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Summary: Factually one of the Greatest Live Events of all Time!
Review: The fabulous opus of Roger Waters From Pink Floyd was already a top rock project, especially for concept themed albums. But the best just got better, although the other members were not there, it was by their own choice. Waters was quoted as saying that He and Pink Floyd would never do "The Wall" live again as long as the wall in Berlin was standing. This was a benefit concert for the Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief. The $20 per ticket concert soon became free, as hundreds of thousands of people flooded the historical site in Germany. You can watch an endless 'sea' of people having the time of their lives, as we all did watching them 're-live' tearing down the wall, accompanied by Pink Floyd music. Lead guitars blew away all expectations ("Comfortably Numb" was never better) as this unbelievable concert of incredible talent touchingly put on the best live performance in rock history. The original band members are not fueding as so many rumours indicate. This was a project of great excitement, joy, and kick-butt rock 'n' roll. Roger as an ego-maniac couldn't be farther from the truth, the fraility of his words and music indicate many insecurities, heart-breaks, and fears: much like the human experience warrants. "The Tide is Turning" is a bonus at the end (from Radio KAOS, Waters' solo project written 3 years before the event). It's a song of hope for a safer, brighter future...and the come-togetherness the song brings, speaks of world peace and Waters' wish to bury the hatchet, both privately and politically. This deserves a 10 star rating. Gilmour, Mason, and Wright fans will not be disappointed unless they are bitter (against the wishes of ALL the band members). All of the other original session members who toured and recorded with The Floyd were there. Not to disappoint!
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Summary: I Wished I Would've Bought It on DVD
Review: I didn't buy this tape to see the original Pink Floyd. I bought it to see the performance of various musicians at the wall in Berlin. And I am glad I got this. But now I have a DVD player -- oops. The whole theatric ensemble in this video amazes me, and I'm glad Roger Waters shared the stage with other greats. ObComment: I find it laughable that some blue-collar drunks sing a few of the off-key choruses to the songs. I got true enjoyment out of this one!
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Summary: Good Effort--Medicore Execution
Review: First of all, the sound for the concert is clearly cleaned up, as I heard this show when it hit the radio the first time. There were points in the radio show that were clearly unlistenable. I know some Floyd purists won't like all of the guest stars, but they are not bad half the time. Bryan Adams works fairly effectivly, and Paul Carrack on Hey You is even better than the original. On the other hand, Cyndi Lauper on Another Brick 2 and Sinead and the Band really take away from some otherwise powerful songs. The imagery of this show is spectacular, as it must have been for the original tour (do they have an entire concert for that?). It translates to video quite nicely, something which wasn't transmitted for the Momentary Lapse tour. I'd say this is a nice one to get if you're a Floyd or Waters fan, but keep an open mind.
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Summary: Great Concert
Review: True there are some faults with this show, but come on folks, this was one great concert. Read the reviews and you will see how many people contradict one another. The only problem I had was Sinead was barely audible when singing "Mother". Members of "The Band" singing the mother's part was good. Roger in concert 7-13-00 at the Garden sings his part and has the female vocalists sing the mother's part. I like to hear good artists doing other people's music. The fact that so many major acts of that time showed up, shows the respect that Roger Waters gets in the music industry. I feel that they stayed as true to the music as possible. His band, The Bleeding Heart Band can play this piece as well as Pink Floyd did. Rick Difonzo plays his guitar almost exactly like Mr. Gilmour. Mr. Waters still has some of these great musicians in his band today like Graham Broad, Andy Fairweather Low and Snowy White. Rent the video and if you don't like it then you don't know a classic show even if it bites you on your behind. The Scorpions did an excellent job with "In the Flesh" both parts and I'm not a Scorpions fan. Van Morrison did a very soulful version of "Comfortably Numb". The Orchestra was superb, they probably never preformed in front of such a large audience. Any one who claims to be a Waters fan or a Pink Floyd fan should enjoy this CD and the video. I wish this would be released on DVD, then you have the best of both worlds. Any chance to see Roger Waters in concert no matter what band he has or music he chooses to perform should jump at the chance. This concert was an historical event and is a must for any collector of live shows.
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Summary: Loss of words!
Review: When I saw this video, I could not hit the "stop" button, nor could I hit "pause"! The Wall live in Berlin, brought me back to the Roger Water's concert I attended last week in Minneapolis. "Live in Berlin" was a show, which featured many of the things that the actual "wall" concert featured. My favorite scenes were with Roger in the room alone, as like the movie. This is a concert video in which any pink floyd fan should purchase, 4 it will not disappoint you! The video made me feel I was at the concert, the sound was excellent as well{quite surprising for being on video}, hopefuly they will release this on dvd. Enjoy, and "turn it up"!
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Summary: BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY
Review: This has to be the best concert video of all time. A lot of great talent is in this video. Every musical number is absolutely fantabulous! From Van Morrison's singing on "Comfortably Numb" to the building of the wall you will watch this again and again!
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Summary: Absolutely Fabulous
Review: Roger Waters truly made a video worthy of every Waters/Floyd fan's collection. You can feel the energy from this show while watching the tape! The music is great, and I love all the artists that make appearances throughout the show. I don't think that any of them "ruined or butchered" a song, they merely performed it with their own creative interpretation. The building of the wall is incredible, I want to see time-elapsed footage of that from the very back of the arena. My question... will it be reformatted to DVD? Now that would be excellent!
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Summary: I was there and the video does it justice
Review: Thank you Roger Waters for re-creating the Wall for all of us fans who never got to see it live. I flew to Berlin to see the show and the video is a great remider of the incredible show. I hope that Roger will do The Wall in the USA someday but until that happens enjoy it on video. Remember Roger is touring in the summer of 2000. I saw In The Flesh Tour 5 times last summmer and it is a truely remarkable show. Buy the video and see the show!
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Summary: Once in a lifetime event
Review: This concert was without doubt one of the biggest events (not just musically, but socially) to help commemorate the end of the cold war. The all-star cast did a superb job on the production of a great show. It literally will give you chills and a lump in your throat as you see "The Wall" being torn down in the very spot where the wall was torn down, amidst thousands of cheering, choked up spectators from around the globe. And if you are a Pink Floyd fan, add yet another star.
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Summary: The best live music video ever made
Review: Superior to the Pink Floydversion.I asked 3 friends if this version was the BEST MUSIC OF ANY KIND THEY EVER HEARD.All 3 agreed! So will you!
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