Barry Manilow: Manilow Live! [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of Barry Manilow: Manilow Live! [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: Manilow Shines
Summary: 5 Stars
Friends,
As an accomplished professional pianist, and one who owns the top 100 or so concert blu-rays that are for sale on Amazon's website, I can say, unequivocally, that if this DVD will not put you in a "happy place" there is utterly nothing that will. I run a top of the line home theater in my basement, and the sound and picture of this remarkable concert are second to none. Barry's many years of paying his dues in lesser paying gigs have brought him to this point - an utterly honed, ice-in-the-veins, polished performer. His vocal chops, piano technique, stories, engagement with the audience and his orchestra, deliver a second to none performance worthy of being on EVERY musician's DVD-shelf in addition to the non-musician music lover. The crisp visuals of Barry's expressions, the falsetto of the voice, the unbridled happiness and positivity of all of these tunes provide a performance that you will watch over, and over, and over - by yourself, with tears in your eyes, and with friends - with tears in all of our eyes. The Sinatra section is dazzling, with a particularly touching performance of "When October Goes" - Barry's music set to the incredible lyrics of Johnny Mercer. If that tune does not bring nostalgic tears to your eyes, I don't know what will. Hits like "Even Now" make one think back on every relationship that one has had in younger years - whether the relationship had painful points or not. The audience reveres in his wonderful story telling - from the buzzing electricity of Manhatten to his grandfather trying to coax a song out of him at a 25-cent recording-jukebox in Brooklyn, with Barry balking and crying about doing it. They actually play the recording of this nostalgia, with his Brooklyn-thick-accented grandfather trying to get Barry to sing "Happy Birthday" to his cousin when Barry is a wee-lad. You can see a picture of this event in his wonderful biography: "Sweet Life." "Can't Smile Without You" - one of his standards, is infinitely touching and heartfelt, with a sincere lady-fan (Michelle) from Arkansas, being the lucky one helping him, tearfully, through the duet. Mr. Manilow is the definition of showmanship - happy, positive, a million hits, and one who truly can engage his audience.
Movie Review: Manilow Still Has It!
Summary: 5 Stars
After 30+ years in the music business, Manilow still sounds and looks better than ever on this BD. This concert was recorded in Nashville, TN in 2001. Manilow obviously spared no expense on this concert. It includes a 30 piece orchestra, along with the musicians who travel with him and they sound great in Dolby Digital 5.1!
Manilow's signature songs are all included on this BD including "I Write the Songs", "Mandy", "I Made it Through the Rain", plus he does a special tribute to Frank Sinatra with "That's Life", "Chicago", and a few others. One of my favorites on this BD is his opening number "Could This Be Magic". One might question whether this is a good opening number for a concert since the original version could be considered slow and sappy. Not so with this version. He starts it out with a bigger than life entrance with the chorus and then builds it up to an up-tempo version (kind of disco-like). It actually comes out sounding awesome with a great groove! The audience was obviously loving it!
If you have a blu-ray player, get the blu-ray version. It looks and sounds great! Otherwise, go with the DVD. Either way, you can't go wrong on this one!
Movie Review: Surprisingly excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been passing over this DVD for months because I am not a Barry Manilow fan. His music always seemed over played and overrated to me. But I decided to give it a chance and am so glad I did.
Of course the blu-ray video is outstanding, but it was the performance that got my attention. This artist has alot of charisma, energy and way of interacting with the audience with that makes it a joy to watch.
The arrangements with live orchestra make it really special. It's not a studio sound - more casual, soothing and beautiful. The concert has so many songs I never heard and many I had forgotten.
Barry still looks great although his voice seems to have less spark. After all these years he's still an amazing entertainer! I thoroughly enjoyed the DVD concert.
Movie Review: Barry Manilow is a true entertainer!
Summary: 5 Stars
To be honest, I hadn't expected much that the concert would be enjoyable. I bought this blu-ray anyway because I wanted some new music experiences in hi-def. After watching, I was so impressed by Manilow's musicianship, showmanship, and his passion towards music. Despite of his aging, his performance is flawless and very entertaining. He knows what audience wants from a concert! He sings most his hits including Mandy, Copacabana, One voice, I write the songs, etc. I wished he'd sung Ships. The concert was well prepared and features an orchestra. I already saw this blu-ray a couple of times and I'm sure this will be one of my all time favorites.
The PQ is excellent with AVC coding on my Samsung LCD TV even though it's in 1080i. The DTS-HD MA audio track is stunning. No extras.
Movie Review: this is for fans of Barry Manilow
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're not of fan of Barry Manilow then you probably aren't going to like the dvd but i am a fan and i liked it a lot. The idiot who gave this a one start review needs to understand that no one cares what a non-fan thinks. We love it because we love Barry. The same way i wouldn't bitch about a AC/DC concert dvd because i'm not a fan and have no right to complain. It's Barry being Barry...enjoy and sing along.