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Summary: ELO - Zoom Tour Live
Review: I agree with other comments I've seen: if you're an old ELO fan, this DVD is excellent. I was certainly not disappointed.
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Summary: What more could you want?
Review: Like a lot of rabid ELO fans, I jumped at this DVD at the first opportunity. Jeff Lynne returns to the live stage hot on the heels of his album "Zoom". He has put together an interesting mix of old and new faces with keyboardist Richard Tandy the only survivor from the original years to put in an appearance. Lynne's current girlfriend Rosie Vella does her best hippy impression by swaying an awful lot whilst providing excellent backing vocals. The rhythm section is as tight as one could want (the drummer even using a fire extinguisher at one point!) and the small but highly attractive cello section rounds out the ensemble. The setlist is pretty good with the expected plundering of new material dotted throughout the set which has heavy emphasis on the "Out Of The Blue" and "New World Record" albums. Sadly, the eighties have vanished in Lynne's eyes and albums such as "Time" and "Secret Messages" don't get a mention. This, in my mind, is the solitary drawback to this set. The sound is excellent and the picture good. I must admit that the moronic American crowd got on my nerves with a standing ovation after each number. Please guys, give it a break!!!!!
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Summary: Jeff Lynne Does ELO on Zoom Tour Live DVD
Review: This is an excellent DVD of Jeff Lynne "covering" alot of older ELO material along with some new material from his new album (or excuse me - ) THEIR NEW ALBUM ZOOM!The material is very good. I agree with a previous reviewer that Lynne's stage presence is not that invigorating or entertaining. But the music packs a punch and all the music is played very well. The only thing that puzzles me about this whole Zoom idea/concept is that it really is Jeff Lynne solo. I can't help that feeling when I'm watching this. First off, there are no "real strings" except for 2 celloists that are barely audible to my ears - they only enhance the bass if anything. Also there is "mock" violin sounds from the keyboards (BTW, which is played by the only other former ELO member Richard Tandy). Secondly, on the album Zoom, most of it is played by Jeff Lynne himself with guests George Harrsion, Ringo Starr, a celloist, and Richard Tandy -- I'm probably missing others...but I don't think that consitutes calling it Electric Light Orchestra. I have the suspicion that maybe it's because it may be a bigger draw that having just the Jeff Lynne name on a product. Or is it the influence of ELO contained within that makes it qualify as ELO. I would have prefered it being just the Jeff Lynne Project or something to that degree because of the above explanations. Either way you slice it though, it's still a great DVD - ELO or Jeff Lynne. The sound is superb on surround sound. A+
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Summary: Exceptional Production
Review: I find this DVD to be exceptional on all counts. The songs are all done live, but as practiced to perfection--so they sound just like the original studio album productions that were released originally. That's something I've rarely seen. Some musicians are REAL musicians--meaning they perform live as good, if not better, than in the studio. Jeff Lynn seems to be one of the REAL musicians. Furthermore, the DVD picture and sound quality is also excellent. I understand the concert tour lacked sales volume--too bad. This DVD is one I add to my all-time favorite DVD productions.
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Summary: Very Good
Review: I was never a big ELO fan growing up but I am now. I really enjoyed the sound and visuals on this DVD
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Summary: Great performance but....
Review: Where are...
Bev Bevan?
Kelly Groucutt?
Mik Kaminski?
Melvyn Gayle?
Hugh McDowell?
Yes Jeff Lynne wrote all these songs, but that doesn't mean he should throw the name around willy nilly without considering that many of the fans want to see the real deal. I am certain that if they had gotten the complete "Out Of The Blue" lineup together and promoted it as such,this tour would have been a top seller. Don't get me wrong, this concert is great, and Richard Tandy does give it a bit more ofa feeling of authenticity....but hopefully Jeff Lynne will learn from this and the real ELO can come back with a vengance!
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Summary: The best DVD of my ENTIRE collection
Review: I have dozens of music DVDs and this one is number one - sound quality is superb, the video work has that smokey edge to it - WOW! Yes, DTS baby. Jeff gets the sound absolutely RIGHT! The only drag is that it is missing a couple of tracks. SURPRISE inside - a couple of Zoom tracks area actually really good. Wow, who would have thought such an old guy could write music that good. This DVD is the sleeper - just about everyone who I've played it for has bought it. If you loved ELO get it for sure! If you didn't love ELO, this will win you over.
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Summary: Couldn't stop watching...
Review: This was amazing. I put this in late at night to skim through as I received earlier that day to get a taste of it, but I couldn't stop watching. I watched/listened to all 24 tracks w/o skipping through any, even the new tracks from Zoom. I hate it when groups perform new songs in concert, but these sounded like they were recorded w/all of the other great songs in the 70's. This dvd is sensational. This is as close to the original recordings as it could be. In fact, I think many of his songs sounded better as Jeff's voice wasn't covered up by too many back up vocals as in some of the originals. I had reservations in purchasing, but have since recommended to many of my friends who enjoy classic rock/quality music...
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Summary: No, it's not the original ELO - it's better!
Review: OK, now that you've read all the reviews about how "Zoom" is somehow compromised because... a) Jeff Lynne did EVERYTHING on the studio album; b) The live band roster did not include any of the old ELO band members except Lynne and Richard Tandy; c) The album, tour, and DVD all flopped consider this:
a) After Roy Wood left after the first album, ELO *was* Jeff Lynne.
b) Essentially, the various ELO bands have never been more than a cover band for Jeff Lynne's material and production.
c) The album, tour, and DVD flopped due to lack of good marketing and promotion NOT a lack of quality.
On that last point, history may look back on Zoom as one of the best ELO projects. That's because this band is better musically and stylistically than any of the prior ELO rosters. Gone are string players of questionable musical ability dragging their instruments around the stage and shredding their bows to pieces in maniacal attempts to 'look interesting'. Gone are male tenors straining their vocal chords to sound like sopranos. Gone are boring simple string arrangements trying to masquerade as 'high art'. This live band is tight, entertaining and interesting without being pretentious, bombastic, or downright dull (like the original ELO tended to be).
On the 'flop' issue, while a superb composer, producer, and musician Jeff Lynne has never been a very good business man. The marketing and execution of several of the Move and ELO albums was handicapped by this fact - just consider some of the album covers (does anyone remember how the cover of 'Eldorado' was savaged by the critics? I do. And, I'm STILL trying to figure out that belly button cover photo from 'On The Third Day'!) Thankfully for us all, ELO is a case study of how good art occasionally triumphs over bad marketing. Why this did not happen in the case of 'Zoom' is disappointing.
However, you will NOT be disappointed by this fantastic DVD!
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Summary: jeff lynne at his best
Review: this brilliant show by jeff lynne and his new elo is fantastic.there is rumours of a new live elo cd release,this dvd should get a rerelease as it shows the world how much jeff lynne is a music legend.[look at his brilliant appearance in concert for george dvd]jeff tried to tour with this show which should hav been massive but for poor promotion and marketing failed.this dvd deserves a second chance,the performance of jeffs new band is awsome, and jeff never sounded better himself a true genius who deserves to be back up there at number 1. his talent on this show is incredible. jeff lynne sometimes gets bad press but i think its pure jealousy, hes a tremendous talent. this is a must for elo fans and music fans in general will not be disappointed.jeff try again with ur new elo, it could be massive again with the right promotion.jeff the world needs you .
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