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• The Corrs - Live In London | DVD | (05/11/2001) from £15.85   |  Saving you £2.14 (13.50%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The Corrs--Live in London lacks the atmosphere of their 1999 homecoming Dublin gig, Live at Lansdowne Road. The London stadium location creates a sterile atmosphere and adds an uncomfortable, claustrophobic edge to their performance. That aside, the concert once again affirms their position as one of the best live acts around and resolutely challenges the assumption that studio recordings are always better than the live versions. Perhaps this is why it was decided to release another Corrs live show rather than a greatest hits video collection to coincide with the launch of their Best of audio anthology. Hearing and viewing their stunning performance of tracks such as "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" and "Dreams", it's easy to understand why the band still has such universal appeal.On the DVD: the group's exquisite rendition of "Happy Christmas (War is Over)", included as a bonus track, is one of the numerous added features. Choose from three different audio formats to listen to the concert and view the show in wide screen or standard picture format. The concert cinematography is excellent, with crystal-clear picture quality. The live performances of "Dreams", "Radio" and "Breathless" can also be viewed from five different camera angles. However the 360-degree camera angle version of "So Young" (available only to those accessing the disk on a DVD-ROM drive) fails to live up to expectation: the viewing window is tiny, and the picture quality particularly poor. The 20-minute "Access All Areas" documentary (made by and originally shown on Sky One) is excellently produced and provides an added, more personable dimension to the DVD.--John Galilee

• Robbie Williams - Live At The Albert | DVD | (03/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  For one night only the Robbie Williams showcase Live At The Albert is a fantastic testament to what was a very special evening. The concert offered tracks from his Rat Pack covers album Swing When You're Winning an album that finally gave him across the board appeal from nostalgic Grannies to hormonally imbalanced teenagers. With the average ticket price well into three figures and the likes of Tara Palmer-Tompkinson, Bob Geldof and Nicole Kidman in the stalls, this was no ordinary Robbie concert. Backed by a full swing band, accompanied by a slew of glamorous dancers, compered by Rupert Everett and featuring duets with John Lovitz, Jane Horrocks, the scene-stealing Jonathan Wilkes and even Old Blue Eyes himself Frank Sinatra (albeit in video form), Robbie takes centre stage and performs like never before. Classic track follows classic track--from "The Lady is a Tramp" (which Robbie dedicates to his last three girlfriends), to "Mr Bojangles" to "My Way", each and every one of them is instantly recognisable, even to most of the younger members of the audience. Directed by Hamish Hamilton (the man behind the spectacular U2 Elevation DVD) this is a great up close and personal view of an intimate gig. On the DVD: The disc is lovingly put together in glorious 5.1 surround sound. The DVD also features the documentary "Well Swung" which follows Robbie all the way to Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, where he recorded some of the tracks for the album with members of Frank's original band. There is also a gallery of luscious shots of Robbie on location and at the Capitol Studios. At times it does tend towards the schmaltzy, with Robbie fighting back the tears when the video footage of Frank singing booms out across the Albert Hall, but this is scant criticism. All in all this is a fantastic performance from a legend in the making. --Helen Marquis

