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Great Concert, but if you have the VHS, don't bother
Let me start my review by stating that I love Oingo Boingo. I think they are the greatest band ever! I have been a fan since 1978 (the Mystic Knight days) and have seen them at least 60 times live, as a matter of fact I went to all 5 nights of the farewell tour including the Halloween night show, this DVD, look for me in the pit!

Review of the DVD, not the content (the content is amazing!):

Shame on me to ever say anything bad but this DVD was a big disappointment to me, BECAUSE I own the VHS version, which was released about 3 years ago. It is clear that the only thing Universal did with this release was to take the VHS transfer and put it on a DVD. The picture quality is the same and they released it in 2-Channel Dolby, you read it right, 2-Channel Dolby. Now I'm going to assume that most people that have DVD players have a surround sound system and 9 times out of 10 it's going to be at least a 5.1 channel surround system (2 fronts, 1 center, 2 sides and a sub), and over 3 years have gone by since the VHS release and they can't even remaster the audio to 5.1, shame.

The extra features on the DVD our cool, but they are the same exact extras as the VHS release, nothing new. Come on, if they wanted to do something cool for this DVD release they should have put Audio Commentary with the band, how great would have that been and it's not like Danny has done that with other DVD's he scored music too, Edward Scissorhands & Nightmare Before Christmas to name a few.

Well, if you don't have the VHS or the DVD version, I'd recommend dropping everything and buying this DVD, but if you have the VHS version, save your money, it's the same thing transferred to a DVD without any improvements. The picture quality and the sound are a tad better just because it's a DVD (Digital vs. Analog), but it not worth the extra money. Maybe they'll come out with a Collector's Version for next Halloween that will have some new features and remaster audio to 5.1, or better yet, come back for another Halloween tour, I can only hope.

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best o' Boingo
Fan boys rejoice!
Finally, an Oingo Boingo DVD is available.
From Only a lad, to Insanity, this concert covers all of their best.
Even if you're unfamiliar with Danny Elfman and his band, give this disc a go. It's packed with all of Elfman's best songs throughout Boingo's sixteen-plus year career.
Their music covers all tastes, from Ska and Punk, to Rock and even Reggae. The band also boasts a fantastic horn section. Elfman's songs are musically dense, but also very melodic, with well crafted, witty lyrics . Many may be familar with Elfman and his vocal talents through his role as Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Highly recomended.....
Do yourself a favour....buy this DVD today.
A fitting farewell

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Poor sound
I have been a Boingo fan since the release of Good for your soul. They have actually been my favorite band since. The Farewell show was a special show indeed. The song list is excellent. The show is incredible. My only problem is the latest release on DVD. The sound quality is below average. The sound is slightly better than the VHS version. Dolby Digital 2.0 is a weak effort. What could have been!