Manhattan Transfer - Vocalese Live 1986

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Summary: Finally! A Showcase For The World's Greatest Vocal Group!
Review: After looking everywhere for a VHS copy of the Manhattan Transfer,I finally found this DVD release of a live concert recorded in 1986 in Tokyo! What a show these people put on! If you thought that all the Manhattan Transfer could do was novelty jazz, you are in for a treat. They do a little scat singing, Doo-Wop, old time Rock & Roll, and they do it will the style that tells you that they refuse to be placed in one category. This, by the way, was the 1st DVD I ever bought, and it is already my favorite. If you are a casual fan, check this out! If you are like me and already knew they were the best, you will want to put this in your collection!

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Summary: Finally! A Showcase For The World's Greatest Vocal Group!
Review: After looking everywhere for a VHS copy of the Manhattan Transfer,I finally found this DVD release of a live concert recorded in 1986 in Tokyo! What a show these people put on! If you thought that all the Manhattan Transfer could do was novelty jazz, you are in for a treat. They do a little scat singing, Doo-Wop, old time Rock & Roll, and they do it will the style that tells you that they refuse to be placed in one category. This, by the way, was the 1st DVD I ever bought, and it is already my favorite. If you are a casual fan, check this out! If you are like me and already knew they were the best, you will want to put this in your collection!

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Summary: What A Concert, What A Vocal Group!
Review: I have been a Manhattan Transfer fan ever since I first heard them sing "Operator" and have nearly everthing they have recorded. After searching nearly every store, web site, etc trying to find a video of a "Transfer" concert, what a joy it was to come across this DVD recorded during their tour of Tokyo. It was recorded in 1986 and contains many songs from the "Vocalese" release as well as favorites from their career. If you have thought that the Manhattan Transfer was just a novelty act, you owe yourself a look at this! By the way, this was the 1st DVD I purchased. Even casual fans need to treat themselves to this concert! Janis Siegel rocks the house with her lead vocals on "Boy From New York City". These folks are the best at what they do!

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Summary: could be better
Review: this is a good concert but would be better if it had songs such as chanson d amour and walk in love ..also the beautiful voice of laurel masse is missing. i keep searching for video clips of her in the group perhaps a greatest hits video would be good. but this is a good concert anyway terence

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Summary: Good show, but can we get a more current one?
Review: This is the DVD release of a 1986 show from Japan. This was released on VHS and Cassette in the late 1980's. Fans of The Manhattan Transfer know that their talents and body of work is nearly unsurpassed, so why do we have only one DVD concert of them, and why did we have to dig back over 15 years to get it? There is nothing really wrong with this concert DVD (aside from the fact that the 80's hairdos and stage costumes look really silly now), but their fanbase should be large enough by now to warrant releasing a more recent slate of shows. In this show's defense, the material on their "Vocalese" album (which this show was part of a tour to promote) is extremely difficult to sing live, and the Transfer manage to pull it off without missing a beat.

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Summary: Good show, but can we get a more current one?
Review: This is the DVD release of a 1986 show from Japan. This was released on VHS and Cassette in the late 1980's. Fans of The Manhattan Transfer know that their talents and body of work is nearly unsurpassed, so why do we have only one DVD concert of them, and why did we have to dig back over 15 years to get it? There is nothing really wrong with this concert DVD (aside from the fact that the 80's hairdos and stage costumes look really silly now), but their fanbase should be large enough by now to warrant releasing a more recent slate of shows. In this show's defense, the material on their "Vocalese" album (which this show was part of a tour to promote) is extremely difficult to sing live, and the Transfer manage to pull it off without missing a beat.

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Summary: This is a poor indication of the group's quality,
Review: though not their fault. The production of the DVD is almost amatuerish. The visuals are impeccable, but when you buy a music DVD, you hope for quality of sound as well. This sound seems to have been recorded using a microphone hung in the middle of the auditorium. Frequently, the vocals are uninteligible, drowned out by the back-up group. If you have ever seen them in concert, you know what a treat the experience is. In this case, however, the effort of the group is evident but the results of the recording are disappointing at best.