• Madonna - Drowned World Tour Live | DVD | (03/07/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  The Queen of Pop has done it again and offered her fans and music impresarios alike a musical performance to be remembered. Madonna: Drowned World Tour--filmed in her home town of Detroit on August 26, 2001--is an amazing pop concert and a visually stunning modern-dance and multi-media piece encompassing all the recent incarnations of this chameleon-like performer. Never one to shy away from championing new styles, both in clothes and music, Madonna is still as raunchy as she was on her Erotica tour, but the Drowned World Tour also offers a much more effeminate and intelligent side to her performance. This time we see a Geisha/Japanese performance during "Frozen" and a jokey southern-belle line-dancing romp during "Dont Tell Me". The monarch of performance has also discovered the best way to undergo an elaborate costume change without keeping your audience waiting--simply ply them with stunningly directed music videos on a multitude of screens and hang two solitary male dancers upside down to perform feats of dance perfection. This truly impressive show holds as much for Madonna fans as it does for anyone who is interested in studying modern performance and dance routines--and Madonna is certainly well versed enough to teach in this field with almost 20 successful years in the business. The Drowned World Tour--rumoured to be her last live show--goes to prove that Madonna still reigns supreme. On the DVD: Although the special features are hardly a ray of light--simply an impressive photo gallery and some Web links--the picture and sound on this DVD are excellent. As a champion of all things new Madonnas DVD uses a picture perfect format of 4:3, and superb sound quality: with a choice of Dolby Digital 2.0, 5.1 and DTS 5.1 youll feel like youre at the concert in a prime seat. Another impressive feature is the ability to view the song lyrics, allowing you to strut around your living room like a prima donna with this glamorous version of Karaoke! --Nikki Disney

• Evanescence: Anywhere But Home (DVD + CD) | DVD | (22/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  This live DVD captures the band's intense live shows at The Zenith Paris. In addition to the live concert DVD 'Anywhere But Home' also includes a CD of the concert presented in a two-track mix and the previously unreleased studio recording of the composition 'Missing'. The DVD features the bands four music videos an hour-long behind-the-scenes program and some special surprises in addition to the concert film. DVD Tracklist: 1. Haunted 2. Going Under 3. Taking Over M

• Simply Red - Cuba | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Simply Red performing live at the Havana Teatro Cuba 2005. Tracklisting 1.Song For You 2.Your Mirror 3.Stars 4.For Your Babies 5.So Beautiful 6.Smile 7.Home 8.Sad Old Red 9.Holding Back The Years 10.Its Only Love 11.More 12.Love Fire 13.Sunrise 14.Right Thing 15.Come To My Aid 16.Perfect Love 17.Fairground 18.Something Got Me Started 19.If You Don't Know Me By Now

• Dame Elizabeth Taylor - A Musical Celebration | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £17.25   |  Saving you £-4.26 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Like all the best celebrity tributes, Dame Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration (2001) combines the essence of its subject--in this case, charity work for HIV and AIDS research and a legendary career in movies, both meriting every ounce of recognition--with the fascination of a spectacular car smash. The highlights are the screenings of trailers for some of her best films, including Giant and Butterfield 8 (she won an Oscar but derided the picture) and an archive interview in which she memorably describes a tiresome gossip columnist as "a frustrated old biddy". The live entertainment is far shakier than the event's inspiration, though. Presented by David Frost and Stephen Fry--an uneasy, fawning partnership-- there is some real quality: Andrea Bocelli (sending the guest of honour into transports of delight), John Barry conducting a couple of his most symphonic Bond themes and Reba McEntire, the powerhouse country and western diva-turned-Broadway actress. On the down side, Marti Pellow's self-congratulatory posing would make Robbie Williams seem a model of modesty, Jay Kay's attempts to jazz up a standard are woeful and Ute Lemper is at her most pretentious for a cacophonic "Mack the Knife". Michael Jackson's mute presence at Taylor's side emphasises the hypnotic strangeness of the whole affair, though the Dame herself takes the entire marvellously lurid spectacle in her stride. On the DVD: Dame Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration comes to DVD with no extra features. A Taylor filmography would have been useful. Otherwise, the 4:3 video aspect ratio reproduces the television gala feel and for sound quality, you can choose between LPCM stereo, Dolby Digital 5.2 and DTS surround sound (best for that authentic, muddy Royal Albert Hall acoustic).--Piers Ford

• U2 - Go Home: Live From Slane Castle | DVD | (14/02/2005) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-15.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  U2 live in concert September 1st 2001 at Slane Castle Co. Meath. Tracklist: Elevation Beautiful Day Until The End Of The World New Year's Day Out Of Control Sunday Bloody Sunday Wake Up Dead Man Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of Kite Angel Of Harlem Desire Staring At The Sun All I Want Is You Where The Streets Have No Name Pride (In The Name Of Love) Bullet The Blue Sky With Or Without You One Walk On.

