If you think U2's just about 'Vertigo' and 'Beautiful Day', buy this. Visually and sonically, this DVD is stunning. For a start, the stage set is overblown and ridiculous - a forty-foot lemon, a huge McDonald's-style arch, and so on - but the music is more than big enough to take it on, especially ... Read review
Filmed at the Foro Sol Autodromo in Mexico City on 3rd December 1997 PopMart Live from ... more
Mexico City was directed by David Mallet and first released on video the following year; this is the first time it has been released on DVD. Described as a sci-fi ...
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Tracklisting:01. Pop Muzik.02. Mofo.03. I Will Follow.04. Gone.05. Even Better Than The ... more
Real Thing.06. Last Night On Earth.07. Until The End Of The World.08. New Year's Day.09. Pride (In The Name Of Love).10. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For....
Filmed at the Foro Sol Autodromo in Mexico City on 3rd December 1997 PopMart Live from ... more
Mexico City was directed by David Mallet and first released on video the following year; this is the first time it has been released on DVD. Described as a sci-fi disco supermarket the PopMart Tour opened in its 'spiritual home' Las Vegas on 25th April 1997. All trash and kitsch PopMart introduced a giant mirrorball lemon a 100ft cocktail stick - complete with olive and the works of Lichenstein Warhol and Haring to a live rock audience: a production experience never quite seen before. Originally filmed on analogue video the film has been transferred to a digital format with re-graded and cleaned pictures. Great care has been taken to maintain the original look by simply enhancing it with an added degree of sharpness and contrast unavailable when originally filmed. The audio has also been re-mastered and mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound. Tracklist: 1. Pop Muzik 2. Mofo 3. I Will Follow 4. Gone 5. Even Better Than The Real Thing 6. Last Night On Earth 7. Until The End of The World 8. New Year's Day 9. Pride (In The Name Of Love) 10. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 11. All I Want Is You / Desire 12. Staring At The Sun 13. Sunday Bloody Sunday 14. Bullet The Blue Sky 15. Please 16. Where The Streets Have No Name 17. Lemon (Perfecto Mix) 18. Discoth'Ĭque 19. If You Wear That Velvet Dress 20. With Or Without You 21. Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me 22. Mysterious Ways 23. One 24. Wake Up Dead Man
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Music / Performing Arts, Comedy - Director: Trevor Nunn, Geoffrey Posner - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, Parental Guidance - Starring: Duncan Preston, Celia Imrie, Julie Walters, Victoria Wood, Jim Broadbent
Advantages: A great concert with surprisingly good special features. Disadvantages: A few finicky menu screens
...this sort of thing from U2 before - in fact, even if you have, the Mexico City version is arguably one of the best. A totally stripped-down Sunday Bloody Sunday solo by The Edge is just one example of the reinvention that the warhorses of the U2 setlist have undergone. 'One' is one of the best performances of that song ever, and the combination of Please followed by Streets is incredibly powerful.
OK, so everything on-screen looks ... ...not even noticing that anymore. Now onto the special features - often poor on releases of this type, but not in this case.
There are some interesting documentaries hidden beneath some fairly annoying menu screens, which make you wait for a while before you can access the next screen, but the highlight of the second DVD is undoubtedly the perfomances from Rotterdam - don't miss.
A feast for any fan of the album Pop, but ... more
If you think U2's just about 'Vertigo' and 'Beautiful Day', buy this. Visually and sonically, this DVD is stunning. For a start, the stage set is overblown and ridiculous - a forty-foot lemon, a huge McDonald's-style arch, and so on - but the music is more than big enough to take it on, especially given the huge improvement in the remastered sound.
Let me take a quick tour round some of the highlights. The opener, Mofo, will blow your mind if you've not heard this sort of thing from U2 before - in fact, even if you have, the Mexico City version is arguably one of the best. A totally stripped-down Sunday Bloody Sunday solo by The Edge is just one example of the reinvention that the warhorses of the U2 setlist have undergone. 'One' is one of the best performances of that song ever, and the combination of Please followed by Streets is incredibly powerful.
OK, so everything on-screen looks completely ridiculous, but somehow the music takes over and you're not even noticing that anymore. Now onto the special features - often poor on releases of this type, but not in this case.
There are some interesting documentaries hidden beneath some fairly annoying menu screens, which make you wait for a while before you can access the next screen, but the highlight of the second DVD is undoubtedly the perfomances from Rotterdam - don't miss.
A feast for any fan of the album Pop, but the live perfomances are so much better than the album tracks that even those unsure about the album should come to love this DVD. Maybe a bit of a slow-burner: there's so much going on in the songs and on-stage that it can be a bit overwhelming at first, but give it a few listens and you'll be hooked!
Since becoming wildly popular in the 1980s, Irish band U2's sound has grown from a raw, soulful rock to a more electronica-tinged, experimental brand of pop. In line with this, U2's stage act has grown into a showcase of lavish special effects, cutting-edge sound, and spectacular multimedia enhancement. POPMART features Bono and the band performing live in Mexico City in support of their 1997 album, POP. Performing 24 old and new tracks, U2 puts on a concert that is a stunning spectacle.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS
Release date
11/06/2007
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
1733535
Barcode
0602517335356
Voice
U2
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
DTS 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, PCM Stereo
DVD Description
Since becoming wildly popular in the 1980s, Irish band U2's sound has grown from a raw, soulful rock to a more electronica-tinged, experimental brand of pop. In line with this, U2's stage act has grown into a showcase of lavish special effects, cutting-edge sound, and spectacular multimedia enhancement. POPMART features Bono and the band performing live in Mexico City in support of their 1997 album, POP. Performing 24 old and new tracks, U2 puts on a concert that is a stunning spectacle. Includes the songs 'Sunday Bloody Sunday', 'Bullet The Blue Sky', and 'Where The Streets Have No Name'.
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