I had to wait a long time to get my hands on this three disc set, but it was worth every minute!
When you clock your eyes on this, the first thing to impress you is the casing - a lot of thought has gone into making this look awesomely pro from every angle! The second thing you notice is how nice a guy David Solomon is, you'll end up wanting to give him a hug!
So what happens when you press play? Well as this release is a monster, I'll just go through my highlights.
When a magician states he's going to make three rows of seven, we all know the dullness that follows, but now and again a neat twist on the plot comes along and Solomon's '21 card trick' is one of those. This three phase routine is both brilliant in method and performance, Thumbs up!
'A234 Elevator' is a twist on the devils elevator plot with a surprising kicker. As in the classic version, one by one the cards rise through 4 indifferent cards (in this case kings) in an instant the four kings change into the 5,6,7 and 8. As with all of Solomon's creations, the effect is presented with an enjoyable story which neatly serves to make the effect clear and logical in the spectators mind.
'Solmar Aces' is a very fair ace assembly with a jump back kicker, a deceptive and streamlined handling make this one of the better, more enjoyable assembly effects.
'Jokers are wild' is an anniversary waltz type effect which has been devised so cleverly your mind will be boggled - so you can imagine how a laymen would react!
'Card in the case' is one of my favourite effects from this set for so many reasons. Essentially a card is caused to vanish in a baffling manner and appear in the card case. I don't want to reveal the presentation used as I think it's worth the price of the set alone, but this is genius and ridiculously easy!
'Blank thought' is a strong commercial sandwiching routine that contains a nice mix of moments, thumbs up!
'Double triumph', the title speaks for it's self - but what it doesn't tell you is how awesome this is! Shall definitely be adding this one to the 'to learn' list.
'S-V-S Shuffle' is more of a trick to show magicians but it's a decent one which displays slick card control in three progressive magical phases.
Also on the DVD set is an interview/discussion between Solomon who's joined by John Bannon. I found these talks really worthwhile viewing, great additional content.
Overall there is a lot of decent workable material on these discs, if I had the time I would love to have gone into more depth as I don't feel I've quite shown just how good these are, but trust me when I say you won't be disappointed. Highly Recommended.