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Zoo TV represents U2 at their most ambitious. The multimedia event combines two stages with live music, pre-recorded tracks, and 36 screens flashing an array of words and images. (Video artists include Kevin Godley, Anton Corbijn, and Brian Eno.) The theatricality extends to the quartet themselves, since Bono, as "The Fly," enters the scene in black patent leather--shades of '68 Elvis--while Adam Clayton sports a platinum mohawk. In order to recreate the experience for the home viewer, slogans are superimposed over footage from this 1993 engagement, e.g. "question everything," "this is not a rehearsal," etc. As Bono quips, "The latest and greatest in software, hardware, and menswear--we've got it all here." With so much going on, the most dynamic material tends to work best, like "The Real Thing," "Bullet the Blue Sky," and "Mysterious Ways," complete with belly dancer (in keeping with the song's Moroccan-set video). The foursome also tackles a few covers, like Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love" and Lou Reed's "Satellite of Love." Towards the end of the latter, Reed appears via video monitor to sing along. Arguably, the whole Mister MacPhisto thing--Bono as satanic lounge lizard---doesn't quite work, but U2 deserves props for taking chances when most bands in their position would be resting on their laurels. With the accent on material from Achtung Baby and Zooropa,Zoo TV: Live From Sydney first appeared on VHS in 1994 and garnered a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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U2's Zoo TV tour was one of the most ambitious tours in rock history, a tour that demonstrated a band reaffirming its live power and worldwide appeal. Sold out at arenas throughout the world, each show demonstrated U2's fascination with technology, particularly the use of a mammoth stage set-up with dozens of television monitors and satellite television coverage of events around the world as the tour progressed, including the fall of both European Communism and the Gulf War. Now, for the first time on DVD, comes the concert shot on the second night in Sydney, Australia with newly mixed 5.1 surround and digitally remastered visuals. Thrilling and intimate performances of twenty-three legendary U2 songs include Where The Streets Have No Name, One and With Or Without You to name a few. This version is a limited edition, double disc set with special collector packaging in digipak form, offering up the concert on disc one and a second disc with bonus performances, three documentaries and some hidden gems. Additional highlights include The Fly, in which Bono's ironic character ascends the walls of flashing subliminal messages; Mysterious Ways, in which a belly dancer tries to seduce Bono; and backstage cameras that capture the transformation of Bono into his encore persona, Mr. MacPhisto. Zoo TV Live From Sydney successfully captures the greatest rock band in the world during one their stops on its tour that reached new heights of artistic expression and worldwide acclaim.
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124 of 124 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is U2 at their creative highpoint. Zoo TV was far ahead of it's time, and is captured very well on this release. Disc 1 is the same as the 1994 VHS release. The video has been cleaned up to todays DVD standards, and is worth getting for that alone. However, the sound has been upgraded as well, and will not disappoint.
The sound is available in Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby
Digital 5.1, and DTS.
Extra Disc:
'Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World' (4:19) is an edit of several concerts from the ZooTV Tour.
Bonus track 2 is 'Desire' (5:18) from the well-known 'Zoo TV Special' filmed in New York's Yankee Stadium, recorded to promote the ZooTV-Tour.
The Fly' (4:37) and 'Even Better Than The Real Thing' (4:23) are recordings from the Stop Sellafield Concert from 19 June 1992 in Manchester. Both songs have only recently been released on the single for 'City Of Blinding Lights'.
Documentaries:
'A Fistful of Zoo TV' (7:50) is an edit of various scenes from the ZooTV era, while a text tracker informs about the materials used for the stage, PA and
so on. Brief snippets of Mr. MacPhisto are included in the mix, as well as a reference to the ZooTV Confessionals, which are another extra on the DVD.
Zoo TV - The Inside Story (4:11)
Brian Eno and The Edge explain how the idea for ZooTV developed from the video for 'The Fly'.
Trabantland (7:45)
This is the story of the 'Trabbie' and U2's love for it during the time. Paul McGuinness, Anton Corbijn, Bono and others comment.
Extras::
The 'Video Confessional' was located within the
standing area of the stadium shows, and fans were invited to 'confess' - the results being broadcast onto the big screens during the encore break of the show.
This extra is an edit of people from all over the world.
Numb Karaoke (4:13)
A special version of the 'Numb Video Remix' to sing along to! Edge's voice has been cut from the mix, while Bono's (and Larry's) vocals remain in the background.
