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Regular
Price $59.98
Starring:
Sharon Corr,
Jim Corr,
Caroline Corr,
Andrea Corr,
Directed By:
Rob O'Connor,
Ciarán Tanham,
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Release Date: 2005-11-12
Studio: Warner Classics UK
Format:
Color,
DVD-Video,
Import,
NTSC,
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Customer Reviews for
All the Way Home: A History of the Corrs (Plus Live in Geneva)
Be Very Careful....Amazon did not send a Region 1 DVD
The DVD they sent was a European format. When I call customer service they just sent another copy of the same.All the Way Home: A History of the Corrs (Plus Live in Geneva)
Last Tour... Buy It
I was also worried about the region code problem. And the Corrs official website said the documentary was not available in the US, only the concert DVD. But I received Region Code 1 for US for both DVDs, so that was a relief.
The documentary should be of interest to all Corrs fans. It was not a terribly in-depth or powerful documentary, but still worth your time for the 90 minute look at their rise to the top.
The concert DVD is great for long-time fans. However, for those new to the Corrs I would highly recommend that first you buy Lansdowne Road (1999) and Live in London (2000) for the best big concert experience. Those performances are were energetic and magical from the peak years of this group. Geneva is a slight step down from those performances, particulary with Caroline being replaced on drums. Luckily she was at this performance, unlike most of the tour, and sat in on secondary percussion and harmony vocals.
The new songs are a nice change, particulary Summer Sunshine and Long Night. But otherwise, they seem to be playing most of the same set from 5 years earlier. Obviously they will always play Dreams, So Young, Breathless, What Can I Do, Runaway, Toss the Feathers, Queen of Hollywood as the core corrs songs. But it would be nice to see new covers to show off their musicality instead of No Frontiers and Old Town for 6 years now.
Documentary and extras make it worth while. Plus, it was probably their final big tour.
Get the old stuff first and you will be hooked. My must-see rankings:
1- Lansdowne Road 1999
2- Unplugged 1999
3- Live in London 2000
4- Geneva 2004
5- Royal Albert Hall 1998All the Way Home: A History of the Corrs (Plus Live in Geneva)
Home.... AGAIN!
I ordered this 2-Disc Set and, like many others I was worried that I would get a Region 2,3,4,5 & 6 Set but, luckily I got an NTSC Region 1 and, it's also compatable with PlayStation2 so, I am very HAPPY!!!! This is definitely 1 INCREDIBLE DVD Set. Andrea, Caroline, Sharon & Jim are just GREAT! The Corrs are my 2nd favorite group of ALL-TIME!!! Hopefully everyone that orders this AWESOME package from now on will get the right Region Code. Long live The Corrs (especially Andrea, she's so BEAUTIFUL!!!)All the Way Home: A History of the Corrs (Plus Live in Geneva)
Great set, PLUS Region 1 for USA
I'll repeat the praise for the DVD set, but I'd really like to let everyone know that I ordered this set last week (April of 2006) and I was concerned that I'd get a European coded set as others are complaining about. I received a *Region 1 USA* coded set and it plays nicely in my DVD player. So, if you want one, order it, then send a message to the seller reinforcing your interest in Region 1 as advertised (it worked for me).All the Way Home: A History of the Corrs (Plus Live in Geneva)
Fantastic insight into a great band
ALL THE WAY HOME DOCUMENTARY
The documentary half of this DVD set is almost everything I could have wanted in a life story of one of my favorite bands. Plenty of great interviews, in depth informative history on how they became what they are, some great rare footage including home videos and their first ever gig. Perhaps the only thing that dissapointed me was I would have preferred a bit less interuption of the musical material. At one stage they are about to play forgiven not forgotten in an effort to get a record deal only to get cut off 15 seconds in by talking and then a new section. However small beefs aside this DVD gives you plenty of everything and alot of insight into the struggles and hard work the Corrs have put in to make it where they are, and compared to the duration of some documentaries we have been treated quited well.
THE CORRS LIVE IN GENEVA
Perhaps the most exciting factor of The Corrs "Live in Geneva", is that this is the first time I have noticed a 'large' change from one DVD to the next. Though there were differences in the first few concert Dvds, alot of the tracks seemed to be the same thing over again more or less (Don't get me wrong, the same thing they were doing was fantastic). Right from the word go the firts song which for so long has been "Only when I sleep" has been changed... in my opinion a change which shouldn't have taken place but a change none the less. Also for the first time the Corrs have enough albums released that there has to be quite a few fan favorite songs left out in order to keep the concert under 3 or 4 hours.
A big plus which I have been waiting for, for a long time, is the addition of a couple of guitar solos, and extended instrumentals and songs such as: What Can I do. A positive move by the Corrs.
I love the Corrs and Andrea (lead singer) to bits however I wish Andrea would stop yelling non - stop throughout 90% of the instrument breaks, and just tone it down a little, its only when she has the tuin whistle in her mouth you get a great extended and uninterupted intrumental break.
Sound: The DTS sound is great, however definantly not perfect when you compare it to other dvd's, and I don't really see any excuse for it, in this day and age a modern concert should be almost perfect. The clarity and mixing is mostly great except the dynamics and energy seems to be lost in parts of some songs with poor mixing. 'Toss the feathers' is as unexciting as I have heard it. Overall definantly good enough sound to get the feel though.
Video: The video quality is fine, gives you alot of shots of all the musicians, the only thing a little bit lacking is shots of the crowd, however this didn't worry me at all.
Set List:Again with the new albums they don't have enough time to fit in all their great songs, I am glad they still have plenty of the great old stuff whilst including the 'better' of the 'borrowed heaven' album. 'Summer Sunshine' and 'Long night' fit in really well to their sets, a couple less well.
Performance: I really enjoyed their performance, as I mentioned it was a change to their previous performances, the extended solos, I thought 'radio' was the best I have ever heard it and they still seem to be having fun after all this time, I guess it is really hard when you are comparing ever performance to 'Lansdowne Road' which I think just cannot be topped. For what it was I thought it was great. I think minus the Accordian in no frontiers would have worked for me.
Overall: To some it up when it comes down to it if you are a fan of the Corrs you will love it, if you are new to the COrrs you will love it. It is easy to pick on a few minor flaws but its still great.
All the Way Home: A History of the Corrs (Plus Live in Geneva)
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