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2007 video by Powderfinger and Silverchair
Across the Great Divide Tour
Released 1 December 2007 (Australia) Recorded 29 August – 26 October 2007
Genre
Post-grunge ,
alternative rock Length 84 minutes (disc 1) 88 minutes (disc 2) 90 minutes (disc 3)
Producer PVC Live
Sunsets (2004)
Across The Great Divide (2007)
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
Darwin CitySearch positive
[1]
The Across the Great Divide Tour was a
live
DVD and release by Australian
rock bands
Powderfinger and
Silverchair . Released on 1 December 2007, it followed two
Melbourne concerts during the bands' two-month-long nationwide tour, titled the
Across the Great Divide tour . The DVD was produced by filming company PVC Live, who have produced DVD releases for
U2 ,
Red Hot Chili Peppers and
Radiohead .
[2] It was mixed in the United States in
5.1
surround sound , and filmed with 24 cameras.
[2]
The DVD included a 90-minute documentary titled Behind the Great Divide , which followed the band members during the different concerts and events of the tour.
Awards and accreditations
The DVD was ranked at number 13 on the
ARIA's End-of-Year Charts for the Top 50 Music DVDs in 2007
[3] and was also certified 2× platinum (over 30,000 units sold).
[4]
On 19 October 2008, the DVD won an award for
Best Music DVD at the
(22nd) Annual
ARIA Music Awards put on by the
Australian Recording Industry Association . They beat fellow nominees,
Hilltop Hoods ,
Paul Kelly ,
John Butler ,
Wolfmother for the honour.
[5]
Disc one and two featured a gallery of photographs taken at the Melbourne performances.
"Head Up in the Clouds"
"
Waiting for the Sun "
"
Lost and Running "
"
Nobody Sees "
"
Love Your Way "
"Thrilloilogy"
"
I Don't Remember "
"
Already Gone "
"
Who Really Cares (Featuring the Sound of Insanity) "
"The Crux"
"
Black Tears "
"
These Days "
"
My Happiness "
"
Bless My Soul "
"
Sunsets "
"
(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind "
"
Substitute " – a track which both bands covered and performed, the original is by
The Who .
"Young Modern Station" (
Young Modern )
"
Israel's Son " (
Frogstomp )
"Emotion Sickness" (
Neon Ballroom )
"
Without You " (
Diorama )
"
Reflections of a Sound " (
Young Modern )
"Insomnia" (
Young Modern )
"
Ana's Song (Open Fire) " (
Neon Ballroom )
"Those Thieving Birds (Part 1)/Strange Behaviour/Those Thieving Birds (Part 2)" (
Young Modern )
"
The Greatest View " (
Diorama )
"
Luv Your Life " (
Diorama )
"
Straight Lines " (
Young Modern )
"
The Door " (
Freak Show )
"
Mind Reader " (
Young Modern )
"
If You Keep Losing Sleep " (
Young Modern )
"
Freak " (
Freak Show )
"
Substitute "
The documentary was titled Behind the Great Divide . Segments included were:
"Two Bands"
"Hello Newcastle"
"This Is Very Exciting Stuff"
"You Might Need the Wide Lens"
"Shambolic Jam"
"A Four Nugget Experience"
"Curse Your Stormy Weather"
"Jake You Took Us the Long Way"
"That's My Favourite Tambourine"
"They Were So Much Better Than Shelbyville"
"Bye Everyone, Thanks for Coming"
"That Will Never Make the DVD"
[6]
Paul Mac – keyboards
Adam Sofo – keyboards
Lachlan Doley – keyboards
Jade Skelly – producer and director
James Hackett – executive producer
Cameron Barnett – director
Peter Fowler – director
Victoria Conners-Bell – producer
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