DVD-Rom:
Inserting DVD 2 into your PC or Mac gives you access to the CD-Rom Extras. These contain two screen savers and four background pictures for different screen
sizes.
Easter Eggs:
One of the Easter Eggs is the 24-minute documentary about U2's history, as originally featured on the 'Achtung Baby - The Videos, the cameos and a
whole lot of interference from ZOO TV' video release under the name
'Interference'. Another Easter Egg is a video (1:15) with pictures about nuclear weapons
and war. More interesting is the third video (4:16) showing a sped-up version of the setting up and taking down of the ZooTV indoor stage.
***Update on easter eggs***
Try this:
EGG #1)
While you are in the Main Menu on the second disc,
move the cursor onto "Extras".
Using the arrow keys on your DVD remote press "right" once (nothing will
happen) and then press "down" once.
This highlights the ZOOTV logo at the top of the tower.
Hit "enter" on your remote and it will take you to a screen with ABORT
written on it.
Slowly hit the numbers 2, 7, 1, 1 using your DVD remote (make sure your
pause between each number) and the egg will start. (27/11 was the day of the show: Nov. 23rd)
This egg shows the assembling of the ZOOTV stage/the show/and taking down
the stage in fast-forward with "Some days are better than others" as a
background song.
EGG #2)
Go to the "Documentaries" menu on the second disc.
Click on "Play all" and fast forward through everything, including the
credits.
When it gets back to the menu, move the curser down to "Subtitles".
Once your cursor is on "Subtitles" press "Down" once (the cursor will not
move) and then press "Left" with the arrow keys on your DVD remote.
A small symbol of an O with a line through it appears in centre screen.
Press "enter" on your remote and you'll get the 25 minute documentary "Interference", which includes "The History Mix"
EGG #3)
Go to the "Extras" menu on the second disc.
Scroll down the menu until you select "DVD credits".
Press "down" and then "right" using the arrow keys on your DVD remote.
A small symbol of an O with a line through it appears in centre screen. Hit "enter" on your remote and it will take you to a screen with ABORT written on it. Slowly hit the numbers 1, 9, 9, 3 using your DVD remote (make sure your pause between each number) and the egg will start. (1993 was the year of this show) This egg is about 1 minute long and is a montage of atomic-bomb themed warning drills.
The sound is available in Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby
Digital 5.1, and DTS.
Extra Disc:
'Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World' (4:19) is an edit of several concerts from the ZooTV Tour.
Bonus track 2 is 'Desire' (5:18) from the well-known 'Zoo TV Special' filmed in New York's Yankee Stadium, recorded to promote the ZooTV-Tour.
The Fly' (4:37) and 'Even Better Than The Real Thing' (4:23) are recordings from the Stop Sellafield Concert from 19 June 1992 in Manchester. Both songs have only recently been released on the single for 'City Of Blinding Lights'.
Documentaries:
'A Fistful of Zoo TV' (7:50) is an edit of various scenes from the ZooTV era, while a text tracker informs about the materials used for the stage, PA and
so on. Brief snippets of Mr. MacPhisto are included in the mix, as well as a reference to the ZooTV Confessionals, which are another extra on the DVD.
Zoo TV - The Inside Story (4:11)
Brian Eno and The Edge explain how the idea for ZooTV developed from the video for 'The Fly'.
Trabantland (7:45)
This is the story of the 'Trabbie' and U2's love for it during the time. Paul McGuinness, Anton Corbijn, Bono and others comment.
Extras::
The 'Video Confessional' was located within the
standing area of the stadium shows, and fans were invited to 'confess' - the results being broadcast onto the big screens during the encore break of the show.
This extra is an edit of people from all over the world.
Numb Karaoke (4:13)
A special version of the 'Numb Video Remix' to sing along to! Edge's voice has been cut from the mix, while Bono's (and Larry's) vocals remain in the background.
DVD-Rom:
Inserting DVD 2 into your PC or Mac gives you access to the CD-Rom Extras. These contain two screen savers and four background pictures for different screen
sizes.
Easter Eggs:
One of the Easter Eggs is the 24-minute documentary about U2's history, as originally featured on the 'Achtung Baby - The Videos, the cameos and a
whole lot of interference from ZOO TV' video release under the name
'Interference'. Another Easter Egg is a video (1:15) with pictures about nuclear weapons
and war. More interesting is the third video (4:16) showing a sped-up version of the setting up and taking down of the ZooTV indoor stage.
***Update on easter eggs***
Try this:
EGG #1)
While you are in the Main Menu on the second disc,
move the cursor onto "Extras".
