Elton John. Elton 60 Live At Madison Square Garden [Blu ray]

Customer Reviews

The good and the bad

2008-10-09
EJ still shines as a performer and a musician. Really great audio mix. Really poor video direction. Over 30 songs. Not ONE dissolve! Cut very poorly and very nonsensical. If you're looking for a nice "music video", this aint it. It's all about the music here.

great but need more

2008-09-06
Elton can still sing and the old songs still sound great but wouldn't it be fantastic to have a show of all the wonderful music he's done in the last 20 years. There wouldn't be much time for old songs if he played all the best of his newer material. Yes, he's done The Bridge, Can You Feel the Love, Sacrifice, Simple Life, The One and I Want Love on DVD. But how about Never Knew Her Name, Runaway Train, Please, Made In England, The End Will Come, Live Like Horses, Long Way From Happiness, The Wasteland, They Call Her the Cat, Weight of the World, or Just Like Noah's Ark. These songs need to be captured on video.

Very nice show

2008-08-31
The image quality is spectacular, and Elton managed to play all the good song he's ever made. Very nice and long show on a single BD disc. I recomend.

Elton is spectacular!!

2008-08-23
This concert exceeded my expectations in every way. While expecting renditions of songs I've loved to be flat and without emotion, this concert was as exciting as those Elton shows from 20 and 30 years ago! The band was in sync all the way and Elton still puts on a show that engages his audience. The picture is pristine and well photographed. Camera coverage was just enough without that bothersome MTV look, thank goodness! A great addition to your blu-ray collection and a great treat for Elton fans!
Marty T.

FABULOUS!

2008-08-19
I am not a big Elton fan, although I have enjoyed some of his music over the years. I am very much into blu-ray high def and love the dazzling sights and sounds of this technology. I recently came across this disc and knew I wanted to see it. My wife, who is a much bigger fan of Elton John than I am, immediately wanted to purchase this. I was not at all disappointed by this concert, and in fact, I must say, that it gave incredible new life to songs that are many years old. The concert was long, over three hours, but it actually was an incredible amount of fun to see and hear. The music itself was varied and fantastic. The high def picture and sound of this blu ray edition was nothing short of amazing. I watched it on an LG BH200 hi def player, which is connected to a Toshiba 42 in 1080p LCD television. My wife and I were both blown away by the dazzling crisp, clear, razor-sharp images of the video and the 5.1 DD surround sound. I could not be happier with the performance and it is certainly the next best thing to being at this concert in person. Happy 60th birthday Elton and THANK YOU for a most enjoyable concert!

Good Blu-ray disc visually and sonically

2008-08-17
Elton's record breaking 60th sell-out performance at Madison Square Garden on his 60th birthday was recorded on March 25 2007 and was televised worldwide. This awe-inspiring moment was captured in breath-taking high definition complete with 5.1 surround sound and stereo mixes.Track Listing/Features:Sixty Years On Madman Across the Water Where To Now St. Peter? Hercules Ballad of a Well Known Gun Take Me To the Pilot High Flying Bird Holiday Inn Burn Down the Mission Better Off Dead Levon Empty Garden Daniel Honky Cat Rocket Man I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues The Bridge Roy Rogers Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest Word Bennie And the Jets All the Girls Love Alice Tiny Dancer Something About the Way You Look Tonight Philadelphia Freedom Sad Songs (Say So Much) Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me I'm Still Standing The Bitch Is Back Crocodile Rock Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting Funeral For a Friend/LoveFormat: DVD AUDIO Genre: MUSIC DVD/LIVE PERFORMANCES UPC: 602517467934 Manufacturer No: B0009983-59

The Greatest Concert I Never Went To.

2008-08-16
I remember when news first hit about Elton John's 60th birthday concert. I remeber nagging my father to have his friend who has always managed to score us tickets to great concerts work her magic for this legendary show. Unfortunately, we were not able to attned this show, and I remember being incredibly disappointed for weeks, especially since the live coverage.

Fortunately, a dvd of the complete show was released and I snatched it up immediately. I was not allowed to open it until my Birthday, so I awaited patiently until the big day came. When it did, me and my dad watched it in our basement, on the new Plasma we had pruchased, and we were blown away by what we had missed.

Right from the opening "Sixty Years On," you instantly feel like you're there. You can defintiely feel the energy from the crowd, and the sound and picture quality is first rate. If you have a top quality sound system, I suggest playing it LOUD.

As for Elton himself, he has simply never been better. His voice has darkened with age, and his top range is kaput, but he plays and sings better than ever. At a point in his career where he could easily do an entire show on autopilot, he sings these songs with more passion and fervor than he did 30 years ago. Even seemingly tired hits like "Bennie And The Jets" and "Philadelphia Freedom" sounds fresh and energized.

The show's setlist is a solid mix of rare studio track and big hits. The first half is a veritable selection of rarely heard studio tracks that Elton has a ball dusting off, including "Madman Across The Water," the chilling "Where To Now, St. Peter," "Hercules," "Ballad Of A Well Known Gun," "Holiday Inn" and "High Flying Bird."

The second half is a top notch menu of Greatest Hits, with a few surprises such as "Levon," "Honky Cat," (the first time in years it has been performed with a full band) and a thrilling "All The Young Girls Love Alice." Elton and his band are absolutely ferocious throughout, playing with a bite and energy not since Elton's 1970s' glory days.

Disc 2 contains several bonus performances from 1970 to 2006, including a selection of New York based performances, among them a haunting performance of "We All Fall In Love Sometimes / Curtains" at a 2005 Madison Square Garden concert, as well as legendary performances such as his 1976 solo concert in Edinburgh and his phenomenal 1984 Night And Day concerts at Wembley Stadium.

Overall, this is an absolutely thrilling concert dvd, especially for those unable to attned the real show. It is one of the most intensely satisfying live performances ever issued.

Elton John can do it Live

2008-08-05
Not every singer has the ability to sing live, Elton John does, and he is 60 in this concert (A great age for real achievements and accomplishments to be realized) His ability to perform live is why I think in addition to selling studio albums (tallied by SoundScan) he does well in his television concerts: The Red Piano in 2005, NBC/TV had 8.3 million viewers according to Nielsen Media Research.

I think that one of his best live concerts was in 2008, Hillary Clinton for President (and, Hillary Clinton received more votes than any other Presidential Primary candidate in the history of the United States)

Elton John

2008-08-02
High quality Blu-ray disk, was a little dissapointed with the first half of the disk that had songs I never heard before but I would still reccomend it.

Elton's Still Got it at 60

2008-08-01
Simply superb. Good camera work, Elton sounds superb - and its all the old, great EJ material. Everything sounds and looks as good as as if you were there - only better because you're not stuck in one seat - without the contact high.

Highly recommended as a long-time Elton fan who has every single CD he ever produced.