Elton John: Elton 60 - Live At Madison Square Garden [Blu-ray] | ![Elton John: Elton 60 - Live At Madison Square Garden [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51z6h%2BfInvL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: David Mallet
Actors: Elton John, Kate Thornton, Lily Allen, Babydaddy, Tyra Banks
Studio: Island / Mercury
Category: DVD
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Rating:  100 reviews
Sales Rank: 3327
Format: Color
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 120 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.2 x 0.6
MPN: B0009983-59
UPC: 602517467934
EAN: 0602517467934
ASIN: B000V7FZ7K
Theatrical Release Date: April 4, 2007
Release Date: December 4, 2007
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| • | 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 W |
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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
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 Incredible Performance September 8, 2007
Weezy
30 out of 31 found this review helpful
I was there the night of March 25th 2007 and what an evening it was. I know that's cliche but of the 9 times I have seen him, this was the absolute best show I have seen yet. Not only did he play for 3 1/2 hours, but he rocked it out like only the greatest of all time can. To hear his voice now performing 60 Years On to open his 60th birthday was beautiful, and that was just the first of 33 songs! He played for the die hard fans Where to Now St Peter, Ballad of a Well Known Gun, All the Young Girls Love Alice, and many others we haven't heard live in well over 20 years at least. If you're an Elton fan, you most defiantely have to get this. You'll fall in love all over again. If you are just a casual Elton listener, this will make you really understand how wonderful he truly is, and hopefully get you to dig deeper into the archive that is Reg Dwight's music. I will never forget that night forever. It was simply amazing and now everyone will get to experience just how magical the evening was.
Incredible Bargain October 3, 2007
pig_inspace (Montana)
28 out of 31 found this review helpful
When you throw in all of the bonus features, this totals about 4 hours worth of live performances. 90% Elton's hits are here in some form, many of them more than once. It also comes with a small booklet that contains about 20 pages of killer photos. In this day and age of aging rock stars cashing in on cheaply made and poorly executed "products", this one is a goldmine.
Elton's Best Madison Square Garden Concert February 18, 2008
John Kwok (New York, NY USA)
26 out of 29 found this review helpful
Elton may sound a bit more ragged as a singer these days, but this excellent DVD demonstrates why he and his partner, lyricist Bernie Taupin, must be regarded as one of the great songwriting duos in popular music. This commemorative DVD celebrates not only his 60th birthday, but also his 60th live concert at one of his favorite venues, New York City's Madison Square Garden. Drawing primarily from his early 1970s catalog, Elton and his current band - which includes long-time band mates guitarist Davey Johnstone and drummer Nigel Olsson - gave the audience a truly memorable show, which also featured cellist Martin Tillman and a New York City youth chorus. Among the highlights include memorable performances of such early Elton John classics as "Where to Now Saint Peter?", "Hercules" and "High Flying Bird", as well as more recent hits such as "Empty Garden" - his memorable tribute to John Lennon - "Sad Songs (Say So Much)", "Something About The Way You Look Tonight", and last, but not least, "The Bridge", from his latest album, "The Captain and The Kid". The bonus DVD includes live performances spanning four decades, including many with his original band, featuring the late Dee Murray on bass, along with Davey Johnstone and Nigel Olsson. Without a doubt, this is an absolute must for fellow diehard Elton John fans.
THIS IS THE ONE!! October 13, 2007
D. MCGUE (Mililani, Hawaii)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I love Elton John. The DVDs I own are: "Rocket Man Number Ones", "One Night Only -- The Great Hits" and to "To Russia with Elton". Without question, this is BY FAR his best DVD. I cannot recommend it more strongly!
Finally, the Elton John DVD worth owning! A Landmark. November 4, 2007
J. HILL (Michigan USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Past DVD releases from EJ have been frustratingly poor quality, and there wasn't much to choose from at that. The 4-disc box set included a decent performance in the youth choir set, but that exception, we've been handed terrible audio quality, incomplete setlists, etc.
This DVD makes up for all of that, and finally delivers the EJ concert that new and old fans can appreciate as the best of him in this phase of his career. It's every bit as landmark as his classic performance with the Sydney symphony twenty years ago.
As a longtime fan, the inclusion of less commercial hits such as High Flying Bird, Where To Now St. Peter, Ballad of a Well Known Gun, and a few others, is something special, especially since some of these have not been performed with the current band before, but the interpretations and performances are excellent.
The sheer number of songs performed (3 1/2 hours!) in the concert is remarkable. The hits are (mostly) all included-- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Candle In The Wind are the two that come to mind as as most likely to be missed by casual fans.
Elton's piano playing and the band fills are not the same old bits you might have heard if you attended any one of his concerts in the last ten years or so-- they have really made an effort to make this performance unique, and reasserted the band's and EJ's cohesiveness in the process. It's what you would expect from them at this stage in their evolution with no sense of jadedness. Amazing given the almost insane number of performances they have been churning out in recent years!
I am always amazed at the number of little interpretations within the details of some of the most repeated favorites. Elton's constant re-working and tweaking of the Rocket Man solo, for example, and if you've heard Your Song a thousand times live, I think you might hear it performed just a little bit different almost every time, including this concert's send-off finale. All of this makes the whole show compelling even for fans who have seen live him dozens of times before.
There are also some fantastic extras included. In all, over 5 hours of quality music and performances!
So, if you have been disappointed in prior DVD releases from EJ, or if you are fan looking for something new from him, this DVD is a sure favorite. It is easily the most definitive and entertaining release of any kind from him since his life and career were reformed in the early 1990's.
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