Using the arrow keys on your DVD remote press "right" once (nothing will
happen) and then press "down" once.
This highlights the ZOOTV logo at the top of the tower.
Hit "enter" on your remote and it will take you to a screen with ABORT
written on it.
Slowly hit the numbers 2, 7, 1, 1 using your DVD remote (make sure your
pause between each number) and the egg will start. (27/11 was the day of the show: Nov. 23rd)
This egg shows the assembling of the ZOOTV stage/the show/and taking down
the stage in fast-forward with "Some days are better than others" as a
background song.
EGG #2)
Go to the "Documentaries" menu on the second disc.
Click on "Play all" and fast forward through everything, including the
credits.
When it gets back to the menu, move the curser down to "Subtitles".
Once your cursor is on "Subtitles" press "Down" once (the cursor will not
move) and then press "Left" with the arrow keys on your DVD remote.
A small symbol of an O with a line through it appears in centre screen.
Press "enter" on your remote and you'll get the 25 minute documentary "Interference", which includes "The History Mix"
EGG #3)
Go to the "Extras" menu on the second disc.
Scroll down the menu until you select "DVD credits".
Press "down" and then "right" using the arrow keys on your DVD remote.
A small symbol of an O with a line through it appears in centre screen. Hit "enter" on your remote and it will take you to a screen with ABORT written on it. Slowly hit the numbers 1, 9, 9, 3 using your DVD remote (make sure your pause between each number) and the egg will start. (1993 was the year of this show) This egg is about 1 minute long and is a montage of atomic-bomb themed warning drills.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
By far the best U2 show recorded. The perfect mix of songs in an era where the band was confused, yet remarkable and groundbreaking. Highlights from this concert include: The Fly, Mysterious Ways, Stay (Faraway, So Close!), Bullet the Blue Sky, Lemon and Love is Blindness. A MUST for all U2 junkies.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
U2's ZooTV Tour was one of the greatest tours ever recorded. U2 went above and beyond what most artists would do to create this tour. I have the VHS version and have worn it out. I can not wait for this DVD to be released. If you want to see a really cool concert from one of the greatest live bands ever, buy this DVD.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Stay away-VHS video quality
Be aware this DVD looks and sounds like a bad, multi generational VHS copy. Audio mix is extremely poor with lots of distortion in the lower frequency's regardless of the audio... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Donald R King
Best...concert...ever
Greatest life show ever held, BUT, they've messed up the sound on this one. The PCM track is the most correct one, but it is very thin - I also have this concert on laserdisc, and... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ole Mo
Been a fan since the beginning, this is the BEST
I have been a fan of U2 since their beginning, this is by far their greatest video and concert of all time. I think this was the apex of the U2 legacy.
Published 14 months ago by AK
GREAT Show!!!
Watching U2 - Zoo TV Live from Sydney on my big screen w/surround sound was almost like being at the concert. Read more
Published 20 months ago by K9Jedi
Best U2 concert DVD!
I've seen every U2 concert DVD released and this is by far my favorite. The band is in top form performing hits from their two BEST albums(Acthung Baby and The Joshua Tree) as well... Read more
Published on January 30, 2010 by A. Wheatley
Best U2 DVD!!!!
This along with the Pop DVD are definetly the best DVD of U2. So much energy, so much fun, I found myself smiling at every performance. Read more
Published on January 28, 2009 by A. Lee
Must have for all U2 fans!
I remember the first time I saw this concert footage (on VHS) and thinking that surely it must rate as one of the greatest live shows ever - right up there with Peter Gabriel's... Read more
Published on June 14, 2008 by K. Roach
Really good, but not great
This is a cool document of the ZooTV Tour, the music's very good, and it's U2 - so 4 stars. Some highlights are the transition from "Running to Stand Still" into "Streets Have No... Read more
Published on May 12, 2007 by Mr. Beeblebrox
collection piece
A great collection piece. Really, the last concert where U2 is original.
the Bono's voice is in fullness, music sounds excellent and perfomance is the best one of the band in... Read more
the Bono's voice is in fullness, music sounds excellent and perfomance is the best one of the band in... Read more
Published on March 8, 2007 by Eduardo Bisetti
Bad video, average sound
The concert itself is one of the best ever. But we have to wait years to have this DVD edition, so I expected much more about the sound (average, too bassy) and specially the video... Read more
Published on March 4, 2007 by B. G. Erico
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