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Summary: Roxy Never Left The Building
Review: I saw Roxy Music on this tour and they were fantastic. This disc properly captures their live show. Their style and music have graciously aged without that "mere re-hashing of old memories" feeling. The sound is wonderful and the concert footage is fairly straight-forward without annoying special effects. At times the cuts between camera angles were a bit distracting but I didn't find it overwhelming.My only complaint is Lucy Wilkins synthesizer on the first few songs. It's grating, screeching, distracting, too loud and out of place with the rest of the band. For a moment I actually thought my stereo was picking up some type of interference from a local police radio or something. Thankfully, this only lasts a few songs. Later on Ms. Wilkins shows her amazing talent with more subtle synthesizer work and masterful violin (which at the live show was the highlight of the evening).
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Summary: Great DVD
Review: I saw Roxy Music on this tour and they were fantastic. This disc properly captures their live show. Their style and music have graciously aged without that "mere re-hashing of old memories" feeling. The sound is wonderful and the concert footage is fairly straight-forward without annoying special effects. At times the cuts between camera angles were a bit distracting but I didn't find it overwhelming. My only complaint is Lucy Wilkins synthesizer on the first few songs. It's grating, screeching, distracting, too loud and out of place with the rest of the band. For a moment I actually thought my stereo was picking up some type of interference from a local police radio or something. Thankfully, this only lasts a few songs. Later on Ms. Wilkins shows her amazing talent with more subtle synthesizer work and masterful violin (which at the live show was the highlight of the evening).
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Summary: Great DVD
Review: I saw Roxy Music on this tour and they were fantastic. This disc properly captures their live show. Their style and music have graciously aged without that "mere re-hashing of old memories" feeling. The sound is wonderful and the concert footage is fairly straight-forward without annoying special effects. At times the cuts between camera angles were a bit distracting but I didn't find it overwhelming. My only complaint is Lucy Wilkins synthesizer on the first few songs. It's grating, screeching, distracting, too loud and out of place with the rest of the band. For a moment I actually thought my stereo was picking up some type of interference from a local police radio or something. Thankfully, this only lasts a few songs. Later on Ms. Wilkins shows her amazing talent with more subtle synthesizer work and masterful violin (which at the live show was the highlight of the evening).
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Summary: Old Time Roxy Fan - !
Review: I saw the guys in The Guildhall, Plymouth, England 1973 I believe. Pyjamarama was the latest single. Brian Eno was still in the band! Awesome gig and years later - 2001 - I get to see the band at Concord Pavilion, California (near San Francisco) and too be honest it brought a massive lump to my throat. This DVD is probably the best music video I've bought. It's flawless. Great to see Chris Spedding in the band too. Julia Thornton ;) Buy this DVD
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Summary: Very Choppy Editing Ruins A Great Performance
Review: Man, this looked like it was probably a great show in person...but the editing makes my stomach turn. 1.5 seconds of an extreme close-up of Bryan Ferry's face. Cut to .5 second shot of crane camera swooping overhead. Cut to 1.0 second shot of Phil playing guitar. Cut to rapid-fire shots of good-looking female backing musicians. Quick cut back to Ferry. And on and on and on. Very MTV-looking and flashy, with a pacing that only ADD types will truly enjoy. Even most of the classic tunes are sped up to the point of sounding hyper. There is virtually no sense of the interplay between musicians here...no time to really feel the emotion of the performances. Just flash cut to flash cut to flash cut. The editor was obviously not a musician. I love Roxy Music and desperately wanted to love this DVD, but instead I pretty much hate it. Buy the Musikladen disc instead.
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Summary: A Pajamarama
Review: Most reunions smack of either desperation or poor judgement. It's a sad attempt to try and recapture lightning in a bottle. That isn't the case with this smart, sharp reunion concert by the four core Roxy Music members. Roxy Music roared out of the hoary cliches of the 60's with a smart, ironic sense of humor and a love of all things pop art. They could easily sail from irony drenched dispatches from the fringe of romance (Bitter's End)to sharpened pile driven riff rock full of desire (All I Want Is You) and still have time for tea.
