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Summary: Another No Brainer
Review: If you like ELO (and Jeff Lynne is ELO) then this DVD is for you. It has great audio and video. It seems that every music DVD that I purchase just gets better and better in this respect. Again a good sound system is required. The rears are used a lot for the cellos. If you just have one of those dinky speaker sets that are sold as a package get ready to return them with damaged drivers. Time to upgrade. Surround is not just for movies. In fact movies are secondary and are relatively non-taxing. Heres a short list of "blasts from the past" on DVD that are musically superior. ELO (of course), Yes-Keys To Ascension, Yes-House Of Yes, Eric Clapton - Live In Hyde Park, Elton John - One Night Only, Ringo Starr - So Far (Video is not so good), James Taylor -Live At The Beacon and Roger Waters - In The Flesh.
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Summary: Strange Magic!
Review: This is simply the best concert video I have ever experienced. This new incarnation of ELO is fabulous. Jeff Lynne is caught in top form. All of the ELO classics are here (except for Fire On High) performed to perfection. The new group has no violin (the violin parts are done on keyboard by Richard Tandy) but the music does not suffer. They also do six of their new songs from the CD "ZOOM". ELO unveils a new "spaceship". The DVD is presented in widescreen aspect which was a stroke of genius. George Harrison himself once said that if the Beatles had stayed together, they would have sounded like ELO. If you can listen to "One Summer Dream" and not be moved then you have turned to stone.
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Summary: Who thought of this title?
Review: What a dumb name for a great concert (and from what I heard in this concert, their new studio cd should be just as great--I'll be ordering it soon). It truly is a shame that they couldn't draw crowds and had to abandon their tour. It's not Jeff's fault. No one knew he was back. I didn't, nor my son, nor several other ELO fans that I've talked to. If they advertised this concert, the promoters did a poor job of it (this dvd was shot in L.A., and that's my home territory!)On to the concert. Jeff Lynne doesn't hold much stage presence. He seemed nervous and self-conscious when speaking to the audience, and it seemed he was hiding behind his 70s hair, beard, and glasses (a Jeff Lynne trademark, I guess). Be that as it may, his voice was never better. The performances on his many hits were terrific. Add to that two talented and attractive cello players (Peggy Baldwin and Sarah O'Brien), a knockout backup singer (Rosie Vela -- and her voice wasn't bad either;), and a keyboard wizard (Richard Tandy), and I'd say Jeff just might have something here. Along with a fine concert, this dvd also has an interview with Lynne. While the interview was interesting, Lynne didn't come off sounding too bright (good thing it was a short interview). But don't let this, or his lack of stage presence, keep you from owning this concert. It's one dvd that every ELO fan must have. Between 1 and 10, ZOOM gets a solid 8.
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Summary: ELO fans rejoice
Review: If you're a long time ELO fan you won't regret getting your hands on this video. I never realized how stunningly gorgeous and sexy the Cello could be!!! Gorgeous babes aside, it was great to hear the old tunes (they sure seem to age well) mixed with some of Jeff's latest tunes.
And if you're not a long time ELO fan remember that great music is always great, whether you remember hearing it when first released or not.
I've not only purchased the VHS version but I'm about to buy the DVD as well. I can't make much more of a recommendation than that.
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Summary: Absolutely Excellent
Review: I own nearly 100 DVD concert videos. This outstanding effort
is in the top 3 of my collection. It is just plain excellent in every way. Jeff Lynne is a huge talent, and the band is in top form. I also fell in love with the backup singer. Get it today, you will be happy you did!
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Summary: Zoom Zoom Zoom .... ELO is baaaaaack
Review: What a fablulous DVD, jam, and I mean jam packed with 23 songs, of which 22 were written by Jeff Lynne and are true masterpieces both from ELO's greatest hits and ZOOM the newest ELO cd ... Not only was Lynne singing in top form and the band up to the par of 'studio sound' but the backup vocals by a braless Rosie Vela, a certified 'hottie' in my mind, was perfect ... I thought the flying saucer stage effects were cute and the band may look subdued compared to ELO's rock peers, (guess it's hard to jump up and down with a cello between your legs, not to mention keyboards or a full fledged grand piano) the subdued concert style reminded me of a JoeCoker concert where all the empasis is on the music and not the sideshow antics ... Great concert DVD I love it ....
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Summary: Good stuff
Review: I really enjoyed this DVD. The sound was great (dts especially) and the picture quality was very good. I particularly enjoyed watching the very attractive ladies playing strings. I don't rate this dvd at the very top of my collection but, I do put in the top ten. If you like ELO you definitely need this dvd.
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Summary: Outstanding performance... but what would you expect?
Review: As with all Jeff Lynne productions, this DVD concert performance is outstanding. The live performances are tight and very true to the original recordings.
Rosie Vela turns in a great performance singing harmonies for Jeff.
I would love to have seen the inclusion of a few tracks from Time and Secret Messages.
I hope we hear from you again soon Jeff.
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Summary: OUTSTANDING!!
Review: I was looking forward to watching this DVD. I loved ELO when I was in High School and was hoping to find some of that love on the DVD. I wasn't disappointed! I closed my eyes and was right back there. Made me want to go back again. Outstanding sound and video.
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Summary: A very worthy buy
Review: You may be asking, "Why not 5 stars?" Well, here are my feelings about this dvd: Sound: Couldn't be better. 5.1 dolby, a perfect mix and very faithful to the original recordings. This is the most important part to me about a music dvd. 5 stars. Picture: Again, perfect. The backgrounds are a revolving assortment of colors, and set design is everything you'd expect from the master of the futuristic vibe. And all this comes out with a perfect mastering job... (this and very nice camera work) 5 stars Song selection: Ok, here we go. I struggled with this but in the end my personnel bias won out... (or lost out) I never got into the real old ELO stuff and the performances contained within really never made me want to run out and buy any old ELO tunes. It's a bit top-heavy on the old stuff for my tastes. Contained within the extras a "fan" has a brief interview before the show and he reveals that he is very much looking forward to the show... and his (like mine) fave ELO works is a little number called "Time". Sadly, these works aren't even brushed upon, and by the SPLENDID sounds of "Shine A Little Love" and "Don't Bring Me Down" it pains me think of how wonderful (and fitting) tunes like "Twilight" and "2095" would have went over... needless to say, I can't get it out of my head. 4 stars. Extras: Well, there is an interview on this that is interesting... all 9.5 minutes of it. Sammy Hagars newest dvd has a seprate disc of an hour interview. Since Jeff Lynne has been out of the ELO spotlight for 15 years I would have expected a bit more thorough of an interview. 3 stars After it's all said and done I am VERY pleased with this effort. It sounds so clean and was fairly inexpensive, I just wished for a bit more even sound selections and a bit more in the extras dept.
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