Bryan Adams - Live In Ireland [DVD] [2001]

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
Built around Bryan Adams' Ireland show, ILive at Slane Castle, Ireland/I is just one of the stops on his massive world tour in 2000. Adams, the gravely voiced "Groover from Vancouver", rose to prominence in the 1980s with rock hits such as "Cuts Like a Knife" and "Summer of '69", but has more recently been transformed into something of a Hollywood troubadour, scoring hits with songs such as "Everything I Do, I Do It For You" (from IRobin Hood Prince Of Thieves/I) and "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" (from IDon Juan DeMarco/I). Flanked by drummer Mickey Curry and guitarist Scott on guitar, the trio perform amidst the stately surroundings of Slane Castle. Bryan and his band cover most of the singer's vast repertoire, including "18 Til I Die", "Heaven", "Run to You", "Can't Stop This Thing We Started", "Best of Me" and his recent hit with Mel C, "When You're Gone" (for which the indefatigable songstress pops in unexpectedly for a croon). Adams proves he is a confident and charismatic host, bringing fans up on stage to sing with him, cracking jokes and generally behaving like soft rock's "Mr. Nice Guy". Other musical guests are drafted in throughout the show, namely Davy Spillane and Chicane's Nick Bracegirdle. The crowd show their appreciation by singing well-known lines when the band fall purposefully silent and holding their lighters aloft for the more poignant moments. There are not a lot of musical adventures in Adams' music--just slightly anachronistic and often clichéd formulas--but for the 56,000 people watching at Slane Castle (many of them surprisingly young and enthusiastic), it certainly seems to do the trick. p BOn the DVD:/B though the concert gives a good profile of Adams and his music, the extras on the DVD struggle to be quite so entertaining. The accompanying booklet is colourful enough with a few bad photos of Bryan inside, but is intensely uninformative. On the disc there are backstage sections, which show him rehearsing to a crowd of two, and the "nerve wracking" moments just before he goes on stage. As insights go, these are banal to say the least. The interview section also misses a great opportunity to ask the singer about a 20-year career full of big hits, concentrating instead on such racy and profound topics as pre-gig nerves and favourite song. The gallery of photography--some shot by the excellent Anton Corbijn--is tastefully done and there is also the option to view five of the songs from the 360-degree static view, a facility that is a novelty but hardly captures the moment. There is an opportunity to go "interactive" with Bryan by placing the disc into your PC.--IPaul Sullivan/I

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-08-18 rating:
should have been better.
Not a brilliant concert and the audio and video on the dvd let it down.

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review by: lbutler date: 2008-07-23 rating:
FANTASTIC=ROCKS MUST BUY!!!
thid dvd is apsalutley cassic i put it on nearlly every other day to dance around the house singing along! br /im a huge fan and have all his dvds live...every1 of them is fantatic!!!

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review by: date: 2007-09-29 rating:
Good, but not brilliant.
I don't want the title of my review to mislead; as a fan of Bryan Adams I highly enjoyed this DVD and am pleased I bought it. Opening with an excellent "Back To You", and followed almost continually with major hits played energetically, from "18 Till I Die" to "Summer of 69" to "Cuts Like a Knife", the one thing this DVD does not lack in is hits. Every song is a classic Bryan Adams track and the pace of this concert is fantastic. The leading man works the crowd very well and his ability to predict the audience's reaction and mood is extremely evident, which for a crowd of this size is important. br / br /The crowd, however, is the key to why this concert is not 5 stars. Slane Castle is an enormous venue with no formal seating and has long been the haunt of major rock stars looking to pack in the 75 000 + crowds, and I regret to say that this is not Byran Adams' best choice of venue. Although he works the crowd well, with so many people there is less individual interaction that I have seen of him in concert, and some of his softer songs do not work well in front of tens of thousands in a festival atmosphere. Wembley Arena or something of a similar size would have been more appropriate, I would say. Secondly, when dealing with such a huge venue it's important to have an entertaining stage set-up, and frankly this isn't. Bryan Adams has never had a big touring band, and on this tour he has very few entertaining stage features so it all feels very bare and slightly cheap. The music certainly would make up for it if you were there, but on a DVD this would satisfy only a big fan as the lights and stage are sparse, and even the entire band wear the same clothes. br / br /Therefore, my advice is; if you are a big fan then the music is excellent, Bryan Adams is on top form and the atmosphere is very good, but if you are a casual fan I would look elsewhere for a more refined and more intimate setting, where Bryan Adams excels.

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review by: theknightbg date: 2006-04-24 rating:
A must-have Maginificent DVD!!!
Bryan Adams. These two words can only mean one thing. Excellence. This concert rocks the world. I don't have enough words to express what i felt when I watched it. Bryan Adams is really the best. Though the way he sings his songs might sound a little different than whatyou have heard on his CDs, he does it in a perfect way and his songs doesn't sound a bit less great. br /The DVD includes most of his greatest hits br / br /Back to You br /Summer of 69 br /(Everything I do) I do it for you br /I'm Ready br /Heaven br /The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me is You br /Don't Give Up br /Run to You br /Please Forgive me br /..... and many more.... br / br /I was really astonished by the way he performes Don't Give UP and Heaven. You just gotta see this. And the way the crowd sings along with him makes the DVD even better. br /The bonus features are also great. There are 3 Bonus Tracks (Have you really loved a woman?, Into the Fire, Before the Night) br /Also you have some backstage footage, interview with the band and many more. br /But the concert is the real thing. If I could rate this DVd with 10 stars I would definitely do it. br /If you are a BA fan you just can't miss this DVD. If you are not just try it and I will welcome you to the Bryan Adams club afterwards.


review by: sqln date: 2003-10-07 rating:
Bryan Adams Rocks Slane
Bryan adams apart from being an excellent rock singer is a master at crowd pleasing and engagement. He is also an excellent guitarist with a capacity to write and express very simple rock songs that work well in stadiums. He doesnt fail to please here.brHis accompanying musicians Mick Curry (drums) and Keith Scott (lead guitar) are his able and willing partners and demonstrate what having fun on stage is all about. The atmosphere is electric. All of the Adams classics are here along with Chicanes "Dont give up" where Bryan is honest about where he comes in or not as the song develops. Great "ad-libbing".brSo....if you like good solid stadium rock with a smattering of sensistivity and excellent guitar playing with a happy jumping crowd of over 50,000 fans then this is for you. It doesnt date.

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