Disco de Darren Hayes: «The Time Machine Tour»
Disco de Darren Hayes: «The Time Machine Tour»
- Valoración de usuarios: (4.7 de 5)
- Título:The Time Machine Tour
- Fecha de publicación:2008-07-22
- Tipo:DVD
- Sello discográfico:Powdered Sugar
- UPC:634457401594
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Quietly selling out London s prestigious Royal Albert Hall, Hayes audaciously toured a show that had more in common with Pink Floyd than American Idol.
The show, designed by legendary U2 and Rolling Stones designer Willie Williams featured, amongst other things, a 24 foot animatronic steel and neon origami bird and set pieces straight from a Jules Verne novel.
The DVD marks the completion of a project that has seen Hayes graduate from pop star to label head and CEO of his own independent record company.
A year before the likes of Radiohead decided to snub major label EMI, Hayes had announced plans to go it alone via his own label Powdered Sugar releasing his double album This Delicate Thing We ve Made with little fanfare. Just great songs, intricate art piece music videos and a blistering live band.
Accountants, managers and suits and ties advised him against spending so much of his own money on such a show. But Hayes famously ignored them and took the elaborate production all over the UK and Australia. The DVD was shot in his hometown of Brisbane Australia on the final night of the tour.
''This was the tour I've always dreamed of. Bowie and Peter Gabriel made the blueprint for this type of rock theatre and although it sounds morbid, doing a show like this was one of my before I die wishes. I simply had to do something like this once in my life and I couldn t think of a better moment than this period to try'', Hayes said.
Costume design stitched by makers from the Royal Shakespeare Company and set pieces by the folks who put U2 in a Lemon and George Michael in front of the largest video screen ever built the show was a spectacle that had to be seen to be believed.
I need not proclaim or laud Hayes for his musical talent or artistic evolution. It is 2008; either one knows of Darren and finds him a genius or, as has been the case with most of my peerage, he's an undiscovered gem. For those in the latter category, this is an *excellent* stone from which to step. On this superbly captured closing night of The Time Machine Tour, Darren Hayes does that which so many of his fans thought wholly impossible: he improves upon perfection.
My advice to you?
Buy this DVD; see the man in all of his glory; build your own time machine (or, if you'd rather, simply put the disc on "repeat") so that you can relive the wonder.
WHAT'S MASTERFUL --
+ Hayes's fantastically unique (and well-trained) voice
+ The tour's beautifully designed video projections
+ Darren's energy & enthusiasm
+ The simple yet stylish choreography
+ The crew's lighting design
+ The artist's larger-than-life (not to mention disco-fied) paper crane
WHAT'S MEDIOCRE --
- The disc's "extras"... or lack thereof
- The number of costume changes (one)
WHAT'S MISCARRIED --
X Darren's almost anti-climatic entrance
X The fact that Amazon.com doesn't post a set-list (I'll help you out with this one :D)
The Set-List (in order of performance)
The Future Holds a Lion's Heart
Who Would Have Thought
Waking the Monster
How to Build a Time Machine
Neverland
Insatiable
On the Verge of Something Wonderful
Listen All You People
The Best Thing
The Only One
Void
Darkness
Step into the Light
I Like the Way
Words
Casey
So Beautiful
I Want You
Affirmation
Me, Myself & I
The Great Big Disconnect
Darren is one of those artists who never fails to disappoint in live performance, and he can pull off a great show no matter the size of the venue, and number of people in the audience.
The Time Machine Tour proved he could pull off a show that most artists would dare only do in an arena type environment. With help from Willie Williams (who has done set designs etc for U2 and the like), Darren proves he can have the show of his dreams & keep the audience entertained at the same time.
The show shows off some tracks from his recent cd release "This Delicate Thing We've Made" along with tracks from his previous solo releases plus some Savage Garden songs too. Just over 2 hours of live performance which will take you back in time, and you will want to go back in time again and again.
I just received the deluxe special edition of this DVD (which is basically the DVD sold here with special packaging and an extra booklet). The DVD of The Time Machine Tour is gorgeous. His music is beautiful, and his musicianship and delivery are also perfect. I never got to see Darren Hayes live, but the quality of the DVD almost made it seem like I was there. This is a recording of the last concert of the tour, and it's in his hometown, so you get a true feel of the real Darren Hayes.
Many live DVDs I've seen are poor quality and not worth the money. However, this DVD far surpasses others. Not only is the conceptual design of the stage amazing and beautiful, but the camera work and sound quality are good, too. I was pleasantly surprised.
Definitely worth the money. It includes many songs, mostly from Delicate (I would've like more from Tension and the Spark, but I guess this is a tour for Delicate, not a nostalgia trip), as well as some stories of where his inspiration came from.
Darren Hayes has outdone himself. I'll be buying this version of the DVD, too.
Darren is one of the most amazing and ambitious artists that I have ever seen or heard! His concert is a stunning visual and musical masterpiece from start to finish!
Darren's music has come along way since the days of Savage Garden! The DVD covers tracks from the days of Savage Garden, to tracks from his first solo release "Spin", to the raw dark electronic emotion of "The Tension And The Spark" to his critically acclaimed "This Delicate Thing We've Made."
Even though he is just under the spectrum of mainstream, he stays loyal to his fans by keeping his career real. Darren bares his soul and gives goosebumps with his angelic voice and raw emotion! This DVD will remain a fan favorite for years to come! Get your copy before it is too late! With his vocal talents and various genres of electronica, rock and pop there is something for everyone! An amazing accomplishment of your stunning career, Darren!
It's a magnificent show. Musically and visually awesome, a MUST HAVE if you're a Darren Hayes fan.
The deliver was perfect, carefully, precise, well packaged, I'm so happy