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Most people would be familier
with the Moody's music. They have been around for over 30 years after all! All
the old favourites are here with "Question" being the standout.
Recorded in London in May, 2000, this DVD makes you wonder about the aging
process of old rockers. Ray Thomas (flute) was 59 years old at the concert date
and looks it (he also looks just a little uncomfortable as a pop star), Graeme
Edge (drums) also looks his 59 years and needed a second percussionist (Gordon
Marshall) to help him along, John Lodge on Bass was 55 and looks 45 whilst
Justin Hayward at 54 found the Fountain of Youth and looks like Peter Pan (I
think he's been to the Cliff Richards school of rock'n'roll purity)
The performance is dynamic and reasonably exciting although there's nothing
in the Concert we haven't seen before. The sound is weird, the DTS 5.1 mix has
too much surround and leads to a totally confusing soundstage. This DVD is best
enjoyed in Dolby Digital 5.1 which isn't quite so bad, or better still in the
Stereo Mix.
Vocals are well mixed to the front with the Bass fairly laid back, the
Orchestration is magical with the World Festival Orchestra led by Larry Baird.
Picture quality is good given the restrictions of the venue with the picture
format being in 1.78:1
This is 81 minutes of pleasant listening and viewing, I've watched the whole
thing about 5 times which say's something about it's appeal.
Audio 3 out of 5 (DTS), 3.5 out of 5 (Dolby Digital) , 4 out of 5 (Stereo)
Video 3.5 out of 5
Content 4 out of 5
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