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Bon Jovi- Live

Advantages: An Awesome Gig
Disadvantages: Poor Content

Bon Jovi where one of the biggest bands of the 1980s, they survived the decimation of hard rock by the grunge movement by refining their sound and sticking to their storytelling ethos. Above all that they had built up a rapport with their fans through extensive touring and their down-to-earth attitude; this allowed the band to still enjoy massive album sales and sold out stadium tours into the 1990s. This was proved with three sold out nights at ...
..."Cross roads" and "These Days" Bon Jovi deliver a typically charismatic performance. Filmed on a hot June 25th under the gaze of 72,000 fans this DVD finds all members on top form as they rattle through Bon Jovi standards and then new These Days album tracks (which are now standards) There is a real energy around the stadium which can be felt on the screen as the opening bars of "Livin' on a Prayer" sound around the hazy evening. The anticipation ...

Lukejones1 07.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Bon Jovi - Live From London (DVD)

Albert 'all

Advantages: reflections of great pop concert fm the 1970s
Disadvantages: not long enough!

...entertain with a slick/polished show. The 70s were a time when pop singers could deliver a perforamnce without backing tracks blaring to cover the flaws in the singing. They did not need to have earplugs glued into their ears to keep them in tune. In this dvd it shows how the New seekers stood on stage at the Albert Hall and sang their hits with just the boys on guitar. They delivered their hits impeccably with a slick show, a little injection of ...

abernethybiscuit 31.10.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The New Seekers Live At The Albert Hall (DVD)

No-Man in concert an experience not to be missed!

Advantages: A great live DVD for lovers of crafted, beautiful music.
Disadvantages: Not long enough!

No-Man are (currently) Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson, a UK duo who have an occasional recording partnership that spans over 20 years. I only came to listen to them fairly recently, about three years ago I think, when a friend gave me a couple of their CDs to listen to as I had at that time become a fan of one of Steven Wilson's other projects, Porcupine Tree. Since then they have been elevated to be one of my favourite bands ever, for their creativity, ...
...with one of my favourite no-man songs, "Only Rain", from the 2001 album Returning Jesus. Classical violinist Steve Bingham layers loops of violin harmonising with each other, perfectly complementing Tim Bowness' sung verses. Things soon take a noisy and sinister turn as the music transforms into "Time Travel in Texas", originally on the Wild Opera album from 1996, and here given a radical reworking into a stomping rock-out, where it was a moody, ...

melinda3536 30.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of No-Man - Mixtaped (DVD)

Nine, Nein!

Advantages: Excellent cast, wonderful acting, amazing scenes, musical numbers
Disadvantages: Boring, really really boring.

...What's it about? Nine is about a self-centred Italian film director, Guido Contini, who is having trouble finding inspiration for his new movie 'Italia'. He looks to the many women in his life for ideas on what to base his latest film on. He is in the midst of a mid-life crisis and can't seem to find a balance between his personal life and his working life with his ego getting in the way. We meet the women in his life; his mother, his muse, ...
...an influence on his life. Cast This is one of the reasons I went to see the movie, it's such a star studded cast: Guido Contini - Daniel Day-Lewis: This was the director that the plot revolved around, he was a moody, funny, arrogant character who I quite liked. I thought Daniel Day-Lewis was amazing in this role, although the Italian accent was a little dodgy. He was sexy in a kind of mysterious way and really showed why all these women were ...

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Review of Nine

Moulin rouge is a musical admirers dream

Advantages: Great chemistry between main characters ,feel good film .
Disadvantages: The singing throughout the film can get a bit tiresome

In my opinion you must see the film if you like musicals, otherwise you might find the singing a bit off putting .At times the siniging can seem a bit over the top but in general this is what makes the film interesting.It is worth watching just to see the on screen chemistry between Ewan Mcgregor and Nicole Kidman they are a great pairing and seem to have good on screen presence allowing you to follow the romantic tale which is played out . The ...

pepsi27 28.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Moulin Rouge (Special Edition) (DVD)