• Westlife - Where Dreams Come True | DVD | (17/11/2001) from £7.59   |  Saving you £-1.60 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Out of this world" is probably the best way to describe the style and content of Westlife's home-coming live performance in Dublin, Where Dreams Come True. It's also a fair description (in the inter-galactic sense) of the short film that opens the concert, when Shane, Kian, Mike, Nicky and Bryan are beamed down to Earth (or more precisely to their native Ireland) from deepest space. Decked out in white for the opening and closing segments of the concert it's easy to see why some fans view the five guys as modern-day angels. Appropriately for the song "Flying Without Wings" the guys manage to perform the song strapped to a scaffolding hoist that gently floats above the audience. Overall the concert is a spectacular all-singing, all-dancing affair that showcases their biggest hits and selected album tracks, aided by an amazing set and stage effects. In places the performance does seem rather twee, especially their rural-themed rendition of "Seasons of the Sun" when the group emerge from behind the set decked in stylish country-wear. The moves performed by the all-female dance troupe to "I Have a Dream" are also plain awful. Tour favourites "When You're Looking Like That" and "Uptown Girl" are the hot highlights of this stunning live release. On The DVD: there are plenty of added extras on this DVD including two documentaries, "Access All Areas" and "World of Our Own". However, neither of these featurettes represent the group in a particularly positive light, with the boys spending most of their time crowing about the numerous number ones they've had and how wonderful they are. The "Access All Areas" documentary depicts the guys in a particularly cruel light--playing football outside their concert arena whilst fans torturously watch on behind a wire fence. The exclusive When Dreams Come True website, which can only be accessed through the DVD-Rom link, is amazing though, with state-of-the-art graphics, animations and content (eg: lyrics of top Westlife songs, multi-media biographies and interviews with the guys). Look out for the bonus music video for "When You're Looking Like That" (never released as a single in the UK).--John Galilee

• Boyzone - Back Again - No Matter What - Live 2008 | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Breath-taking live performances of their Greatest Hits from the triumphant 2008 comeback tour. Bonus features for this 2 DVD set include an intimate and candid look behind-the-scenes of the Boyzone reunion. Including the moment when Ronan Stephen Mikey Keith and Shane met for the first time in 8 years and making of the stunning Back Again... No Matter What Tour. Plus exclusive bonus interviews with the Boyz including their thoughts on getting back together the excitement of the tour and footage of the band back in the studio recording new material.

• Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells II / Tubular Bells III - Live | DVD | (01/01/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Side 1 - Tubular Bells II Recorded Live at Edinburgh Castle. Includes: Introduction Sentinel Dark Star Clear Light Blue Saloon Sunjammer Red Dawn The Bell Weightless The Great Plain Sunset Door tattoo Altered State Maya Gold Moonshine Reprise. Side 2 - Tubular Bells III Recorded Live at Horse Guards Parade London. Includes: Introduction The Source of the Secrets The Watchfull Eye Jewel In The Crown Outcast Serpent Dream The Inner Child Man In The Rain Th

