Mike Mettler

Music Reviews
Ian Anderson, "Brick"layer
Mike Mettler  |  Sep 18, 2012

It’s nice to feel that the music can be improved, and in the case of Aqualung [which saw a 40th anniversary box-set reissue in 2011 with new stereo and 5.1 mixes by Steven Wilson], that wasn’t difficult because it wasn’t a very good recording.

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Aerosmith Redraw the Line
Mike Mettler  |  Jul 25, 2012

Those wondering whether Aerosmith could still kick ass and take names live saw any lingering doubts dissipate with the band’s vibrant 107-minute show at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 24.

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Roger Waters Tears Down The Wall
Mike Mettler  |  Jul 09, 2012

With speakers strategically positioned all the way around The House That Ruth Built — a.k.a. Yankee Stadium — and buttressed by a multimedia visual presentation second to none, Roger Waters and his ace band tore through Pink Floyd’s seminal 1979 masterpiece The Wall in full on July 7 in the Bronx.

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The Avengers Assemble on Blu-ray
Mike Mettler  |  Jun 29, 2012

Yesterday, a rep from Disney came to the S+V offices to show me some of the coolest interactive features that will be on the Blu-ray edition of The Avengers, which comes out on September 25.

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Live Review: Radiohead
Mike Mettler  |  Jun 01, 2012

Radiohead followed their own muse at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Thursday, May 31.

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Storm Corrosion Talk Vinyl
Mike Mettler  |  May 01, 2012

Sound+Vision is honored to present an exclusive 10-minute interview clip with Storm Corrosion, the explosive new collaboration between Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt and Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson. SC's self-titled debut comes out next Tuesday, May 8, in a variety of S+V-friendly formats.

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Professional Disc Hunter
Mike Mettler  |  Apr 20, 2012

If you know anything about me, you know how much I love going to record stores, and that I especially love taking my time sifting through everything they have in stock.

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Live Review: Dr. John Unlocks His 21st Century Night Tripper
Mike Mettler  |  Apr 09, 2012

I knew I was in for something special as soon as I took my aisle seat in Row M in the orchestra at the Howard Gilman Opera House at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (a.k.a. BAM) last Friday. It was Night 2 of Dr. John’s 3-night stand, named for his new, supertasty album Locked Down, produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach.

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Live Review: Bruce Springsteen Reaches Higher Ground
Mike Mettler  |  Apr 04, 2012

“Church.”

That was how a musician friend responded shortly after I told him via iPhone chatter that it was 10 minutes before Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band hit the stage last night in the first of two dates at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
A Masterful Game of Thrones on Blu-ray
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 06, 2012

“Winter is coming.” That ominous mantra hangs heavy over the full arc of the inaugural 10-episode season of Game of Thrones, one of the best-looking and best-sounding shows on broadcast cable TV. And it’s even more fulfilling on Blu-ray — yet another high-water mark for HBO, undisputed kings of desirable packaging, high-def visual presentation, and fully engaging surround soundtracks.

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