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Barry Manilow Pictures
Artist:
Barry Manilow
Origin:
United States, Brooklyn - New YorkUnited States
Born date:
June 17, 1943
Barry Manilow Album: «Barry Manilow - Music And Passion - Live From Las Vegas (2 Dvd) - IMPORT»
Barry Manilow Album: «Barry Manilow - Music And Passion - Live From Las Vegas (2 Dvd) - IMPORT» (Front side)
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  • Title:Barry Manilow - Music And Passion - Live From Las Vegas (2 Dvd) - IMPORT
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Review - Product Description
Legendary songwriter and performer Barry Manilow celebrated the 100th performance of his hit show, "Manilow: Music And Passion," at the Las Vegas Hilton, and PBS was there to capture all the excitement on stage and behind the scenes. Barry gives his audience the show of a lifetime, delivering favorites such as 'Mandy', 'Copacabana' and 'I Write The Songs' in a high-energy party -- Vegas style! Plus, Barry sings songs from his new # 1 album The Greatest Songs Of The Fifties such as 'Unchained Melody' and 'Venus', as well as songs that have never been captured on film: 'If I Can Dream', 'The Best Seat In The House', 'See The Show Again', 'Do You Know Who's Livin' Next Door?', 'Come Monday' and 'Here's To Las Vegas'.
Review - Amazon.com
Passionate but always personable, Barry Manilow celebrates his 100th performance at the Las Vegas Hilton with a stylish, witty show originally taped in December 2005 for a PBS special. Happy to be taking up residence in the same Hilton theatre where Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, and Elvis Presley all played, Manilow spreads his joy with a wildly enthusiastic audience. Beginning with his opening number, "It's a Miracle," Manilow spends most of the evening on his feet and close to the crowd, seldom sitting behind his piano except to wrap fans in the comfort of dreamy, hook-filled ballads. His take on the pretty "Daybreak" highlights the song's lushness and positive outlook, while "Somewhere Down the Road" comes across as a mature plaint about love and loss. A mini-tribute to hit songs of the 1950s proves hugely entertaining, starting with the American Bandstand theme (indeed, there are lyrics), featuring Manilow's backup singers as typically star-struck teens. The '50s suite includes Manilow's version of pop standards "Venus," "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing," and "Unchained Melody," all of which evoke a warm nostalgia. Going autobiographical, Manilow sings several songs ("Do You Know Who's Living Next Door?") from his Here at the Mayflower album, reflections on a unique childhood in a Brooklyn apartment building. Manilow pays homage to Elvis in a stirring reading of the King's "If I Can Dream," reminisces about bygone days of being an opening act for the likes of Helen Reddy, and brings the show to a close with a tuneful "I Write the Songs" and high-octane "Copacabana." A second disc contains a number of special features, including Manilow explaining his reasons for giving up the road to play exclusively at the Hilton. A "making-of" featurette about the PBS program is followed by three songs that didn't make it into the concert disc, plus a music video for "Unchained Melody" and photo gallery. --Tom Keogh
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
- Manilow Shines As Usual

I too have seen the PBS Special along with the concert Manilow Music & Passion in person. This concert duplicates his live show perfectly and it is nothing short of fabulous. Barry is his usual self and the energy he shows during this concert especially at the end is amazing. I did not find his interaction with the audiance to be any less during this concert compared to any others. In fact he is much more energetic during this performance. The price on Amazon is a bargain considering that to receive this DVD from PBS they were requiring a pledge of $120.00. The amazon price is a bargain.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
- And again I enjoyed Manilow live in concert.

Admittedly,I am a fan. Not a real huge fan,you know the kind, but hey, I like his music. Don't have many of his albums, in fact come to think of it, I don't have any. I used to, but not anymore. Nevertheless, this concert I enjoyed. Its all Vegas, which you can't complain about. Great sets, excellent acoustics, brilliant clear pictures. All good. The concert itself, I thought was great. I felt like I was part of the show. I was involved with the stories and right into the music.

I've read the reviews and adding mine to the mix I would have to say it's well worth having your own copy. I don't believe anyone would be disappointed, in fact the opposite. Its a brilliant show, well worth repeating time and time again.

Highly recommended, just seat back and enjoy the music and passion.

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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
- An excellent concert,with manilow putting on a super show.A must have for Manilow fans.

This concert is great.PBS,has again out did themselves.A really good show,with a lot of flair and energy.Barry still can deliver the goods.The sound and video is superb.My hat goes off to the engineers,bravo I highly recommend this dvd and again ,Thank You PBS!!!!From Stewart L.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
- Great Manilow Concert in HD

I wouldn't normally have reviewed this disc, but considering the only review was from a disgruntled XBox owner, I had to throw in my two cents. I have encountered absolutely NO difficulty playing this disc on my Toshiba player.

Here's a great concert. I had this one on regular DVD, and this one blows out the conventional DVD. You can count the beads of sweat on Barry's forehead. The widescreen picture will fill a wide set, and the music is presented in 4.0 surround (meaning there's no added pounding bass) and it's pretty much enhanced stereo.

The set of music is very strong with the highlights being the two tracks taken from Manilow's HARMONY score. "Every Single Day" is amazing, and a choir comes in to take on "Stars In The Night." Barry does a nice selection of hits and album cuts (I was very happy with the inclusion of "All The Time" which he rarely performed in concert "back in the day"). You will not feel slighted.

In the end, great picture, great show, great purchase for pop and Manilow fans. The disc has got a nice price tag, too.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
- AWESOME!!!!!

This concert blew me away! It was dazzling! It was the greatest show he has ever done! I liked the Brooklyn Blues medley, and the Copacabana .... no words can describe how great it was. I originally saw it on PBS but couldn't stand the constant interruptions so I bought the DVD, it is worth ever bit of purchase price and then some. I hope they do a CD for this as I have the DVD for home and would definitely buy the CD for my car. As I watched the DVD at home i couldn't tear myself away from it. It was great Barry, you are great Barry I hope you are around forever.

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