• Rammstein - Live Aus Berlin | DVD | (03/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Berlin's industrial metal sextet Rammstein was already provocative when the band nabbed unwanted U.S. press attention as favorites of the two young sociopaths behind 1999's tragic high school shootings in Columbine, Colorado. This concert video, expertly produced during a huge outdoor concert the previous summer, won't dissipate the tension between Rammstein's fans and social critics looking to find the links between such violence and the band's intense, sweeping music, especially on this uncensored edit of their nearly 100-minute set. Sonically, the band lashes the clangorous legacy of industrial countrymen like Einsturzende Neubaten to the simpler, head-banging power chords of metallurgists like the Scorpions, Rammstein's front line of rasping, squealing guitars laced with synthesizer and pummeled by splashy drum work. The music's focal point is vocalist Till Lindemann, who half-sings, half-bellows in a guttural bass that makes most metal men sound like countertenors, an effect underscored by Lindemann's beefy, muscular physique as he stalks the stage. His macho growl and restless movement contrast with the largely motionless postures of his bandmates, which include a vampiric guitarist, a rail-thin keyboardist, and an even more spectral, bald bassist whose black-taped skull nods to S&M couture. A massive stage set that's one part Borg, one part Blade Runner, onstage pyrotechnics, and piercing klieg lights that sweep the vast crowd pointedly synthesize Third Reich with apocalypse as rapturous fans sing along with "Du Hast" ("You Hate") or "Heirate Mich" ("Worship Me"). When the mesmerizing sturm und drang finally pauses, it's due to a graphic, simulated homosexual rape (on "Bueck Dich") that earns this tape its advisory, and will repulse all but the most ardent fans. --Sam Sutherland

• U2 - Elevation 2001 - Live In Boston | DVD | (26/11/2001) from £14.29   |  Saving you £3.70 (20.60%)   |  RRP £17.99

  After the huge lavish spectacles of previous tours, U2 decided to tone things down a bit for Elevation, which accompanied their All That You Can't Leave Behind album. Just as the album marked a return to a simpler more stripped-down sound, so the live shows did away with the glitter-ball lemons and huge stadiums, returning to smaller venues and all-together more intimate shows. From the small stage with its heart-shaped walkway, and a minimum of special effects, the emphasis is on the music, and from start to finish Elevation provides a welcome reminder of what a great band U2 are. Recorded in Boston, the show features a healthy mixture of new and old tracks, which--considering they were written over the course of two decades--sound as fresh and relevant as ever. From classics such as "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "Where the Streets Have No Name" and "I Will Follow" right up to instant favourites such as "Beautiful Day" and "Elevation", every track is stunningly executed. If you saw the concerts, this is a worthy lasting souvenir, if you didn't, watch this recording and you'll be kicking yourself that you didn't go. On the DVD: With the full concert on the first disc, the second one contains a wealth of superb extras. For starters there's the "Another Perspective", which enables you to watch the concert from alternative points of view--the "Fancam" (from the heart of the crowd ensconced within the heart-shaped walkway) and the "Directorcam" (from the production office where director Hamish Hamilton creates his masterpiece). There's also a Road Movie, which gives a time-lapse photography look behind the scenes of a day on the road, and an insight into how to turn an empty, cold impersonal indoor arena into an intimate, spectacular concert venue. It also includes some alternative live takes of some of the key tracks from the album, including a fantastic performance of "Beautiful Day" from the rooftops of Dublin. With the concert offered in a choice of sound ratios (Dolby 5.1, PCM Stereo) the songs sound even greater. As concert DVDs go, Elevation is a definite benchmark. --Helen Marquis

• The Rolling Stones - The Biggest Bang | DVD | (30/07/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Rolling Stones are widely known as the Greatest Rock 'n' Roll band in the world they are currently on the best selling concert tour of all time and now they have teamed up with the biggest record company in the world Universal Music! The Rolling Stones have joined forces with Universal to release The Biggest Bang DVD Box set which will be coming to living rooms across the world as one of the most ambitious music DVD sets in history! This is a four-DVD set featuring seven

• U2 - 2005 Vertigo - Live From Chicago (Deluxe Edition) | DVD | (12/12/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Disc One:City Of Blinding LightsVertigoElevationCry/Electric Co.An Cat Dubh/Into The HeartBeautiful DayNew Year's DayMiracle DrugSometimes You Can't Make It On Your OwnLove And Peace Or ElseSunday Bloody SundayBullet The Blue SkyRunning To StandstillPride (In The Name Of Love)Where The Streets Have No NameOneZoo StationThe FlyMysterious WaysAll Because Of YouOriginal Of The SpeciesYahweh40Filmed on 9th and 10th May 2005. United Center. Chicago.Disc Two:Beyond The Tour - Documentary.

