Ended up buying one for my niece for Christmas. So really there are 11 tracks on this disc. Not only did he score a series of multi-million-selling albums containing chart-topping hit singles and perform sold-out tours of the U.S. and around the world, but he also took charge of his music creatively, writing or co-writing most of his songs and arranging and producing his records. I went to see Luther at Wembley on "Your Secret Love" tour, and would have loved a copy of that concert but this was equally as brilliant. This performance must have been hard work - this is not a conventional concert, with the performers facing the audience. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Many of Vandross' classic songs are featured, including "Never Too Much," "Any Love," "Come Back," "Love Won't Let Me Wait," "Give Me the Reason," "Searching," and more. When you love Luther Vandross, you cannot get enough of him. Luther was the Real Deal no studio work here the boy can sang, arrange, write, stage his own concerts too. Details. This is a concert - the DVD being entitled Luther Vandross: Live at Wembley gave that away. I went to see Luther at Wembley on "Your Secret Love" tour, and would have loved a copy of that concert but this was equally as brilliant. Oh, and a bit of coloured lighting, but surprisingly little for a concert. The image is fairly sharp, especially in close-ups - you can trace every bead of sweat down Luther's face. There's nothing wrong with it; I just like other stuff. It contains material recorded during his ten shows at the Wembley Arena on his 1988/89 tour. shows at London's Wembley Arena, during his worldwide 1988-89 tour. For the majority of the concert, the singers' faces are all we have to judge colour, pretty much everything else is black, white, or silver. A few pages, all in caps, of biography for Luther Vandross. It is a major testament to the popularity of soft soul singer Luther Vandross that he managed to sell out ten "Standing Room Only" concerts at the London's massive Wembley Arena. Songs include "Never Too Much," "Stop to Love," "Superstar," more. This video brought back great memories of one of the greatest, R.I.P. Normally I'd expect the Linear PCM track to demonstrate superior fidelity, but that is definitely not the case here. The music is well laid out across the channels of the 5.1 soundtrack. It contains material recorded during his ten shows at the Wembley Arena on his 1988/89 tour. Luther Vandross probably the most listened to soul music that babies have been made to (just in front of Barry White). April 20, 1951 Luther Ronzoni Vandross, Jr. is born to Luther Sr., an upholsterer, and Mary Ida, a nurse, in New York City. A long time fan of J/Arista Records too. Considering this was probably not recorded for 5.1 in the first place, I am quite impressed with the effort. Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2019. Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2020. The subwoofer is integrated seamlessly, providing excellent low bass support. Please try again. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Like seeing Luther live in concert, but at home. Great addition to my concert library for whenever you want to see him. I will treasure this one, but I'll have to add another one to round out the Luther experience. Luther Vandross was one of the most successful R&B artists of the 1980s and '90s. Clive please put out a special Greatest Hits CD with some special tracks with Aretha, Dionne, Patti, Chaka, Bette and Streisand, Lisa Fischer one for the Fans Mr. Davis! Case may have cracks. Please try again. These concerts, which were part of his international 1988-89 tour, were critically acclaimed, emotionally moving performances. First of all God Bless Luther for his music,and writing so many heartfelt songs. The DVD offers a standard full-frame transfer. English subtitles are accessible. If you look at the back cover, you'll seen 15 tracks listed, but you should note that track 15 is called Closing Credits - this is not a song... And, to be strictly accurate, track 7 is not a medley of songs, but rather a few musical phrases as he introduces his background singers, while track 5 is band introductions, and track 10 is Hello to Audience. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. He performed many of his most beautiful unforgetable songs in his unique style. Live At Wembley Soulful and Relax in Concert, Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2005. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Luther Vandross - Live At Wembley at Discogs. Even so, we get quite a good picture. DID YOU KNOW? Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. And it's a clip segment taken from "Live at Wembley", a 1989 concert film that's also shown from a video tape just like "The Best Of Luther Vandross" 1991 video collection, and a 1989 concert film with Luther singing his early songs and hits with his three backup singers live on stage, (including that one song "Give Me The Reason"). Now, you don't need it for the singing, it's just that when someone's on a mike, the volume is so much lower than the music, you can't always make out what they're saying. For the final two songs we get some orange and gold. This disc captures a live performance from the smooth vocalist Luther Vandross during his 1988-1989 world tour. There is some shadow detail on the performers (under their chins, for example), but we can't see backgrounds - that's intentional, because this was a performance "in the round" - the only back-drop is the audience, who are in darkness (relieved only by camera flashes). As our viewpoint changed, so too did the sound. Shop Live at Wembley [DVD] [1989] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]. Some times, they are each facing a different quarter of the audience; other times, they are all in motion, moving around the edge of the stage to address each part of the audience in turn. The transfer is presented in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, not 16x9 enhanced, in NTSC. Pretty much every word could be understood. I should say up front that I had not heard him before reviewing this disc, and I'm not a big fan afterwards - my tastes and his music just don't overlap.