Rating: - I wanted to like it...
I bought this DVD being an avid fan of the music. As anyone who's seen the DVD from the "Out of the Blue" tour, or perhaps live back in the day, you know that ELO had a great stage spectacle in terms of sets and orchestral players, but as a band they pretty much just stood around and played - especially Jeff Lynne. That's OK, it's all about the music in my opinion.
So now with this DVD, we get a glimpse into the band's post-Jeff Lynne era and we see that they are better live, much more animated and have seemed to benefit from the infusion of some energy thanks to several new band members. I will also say that the filming/production seem to be well done as well. Unfortunately, if you're hoping for anything but increased physical access to the band (lots of back stage glimpses), you will be disappointed with the documentary itself. The content of the interviews is lacking - there's no real insight into the ... Read More
Rating: - A good insight into ELO Part 2.
A good insight into the camaraderie and humour of a close-knit group on tour. The potted history, whilst being quite informative, appears to gloss over the importance of Jeff Lynne as captain of the original great ship ELO. The UK/USA tour ("on the road") footage is almost exclusively in black and white, whereas the Sydney concert footage switches to colour.
The DVD comes with two soundtracks: a straight stereo mix, which is clear, and a Dolby 5.1 mix which ends up being quite muffled and confusing.
The fact that Bev Bevan and Phil Bates have since left ELO Pt 2, and that the group's name itself has been changed to "Orchestra" means that we have here a mini time-capsule of ELO Pt 2 from the mid-90's, with arguably their best line-up, playing with full orchestral backing. The bonus videos of "All Fall Down" and "Ain't Necessarily So" show that they continue to evolve and develop their own material ... Read More
Rating: - WORST Audio I Have EVER Heard !!
Don't waste your time! The audio is muffled - at best. Even the interviews are of poor audio quality. I've seen ELO live, twice, and they are far, far better than this cheesey DVD. Fortunately, they are on tour again (Fall 2001) - so perhaps a good DVD production is just around the corner. The other reviews contained in this section appear to be biased. Save your money - you do not want to own this DVD.
Rating: - No Jeff Lynne, but who really cares?!
Obviously the previous reviewer of Access All Areas knows very little about producing videos and even less about the Electric Light Orchestra but as so many before him, he's more than happy to put fingers to keyboard without researching the subject matter at hand, which in my book is reviewer rule one. The Director of AAA, George Reed has always made it very clear (including on this page in fact) that AAA is NOT a Jeff Lynne video. Take it from someone very close to the production and the band that the day Jeff Lynne appeares on tape with any of the members of ELO pt2 (including one time pal and Electric Light Orchestra co-founder/drummer Bev Bevan) will be a very cold day in hell. When are some ELO fanatics going to get over the fact that the band moved on without Mr. Lynne and he without the band? At the time of AAA's production, it had been over a decade since anyone in ELO/ELO pt2 had spoken to Jeff, except through ... Read More
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