups working style, details the troubles, traumas, and trials of the birth of the band, and showcases their new, powerful approach of performing and recording songs the week they are recorded, improvising new material on stage, touring furiously, and turning the traditional and ancient album/tour/album on its redundant head.The second DVD contains a two hour concert with about 8 previously unreleased songs, and a half hour acoustic session of all new songs : in effect a brilliant live album that neither follows the safe and easy 'greatest hits' route, and 5 brand new Pumpkins song as a "Video EP". Whilst the completist in me laments a longer concert film that reflects the three/four hour shows the band often play, this really is a small gripe against this lovingly-assembled, comprehensive, near perfect package. Anyone whose a fan of the band should run to get it.