coyboyusa said on March 16, 2006 23:11:

so per is hinting at a release for unplugged finaly, so the question begs, is it gonna be the entire set or just the televised stuff? And is it just a dvd or dual dics dvd/audio which I would totally KILL for

tevensso (moderator) said on March 17, 2006 00:31:

I want a decent Unplugged DVD, I don’t think it’s stupid.

mbroxer said on March 17, 2006 01:49:

I think all major Roxette concerts should be released in decent quality on DVD, it’s logical. Those unofficial laserdisc rips are nice, for those who can get them, but they are unofficial. When you buy such a DVD, P&M don’t receive anything of that, which is unfair. MTV Unplugged is such a lovely concert, and if it will be released complete, with additional material, interviews, etc, I personally would buy it undoubtfully. And, frankly, I don’t understand why MTV Unplugged is going to be released instead of a new album/concert? If there’ll be a new decent concert recorded, I doubt it will be kept unreleased in favour of MTV Unplugged ;)

Room_service said on March 17, 2006 05:15:

@Substitute:

I don’t understand why you consider it’s stupid. You said it’s an old recording. That’s not a valid reason. Old movies, like Casablanca shouldn’t be released on DVD either, because they are old (and much older than the MTV Unplugged, by the way). Another example is ABBA The Movie: it was shoot in 1977 but finally available on DVD last year. And it won a Swedish Grammy for Best DVD! Regarding a new MTV Unplugged, I don’t think that’s possible. Roxette is not suitable for MTV anymore. They only have crap these days, Roxette is not appealing for their current public.

Room Service Tour on DVD? Bleh... That tour was so lame, I can live without it. I would prefer Zürich or Johannesburg on DVD instead. Older shows, I know. But they were a million times better than the weak RS Tour.

I hope the MTV show is going to be released soon. I have it on unofficial DVD, but it’s not the same. Personally, I don’t mind if M & P receive anything or not. But the quality of those is not as good as an official and original DVD.

RobS said on March 17, 2006 06:56:

Although it might be old, that’s no reason not to release it, It is probably one of the best shows they’ve done. I’d love to see either some old behind-the-scenes interviews or a new one recalling the show etc.

Hopefully all their other live shows will be released on DVD, and maybe with some new stuff as well.

I really hate not having any Roxette shows on DVD, especially when every other artist has released so many.

flower said on March 17, 2006 07:42:

But there are audio recordings for sure (fading like a flower - Brussels is even released. A CD would do for me too!

purplemedusa said on March 17, 2006 09:28:

Hehe... this is the beauty of us fans - we can never get to a consensus about ANYTHING! LOL! I would be happy with whatever they decide to release but would most certainly enjoy the ENTIRE Unplugged show- it’s a classic & the songs versions are super gorgeous!!

purplemedusa said on March 17, 2006 11:33:

Someone ain’t capable of reading... but it’s fine; wait and see!

Txiqui said on March 17, 2006 12:57:

I would love to have a dvd with the umplugged instead of that old vhs recorded from another copy with a really crap quality.

Room_service said on March 17, 2006 13:19:

ROXETTE CELEBRATES 20TH ANIVERSARY...
HOW?
COMPLETE DVD MTV UNPLUGEDD FROM 1992!!!

So, what’s the problem? For me it would be nice.

ChrisWilliams said on March 17, 2006 23:23:

On the whole, it doesn’t really matter to the general public where the material on the DVD is from. And remember, this DVD is aimed at the general public - Not us, the fans.

As long as the DVD says there are performances of The Look, Joyride and (most importantly) It Must Have Been Love, it’ll sell to those shoppers who are interested in those songs. The ’unplugged’ name gives it a bit of kudos, as much as saying “live at Wembley” might :)

It’ll be nice to have a concert on DVD. As long as it’s made with the care it deserves, it’ll be a worthy addition to any Roxette fans’ collection or for anyone who wants to find out a little more about one of Sweden’s greatest pop acts and one of the best selling acts of the late 80s/early 90s.

mbroxer said on March 18, 2006 01:26:

I’ve seen some camera crew during Moscow concert. Dunno if they were filming or not though ;)

mbroxer said on March 18, 2006 02:42:

If no concert was filmed, what is Stockholm 2001 I’ve downloaded recently?

Kathrin said on March 18, 2006 13:57:

I it is easier just to record it yourself on DVD with Nero!

mbroxer said on March 19, 2006 01:15:

“it was filmed on poor quality digital cameras that I believe were hanging from the ceiling.”

