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Summary: Long Time Due
Review: Elton John has been one of the most influencial rock performers in history but no proper concert footage was released until now. This DVD shows a greatest hits collection concert recorded in NY last year. The show features guest performances by likes of Billy Joel, Bryan Adams and others. The band if in great form and the video makes every effort to present the energy of that nigth's performance. The sound quality is good in both stereo or Dolby Digital. Overall is a well putted together video that captures both the artist's intensity as a performance and his musical retrospective.
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Summary: Could not believe it can be that good.
Review: Sets a new standard of quality. Excellent performance by Elton John, good guest appearances (especially Billy Joel), and good song selection. On the technical aspects, picture quality is very good and sound quality is just amazing with DTS. No comparison to a CD even if all you care is just the audio.
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Summary: Disapointed
Review: I like Elton John, I like his songs, I love the concert, infact, I watched it over and over, but disapointed with the manufactured of this dvd, the most blured dvd I ever own, Also disapointed with the packaging, I can't find any "DTS" word to indicate that this is DTS in and out of the packging, but it is.
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Summary: A Great Show!
Review: Putting away the fact the EJ is one of the greatest pop performer of our time, this DVD shows how is possible to make a really great musical product without compromise. First of all the decision to give the video direction to David Mallet, the most important video director. Any moment of the show is shoot with "frame" precision. A great standing ovation to the audio engineer and the 5.1 mix. The DTS track is outstanding and for me is a reference for the past and the future musical DVDs. Is perfectly equilized and the subwoofer is present when is needed. The all 5 speakers works togheter to create the astonishing reverbering of the Madison Square Garden and seems to stay on front to the stage with thousands of guests around you.
Only the video compression is not at the level. The long shoot are affected by bad video compression (seen on my 3 meter base projector screen) and the video definition is poor. Seems to be a typical PAL to NTSC conversion but I am not sure of this. Finally I want to advice this DVD to all the Elton fans, especially for sound and track selection.
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Summary: The Rocket Still Is Flying
Review: Elton John remains as the legend he is today. One Night Only, was recorded originally at Madison Garden in October 2000. For a popular tourist site, Elton John has performed at Madison Square Garden more times than any other artist.The DVD contains well over 2 hours of live performing. Each song in fuller detail than the original. Even dynamic performance with Billy Joel, Bryan Adams, and Kiki Dee. Also included is the bonus video of I Want Love featuring Robert Downey Jr. from Songs From Of The West Coast. A understandable video reflecting a recluse of a promising actor. Elton John has kept the music going for over 30 years. Still, his music remains a staple of the music that is out there today, and that is truly our song.
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Summary: Overall superb...few bugs
Review: The audio on this DVD (either 2 channel, AC3 or DTS) will blow you away. Nice composition and 27 tracks. Picture quality could have been better. I use Frampton's DVD on my HDTV as a benchmark.
Close ups are fine, but you might notice that all the long shots are not as clear. Look around the stage and you won't see any boom or roving cameras like you see at many other concerts. This might explain the less than perfect pictre quality. Overall though this is a must buy for DVD concert fans!
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Summary: Just Like You Were There (and I was)...
Review: This DVD is simply marvelous! The DTS and 5.1DD are richly engineered making this live energetic performance of studio quality audio. I was fortunate enough to have attended both performances on October 20th and 21st 2000 at Madison Square Garden in NYC and the best of both are represented on this DVD. I actually thought the acoustics were better at his warmup show on October 18th in Wilkes Barre, PA, but the DTS audio smoked all three of the live performances.
As if Elton and his band performing 28 of their greatest hits is not enough, you will notice the energy and enthusiasm in the crowd! I have never seen anything like it or since. The whole venue was on their feet dancing and singing along. Folks of all ages were into these ready familiar tunes. The directors certainly embraced this here. The band is superb. Of particular note is the return of the legendary Nigel Olsson who makes his percussion appear effortless. John Jorgenson a master of the guitar plays many different instruments during the performance which do not appear in the credits. Back up vocals are next with a clarity and tone that is awesome. The unsung keyboard of Guy Babylon makes Elton sound great at all times. Elton's guests perform in their ranges and provide a talent that has made his duets famous. Again, not in the credits, the media reported that Elton's mother and Bernie Taupin were in attendance for the performances. One Night Only represents the first performance of "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Kiki Dee since their original tour (the old 1976 video was lipsynched for the purists).
Comprehensively not least, is Sir Elton's engergetic and near flawless performance. In my opinion, he is artistically at his best and the absolute stamina of performing this show three times boggles my mind. His piano skill only improves with time. Elton's voice, though not the high pitch you will remeber, has trained to a lower more soulful and rich register that remakes his past hits to a new level.
I can not find a single reason that you will not like this dvd. Elton John junkie or not, this musical masterpiece will find itself in music lovers collections for a long time. Certainly the DTS audio alone rivals the best produced to date.
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Summary: Way better than Vhs!
Review: 27 tracks, 2 and 1/2 hours...every song a hit! It does not get any better. Also note that the audio tracks contain BOTH 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround AND 5.1 DTS Surround. The DTS track in particular absolutely rocks so make sure you start your volume low because you will blow your speakers if not careful. Entire concert is filmed in 16.9 widescreen as well. Also contains the video for the latest Elton John hit "I Want Love" . A MUST-BUY for Elton John fans!!
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Summary: 2 words --BUY THIS
Review: It's the reason DVDs were invented. While I did not like, or even buy, the hacked up VHS video of this concert, I think everyone who even remotely likes Elton John should own this DVD. Even though it's primarily hits that fans have heard dozens of times before, the extra drums (Nigel Olsson and Curt Bisquera) and the many talents of John Jorgenson really make these versions better than a lot of the rest. I love the "Daniel" and "Tiny Dancer" on this. The supreme highlights for me though are Funeral For A Friend, Someone Saved My Life Tonght, and Come Together. I just can't get enough of this one. It sounds and looks better than it did when I was there.
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Summary: Outstanding !!!
Review: DVD - This concert video for us "baby boomers" is just incredible. 27 Songs 2.5 hrs AND "DTS" surround, which just totally encapsultes you in the experience. If you have a quality "Home Theater" setup, you'll find yourself in awe. This one has just overtaken my DVD reference concert up to this point, "Eagles, Hell Freezes Over". DEFINITELY a keeper! GET IT and enjoy the memories.
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