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Summary: what happend to the sound mix????
Review: I bought this DVD with high hopes of owning a masterpiece of Moody Blues live music. What I got was a poorly engineered sounding mess! Justin Hayward's voice was way over mixed on every song...and the (much welcomed) live orchestra backing them up, was often muted and in the background. Now I have to sell this piece of crap back to a store that buys used DVD's and go purchase their other live concert on DVD, Live at Red Rocks in Colorado...and hope for the best with that one!
The picture quality of this DVD is excellent, so it gets 2 stars for that...each member sings their hits well, its just that Justin's vocals are mixed in so promanent and "up front" you can hardly hear the other singers or their famous background music at all.
I do not recommend this DVD to anyone who has any kind of sophisticated Dolby Digital 5.1 sound system....you will not be satisfied by the production quality of the sound on this DVD....period! Even my wife, who doesn't know anything about sophisitcated sound systems asked me "what's wrong with the mix of this concert...the lead singer's voice is too loud"!
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Summary: The Moodies excell at this famous concert Hall
Review: I watched it and loved it over and over and I must have worn out this DVD...Nights In White Satin is sang beautifully and Justin does credit to his award winning song live, the voice raises up to the dome and encircles the audit producing those wonderful notes, Oh How I Love-a-ove you a ooo aaaah aaah! amazing, and the audience in standing ovation. The Moodies sing their most famous hits such as wildest Dreams and Tuesday Afternoon with orchestration and echoed melodious flow, a treat for the ears and Ray Thomas does a wonderful Legend Of a Mind...listen to that flute as the notes bounce and stretch through the audit..a masterpiece. Question echoes throughout with out let up and Justin's voice is on top form. John Lodge's performance in Isnt Life Strange is full of expressiveness...and his Singer In a Rock & Roll Band rocks the dome with vervant bass notes...great viewing with 14 well produced songs.
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Summary: Could Have Been Longer
Review: Somewhere in the nineties the Moody Blues decided they would turn from large outdoor venues to classical indoor music halls. It was a grand idea and works well for anyone who has seen them in a smaller arena. What better place than the Royal Albert Hall?There are some great moments, mostly from the older songs, "Nights In White Satin" and "Question" with the great string arrangements. However, "Haunted" and "Words You Say" just don't scream Moody Blues like the classics. It's a nice grouping of songs from all stages, but the set is far too limited for a large scale DVD collection. The group has done some very long sets ("Moody Blues At Red Rocks") and although the setting is far more intimate, there just isn't enough. The sound quality is very good, but not great and they do strive terribly hard to reach those notes, but are easily forgiven. They've been at this for over forty years. They have given the world a nice concert, but 'nice' just doesn't seem to be enough anymore. I really wanted to see and hear more with this great event. Sorry - no extras on this DVD, unfortunately.
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Summary: Excellent concert - but who chose the songs?
Review: I love the Moody Blues! I almost love this DVD except it is quite short, and the tracklist is puzzling. With so many fantastic Moody songs, why did the band choose some of the inferior tracks for the concert? Still, definitely worth owning because the sound quality is outstanding (DTS 5.0 no subwooferr), plus the picture quality is very clear. It's not widescreen though, but this can be overlooked when you get caught up in the magic. Particular highlights included "Isn't Life Strange" and "Nights in White Satin". Just a shame about the fillers which should have been gems like "Forever Autumn" or "For My Lady". Tss.
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