Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19316 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-09-27
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, French
• Number of discs: 1

Synopsis
The tracklisting includes: 'This Must Be A Place I Waited Years To Leave', 'It's A Sin', 'Losing My Mind', 'What Have I Done To Deserve This?', 'My October Symphony', 'I'm Not Scared', 'We All Feel Better In The Dark', 'So Sorry, I Said', 'Rent', 'West End Girls', 'Jealousy', 'Always On My Mind' and 'Your Funny Uncle'.

Customer Reviews

stunning,simple as that
I remember back in the early 90's reading newspaper and magazine reviews of this concert and how it made people finally realise just how fantastic the pet shop boys really where.The first thing that hits you when you play the dvd is that it hasn't dated at all,remember this concert is over 13 years old and still seems modern,even by todays standards.Great lighting,sets and some great on stage performances by the boys and dancers alike and remember this is more of a theatrical show than a concert as such and works really well.
Extras include dolby 5.1 aswell as a very good stereo mix if you don't have 5.1,audio commentary,rehearsal coverage and more and are well worth watching.
Recomended to fans new and old this is a simply stunning dvd,Pet Shop Boys in there relatively early days and highly recomended.

A first-rate Performance
I was fortunate enough to see the Pet Shop Boys in concert during this concert tour in Chicago, in 1990. This is the same concert that they took on the road around the world, and was very true to the performance that I saw, which was very thrilling. This was no simple concert - the fans of the Pet Shop Boys, having come to expect much from them in terms of quality and innovation, were treated to a concert performance that was part music video, part Broadway/West End music, part modern opera, and part simple, old-fashioned concert singing. Something for everyone, indeed.

The music quality on this is superb - despite being a `live' performance video, the music has been enhanced and corrected to allow for the best possible quality. This is very much a live performance, but with the kind of technical skill and back-up that the music of the Pet Shop Boys requires (Neil Tennant once made the comment that the Pet Shop Boys were probably never going to be able to `make it live' because of the technological requirements for their songs.

The songs include the following:
This must be the place I waited years to leave
It's a sin
Losing my mind
What have I done to deserve this?
My October symphony
I'm not scared
We all feel better in the dark
So sorry, I said
Suburbia
So hard
Opportunities (let's make lots of money)
How can you expect to be taken seriously?
Rent
Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off you)
West End girls
Jealousy
Always on my mind
Your funny uncle

The DVD has a complete performance of the whole concert; those watching the video will notice a modified `Where the streets have no name' because of some sort of licensing dispute with the song copyright owners.

The choreography is stunning, as are the sets, costumes and production values. Eric Watson, who has worked with the PSB more often than any other director for their videos, is also the director here. Other performers include vocals by Sylvia Mason-James, Pam Sheyne, and Derek Green; Scott Davidson and J.J. Belle provide additional instrumental back-up (both have worked with the PSB frequently).

This is a very postmodern performance in many ways, and one that has details that come out only upon repeated viewings.

Phenomenal
This is perhaps the best of all concert performances available at the moment. Gorgeous tunes, IMPECCABLE production, loads of melancholy and fun in perfect measures. A combination of dance music and opera that's so brilliant . . . words fail me, actually.
Glorious stuff.