Elton 60: Live at Madison Square Garden Collector's Box Set - Amazon.com Exclusive [2 DVD/1 CD] | ![Elton 60: Live at Madison Square Garden Collector's Box Set - Amazon.com Exclusive [2 DVD/1 CD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Y552uncaL._SL500_.jpg)
| Actor: Elton John
Studio: Mercury
Category: DVD
List Price: $54.98
Buy New: $29.69
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 28372
Format: Box Set, Live, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Region: 0
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 330 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.8 x 1.5
UPC: 602517396432
EAN: 0602517396432
ASIN: B000TTPF4I
Theatrical Release Date: November 27, 2007
Release Date: October 9, 2007
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Album Description
This Amazon.com exclusive version includes an impressive bonus live CD and an extraordinary 72-page booklet with a unique DVD version of the booklet as well. Also included are a fully-reproduced tour program and a one-of-a-kind souvenir poster. Elton John's record-breaking 60th sellout performance at Madison Square Garden on his 60th birthday, recorded on March 25th, 2007 and televised worldwide is the setting for his latest hit DVD, Elton 60: Live at Madison Square Garden. This DVD comprises awe-inspiring moments captured in breathtaking high definition, complete with 5.1 surround sound and stereo mixes. A second DVD of bonus material presents 24 archival performances, from his earliest known TV performance on Swiss TV in 1970 to his BBC "In Session" show from 2006. Disc 3
Bonus Live CD (exclusive to Amazon.com):
Sixty Years On (Elton John, 1970)
Ballad of A Well Known Gun (Tumbleweed Connection, 1970)
Where to Now St Peter? (Tumbleweed Connection, 1970)
Holiday Inn (Madman Across The Water, 1971)
Madman Across The Water (Madman Across The Water, 1971)
Levon (Madman Across The Water, 1971)
Hercules (Honky Chateau, 1972)
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Honky Chateau, 1972)
Roy Rogers (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973)
High Flying Bird (Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player, 1973)
Better Off Dead (Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy, 1975)
Empty Garden (Jump Up, 1982)
Something About The Way You Look Tonight (The Big Picture, 1997)
The Bridge (The Captain & The Kid, 2006)
Burn Down The Mission (Tumbleweed Connection, 1970) Disc 1
The Concert:
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 Lisa's 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 / Love Lies Bleeding
Your Song Disc 2
Live, Rare & Unseen:
Your Song (Elton at 50 montage)
Border Song (Swiss TV, 1970)
Sixty Years On (BBC in Concert, 1970)
Tiny Dancer (BBC Sounds for Saturday, 1971)
Levon (BBC sounds for Saturday 1971)
Honky Cat (Royal Festival Hall, 1972)
Rocket Man (Royal Festival Hall, 1972)
Crocodile Rock (Royal Variety show, 1972)
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (TOTP 1973)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Promo) Daniel (Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre 1976)
Someone Saved My Life Tonight (Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre 1976)
Candle in the Wind (Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre 1976)
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre 1976)
I'm Still Standing (Night & Day Concert, Wembley, 1984)
Bennie & the Jets (Night & Day Concert, Wembley, 1984)
Song For Guy (Thank You Australia Concert, 1984)
This Train Don't Stop There Anymore (BBBC TOTP, 2001)
Tinderbox (BBC `In Session' Outtake From Saint Luke's, 2006) Also on Disc 2
Elton's New York Stories:
Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters (Royal Festival Hall 1972)
Wouldn't Have You Any Other Way (NYC) (BBC 'In Session' St Luke's 2006)
Empty Garden (Two Rooms/OGWT 1982)
Believe (Madison Square Garden 1995)
We All Fall In Love Sometimes/Curtains (Madison Square Garden 2005)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 Brilliant & Worth Every Penny! (note: this review contains the corrected track listing) October 11, 2007
Sandy Feder (New York City!)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
hello to anyone reading this! I am a old-school, die-hard Elton fan; my first concert ever was the legendary Elton John show at Madison Square Garden on November 28, 1974 - Elton's special guest that night was John Lennon (in what turned out to be Lennon's final-ever performance on a live concert stage). In the 30+ years since then, I've seen Elton at MSG many many many times - and I was there on 03/25/07 when Elton celebrated his 60th birthday. I'm proud to be writing the first Amazon review of this amazing DVD/CD set. For hard-core fans like me, seeing him play old rarely-performed album tracks like "High Flying Bird", "Where To Now, St. Peter?", "Ballad of A Well Known Gun" and "Hercules" was a thrill and a treat. My friends and I were seriously hoping that the ENTIRE 03/25/07 concert would be released on DVD. Well, this box set contains the ENTIRE 03/25/07 concert ... and more! The whole thing is completely butt-kicking and if you're a fan of the man and his music then this is a must-have box set.