The band's reunion tour recaptured the fire of their youth; the band sounded sharper than they had in years. Live At The Apollo cruches their last live video (The High Road) and album where the performances were lukewarm at best. By the end, it's clear that the band was weary of being Roxy Music. This great DVD captures the band revisiting their past without wallowing in it. Although it's missing a number of key Roxy songs, the songs that the band performs cover the highlights of their career. Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Andy MacKay and Paul Thompson manage to breath new life into these classic songs. While they don't stray too far from the original arrangements, there are a number of minor changes that make the songs still surprising. Mother of Pearl, Out of the Blue, My Only Love all receive powerful performances. Out of the Blue in particular benefits from the added performance of keyboardist/violinist Lucy Wilkins (she more than fills the shoes of departed members Eddie Jobson & Brian Eno). Colin Good (who performed on both of Ferry's last two solo albums)mans the keyboards while guitar ace Chris Spedding (a contributor to a number of Ferry solo albums and a terrific guitarist on a number of overlooked solo albums)replaces long time second guitarist Neil Hubbard. All the players do a great job. It's as if Paul Thompson hasn't been away all these years. Both Manzanera and MacKay sound great and are clearly having the time of their lives. While Ferry has lost some of his upper register, his ability to interpret the material has only grown. His delivery isn't always as smooth as it once was but he manages to find the right inflection every time. He's aged well and looks great on stage. No solo album material is included just the core of the Roxy catalog. The only missing tracks that should have been included is the amazing The Thrill of It All, Prairie Rose, Just Another High, Pyjamarama and Angel Eyes. The sound quality is top notch and the 5.1 mix perfect. Ferry and company haven't forgotten the visual aspect of the show (always an important Roxy element). The nice visual touches only enhance the material.
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Summary: Roxy Rocks
Review: Roxy is one of my top five dvd's.I defy anyone to sit still when Roxy does "Both Ends Burning"."In Every Dream Home a Heartache"
"Love is the Drug" Do the Strand" and Out of the Blue are masterpieces.You can see the joy they have in doing this concert.Energy level is high ,similair to that of Talking Heads dvd;Stop Making Sense and Cramberries dvd Live in Paris ;these latter two I also highly recommend. This is a must dvd if you love music
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Summary: fulfillment for glam maidens
Review: The band, the glitter, the music. The band still look amazing, the music is just as fresh as it was 30 years ago, and the DVD doesn't hurt either. The picture is crystal clear, the sound perfect. (*As a suggestion, when viewing, "turn up the music/hi as fi can go"), according to "Mother of Pearl".
The songs ranging from early introduction of the band ("Remake/Remodel" & "Virginia Plain") to the dreamy sounds of "Avalon" and "Dance Away", and a few random Roxy connoiseur favorites thrown in ("In Every Dreamhome a Heartache", "Mother of Pearl"), everything is well covered.
There is also a short documentary about the reunion, with interviews with Phil, Andy, and Bryan. Though perhaps some of us weren't so lucky as to see the tour in person, this DVD certainly makes up for it.
Stylish, different, and classic, it's no surprise that Tom Ford of Gucci named Bryan Ferry his ultimate style icon. Do something special, and buy this DVD. I may not have been around during the hey-day of Roxy, or even at the breakup, (being a teenager), I've enjoyed this for everything it contains. I'm sure you will too.
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Summary: Masterful Brian with the troups
Review: The first reviewer needs to have his system set up right before he writes a negative review about the bass/subwoofer. The six channels work great at my pad. I saw the concert in Minneapolis July 2001. It sounds as good here, and it's great video to go with it. This one will get viewed often. The DTS and Digital Dolby both work great with the audience in the rear surrounds. The stereo was fine too, and hey, all had subwoofer. Give this one an eleven! Rock on Roxy!!
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Summary: Great Show & Sound
Review: This is one of the best DVD availble for sound and direction of a live show. The reunion tour of Roxy showcased great performances and songs by amazing musicians. Play it loud!
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