Anyone got Live 8 DVD yet?

[kbfern]

Was thinking of getting the dvd and wondering what the quality of the video and audio is like.If anyone has the dvd could you comment please.

It has a DTS track, is it any good? and how long does the concert run for.I am hoping that the sets from the Who and Pink Floyd are the full sets and not edited down.If so it will be worth getting for these two alone.

[Jakeh1969]

The Floyd segment is the full performance of 4 tracks. Definitely worth getting as there is also footage of the rehearsals in the extras.

Not sure about The Who performance though.

Pink Floyd and The Who showed the youngsters how to do it that night!

[unique]

it's not the full london show, but most of it - the full show started at 2pm and lasted till midnite, although there were breaks in between sets whilst acts changed over. in hyde park they showed footage from some of the other shows between sets. most of the london show is included, prettymuch all the good bits anyways, the full sets from most of the major artists, including floyd and the who (they only did 2 songs, and they rocked!)

i haven't watched the whole dvd yet as i was at both london and edinburgh shows, so not so dying to watch it al back again, but the sound quality on the floyd part was particularly good, and i was sure the editing seemed different to the tv broadcast. the sound quality on the dvd is excellent, with the money intro using the proper 4 speakers like on the original quad mix of the album, and also great use of the sub in DTS. the floyd rehearsal bonus footage comprises mainly of a few mins intereview and a full like take of wish you were here, with roger getting mason to try a few different endings on drums.

it's well worth it for the floyd footage alone.

the main omission is from the edinburgh disc where the bono and the corrs duet isn't included, that was one of the best moments of that show. edinburgh was very different to hyde park, as it was a nice sunny day, and no booze was allowed in, so everyone was friendly and not causing trouble, and of course london had ALL the best bands, opening with u2 and macca and leading up to the floyd reforming, something i thought would never happen, nevermind me being witness to. edinburgh on the other hand was in murrayfield stadium, not the best venue by any means for a concert, and it was cold and rainy and horrible, and the acts were very different to london, with more emphasis on world music acts (not my personal favorites), but it was still an experience to be at both of them

i must say that i'm not really a fan of the who, although i've tried, and i own the dvd, i just can't get into tommy at all. they did make some good movies though. in london i was VERY impressed with thier set, in fact they were probably the best performance of the entire show, and thats coming from a long time floyd fanatic. and so many of my favorite artists were there, many great live performers from robbie to madonna (who personally i thought wasn't very good, although folk who saw her on the telly thought otherwise), and snoop dogg surprised me by an amazing audience reaction, and swearing live on bbc at 6pm about 6 million times! oh, my 3rd time seeing rem this year, 2nd time u2, it was a fantastic show and day

[CJROSS]

Chaps - are the Killers on this disc with :

"All The Things That I have done" ?

Standout performance for me for the whole day.

[unique]

Originally Posted by CJROSS

Chaps - are the Killers on this disc with :

"All The Things That I have done" ?

Standout performance for me for the whole day.

yes, its on the dvd. it's a shame they didn't get to do 3 songs as thier cd was one of my favorites from this year - i think hard fi's starts on cctv is the best album this year, and they are really great live

[CJROSS]

Excellent new Unique, will be getting this for a xmas present.

Whats the audio tracks on the discs ?

Dolbdy Digital & PCM wise ?

[unique]

Originally Posted by CJROSS

Excellent new Unique, will be getting this for a xmas present.

Whats the audio tracks on the discs ?

Dolbdy Digital & PCM wise ?

i just played a few bits, and in DTS, and the quality was fantastic (and i've heard enough live stuff from various sources over the years), it's also got dolby digital of course and i think PCM stereo, but i never checked those formats out. there seems to be a ton of stuff crammed on each disc anyways. i'm sure you can perhaps google up a more detailed and technical review, but i suppose regardless of the quality, i doubt they will remaster and reissue it on dvd. i think you can get it from cdwow at about £21 - mine was £25 from cdwow with a £1 off voucher, and i thought that was a bargain. checkout www.hotukdeals.com for cdwow discount links and the details on the £21 offer