Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Clear Channel Ent.
• DVD Release Date: January 3, 2006
• Run Time: 160 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000B8GTBU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #189,386 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

YES, Pet Shop Boys, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Art of Noise, and many more. This DVD is more than two decades of epic Pop! The soundtrack of a generation. After 25 years in the making, here are the hits celebrating Prince’s Trust honoree and award winning music producer Trevor Horn. The spectacular Prince’s Trust live production --- itself a mark of honor and true distinction --- brings huge production values to a collection of music everyone loves. The only music producer to ever have simultaneous number one records in both the UK and the USA with two different acts. Trevor Horn’s groundbreaking musical career reads like a ‘who’s who’ of popular music. Starting with his own band, Buggles, and the timely legendary global hit, ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’, he then joined YES, first as band member, then Producer. His production career has continued with artists such as Frankie Goes to Hollywood, ABC, Godley & Creme, Paul McCartney, Seal, Simple Minds, Lisa Stansfield, Rod Stewart, Tatu and the list goes on and on. Uniquely, in the history of music, "Owner of a Lonely Heart" with YES and "Relax" with Frankie Goes To Hollywood resulted in Trevor being the only Producer to have simultaneous number one records in both the UK and the USA. His musical genius has created boundless worldwide hits and in the process, played a hugely influential role in shaping many artists careers as well as popular music culture. The $3 million HD production puts you in a front row seat.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Key Musical Event Of 2004, October 25, 2005

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A. Connor - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best 25 Years of Pop - Prod By Trevor Horn (DVD)

I was lucky enough to be at this show last year, and it was a wonderful evening. Very rarely does an opportunity arise for so many great artists to come together and perform on one stage, so it was moving to see so many acts, and fans, gather together to pay tribute to the talents of Trevor Horn, possibly the greatest producer of the last 30 years.

All the performances were of a high standard, including Trevors' own band The Buggles, who opened the show with two UK top 20 hits, "Video Killed The Radio Star" and "The Plastic Age". Other highlights included the reformed and newly fronted Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Yes ("Owner Of A Lonely Heart"), the divine Ms Grace Jones, vocal spot on and oozing charisma on "Slave To The Rhythm", and of course ABC. Martin Fry is a true showman and he was on top form for this performance.

For me, the highlight however was the duo DOLLAR. They reunited especially for this event - no mean feat given Thereza Bazar now lives in Australia. Dollar are a group who have never been given their rightful place in musical history. They were the first act who recognised Trevors producer potential from The Buggles records, and as such were the first to utilise him as a producer (and song writer). The result was 4 smash hit UK singles, two of which are included here, "Give Me Back My Heart" and "Mirror Mirror". It was the sheer magnificence of these records (most notably "Hand Held In Black And White") that attracted ABC to Trevor Horn. ABC of course became a global phenomena, opening the door for Frankie, Art Of Noise, Seal. You get the picture. Upshot is, had it not been for Dollar, you probably wouldn't have the chance to view this magnificent show, because a lot of these records wouldn't have been made.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Incredible Epic of Performance and History!, January 13, 2006

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K. Sparkuhl (Boise, Idaho) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best 25 Years of Pop - Prod By Trevor Horn (DVD)

Produced by Trevor Horn, a concert for The Prince's Trust, is a musical tribute spanning 25 years of British Pop and the legendary career of producer Trevor Horn.

This concert is currently being shown as a reduced 90 minute version on the High Definition channel, HD-Net this January, 2006. If this show is any indication as to the quality of the upcoming DVD, then sign me up now! Over a year in post-production, "The Best 25 Years of Pop" will be an epic DVD when it's fianlly released this March.

Video and sound quality is absolutely incredible! Shot in HD and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, the highlights I was most impressed with was YES's "Owner of a Lonely Heart", Seal's "Killer" and Frankie Goes to Hollywood's entire set. The sound definitely captured the presence of the evening, and had the walls of my house vibrating with glorious sub-harmonics. The Bass was clean and tight, pulsating rythym sections, and the vocals, crystal clear. It was said that over three million dollars was spent in the production of this event, and it's clearly evident. A must own!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Whew!, December 12, 2006

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J. Halmos (Toronto) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best 25 Years of Pop - Prod By Trevor Horn (DVD)

A real stunner. I too saw the 90 minute version on HDNet. Top notch the entire way through. And better still, the reviews below are as learned about the music, performers, and production as Horn is. He must be a man of details. Many of his records are audiophile dreams, with procuction and musicianship that has drama and tension, which are captured beautifully here in the concert. Many original musicians came to play, and best of all, all those little moments that run throughout these songs that we've memorized over the years are here in the concert too, without being pedestrian. No song sounds loose or slapped together. Pleasuredome was everything I was hoping it would be. All the best dramatic musical moments were nailed. Fry was incredible. Seal sounded better than I've ever heard him, and Grace looked like it was still 1987. A real energy throughout. Would have liked to have heard Tempus Fugit though. Still, to do Pleasuredome, at all, and then to do it so well. That's encouraging.