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September 11th, 2001 A beautiful tribute to the victims
I pre-ordered the DVD before it came out because I saw the show on A&E. The most remarkable part of the DVD is the sound. During the concert you feel like you are sitting in Tuscany with a glass of Chianti and listening to Sting perform at his house. I own at least 10 other DVD live concerts and this is by far the best sound quality. The documentary part is fascinating because during the rehearsals Sting could not have anticipated what was going to happen right before the show. The rehearsal sessions are excellent as you watch the musicians work through the songs. Then on September 11th Sting must make an excruciating decision on whether to perform the concert. In the end he changes the song list to reflect the emotional moment and the result is an emotionally charged performance that cannot be duplicated. Fragile is appropriatly the first song. Obviously, I would have liked to see some of the lighter songs, but under the circumstances it was amazing that they were able to perform at all.

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New arrangements, the same high quality music and band
This DVD is the companion to the album of the same name with which Sting came back on September 11 (he respectfully dedicates it to the victims of the tragedy). This time around he revisits tunes from all his periods (The Police, early and late solo material) but with a very jazzy feel to most of the songs. What can be said about this concert video, that has not been said about Sting at some point? It's brilliant: he grabs his songs and virtually reinvents them, to the point where they sound almost like different songs.

Particularly enjoyable I found his beautiful rendition of the Police classics "Don't stand so close to me" and "Roxanne" as well as the tracks included from his least popular album, 'Mercury Falling' and the mix of "A Thousand Years" and "Perfect Love... Gone Wrong," much in the same style of his earlier live double-album. Interesting results his Traffic-like version of his very own "If you love somebody set them free"... Grrrrooovy!!!! New tracks anyone? Yes! "Dienda" in the style of his interpretation of the Zappa song, "The Idiot Bastard song" which some lucky people were able to hear back during some sessions he played in Chicago several years ago.

To complement the music, you get a very nice 50 min+ intro telling the tale behind the musicians and each of the songs (how they were originally put together and how they accomplished the version recorded for this concert). The intro interweaves with the concert tracks by means of a cue you are given on the screen to play the corresponding song, so that you can "see" what it is that Sting and his band are talking about. Overall, one of those jewels that oughta become part of your music DVD collection.

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THE BEST DVD I OWN
This DVD is phenomenal. It's no coincidence that so many reviewers have given it 5 stars. It's a documentary (and concert) of Sting and his band rehearsing for 2 weeks to play an intimate concert at Sting's house in Italy. The concert was scheduled for Sept 11, 2001. As you can imagine, the band is shown dealing with the tragic events of that day, wondering whether to go on with the show. You will see that their performance that night is extremely heartfelt and soulful.
I particularly love the first song they perform, "Fragile." That is one of Sting's best songs and the lyrics sound as if they were written for Sept 11th, when in fact the song was written many years before. Most of the songs are performed with a jazzy, acoustic feel. The musicianship is top-notch. If you are a musician like I am then you will really love the DVD (Christian McBride, Chris Botti, Manu Katche, etc...). It shows the musicians rehearsing for the concert and it's really inspiring.
The picture and audio are superb on the DVD. The only reason I gave it 5 stars is because the Amazon.com doesn't let you give a higher rating. If you like Sting, if you like Soul/Jazz, if you like good live music, I PROMISE YOU, YOU WILL LOVE this DVD. Well worth the price. Sting is THE MAN!!!!!!!!!