Disco de L'Arc~en~Ciel: “Live in U.S.A. at 1st Mariner Arena, July 31, 2004 [DVD]”

Unfortunetly I wasn't there in Baltimore to see them live, so I got this DVD. The quality is great and the sound is fantastic, and of course, L'arc en Ciel looks amazing as always.

A few things I didn't like was the way they focused on the audience so much. I would rather watch Hyde singing and the band playing rather then watch people watching them.

Another was the cut scence with the dolphin outfit. I have no idea why they cut that scence out. Obviously, they need to rethink their editing techniques.

While L'arc en Ciel is a hugely popular band in Japan and overseas, their concert in Baltimore was attended mainly by anime utaku who did not get into the performance as much. Only when they played "READY STEADY GO" from Full Metal Alchemist did the crowd finally show some interest. It's a little sad to see how they weren't recievied in the full way they deserved. If it was Japan, they fans would have been going wild.

Also, I don't have any idea how the cover of the DVD relates to L'arc en Ciel. Instead of putting the picture of the actual members (HYDE, Tetsu, Ken, Yukihiro) there is some chick with their shirt on behind a background of fans...pretty disapointing because it shows how they are taking away the focus from the band and bringing it to the fans. Again, I don't know how many people enjoy watching the fans rather than the actual band.

Some fun features are a little snipet of a photoshoot L'arc en Ciel does and you get to see HYDE looking very tired after the concert. aww His accent is so thick even I had trouble understanding him. But it was cute nonetheless. Also, the bananas are pretty random and funny.

This DVD was a great buy overall because if you want L'arc en ciel, you got it. For a full on, amazing, energy driven performance it's better to go to overseas and see them live.

J-Rock at its BEST!!! This is the only L'Arc-en-Ciel concert ever performed in the USA to date. How I wish I was there after seeing this DVD!!! L'Arc-en-Ciel is an amazingly talented band composed of Hyde (vocal), Tetsu (bass), Ken (guitar), and Yukihiro (drums.) These guys are AMAZING. Their music is so diverse and constantly evolving.

Also, the price is a STEAL compared to L'Arc-en-Ciel's other live DVDs available from Japan.

This DVD is spectacular. For those that are Laruku fans, this is a must have. This concert is from their appearence at Otakon last year (the biggest anime and game convention in the US). The band's performance is amazing and the backstage footage is wonderful. Of course, you can't forget HYDE's cute random english lines such as "Did you eat crap?" and "I am evangelion." or Tetsu's banana moments.

The Concert Started off as though you are part of the crowd. You join the line, you enter with many other enthusiastic fans and you are definitely not disappointed. They start of slightly trepidatious, as per an answer to an interview question when ask "did they expect such a great following here in the U.S.A? they answered they were surprise and pleased". But after they began they ROCKED, they gave their all and it was amazing. The picture quality was clear and well lit. The songs were excellent, in live concert you worry about the sound of the audience drowning out the band, but here this did not happen. And the taking of the pictures and the interviews and the playfulness of the band and crew was great to see. All in all it was a truelly well made, well edited, well recorded video. Since I can not be there in person it was as though I and my girl had spent a wonderful day with L'Arc-En-Ciel.

A Million

thanks!!!!

I was very pleased with this DVD (especially since it's the very first concert DVD that I've ever bought). L'arc~en~ciel consists of some truly talented artists. They pulled off some very good performances, despite the obvious language barrier, and I enjoyed them thoroughly.

I completely agree with a previous reviewer when I say that the one thing that disappointed me most was the fact that there is only one performance on the second disk. You can very well see the differences between their energy level in Japan vs. their energy level in the US. It was absolutely amazing! I would like to have seen more... I really wished that they would have at least put four more performances on the second disk.