Take That - The Ultimate Tour (DVD)

Advantages: Lots of extras
Disadvantages: Bad sound in places; a song is missing

...performed on the tour. The live version did sample the Gorillaz song "Dirty Harry" so perhaps there was a legal issue. I don't really know. Despite some awful camera angles and a few sound problems, this is still a great DVD of a fantastic show. It may sound better on your TV. The extras are 1 hr and 24 minutes long and consist of "The Ultimate Story", "The Ultimate Fans" and a brilliant stage tour by Mark. There's also some separate "understage action" which you can also watch with the concert, as I said earlier. The 23 minute long CD has "Pray", "Babe", "Everything Changes", "A Million Love Songs" and "Back For Good" on it. It would be better if the whole concert was on the CD though. The DVD is region "0" according to the label and runs for 191 mins. That's value for money I think.... Read review

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Advantages: You can watch it over and over again
Disadvantages: None at all

...in it. Back for good Dressed in gear for wet weather (big coats for example) the boys start singing in the rain. Could it be magic Robbie williams makes a guest appearance... well not quite, but he did record the beginning of this song specially for the tour and that image was projected onto the stage. This was a great idea, as after all Robbie was in take that for a lot of years. Never forget The end of the show. It's such a great song to end the show on as the word are so true... 'Never forget where you're coming from, never pretend that it's unreal. Someday soon this will all be someone elses dream.' It's a really emotional end and i've watched it quite a few times now, but i still get butterflies. On the limited edition version of the dvd there is 1hr 24 minutes worth of bonus features, which include... Read review

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Advantages: Great to see the energy of the group and hear proper singing talent
Disadvantages: No new songs featured

...Boy Band no more! This shows the new improved talented and sexy MAN BAND!!!!! Back with renewed talent and energy this DVD is a fantastic watch. It is shot Live in Manchester which indicates straight away that it will be an amazing show as bands always perform better for their home crowd. We are introduced to a 'manager' who shows scenes of manufacturing a boy band and how they are put together showing the supposed making of Take That. The boys then storm the stage and thoroughly entertain with great song all from their old albums, featuring loads of number ones and favourites. We are also treated to a fantastic Beatles medley which is really upbeat and had me dancing on my sofa! We see the return of the 'manager' who gives out the rules of being in a boy band, this is a very amusing part of the DVD and we get references to... Read review

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