The much-anticipated (well, by me anyway!) live 2 CD/DVD set arrived at Chez Rick last week, signed by Arjen , accompanied by T-shirt and poster. As you might surmise, big fan of the original which I have enjoyed since its release. Of course, also sprung last year for the artbook edition of the remix!
Watched the entire DVD with my wife (also a fan) last night. To quote my better half, "Wow! That was really good! Really well-produced!" She even tolerates the brief cookie monster vox (which happily do not overstay their welcome). Of course Fish sings down an octave during some of his contributions but that's a minor quibble. The editing is really good, focusing on the instrumental solos when appropriate and missing that rapid-fire cutting many of us loathe. Of course my wife swoons when Damian Wilson is featured, and as I've said in the past I'd pay to hear Damian sing the phone book. The latrge-scale production is spectacular, though we both commeneted that we believe we enjoyed the show more from the comfy confines of our living room rather than standing in the throng of humanity at the 02!
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