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Customer Reviews of Oingo Boingo - Farewell (Live from the Universal Amphitheatre)

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.

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!

Don't listen to anybody else!
This DVD is wonderful! Everybody is complaining that the sound isn't great. It was recorded in stereo and it sounds great in stereo. If you were to remaster the sound to multichannel it would make it sound more processed and more studio-like. Being that it is a live video, that is exactly how it should sound. As far as the video itself, it is a must have for any Boingo fan. Not only does it include a whole show compiled from 2 nights of the Farewell Tour at the Universal Amphitheatre but it also includes some great behind the scenes footage. It give you the history of the band and it really captures the true essence that is Boingo. Please do not make the mistake of passing this one by. Boingo was one of the best live bands ever. They hardly ever had opening bands that you had suffer through and they are one of the only bands I know that actually sound better live than recorded. That's all I have to say, now click on the order button and get yourself a copy today. Take care everybody.