Which Concert DVD to buy?

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! · #16 Post by ! » Mon 27 Nov 2006, 10:01 am

Performance

debbieveda · #17 Post by **debbieveda** » Mon 27 Nov 2006, 10:27 am

! wrote:Performance

Yes it is very nice.....I just got it.........and I want to get Gwens new CD!!!!!

dVTB · #18 Post by **dVTB** » Mon 27 Nov 2006, 1:07 pm

I like Montage better than Performance. Actually, you need them both, but Montage sounds better to my ears. Performance is of course a classic too.

EricMontreal22 · #19 Post by **EricMontreal22** » Tue 28 Nov 2006, 9:06 am

Pet Shop Girl wrote:Buy the "Performance" tour DVD first and then wait for the new one to be released for 'Fundamental' next year.

I plan on buying Fundamental, partly as I enjoyed it so much live and I like to have DVDs of shows I've seen live to try to relive it--but realized I'd only seen clips of past tours and wanted to see them and compare.

I think I'll start with Performance just from all the recommendations--I'm a big theatre, opera, musical theatre and dance fan so staging and choreographya re really interesting to me.

Which tour was Highlights from? Montage looks interesting but I'm not too much a fan of video tricks when filming a live show--which it seems to be filled with. Of course I will eventually get them all

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Pertan · #20 Post by **Pertan** » Tue 28 Nov 2006, 11:08 am

EricMontreal22 wrote:
Which tour was Highlights from?

The first one 1989 or (UK and Japan Only)
http://www.psbcq.it/video/video.htm

EricMontreal22 · #21 Post by **EricMontreal22** » Tue 28 Nov 2006, 11:12 am

Ah the Derek Jarman one--I'm a big fan. I' ope it comes to DVD soon.

This made me realize that I don't really know that much about the past PSB tours--is there a good site with basic info and pics? Reading Amazon reviews people don't seem too fond of the Somewhere DVD--any reason?

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Pertan · #22 Post by **Pertan** » Tue 28 Nov 2006, 11:21 am

Try this

http://www.petshopboys.net/html/reviews ... s-1f.shtml

Rent · #23 Post by **Rent** » Tue 28 Nov 2006, 11:23 am

EricMontreal22 wrote: Montage looks interesting but I'm not too much a fan of video tricks when filming a live show--which it seems to be filled with.

They've literally ruined Montage with the silly 'special' effects. I don't know what they've been trying to achieve but it failed miserably.

I tried watching it again, if only for old time's sake. Yet again, could barely avoid cringing. It is so disappointing esp if you have been to the dreaded gig in person. Why... oh why?!

PS: I'd still go for Highlights though. Now that one is just fantabulous!

EricMontreal22 · #24 Post by **EricMontreal22** » Tue 28 Nov 2006, 11:36 am

It is hard to know with concert films how much to "mess" with it--with the recent filming of Madonna's Confessions tour Jonas Ackerlund filmed it with some of the effects I usually hate--double exposure, superimposing the projections OVER the main image, slow mo but I thought for the most part it managed to capture the concert. But it does sound like (I say without seeing any of Montage) that most think Montage did it too much... I should look for clips on youtube before buying I suppose

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Rent · #25 Post by **Rent** » Tue 28 Nov 2006, 2:13 pm

Yes! By all means do check it out, if at all possible.

I don't want to put you off, and maybe I am the only one with an issue re Montage...

You might like it just fine! But it just looks *so* amateurish, and cheap 70s or whatnot. Eurgh.

The worse thing is that Montage did not even warrant using special effects. There were lights, smoke blah de blah. That was (more than) enough... *sigh*

E-Mail Vampire · #26 Post by **E-Mail Vampire** » Tue 28 Nov 2006, 3:35 pm

I started with Montage which I love for varying reasons then Performance then Somewhere.