- On March 25, 2007, Elton John took to the stage at New York City’s legendary Madison Square Garden for his 60th sell-out performance at the venue. The event also marked Elton’s 60th birthday, and became a celebration of his life and career. Among the songs performed in this document of the show areics such as “Your Song,” “Daniel,” “Rocket Man,” and “Tiny Dancer
Elton John’s record-breaking 60th sellout performance at Madison Square Garden on his 60th birthday, recorded on March 25th, 2007 and televised worldwide is the setting for his latest hit DVD, Elton 60: Live at Madison Square Garden. This DVD comprises awe-inspiring moments captured in breathtaking high definition, complete with 5.1 surround sound and stereo mixes. A second DVD of bonus material presents 24 archival performances, from his earliest known TV performance on Swiss TV in 1970 to his BBC “In Session” show from 2006.
Disc 1
The Concert:
Sixty Years On
Madman Across the water
Where to Now St. Peter?
Hercules
Ballad of a Well Known Gun
Take Me to the Pilot
High Flying Bird
Holiday Inn
Burn Down the Mission
Better Off Dead
Levon
Empty Garden
Daniel
Honky Cat
Rocket Man
I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues
The Bridge
Roy Rogers
Mona Lisa’s and Mad Hatters
Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word
Bennie and the Jets
All the Girls Love Alice
Tiny Dancer
Something About the Way You Look Tonight
Philadelphia Freedom
Sad Songs (Say So Much)
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
I’m Still Standing
The Bitch is Back
Crocodile Rock
Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding
Your Song
Disc 2
Live, Rare & Unseen:
Your Song (Elton at 50 montage)
Border Song (Swiss TV, 1970)
Sixty Years On (BBC in Concert, 1970)
Tiny Dancer (BBC Sounds for Saturday, 1971)
Levon (BBC sounds for Saturday 1971)
Honky Cat (Royal Festival Hall, 1972)
Rocket Man (Royal Festival Hall, 1972)
Crocodile Rock (Royal Variety show, 1972)
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (TOTP 1973)
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (Promo) Daniel (Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre 1976)
Someone Saved My Life Tonight (Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre 1976)
Candle in the Wind (Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre 1976)
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre 1976)
I’m Still Standing (Night & Day Concert, Wembley, 1984)
Bennie & the Jets (Night & Day Concert, Wembley, 1984)
Song For Guy (Thank You Australia Concert, 1984)
This Train Don’t Stop There Anymore (BBBC TOTP, 2001)
Tinderbox (BBC `In Session’ Outtake From Saint Luke’s, 2006)
Also on Disc 2
Elton’s New York Stories:
Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters (Royal Festival Hall 1972)
Wouldn’t Have You Any Other Way (NYC) (BBC ‘In Session’ St Luke’s 2006)
Empty Garden (Two Rooms/OGWT 1982)
Believe (Madison Square Garden 1995)
We All Fall In Love Sometimes/Curtains (Madison Square Garden 2005)
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March 5, 2010
#1
I was very excited to receive the Elton John DVD only to discover I was not Blu-ray compatable. Is there another version for a regular DVD player?
March 5, 2010
#2
This was Not a Blu Ray Disk! This Seller is selling FAKE Blu Rays. Be Careful!
March 5, 2010
#3
Too bad! I really wanted to be able to listen to Elton but the disks I received were totally blank. Tried it twice but the whole batch was blotto.
March 5, 2010
#4
I was about to pre order this Blu-ray disc, both because of Elton and because of the Blu-ray quality, however, it was originally listed as 1.33:1 aspect ratio, which is ridiculous considering we have HDTV since 1998 at 16:9 (1.78:1), additionally, the soundtrack was listed as limited to AC-3 and DTS, which is obsolete when blu-ray offers the possiblity on any of the hi-bit audio codecs (Dolby True-HD, DTS-HD, DTS Master Audio), or even PCM Multichannel, a must for music recordings.
I was contacted by the EVP of Universal Music to make me aware that the aspec ratio spec was a mistake, but he did not mention anything about the soundtrack though, and requested me if I could change my review.
As a courtesy I am investing my time in doing that, but if Amazon and Universal Music can not have a testing area and users that verify data before it goes into production it leaves much to be desired.
The aspect ratio spec has been now modified to 1.78:1, but I am not pre-ordering anything until I actually see the product on the shelves with clear specifications of video and audio, I can not trust either of these companies now.
Even with the above experience I ordered the disc and I knew something else will be wrong on this experience.
As anyone can notice the soundtrack specification was never indicated on the Amazon specs, so I assumed it would at least be compatible with legacy DD 5.1 or legacy DTS 5.1 streamed audio to use the typical legacy optical or coaxial connections most A/V reeceivers have.
Well, it does not, it only has PCM 2.0 or 5.1 uncompressed audio on the disc which requires an HDMI connection to a A/V receiver or pre/pro with HDMI and also with the ability to handle uncompressed PCM.
This is a seriours drawback of this audio recording because it renders the audio useless for most A/V receivers that have only have legacy DD or DTS decoders expecting to receive the signal from optical or coaxial connections, not HDMI.
Best Regards,
Rodolfo La Maestra
Senior Technical Director
http://www.hdtvmagazine.com
March 5, 2010
#5
It’s a boring DVD from the beginning to the end. Actually, I could not even finish the DVD, and that shows how boring it is. A big disappointment.