Review: 2008 Sony Ericsson Music Man World Tour DVD, Lee Hom

After watching the DVD, I sort of regretted not attending his concert while he was in town back in 2008. Then again, it would not have been as good as that held at the Taipei Arena, the site where the DVD was shot.

In comparison with his previous tour, “Heroes of the Earth”, this is definitely much smoother in terms of transition, and much better I would say (not that his previous tour was at all bad). His vocal control and musicianship has also become better, or should I say, more refined and polished. The same goes for his showmanship.

Now onto the music. I like the re-arrangements of the music, especially those that were infused with rock, e.g. 花田错, 龙的传人. My favourite songs have to be 安全感 and 爱错。  For the latter, he replaced a certain vocal bit with a guitar solo, which was amazing! As for the former, a track from his “The One and Only” album back in 2001, it was quite touching the way he sang it. Besides that, he introduced songs from his then new album, like 爱得得体, 我完全没有任何理由理你, as well as playing on various instruments- guitar, piano, violin, and drums (?). Then we also have the amazing musicians, some who have worked with him for quite a while, while others a first time. I think it is really inspiring to play with such accomplished musicians. Oh yes! He has an amazing guitar! I have no idea what it is called, but it really looks cool, like something you would only see in comics. Apparently, it was a made-to-order guitar from Ireland! I wish I could own one of this, though I do not even know how to play a guitar. Alright, maybe a made-to-order piano would be good!

Back to the concert, the visuals were a spectacle as well, with amazingly-timed pyrotechnics, and graphics that were done really nicely, to suit the theme of Music Man.

The concert ended with a 6 song encore. I have no idea why encores have become another segment to concerts these days, unlike the past where encores had a maximum of 2 songs! It was still great and enjoyable nonetheless.

For the bonus features, there are behind-the-scenes stuff to show you how the concert was put together, the musicians that were involved, the concept behind the concert etc.

All in all, I think this is really an amazing concert to own on DVD, especially if you missed it.

~ by lightyearsofcy on September 21, 2009.