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Cover scan for The Eye of the Eagle - The World Premier

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OPENSKYDVD3

Release date

17/04/2006

Format

DVD

Region: All

Ratio: 4:3

Sound: Stereo

Classification: E

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Open Sky

Dave Bainbridge, David Fitzgerald with David Adam

The Eye of the Eagle - The World Premier

Disc 1

1. Open My Eyes 2. Though The Dawn Breaks 3. Hymn of the Universe 4. Fire and Water 5. Caim 6. I Arise Today 7. God Our Pilgrimage 8. King of Moon, Sun and Stars 9. The Lightener of the Stars 10. Upon A Path of Light 11. A World With A World 12. Special Features:Encore (Open My Eyes - Reprise)Interviews: David Fitzgerald, DAve Bainbridge, David Adam

Iona was formed during the late eighties and released their self-titled debut album in 1990. The band covers a number of styles including Celtic, progressive rock and even jazz and Christian elements.

All the bands albums have received critical acclaim, as have the bands live performances over the years.

The mainstays of the band are Dave Bainbridge, Joanne Hogg and David Fitzgerald and former Kajagoogoo bassist Nick Beggs was a one-time member although. There have also been some high profile guests perform with the band on their albums over the years includdding King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp. The band are these days also joined by respected multi instrumentalist Troy Donockley.

More recently the band have been enjoying a break from touring and performing duties necessitated by vocalist Joanne Hogg taking time out to have a family. During this time however the band have embarked on a number of solo activities which has seen the release of a number of albums from Troy Donockley and Dave Bainbridge and occasional live concerts from the pair. Iona will be re grouping for a series of concerts and recording sessions towards the end of 2004

This DVD will be the debut DVD release from the band ands is a re release of a video entitled Eye Of The Eagle that the band released earlier in their career. The DVD has been upgraded in both picture quality and sound quality and will also boast almost an hour's worth of extra previously unseen footage along with the normal extras found on current DVD releases such as a photo gallery and discography. This otherwise long deleted video will be welcomed by the bands large and loyal following and due to the scarcity of the original video will be a eagerly sought out.

Reviews

A first release of “The Eye Of The Eagle” already appeared in 1999. It could be enjoyed on CD and video. Now seven years later we have finally a world premier on DVD. On this DVD we can watch the performance of a piece of music which was based on the book “The Eye Of The Eagle” written by David Adam. Dave Fitzgerald (saxes, flutes and whistles) did read this book and found that he could do something with the concept and lyrics. This former member of Iona asked his friend and co-founder of Iona Dave Bainbridge (guitars and keyboards) if he was interested to translate this book into a musical concept. Right from the start did he agree and together did they write music which certainly has elements which can be found on the early Iona albums. The music is very mellow and has a lot of Celtic influences. You might even call the whole piece a Celtic Symphony. The performance shot at St Edmundsbury Cathedral was done with several guest musicians. Three backing singers, one keyboard player and one Church organ player were used. They even included a real Boys Choir and a narrator. To make the performance not too static they included several interviews inbetween the recordings. Also the images shot in and outside the Cathedral gives the concert something extra. Besides the whole performance of “The Eye Of The Eagle”, which is devided into eleven Chapters, we can enjoy on this disc a special feature section. It includes the encore, a reprise version of “Open my eyes”, and several interviews with David Fitzgerald, Dave Bainbridge and David Adam. People who love the early Iona albums must certainly watch this DVD. The more mellow and ambient parts on those albums come very close to the style of music on this DVD. It certainly brought me for a moment back to the early nineties. It were the days when I discovered the beautiful music of Iona. *** (Henri Strik)