Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Zoom Tour Live

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Summary: Crap, We are only in it for the money tour
Review: Possibly the worst concert video I have seen

Jeff Lynne is so bored, no wonder he wears glasses through the show, he is probably asleep

The girl next to him looks bored too. And what a place to film a concert, in a TV studio.

This is probably why ticket sales were so underwhelming

The only candidate for a worse performance is the 10CC Feel the Benefit DVD, Filmed on thier 1993 tour of Japan (which is only interesting due to the Japanes English subtitling mistakes) they also wear sunglasses and looked totally uninterested.

If you want to see old rockers do it well, get the Who live at the Royal Albert Hall in 2000, or Roger Waters In the Flesh 2000

At least they look the audience in the eyes!!!!

Rating:
Summary: EXCELLENT !
Review: Pick, pick, pick ! I'm amazed anyone can find fault with this one. They must lead miserable lives indeed !

Ok, maybe the original band member are not all there, but hey it's been 25 years since the hey day, and things change.

The sound (especially DTS) is fantastic ! The mix, everything couldnt be better ! If only Sting could hire these engineers maybe "Brand New Day" would be playable...

BUY IT ! IT'S WONDERFUL!

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Summary: File this one under "if only"
Review: I guess it helps to have a high definition 65" widescreen TV with a powerful surround sound system (and I do), so suffice to say that I considered this concert DVD to be a real treat. Sound was excellent, camera work was very good (not too much pan and zoom, no pun intended), and this is the first widescreen concert DVD that I have seen. Jeff Lynne and ELO (be it new or old, sounds great to me) are in top form. The "if only" comes from the fact that this concert tour was cut short due to poor ticket sales before it reached my area. I would have made it a point to attend!

Rating:
Summary: Save Your Money
Review: Zoom is rather disappointing for true ELO fans, the performance of earlier ELO material is rather lacking in substance and commitment (but not talent), the chemistry on stage is clearly lacking despite Jeff's excellent guitar and vocal talent, perhaps a link up with ELO Part 2 would have restored the former excellence of live performances, Jeff Lynne was not ELO, it was a collective of highly talented artists, the core of Zoom is in effect Jeff Lynne's tribute to ELO.

The new material from Zoom is brilliant, Jeff is an excellent musician in his own right, rather than prostitute the name of the former ELO it is quite bewildering why Jeff Lynne did not go for it under his own name with Zoom, he certainly has the credibility.

Verdict: If you want true ELO save you money and buy the DVD "Out of the Blue" Tour.

Rating:
Summary: Sometimes it is just good to retire
Review: I loved the music made years ago but this DVD has to be one of the worst preformances I have heard. If you love this band and want to remember the good ole'days don't buy this.

Rating:
Summary: outstanding and disappointing
Review: Will someone please explain to me why out of all the esteemed publicists, advertising execs, and self-professed marketing mavens, not one could muster the energy to get this show on the road?

We're only talking about arguably one of the top five overall musical wonders in the realm of pop and we are taunted with the prospect of seeing it live - only to be left dejected and wondering how N'Sync and Backstreet Boys still fill stadiums while quality dissipates before our eyes. Have all the old time ELO fans simply become stoic and settled in their suburban hells?

This is ridiculous. A fifth grader could have successfully pulled off the marketing coup of actually playing snippets of the classics in the ad!?! How about internet ads that focused on the greatness of ELO and the rarity of seeing them live!?! Why not have them play smaller venues?

While this production is magnificent and highly entertaining it was only actually "live" for a lucky few. It really begs the question of "How healthy can all that squabbling among band members really be for any of them?" The other guys are playing county fairs, for godssake. The karmic laws exact an egregious toll, indeed.

I am still optimistic that one day I shall really see this band live, for they were and still are truly great.

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Summary: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Zoom Tour Live
Review: Brilliant DVD... This dvd rates as one of the best on the market.. The sound quality rates highly, If you havent bought this dvd yet , Then my advice is to go ahead and get it, I dont think you will be dissapointed...

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Summary: The Light is Dimming
Review: I have always been a tremendous fan of E.L.O. and have long considered Jeff Lynne to be one of the great geniuses of Popular Music, and technically in a class with Alan Parsons. However with this video we see that while he is great in the studio, he is boring on stage.
I saw the original Orchestra several times, including the original Space Ship at a stadium concert in Cleveland in 1978. While the other members of the band may not have contributed much to the writing chores, they were the life to the band.
Mik Kaminsky was non-stop motion on a stage and the sight of Hugh McDowell strumming his cello like a guitar was unforgetable. You won't see any of that here. Jeff never strays away from the microphone while his back-up singer/girlfriend sways at his side. While the music is good, it just doesn't seem to have the punch of the old days. Thank god that Richard Tandy was there working his keyboard magic. But a synthesizer is no replacement for a good violinist, and Mik is sorely missed. (Hey Jeff, I'll bet Garth Brooks fiddle player could use a job now that Garth has left the road.)

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Summary: LONG AWAITED
Review: A JEFF LYNNE (ELO) FAN FOR YEARS. THIS CONCERT IS A COLLECTION
OF OLD & NEW SONGS. JEFF & THE BAND SOUNDED GREAT. A GOOD BUY
FOR THIS 'OLDER' GROUP FANS.....

Rating:
Summary: best concert dvd so far
Review: having already gotten hooked on the new cd, zoom, i couldnt wait
to get my dvd concert for christmas. from the opening chords of "do ya" to the final chord of "roll over beethoven" i was in music heaven. jeff's voice was perfect, the band was great, rosie
was a joy to watch and listen to, and boy, those two cello players, sara and peggy!!!! everything about this concert dvd
was masterful and beautiful. i used to rate the eagles "hell freezes over" as the best......until i got zoom. sorry eagles, still love ya, but elo now rules in the concert dvd kingdom!