Here's the complete, correct listing of everything contained on all 3 discs:
One Word - Fantastic! October 12, 2007
P. Jelicich (Auckland, New Zealand)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This exclusive package is absolutely brilliant. Not only will you have a ball watching Elton simply on fire at his 60th, the amazing extras make this package far superior to other Elton DVD's. You simply must see someone saved my life tonight at the Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre in which elton gives a stunning highly emotional version of the song. And also a touching rare version of We all fall in love sometimes/ Curtains (MSG, 2005) dedicated to Bernie.
The sound quality of the concert is superb and you will have a blast powering up the home theatre! The HD camerawork is great, so many angles, so many close-ups of Elton's legendary piano work and the detail is extraordinary you can't get any closer, even if you were there on the night. The band was in great spirits for this show and what a set-list!! So many rare gems.
Don't forget to look out for all the VIP's and celebrities throughout the show. Also, the lighting and visuals were incredible, ultra vegas style.
Enjoy!, I did...
December 2007 Review December 6, 2007
L. Niebauer (Metamora, MI, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This DVD has to rate among My favorite EJ concerts! It was wonderful to hear something other than just His
"mega-hits" And I swear that If I could have written His set list Myself, I wouldn't have changed a song !!
The sound and beauty of this concert has to be seen on a big screen and heard on a good stereo system, turn it up and enjoy !!!
A Must for Any Elton John fan November 6, 2007
Karen B. Garner (Dacula, GA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great keepsake for any Elton John fan -- superior photography, excellent sound quality, and a long list of great tunes. One is pleasantly surprised to hear some of the more obscure, but excellent, songs from early albums, and it only goes to show that Elton continues to be a master artist. Cameo views of current celebrities in the audience were a nice touch. Madison Square Garden is a great venue. If there is a weakness in the presentation, it is the background videos on the big screens -- they did nothing to really enhance the performance, and in some cases were distracting. Bonus tracks are well organized and present a time capsule of Elton's life and works. A real collector's item for anyone who has followed Elton John's career.
Only issue was that the commemorative backstage pass was missing -- distributor has contacted consumers to correct the omission.
 Still, 60 And Still Rocking November 8, 2007
Michael Kerner (Brooklyn, New York U.S.A.)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
When it comes to great music, there have been some really great highlights this past year, especially in British Rock this year. With the reunions of The Police & Genesis this year, many people have been reintroduced with great songs and melodies that this generation, who seems to be more interested in Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, hasn't heard. That also can be said for Elton John, who this year celebrated 2 milestones. The first is his 40th anniversary since he met his long-running songwriting partner and friend, Bernie Taupin, who helped him make music history for five decades of great pop music. But, his biggest milestone is celebrating his 60th birthday, and a special concert to celebrate with.
Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden is a well-dedicated and celebrated concert where Elton celebrated his 60th birthday, and his 60th live concert performance at Madison Square Garden. The concert is well-celebrated, as was shown earlier this year on the new My Network channel. The concert showcases Elton performing some of his biggest songs including classics like The Bitch Is Back, his standard Your Song, I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues, the somber Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word and Daniel. The live performance of these songs sounds great and well-dedicated to his craft, even with some of his lesser-known tracks which are heard live for the first time on DVD like High Flying Bird, Roy Rogers, and his most recent track The Bridge from his 2006 album The Captain & The Kid. The DVD also includes other live performances from Elton's long-running career on the extra disc, including clips of performances from other New York events like Empty Garden, and Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters from 1973. The moments have all been remastered well, and bring out a great dedication of his carftsmanship of a great showman Elton has shown all over the years, and what so many acts today could still learn from him.
All in all, Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden is a great buy for the die hard Elton John fan, or for anybody who hasn't yet heard or seen the Elton John experience. It is a great buy for any music lover. I really think this is one of the best music video DVD's of this year, and Elton John still knows how to show it.
Concert: B 1/2+
Extras: B
Price: B 1/2-
Remastering: B+
Overall: B
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