Rating: Summary: Jumpy camera work, lackluster sound Review: This DVD took me back to the days of rock and roll when the camera operators would rapidly zoom in and out, tilt the camera from side to side and foolishly try to create a sense of urgency or excitment. What this camera work created was a mild sense of nausea. I turned the TV off and listened. Much better, but the quality of the sound doesn't live up to its potential. This was indeed a great performance. If you are a collector of all things Simply Red, this is for you - I enjoy the music tremendously, but the irritating camera work keeps me from recommending this DVD!
Rating: Summary: Worst Sound Quality of any DVD released Review: This is one of the greatest singers of our time, but was blown away with the tremendously poor quality of the recording. I have listened to it on a very high end surround system and a cheap system. Both sound absolutely terrible. It sounds like they stuck a mic in the 35th row down on the floor. The echo is terrible. Looks like they'll need a do-over at some point. I couldn't watch 5 minutes it sounded so bad.
Rating: Summary: Excelent performance & song choice, but poor sound Review: When I got this DVD, I was pleasently surprised by track listing - lots of songs from first 3 albums - which are, on my opinion, the best of their entire career. The performance is also very good and interesting, but the sound is another story... I have pretty good hi-fi (with surround) system and I just couldn't believe how poor this DVD sounds. Stereo sound (which I prefer) sounds like an old audio tape and surround is even worse with lots of "uncontrolled" echoe. With better sound, this dvd would get much better rating (4-5 stars)...
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