Dido: Live at Brixton Academy

Love Dido

I never thought that I would write a review about ANY DVD especially about Dido's live concert. "Especially" because I have never been her fan, furthermore I wasn't even familiar with her songs except "White Flag" which had been played on all radio stations a lot. Then I bought a nice Home Theater system and was looking for some high quality live concert to try it with. After reading a very good reviews on Amazon.com about this particular DVD live performance I brought it home... and I'm a huge Dido's fan ever since. If it would be possible to give a six or even seven stars out of five I would, as this concert is a very good example of what every live show of every artist is supposed to be. Quality of sound is awesome, quality of video is amazing. Dido is great. I have been watching this concert already maybe 20 times in its entirety and will do it again and again. Musicians on stage are very professional and have everything to do with this concert's success. On the downside of this 2 disc package though the absence of "Hunter" on CD and I would rather omit "Honestly OK" from both DVD and CD. It's frankly not my favorite song. All other tracks are very good and I really enjoyed Dido's performance and envy those people who watched this show live in London. I wish I was there. Well, this DVD now is a center of my live shows collection and I'm glad I gave it a try and bought it. Buy it. It's just awesome!

Contrary to the specification listed on amazon, the DVD is PAL format not the NTSC format which is the video standard for DVDs in the U.S. I returned the DVD and the replacement DVD was also PAL. The Dido concert is great but I can't get amazon to send me a DVD that will play in US DVD players.

Do it for the Band! This band Cooks!!! Great Show with Excellent editing. The songs go well beyond the studio recordings with far extended and outstanding renditions. A Must See for any who love a good Rock Show.And then the icing on the cake, Love her sweet charming voice. But she's forceful with it a lot of the time with tingling effect. Then you learn about her as the show goes with her frank, honesty and revealing stories and such. What a charming and wonderfully talented singer and songwriter. And guys, if you think it's not gonna happen, be prepared to have your heart stolen. She is Pure!I never knew anything of Dido prior to this viewing other than her name. It's made me a fan for life with this one output. I couldn't stop wanting to arrange one of my weekend nights into a Dido night.And the plus here is the Concert on CD!! The downside is you don't get all songs from the DVD and one is shortened. ( Some might think It's a good song to shorten. I always miss it, though ). But still works during the day when sitting down is not an option.This is in my Top 5 concert videos at the moment. Everyone deserves to attain their best frame of mind and experience this well capture concert. i understand how it was shot over 3 different concerts and all. Well Bravo! Love the Results.

Nice collection of songs including hits like White Flag and Thank You. Just a straightforward concert of great music, that distinct Dido voice and good musicianship. No fancy wardrobe, elevated stages, leaping about (not that I don't like that from time to time with the right band); just one nice song after the other.Dido does a little intro before some of the songs explaining the origin or a little about it -- nice touch.There are some audio imperfections here and there, but nothing to worry about. Just a slight drop or change in volume or equalization as the engineers spliced together various clips. Most folks won't even notice.I heartily recommend this DVD if you have any interest in Dido's music or career. She truly stands out as a fine songwriter. I enjoy these live songs as much or more than the studio versions. She sticks quite close to the studio version, as much as you can live, but there are a few surprises, like the last half of See You When You're Forty -- rock on! And Honestly OK -- jam on!If you're a die-hard metal or rap fan, well, maybe this isn't your cup of tea. Otherwise, this DVD won't disappoint.

Really good music! Live concert songs very faithful to studio originals. Would have given this DVD 5 stars, except it came from Germany in Area 2. USA music players are Area 1, so had to change setting on my player. Buyers should have been warned?

Dido's music speaks for itself; if you like it, you will certainly love this DVD. I for one found that I enjoyed the music even better when seeing/hearing it performed live. For one thing, Dido herself has great on-stage presence when she sings (much less so for her between-song chats, but those are easily forwarded past). She can make a song come alive by her delivery, in a way the CD alone could never do justice. And if you're one of those who finds her visually stunning, well, let's just say there is plenty here to be stunned by. :-) The lighting on many of the numbers is creatively done.But visuals aside, the musical performance itself is outstanding. It's a treat to be able to watch the band members in action (the drummer in particular, and also lead guitar). And many of the songs are greatly expanded from their album versions, in almost every case much to their advantage. The bonus CD included in the case is great because it allows you to listen to these expanded versions. My favorite is "Isobel," which absolutely rocks in the DVD (but comes out rather bland in the album version).

The sound quality was very good for this DVD. However the visuals were very poor and blurry. Not as crisp as a Blu-Ray for sure. It was a good concert by Dido however would have liked to have seen a better picture quality.