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The Final Reunion

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This concert is everything it should be: Cliff & the boys are in such amazing shape, it's hard to believe they're all Old Age Pensioners! They're on top form, and the O2 Arena is packed. I must admit I prefer Cliff's rockers to the ballads, but he's a complete professional whatever he does.

The picture and the editing are both excellent -- as is the sound, which provides a choice of Dolby 2.0 or 5.1.

But not only does Amazon not provide a set list -- there isn't even one on or in the DVD case! So I give it below:

01) Reunion 2009 (Introduction)
02) We Say Yeah
03) In the Country
04) Gee Whizz It's You
05) A Voice in the Wilderness
06) Living Doll
07) Dancing Shoes
08) I'm the Lonely One
09) A Girl Like You
10) Do You Wanna Dance

11) Shadoogie
12) Dance On
13) Wonderful Land
14) The Savage
15) Sleepwalk

16) High Class Baby
17) I Could Easily Fall (in Love With You)
18) Willie and the Hand Jive
19) Sea Cruise
20) C'Mon Everybody
21) Dynamite
22) Lucky Lips
23) Travellin' Light
24) Time Drags By
25) All Shook Up
26) Please Don't Tease

27) Apache
28) Foot-Tapper
29) Atlantis
30) F.B.I.

31) I Love You
32) The Next Time
33) Don't Talk to Him
34) On the Beach
35) Summer Holiday
36) Bachelor Boy
37) Nine times out of Ten
38) It'll Be Me
39) Visions
40) Move It
41) Singing the Blues
42) The Young Ones

For those who want more Shadows, there is of course their wonderful Final Tour DVD as well.

My only regret is the absence of Jet Harris. Can there still be bitterness even after fifty years? Oh well.

It's easy to forget that Cliff Richard and The Shadows were only together for ten years, 1958-1968 or perhaps more accurately 1959 -1968. They were the soundtrack of my life through those teenage years of mine. This DVD and concert represent that period in their history. Anyone looking for Cliff songs after that period (Devil Woman, Miss You Nights, We Don't Talk Anymore, From a Distance and so on) will not find them here.

The quality of this DVD is outstanding. It is so well filmed that you only rarely see a camera, the sound is crisp and, as mentioned in other reviews, not a lip-syncher in sight. We were fortunate to be at the Sheffield concert on Cliff's 69th birthday and can vouch that this DVD is the complete concert. Even the beginning pictures of microphones and guitars are exactly what are seen in the arena. It is just like being at the concert. The Shadows were in fine form for their set. I personally would have loved it had they played `Flingel Bunt' but it was not to be. And does anybody look like they are having a better time than Hank Marvin? The sounds that he gets out of a guitar are extraordinary.

All 42 songs are great. My only disappointment is with `Willie and the Hand Jive'. I wish they had performed the original Hank solo at the beginning instead of a newer arrangement. But I nitpick. For the traditionalist, it was interesting to see that the version of `Move It' they performed only includes the original 1958 words; it does not include the additional verse written I think some 20 years later.

I recommend this DVD to anyone who was there on this tour. It is a priceless souvenir. I also recommend it to anyone who couldn't go. Once you view this DVD, you'll think you were there.

It's great to have a video record of these living legends. The performance is flawless. They all look to be having a great time performing. Who could ask for more. It's truly unfortunate that these guys never had any kind of presence here in the USA.
For that reason, they didn't play even 1 date on their 2009/10 tour in the USA or Canada. Whatta shame.

It's too late in their careers now, but I believe many of the songs could be hits today and in fact revive the flagging music industry.

I might even buy a 2nd copy just in case something happens to my original. If you want more of the Shads alone, I highly recommend the Final Tour DVD/CD combo. I wonder why Eagle didn't release a double CD of this DVD? It would certainly be worth having.

Don't waste another second. Order your copy of this DVD NOW...before Amazon runs out...again.

Cliff Richard and The Shadows first came together in 1958,spending the next 10 years racking up aton of hits.
Upon the 50th anniversary of their formation, they re-recorded 20 or so songs as well as 3 new cuts.
The album was performed in it's entirety, along with several Shadows hits and Cliff solo hits, for a 42-song blockbuster show of which their London performance was filmed.

Cliff's voice is as strong as it ever was, and from rockers like "Move It", "Nine Times Out Of Ten" "Please Don't Tease" & "Gee Whiz, It's You", to ballads like "The Next Time" and "Visions" and pop fare like "Livin' Doll", "Travellin' Light" & "I Love You", Cliff can still nail them down.

The Shadows are so musically tight, the words are unspoken, but understood. Bruce Welch is as solid a rhythm guitarist as you'll find, as well as a supreme vocal harmonist; drummer Brian Bennett is one of the all-time greats and can play in any style;
Brian's son Warren and Keith Hayman add wonderful keyboard textures; bassist Mark Griffiths has tenured longer than any Shadows bassist, and is the best since John Rostill.

The Shadows' true musical voice is of course lead guitarist Hank Marvin who not only graces the Shadows songs, but adds spice to Cliff's songs as well.
His trusty Stratocaster is the musical centerpiece of the show, and he even pulled the Burns electric 12-string out for "Don't Talk To Him" & "On The Beach".

The Shadows' songs include: "Apache" "Shadoogie" "Wonderful Land" "Atlantis" and more.

Great playing and singing, great audio and video.

If this is indeed Cliff & The Shadows' final reunion, they're going out in style. 5 stars.

The Final Reunion
I'm following the Shadows and Cliff Richard music story since the beginning and I repute this DVD a huge and beatiful end after more than 50 years of glorious passage in the universe of sound.

I grew up with these guy's during my teenage years and it's hard to believe that fifty years have slipped by. They're ageless, their music is ageless and this performance is perfection! This is a must have DVD for everyone ... young or old! Stuart Hall, Australia

This is the finest music video that I have ever seen. Cliff Richard and The Shadows have never put on a better performance. The songs,the singing and the quality of musicianship are excellent. If you are a fan of Cliff and The Shadows,do yourself a favor and buy this DVD. You won't be sorry.

If you are in your sixties and are a Cliff and the Shads fan you have to have it. I am the same age as Bruce and I wish I was half as fit. Hair is the same colour but the voice has gone unlike these guys who seem ageless. A good 2 hours worth of reminiscing. Well worth the money.

To say these artists are in their 60's does not detract from their energetic performance before a sold-out audience. Like wine, they've just got better with age. Great to see Cliff with the Shadows again. They don't disappoint. Wonderful show. Very entertaining and highly recommended.

Wonderful reunion tour by Cliff Richard and the Shadows leaves you wishing for another "Final" reunion. I remember these songs despite the insistance of Wikipedia that they never made it to the states. I must confess that I bought it primarily because I was interested in the drummer's little boy.