• Motley Crue - Carnival Of Sins | DVD | (06/03/2006) from £12.13   |  Saving you £12.86 (51.50%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Shot live on location at the Van Andel Arena in Grad Rapids Michigan April 27th 2005; Mtley Cre's Carnival of Sins is the live concert DVD of their sold out Red White & Cre world wide tour. Featuring their greatest hits as well as new songs Carnival of Sins is an unprecedented 'all access' look at the band with behind the scenes footage and bonus material that will blow your mind. Mtley Cre delivers the concert that Rock 'N' Roll has been waiting for!

• U2 - Go Home: Live From Slane Castle | DVD | (17/11/2003) from £19.85   |  Saving you £-4.86 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Filmed on 1st September 2001 at Slane Castle Co. Meath Ireland.Track Listing:1. Elevation 2. Beautiful Day 3. Until The End Of The World 4. New Year's Day 5. Out Of Control 6. Sunday Bloody Sunday7. Wake Up Dead Man 8. Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of9. Kite 10. Angel Of Harlem 11. Desire 12. Staring At The Sun 13. All I Want Is You14. Where The Streets Have No Name 15. Pride (In The Name Of Love)16. Bullet The Blue Sky 17. With Or Without You 18. One 19. Walk On

• Jennifer Lopez - Let's Get Loud | DVD | (01/01/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Jennifer Lopez truly needs no introduction. Jennifer is a movie star a musical recording star and a clothing designer. And now her NBC Special 'Let's Get Loud' is available on DVD for the first time ever! Track listing: Let's Get Loud; Ain't It Funny; Carino; Play; Feelin' So Good; I'm Real; If I Could Fall In Love; Si Ya Se Acabo; Waiting For Tonight; If You Had My Love; Love Don't Cost A Thing; Plenarriquena.

• U2 Go Home - Live at Slane Castle - Limited Edition | DVD | (17/11/2003) from £26.12   |  Saving you £-6.13 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  U2 live from Slane Castle Ireland. Tracklist: Elevation Beautiful Day Until The End Of The World New Year's Day Out Of Control Sunday Bloody Sunday Wake Up Dead Man Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of Kite Angel Of Harlem Desire Staring At The Sun All I Want Is You Where The Streets Have No Name Pride (In The Name Of Love) Bullet The Blue Sky With Or Without You One Walk On.

• Matchbox Twenty - Show - A Night In The Life Of | DVD | (29/01/2009) from £35.46   |  Saving you £-21.21 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Taped at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on June 28, 2003, Matchbox Twenty's Show depicts a hard-working rock band in its prime and in its element. The full spectacle of Matchbox Twenty's More Than You Think You Are tour comes across, from the band's world-class lights to its lock-tight playing, recorded and mixed for 5.1-channel surround and shot in gloriously film-like high-definition video under the direction of Hamish Hamilton (Madonna, U2, Jennifer Lopez). As on record, Matchbox Twenty's acute sensitivity to pop dynamics carries the day, showcasing drummer Paul Doucette's propulsive attacks, lead guitarist Kyle Cook's vocals and fretwork, and the soulful belting of lead singer-songwriter Rob Thomas. (The less said of Thomas's occasional piano playing, the better.) The concert itself is free from interview footage and other distractions, and the 45-minute documentary included on disc 2 is candid and focused, revealing the effort required to mount and execute an arena tour. Dolby Digital 5.1 is the best way to hear the concert, even if you collapse it to stereo, as the Dolby 2.0 tracks are marred by matrixed SRS Circle Surround 5.1 encoding. The presence of the SRS processing is confusing, given the superior Dolby-only sound and the broad household penetration of Dolby-based AV receivers. Alas, there's no DTS surround mix (as advertised in print) or CD-quality PCM stereo mix. --Michael Mikesell

• Elevation | DVD | (16/07/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

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