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Now you are probably wondering why this is featured
in the CD review section of the site when it is
actually a DVD review well that’s because
we don’t review DVD’s that often so
wouldn’t warrant having a DVD review section
on the site and as it is music it fits nicely in
the CD review section, honestly. Secondly you are
probably wondering why we are reviewing Mcfly and
once again that is an simple answer, Mcfly are an
alternative music band who deserve respect for sticking
to their guns ever since they formed back in 2004.
So ‘Radio:Active Live At Wembley’
was filmed during the bands sold out 2008 tour
in support of their at the time new album Radio:Active
at one of the shows they played at Wembley Arena,
now when you first put the DVD on you are presented
with a pretty impressive menu screen with the
Mcfly logo, various different TV screens and flames
in the background and you have a choice of three
options which are play concert, documentary or
tracks, now the documentary is there for the hardcore
fans it shows the band before, during and after
the concert, talking about the show and various
different things, it’s a good extra feature
and even helps you learn bits and pieces about
the band that you might not of known before. Tracks
is like your classic DVD option where you can
skip through the scenes and choose which song
you want to listen to, whilst concert is the main
feature.
As soon as you press play concert you are presented
with a short introduction from Mcfly with an 1minute
countdown explaining on how they have stayed together
as a band and how they have been so successful
and as soon as the countdown hits zero the band
take to the stage and the music starts with Mcfly
kicking off straight with the ever so bouncy ‘One
for The Radio’, the camera angle pans from
the band to crowd many of times during the song
and its clear to say that the many thousands of
people in Wembley that night were having the times
of their lives and that includes Mcfly.
In a way the DVD also acts as a Mcfly greatest
hits as all the songs featured on the DVD are
fan favourites and the best songs that the band
have ever created, songs like ‘Everybody
Knows’ gets everybody bouncing along a singing
word for word back to Mcfly, whilst ‘Going
Through The Motions’ starts with a really
impressive drum solo, ‘Obviously’
see’s the band reach for the acoustic guitars
and play a slow poppy number to their fans with
thousands of sweaty looking teenage girls screaming
and chanting “obviously” back to the
band.
Most of the main fan favourites are saved until
the end of the DVD such as the ever so mellow
‘All About You, and ‘Room On The 3rd
Floor’ to the electric six style sound of
‘5 Colours In Her Hair’ which closes
the show with a big sing-along from the fans and
a pool of glitter falling from the ceiling.
Mcfly certainly know how to put on a good live show,
they sound really tight live, but then again they
should do as they have been going for the best part
of 5 years now, they also have a really big stage
show with various different things rotating on stage
and they also have a really impressive lighting
show and they have a huge crop of songs to back
them up as well with 17 songs being featured here,
this is the closest I have ever come to checking
out Mcfly live but maybe I should head out and see
them in June when they play one of their forest
shows just down the road from me as the put on an
awesome live show.
4/5
Review by Trigger |
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Tom Fletcher
Danny Jones
Dougie Poynter
Harry Judd |
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1. One For The Radio
2. Everybody Knows
3. Going Through The Motions
4. Obviously
5. Transylvania
6. Corrupted
7. P.O.V
8. Falling In Love
9 .Star Girl
10. That Girl
11. Do Ya
12. Black Or White
13. Room On The 3rd Floor
14. All About You
15. The Last Song
16. Lies
17. 5 Colours In Her Hair |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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