Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #22744 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-04-28
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, French, German
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 147 minutes

Video Description
TRACKLISTING: Architecture & Morality / Sealand / The New Stone Age / Georgia / She's Leaving / Souvenir / Joan Of Arc / Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans) / The Bewginning And The End / Messages / Tesla Girls / Forever (Live And Die) / If You Leave / Pandora's Box / Talking Loud & Clear / So In Love / Locomotiuon / Sailing On The Seven Seas / Enola Gay / Walking On The Milky Way / Electricity / Romance Of The Telescope. BONUS MATERIAL: Band interview.

Synopsis
Synth-pop outfit Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, perform live in London's Hammersmith Apollo as part of their 2007 tour of Europe. The group return to their 1981 hit ARCHITECTURE AND MORALITY with a complete performance of the album, then dedicate the second half of the concert to the greatest hits from the rest of their critically acclaimed career. Tracks include 'Sealand', 'The New Stone Age', 'Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans)', 'If You Leave', 'Pandora’s Box', 'Sailing On The Seven Seas', 'Electricity', 'Romance Of The Telescope' and more.

Customer Reviews

best omd presentation since the dazzle ships 1983 tour
the classic omd line-up reformed in 2007 and hit the road with a fantastic live presentation of architecture & morality (perhaps the bands greatest album?) plus a greatest hits package. any of you who attended these concerts will know what a special live act omd are. the band have lost none of their onstage brilliance.

does this dvd capture that brilliance? yes ..... just. first off, the sound. some have been commenting on what they describe as a poor dts mix. well, i've listend to the dts and dolby digital 5.1 mixes and the sound is tops on both (dts being the better sounding). i didn't experience any "drop-outs". as for the vocals being too loud - it's subjective and i disagree. those of you who feel the vocals are too prominent in the mix can take down the centre channel volume. that's the flexability of multi-channel.

as for the pictures - one can get a strong flavour of the great stage set and the band's commanding of it. the visuals on the large screens look spectacular and compliment the music perfectly (would loved to have had a fixed wide shot in the dvd extras "angle" function). frontman andy mccluskey's driving gusto and enthusiasm easily shine through. given the constraints of budget and venue the camera work is generally good and the direction fine. my understanding is that the footage was filmed over two nights on a tight budget. given that, the final cut is remarkable. my only gripes are some poor and unimaginative hand-held shots of the audience and the band onstage.

fans and newbies should buy this dvd. for those who attended the concerts in 2007 - this is a must have memento. for everyone else this is an ace primer to go and see the band live. sure, the omd show looks fab on dvd but the band are so, so, so much better in front of you, on stage.

OMD - The Band That Sold Its Soul
I watched this DVD with my (long suffering) wife who is not an OMD fan. Apart from the obvious questions (What's with that bloody organ in all their songs?) she managed to sit through the whole thing. Praise indeed.

For me you can keep the second half, but oh, the first! Architecture & Morality is a fine, fine album, beautifully, soulfully and sublimely brought to life by a band that recognises the value of that which they had. Desolate, melancholic soundscapes sweep out, augmented by clever imagery clearly chosen to dovetail with the music.

Is the video editing trite? Yes. And the sound could be better. And what is with those bored looking audience members? (Possibly something to do with the 40+ demographic of the average OMD fan?)

But in the end this is a great DVD. The passion and clear enjoyment of the band is infectious, the performances near perfect and a time warp back to 1982 when a 14 year old kid heard the music for the first time and knew exactly what they meant.

As brilliant as ever, if not even better. . . .
I was lucky enough to get to see OMD perform again during this latest tour and it was, as always, a fantastic show. It's brilliant to have a DVD to remember it by, it brings back all those emotions experienced during the live concert - I really hope they do another tour so I can take my kids next time around !

They haven't lost any of their old magic and remain one of my 5 all-time favourite groups.

If you like OMD, then I definitely recommend getting this DVD.