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Doves: Where We’re Calling FromDir: various Rating: Exempt from classification Running time: 180 approx Heavenly/EMI For their first DVD release Doves have come up with a package that encompasses all that they are up to this point of their career. Consisting of a live performance, videos, various documentaries and the usual features (weblinks, picture gallery etc), ‘Where We’re Calling From’ comes in at 180 minutes and should keep most fans happy. The centrepiece of the disc is the live performance recorded in July 2002. The nine song set shows what a jubilant live outfit Doves are, as they build from opening song Pounding through a set featuring tracks from both albums. It’s the closing pair that really make this something special however as drummer Andy Goodwin takes the microphone and harmonica for a stunning version of Here It Comes, before the band revisit their roots with a run through of Sub Sub’s Spaceface, which doesn’t seem out of place despite the material preceding it. The documentary gives a good insight into the frames of mind of the band members, tracking them around the world touring ‘The Last Broadcast’. Despite a cringe-worthy interview by the ABC’s ‘Fly-TV’, there are some great moments. Watching their reaction to their first visit to Japan is wonderful, as they begin to realise how popular they are. The undoubted highlight, however, is a seemingly spontaneous lounge version of Catch The Sun - Goodwin with cigarette and drink in hand going all Rat Pack to the amusement of his band mates. The videos to all singles are also included, most incorporating shots of the band playing into the narrative. The Man Who Told Everything is as heartbreaking as it was the day it was released, with a suitably disturbing video. There’s also a hidden Sub Sub documentary. I’d love to tell you how it’s a fascinating insight into how the Doves became the band they are, but I couldn’t find it anywhere. Try hitting the down arrow on each item in the four main menu screens – this sometimes gives you an extra option, though they are only 30-second featurettes and not the hidden documentary. All up a tidy package that manages to humanise the band without their music being any less special, and apart from the too-well hidden documentary, one that makes for satisfying viewing. |
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