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Rating:  - much better than the CD counterpart
I was somewhat disappointed with the CD 'The Best of 1990-2000' due to the revisionist remixes of all the songs from 'Pop' (1997), as though the band needed to apologize for a decade of experimentation. However, for a serious U2 fan who missed half of the U2 videos in the 1990s, this DVD is excellent and complete. The following is a list of the videos (in chronological order):1. "The Fly" (our first glimpse of U2 chopping down 'The Joshua Tree' and a preview to the imagry of the ZooTV tour to follow) 2. "Mysterious Ways" (to match The Edge's liquid guitar sounds, the entire video is appropriately shot with a shimmering lens) 3. "One" (two versions for a song with multiple interpretations) 4. "Even Better Than the Real Thing" (successfully capturing the imagry in the song) 5. "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" [Temple Bar Edit] (mostly a compilation of some live video footage combined with some studio shots of Bono singing) 6. "Until the End of the World" (again, more of a compilation of live video footage from the ZooTV Tour) 7. "Numb" (multiple versions - one used as video on the ZooTV tour and the other more infamous version with The Edge being assaulted/adorned, the latter of which is probably the band's best video) 8. "Lemon" (including the introduction of Bono's character "MacPhisto") 9. "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" (directed by Wim Venders, this one has excellent cinematography and follows along the story-line of the movie for which the song was penned) 10. "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" (although this wholly-animated video could have been better without all the gratuitous tie-ins to the 'Batman Forever', it is entertaining nonetheless) 11. "Miss Sarajevo" (a beautiful song with a somewhat unmemorable video) 12. "Discotheque" (the source of much ire surrounding the 'Pop' (1997) record, it is worth it to see the band having fun) 13. "Staring at the Sun" (nothing particularly memorable in this video, as U2 don the Miami-look) 14. "Last Night On Earth" (although deliberately conceptual, getting the band to actually act is always a questionable proposition) 15. "Please" (an underrated song and an underrated video, although the latter does not quite catch the political bent to the lyrics) 16. "If God Would Send His Angels" (on this one, the conceptualism works as the top half of the screen displays Bono singing on a bus seat while the bottom half displays the person sitting (or not sitting) across from him) 17. "Gone" [Live] (this is a live video taken from the 'PopMart Live in Mexico City' VHS, which IS better than the studio version included on the 'Pop' record) 18. "Mofo" (using a remix of the song, this one is simply cuts of live video footage) 19. "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" (good video for a movie promo, complete with Salmon Rushdie, who wrote the lyrics) 20. "Beautiful Day" (if you haven't seen this one, then you've been living under a rock - NOTE: for an alternate version, get the double-CD version of 'The Best of 1990-2000' which includes the History Mix DVD) 21. "Stuck in a Moment" (two versions - one more serious and the other more humorous) 22. "Electrical Storm" (Larry Mullen makes his acting debut with Samantha Morton - visually quite nice) 23. "The Hands That Built America" (just a studio performance) With most of these videos comes commentary from the director, as well as an interesting mini documentaries behind the videos for "One" and the 1997 Sarajevo concert. All in all, this is a great package as far as a collection of videos goes. I only wish they could add similar extras to "The Best of 1980-1990" DVD counterpart, which is yet to be released.
Rating: - Even Better Than The Real Thing...well almost.
U2's new DVD ("The Best Of 1990-2000") is a great addition to any U2 music collection. It mirrors the CD of the same name in sound quality, plus you get to see the band as well. Oh, let us not forget the seven bonus tracks for a grand total of twenty-three video tracks. If you like U2 at all do yourself a favor and get this DVD, you will enjoy all or most of the video tracks. Here is the track list: Even Better Than The Real Thing, Mysterious Ways, Beautiful Day, Electrical Storm, One, Miss Sarajevo, Stay(Faraway So Close), Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of, Gone, Until The End Of The World, The Hands That Built America(Theme From "Gangs Of New York"), Discotheque, Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me, Staring At The Sun, Numb, and The Fly. The bonus tracks are: Please, If God Will Send His Angels, Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses, Lemon, Last Night On Earth, Mofo, and The Ground Beneath Her Feet. There are also Three Mini-Documentaries: U2 Sur Mer, A Story Of One, and Missing Sarajevo for a grand total of 2 hours and 56 minutes worth of U2 audio-visual. Is it worth it, why it's even better than the real thing...well almost.
Rating:  - One Of The Worst Sound Qualities on DVD I Have Heard
Okay, it's U2, but the sound is PCM so it is only as good as a CD. The sampling is in fact slightly higher at 48 khz but compression is apparent on most of the tracks making some of the vocals and instruments clouded. These days when you have quality product (in sound that is) like Queens Greatest Video Hits 1, it is hard to stomach something this bad. I had to throw on some DVD-A and SACD discs to bring my ears back from the brink. I doubt whether I will ever play this disc again or ever buy another U2 DVD (I quit buying CD's long ago). Where's the higher bitrate DTS or Dolby 5.1 or even Dolby 2.0 tracks? There is a Dolby Stereo track but it is a commentary. Anyone buying this should not expect anything more than a CD with the videos included as that is what you get. I would have given it zero but the rating wouldn't allow it. Anyone with very good equipment beware, this disc will not make you happy unless you like mediocrity. I guess I shouldn't complain as U2 was never known for their production quality.
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