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Old 08-05-2012, 07:34 PM
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Well, obviously there have been better shows during that tour (and footage can be found on youtube, as there have been a few TV broadcasts, like from South America), but it is still a pretty impressive show that I always loved a lot. So please don't make it worse than it is. I have nothing to moan about, except for the length - half the show is missing. I always thought VHS is the reason, because back then almost all concert videos were around 90 minutes. It's a shame though they never gave it a proper DVD release, because it does really show Bon Jovi at their peak.

As Bremen was mentioned: The 2nd show was really phenomenal. There is some magic in the air, and it could have just been released as a double Live-CD without editing. The band delivers from start to finish, and the radio broadcast really captures the atmosphere in the stadium. It's also about the little things, like Richie doing the into of "Wild Is The Wind" in his pre-"Wanted" acoustic solo, and you can hear how the audience (or parts of it) recognize it and applaud and start to clap along. Great final endless version of "I'll Be There For You" that sends shivers down my spine.

Aaanyhow, I love the Wembley DVD, but of course it is just a copy of the VHS version and therefor NEEDS a new remastered and unedited re-release.

I do love the "Crush Tour" DVD as well, especially the 2nd part. And to the initial post, I always thought the MSG DVD works very well in taking the watcher into the arena. I saw it in the cinema before it's release, and of course it helped having fans all around you singing and clapping along, but I really felt like I was in the venue like I had with no other concert DVD. (There are other things about it that suck though, editing foremost). But I still love it.
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