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Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Moscow

Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Moscow

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Jarre marks Moscow¿s 850th Birthday Celebration
Review:
As one of the fortunate one's to attend this concert, I'd thought I
share my views about the video and soon DVD.

I've been to many of
Jean Michel's concerts, and I think that Moscow has to be one of the
best. The video goes some way to reflect the atmosphere of "Oxygen
in Moscow", but doesn't beat actually being there!

Some of the
tracks have been cut, and cut badly in some places, but the video
still stands as a testament to the whole concert.

The audio /
visual quality on the video is quite good, and the quality of the DVD
should be superb!

A documentary called "Making The Steamroller
Fly" is also included on the DVD - this is great insight into
the way Jean Michel's mind works. If you are a die-hard fan, or you
just saw the "Rendez-Houston: A City in Concert" show, buy
it!!

For more info on JMJ...




Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Jarre marks Moscow¿s 850th Birthday Celebration
Review: As one of the fortunate one's to attend this concert, I'd thought Ishare my views about the video and soon DVD.

I've been to many ofJean Michel's concerts, and I think that Moscow has to be one of thebest. The video goes some way to reflect the atmosphere of "Oxygenin Moscow", but doesn't beat actually being there!

Some of thetracks have been cut, and cut badly in some places, but the videostill stands as a testament to the whole concert.

The audio /visual quality on the video is quite good, and the quality of the DVDshould be superb!

A documentary called "Making The SteamrollerFly" is also included on the DVD - this is great insight intothe way Jean Michel's mind works. If you are a die-hard fan, or youjust saw the "Rendez-Houston: A City in Concert" show, buyit!!

For more info on JMJ...

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: spectacular!
Review: A great concert of electronic genius.With 3 additional keyboard players and 2 drummers this has a magic musical chemistry. It is a band not a DJ. Stunning visuals with murals,giant puppets and a fireworks display that must have cost zillions. Great to see a Hammond B3 organ on stage alongside hi tech synths. The highlight would have to be the hit Oxygene 4 which goes off!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Another Great Show from the Godfather of Electronic Music
Review: Another winner from Jean-Michel Jarre. Bought the VHS version of this in the UK and was very impressed.

For those in the USA who haven't heard of him (and that's probably the majority since he's not well publicised here), Jean Michel's electronic music is a mix of ambient, new age, and techno. This concert highlights this, along with some of his stunning visuals (fireworks, lasers, projections). It also has a great documentary on the guy.

Buy this now. You WON'T be disappointed.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Make your JMJ collection complete with this great DVD !
Review: As a true Jean Michel Jarre fan I was very pleased with this DVD. The behind-the-scene feature gives a great view of not only JMJ in private but also his family, crewmembers, etc. The picture quality could have been better from time to time but the 5.1 digital audio feature really compensates all of that.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: The Best (and Only) Choice for US Jarre Fans
Review: For Jean-Michel Jarre fans in the US, this DVD is a must-buy for the simply reason that this is only the second time that there has been an NTSC-formatted Jarre video. (The Houston concert video from 1987, now out of print, was the last time.) The video, once again, documents an achievement of enormous scale.

So why the reserved 3-star rating? Jarre concerts have always been difficult to capture on film - his canvas is nothing less than the skyline. But this film seems to completely avoid this challenge altogether by focusing on close-ups on stage. Views of the vast, painted, building-scape are occasional. This documentation of the concert stands in stark contrast to what the live audience surely experienced - a unique fusion of architecture, music, and pyrotechnics. And although the Young Bolshoi Dancers are listed as part of the concert, they are not seen on this video.

The soundtrack is solid but unexceptional. No high-quality PCM audio track is available - only the standard Dolby Digital 5.1 or 2.0. The balance matches the film, focusing on close-up sound rather than capturing the pyrotechnics-music combination that the audience must have heard.

The documentary will turn out to be far more interesting for many fans. Again, for US fans, this is the only chance to catch a glimpse, however brief, of footage from other concerts such as Docklands (London) and La Defense (Paris). This 53-minute piece traces Jarre's entire career, with particular attention placed on the evolution of his ground-breaking concerts.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Must have for all Jarre and 21st century music fans
Review: Great 5.1 quality, fine picture, brilliant show, very nicely done documentary about Jarre and people around him, ...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: emotive
Review: I don't see many concerts, so I may be easily impressed. Oxygene Moscow brings tears to my eyes it is so powerful and beautiful. I think of what day to day life for Russian people must be like. With all their trouble it is still their country and they must have pride and hope. The concert must have brought them great joy. The visuals were so large and coordinated with the music beyond anything I have ever seen. I've seen the DVD 4 times and I see something different each time. I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I cry each time. The whole thing is so powerful and I feel so good for the Russian people. I made an audio tape to play in the car. I'm still hearing different things than I saw and heard before.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: emotive
Review: I don't see many concerts, so I may be easily impressed. Oxygene Moscow brings tears to my eyes it is so powerful and beautiful. I think of what day to day life for Russian people must be like. With all their trouble it is still their country and they must have pride and hope. The concert must have brought them great joy. The visuals were so large and coordinated with the music beyond anything I have ever seen. I've seen the DVD 4 times and I see something different each time. I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I cry each time. The whole thing is so powerful and I feel so good for the Russian people. I made an audio tape to play in the car. I'm still hearing different things than I saw and heard before.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Right....
Review: I have the complete concert recorded, and even though the sound quality is poor (had to remaster it many times), the concert was superb.

Now for this DVD... what we have here is edited concert, what could be also explained with the word 'Oxygene'. For example, we have about 6 minutes of Rendez-Vous 2, and in the concert a 9-minute edit was played. Since the DVD is Oxygen in Moscow, they have scrapped f.ex. 'Ethnicolor', 'Equinoxe 7' and 'Equinoxe 4', and even more is missing. And many of the other tracks are edited, and like previous reviewer said, the sounds don't sync.

Like previous reviewer also said, the laser harp seems like it hasn't no sensor or no trigger. During the concert, the laser harp was mailfunctioning a little (some notes sounded strange), so it wasn't really fake. But in this DVD, IT SEEMS LIKE ONE!

First I would have given 5 stars to this DVD. Like it first seemed to be. Good music and great performance (althought I would like to see something else than the players since this is a Jarre-concert...). But I take one star out because many of the songs were left out or then edited (excerpt of Chronologie 6 in the end doesn't make me feel better...). Again one star out for not bothering synchronising the drums/laser harp/etc. One star out for not having any extras (like the better Brazilian edition). So 2 stars for the DVD. But I'll add 1 star for the DVD because of 'Making the Steamroller Fly'-document. It is great to view for people who don't know a rats arse about Jarre, nice document.

And this is the only Jarre DVD that exists, what is very sad to me. I would like to see 'Paris La Defense', 'Destination Docklands' etc. via DVD. But then again, we could have the edits of the concerts. However, as this is the only Jarre DVD, it is very nice bonus to Jarre-collection. But it has it's flaws...


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