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Without a lot of Roxy experience I dove straight into this live DVD and just loved it. This show was the last performance on their reunion tour and the London crowd was stoked to put it mildly. The band features all of the important original members (sans Eno) and features several superb newer members. There was no new album to display here so they were essentially playing a complete career retrospective and the set list is a fan's dream. Ferry was in fine form, whatever range or power lost by age has been covered by presence and emotional delivery. He may not have the world's greatest pipes but he knows what to do with them. He is somewhere in the Bowie to David Byrne realm, though more emotional than the former and less aloof than the latter. He was great as were all of the musicians old and new. Of special note was vocalist Sarah Brown who backed Ferry with perfection and whose charm was contagious. Violinist/keyboardist Lucy Wilkins was another who brought great excitement and color to the sound with some wild violin solos. Drummer Paul Thompson was a monster on the kit and pummeled then with total ferocity. Really the performances were as energetic and joyful as Talking Heads in the film "Stop Making Sense." The material was carefully chosen and almost all very engaging; my personal favorites were Ladytron, While My Heart Is Still Beating, Song For Europe, My Only Love, and Tara. I tended to enjoy the slower, more brooding material that was so emotional because of Ferry's vocal and the sax of Andy Mackay, and the piano of Colin Good. Lighting, camera work, and edits were all top notch, sound was certainly good though I've heard better. A very enjoyable rock DVD that I would recommend to anyone. Comes with a short bonus documentary that helps newbies get a sense of the band's dynamic.

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