In my opinion it was a professional quality recording with editing, effects, and whatever the cameras were hanging from, the final filming looks as professional as Live ISM or Crash Boom Live recordings. Maybe there were no close-up cameras on rails, otherwise it’s a fine filming. The quality is bad just because it’s a compressed webcast rip.

ditroia said on March 19, 2006 04:21:

whoever does Roxette’s forthcoming DVD’s I hope they are decent, and know what they are doing.

E.G.

Roxette TCC/TP&BH DVD’s Very high compression, low audio bitrate, needed to be 2 Disc Sets, missing normal versions of IMHBL & AU.

Gyllene Tider, Parkliv, Great Quality DVD but they only used 2 gig of a 4 gig DVD, wheres the extras, where’s the subtitles.

GT, Live 20th Anniversary concert, Again great quality, but where’s the Subtitles and extras.

GT, Atertaget, Subtitles, plus I believe it’s missing some footage shown in the VHS version.

Marie, Antligen live, Great DVD but where’s the subtitles, and the recording should have been widescreen.

Per, Mazarin tour, Great DVD but WAAAY over compresses, should have been 2 DVD Set. Missing subtitles.

None of these DVD’s even features Subtitles in Swedish for the hearing impared!!!

These DVD’s seem to be rushed and not handled with care, sure both Maries, and Per’s DVD’s are nice, and roxette’s have a lot of rare videos, and GT’s have great Transfers, they are just not good enough.

If they release the MTV unplugged video, it should include the WHOLE concert, including the rehearsals, and also the acoustic preformances recorded for MTV, a new remastered transfer, DD 5.1 and DTS 5.1, SUBTITLES, and some extras, and please put it over 2 Discs.

Cheers

Dave

mbroxer said on March 19, 2006 08:46:

Sparvoga, you claimed in capital letters that RS tour was never recorded, which I cannot agree with. At least one show was recorded, and as I can see with my professional eye, its original picture quality is the same as any other concert recording would have, and thus it’s suitable for DVD. Perhaps the show itself was considered by Per and Marie / EMI as not good enough for a DVD release, and that is what you’ve heard, but from what I see, it has nothing to do with the original recording’s picture quality.

goetz said on March 19, 2006 20:32:

Did P&M really say they didn‘t want cameras because of the small venues?? They played Martin-Schleyer-Halle or Festhalle in Germany, and it doesn‘t even take a 15.000-somewhat arena to film a concert properly (other bands already proved that!). It takes a sold-out arena to do so! So here is my guess: they were not satisfied with the ticketsales. For example: In the Martin Schleyer-Halle they had to split the arena into two halfs with a curtain because the audience was only large enough to fill one third of the hole venue. And in Frankfurt they only sold 6.000 tickets. In 1995 they sold 14.000. I guess that‘s the reason for not releasing (or even filming) a DVD. They couldn‘t film every night due to the high costs of a professionel film-team. But they also couldn‘t guarranty a sold out arena anywhere (except Globen, where they at least did the webcast), because even if the sales for one single venue were high enough, who was to guarranty that after september 11th 2001 all of the people would attend (although they already bought their tickets before)? With any concert banned on DVD they would run the risk of delivering a proof of fainting fame. But to be honest: With shitty promotion and the fresh WTC-attacks in the back, how can you expect a sold-out tour??
Please comment on those issues!! I‘m curious (and drunk btw, sorry...)!
Cheers,
Christian

Sparvogamarie said on March 20, 2006 08:35:

“Sparvoga, you claimed in capital letters that RS tour was never recorded, which I cannot agree with.”

Then you really didn’t read my post, because at the end of it I did mention the webcast. Go read again.

Sparvogamarie said on March 21, 2006 01:45:

“Sparvoga, I do not tell anyone what to do, where to go and what to think, and expect the same in return”

I told you to re-read my post because you seem to only read one line and make an assumption based on one line. You did the same to Sasha on the previous page and you’ve done it to me several times. I *did* mention the webcast when I said that a concert was not recorded. I was at the Sthlm show and I know that it was recorded on cameras hanging from the roof - they may have given a professional edit, but what I am trying to tell you is there is a difference between a recording and the kind of recording that is used for a DVD.

I’ll be very happy to be proven wrong on this because I’d love to see a professionally recorded RS show. But I heard from Per and Marie themselves that they did not want to record a show - their reason was that the cameras get in the way. It’s been discussed here many times and nobody seems to have gone to a concert that was recorded. And we’ve discussed many times that the Sthlm show was not recorded in the correct format for an official release...so yes, fans need to get over it.

Sparvogamarie said on March 21, 2006 09:04:

I could sink to your level and flame back, but I won’t. You’re boring me, I’m going to go pick a fight with Perismyhero, she’s more fun. Where the hell are Vix and Spooks anyway ;)