I’ve not had the pleasure of seeing Morrissey perform live, and I clearly need to rectify that in the future. Technically, this DVD looks good and sounds great. In addition to the 19 tracks from the Manchester concert, which opens and closes with plenty of fan commentary, there is bonus material consisting of five live performances from the Move Festival (Manchester, 2004), four music videos, and a PETA film entitled Meet Your Meat, which depicts the life cycle of animals raised for food and is narrated by Alec Baldwin. In an effort to bolster my belief that meat actually comes packaged on little Styrofoam trays, it’s the only part of the DVD I haven’t watched.
If you’re interested in a taste of what’s on the CD, Live At Earl’s Court, you can check out the following audio links:
- How Soon Is Now
- Redondo Beach
- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
This review is also posted Between Wisdom And Murder.
Article comments
1 - Matthew Egan
Lisa--I agree. The DVD is great. I saw him live in Philly in October. He's great live. One thing about the dvd that i interesting is how different his sets are in England than those he did in the states.
2 - Lisa McKay
I so wished I hadn't missed him on that tour. I hope it's not too long before he decides to hit the road again.
3 - Aaron, Duke De Mondo
my dvd arrived today, along with the CD. both are gorgeous things. Channel 4 in the UK screened a version of this on friday past, but thankfully the DVD has more tracks and the like. How could Channel 4 have left out The Headmaster Ritual??
"Same old jokes since 1962..."
glorious
4 - alienboy
as a Mancunion, can I just say that Morrissey represents the music of Manchester, and indeed England, rather in the way Manchester City are the successful face of English football...
5 - Eric Olsen
yes, you MAY just say that, Alienboy
6 - Temple Stark
Lisa,
I promoted this review to Advance.net. That means I put it here (and these places) where it could potentially be read by another few hundred thousand readers.
- Thank you for the post. Temple Stark
7 - poison candy
i really hate morrissey, he can go hang himself, see if anyone cares