Scott Lund
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Just picked this 11/13 DVD up yesterday...and have to say that this is absolutely one of the finest concert/music DVDs I've seen. Jeff Lynne has a revamped ELO eight piece band and a new spaceship. He is in top vocal form on this concert, hitting all of his notes effortlessly, and the rest of the band is excellent. Obviously many ELO songs would be difficult to reproduce faithfully in a live setting and the results here are mind-blowing...not only do they sound just about perfect but also pack some real punch. Six songs from the new Zoom release are included in addition to virtually all of ELO's classic hits. If you are any kind of ELO or Lynne fan I say RUN and buy this one as quickly as possible - you will not be disappointed.
The 16x9 widescreen image is just about flawless. I only listened to the DTS soundtrack. There is quite a bit of LFE and surround use...many of the instruments come through loud and clear in the rear channels. I'm not sure how audio purists would view this mix but it sounded very enveloping and pleasing to me. Since the cameras pan around the stage and audience quite a bit, I don't know what a 'true' mix would be anyway. Regardless, I'm not complaining at all, and if you like concert mixes to have heavy surround use you'll be in heaven here. Awesome.
[Edited last by Scott Lund on November 18, 2001 at 10:45 AM]
The 16x9 widescreen image is just about flawless. I only listened to the DTS soundtrack. There is quite a bit of LFE and surround use...many of the instruments come through loud and clear in the rear channels. I'm not sure how audio purists would view this mix but it sounded very enveloping and pleasing to me. Since the cameras pan around the stage and audience quite a bit, I don't know what a 'true' mix would be anyway. Regardless, I'm not complaining at all, and if you like concert mixes to have heavy surround use you'll be in heaven here. Awesome.
[Edited last by Scott Lund on November 18, 2001 at 10:45 AM]