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Foo Fighters - Live At Wembley Stadium [2008] | ![Foo Fighters - Live At Wembley Stadium [2008]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51h3l-s%2B0HL._SL160_.jpg)
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| Artist: Foo Fighters
Studio: Sony Bmg
Category: DVD
List Price: £13.99
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 271
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Exempt
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 120 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 886973557792
EAN: 0886973557792
ASIN: B001C0GZ4C
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: August 25, 2008
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I wasn't there... August 26, 2008
M. Swainston (Bingley, United Kingdom)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
...but unlike some of the other 'reviewers' I have actually watched the DVD before writing a review.
I was a little unconvinced after the opening tracks but it got better and better as the DVD went on. I like the Foo Fighters but not their biggest fan and yet it's an easy 5 star rating for me especially when you've got the bonus of two tracks with half of Led Zep giving a superb performance. Buy it.
Grohl said this was The Greatest Moment Of His Life. Watching this, you can believe it. August 26, 2008
Mr. M. A. Reed (Somewhere, GB)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
In my mind, for some strange reason, the Foo Fighters are still the same band they were when they came out in 1995 : a brave venture by the unknown quantity that was Dave Grohl, doggedly fighting after he could've folded and spent the rest of his life being known only as Nirvana's former drummer, making a brave stab at a new direction.
In fact, I would go so far as to say that Kurt Cobain wasn't even the best songwriter in Nirvana. Dave Grohl is, over time, becoming at least the equal of his former bandmate, if not more so, and with each record he makes, is proving ever more his talent, his skill. The Foo Fighters are proof incarnate that neither age nor fame need dull the fire, nor prosperity make one fat and useless, and "Live at Wembley Stadium" is a rare thing : a bunch of guys who'd play this music wether it meant dossing on fans floors or Learjetting around the world, who do it for love - and it pays well - rather than seeing it as a way of getting rich or getting laid.
Two hours taken over two nights, "Live At Wembley Stadium" shows the odd dichotomy of the lineage : whilst Kurt Cobain fretted over ticket sold, every record sold, without seemingly knowing that form the moment you charge at the door or for a demo tape, you've already sold out - the Foo Fighters just get on with it. Think of it as an education : making the world better with good music, and the more people hear it, the better our lives will be.
Filmed with gorgeous style (as evidenced by a cinema-broadcast at the time), the show is captured with no shortage of style. Visually, it simply works. The style captures the feeling of being there in the way that few filmed shows do, and it's refreshing to see a show released as is quickly and with little post-production, redubbing and fancy fixing after the event. It's a euphoric celebration, seeing The Foo Fighters playing a football stadium, and holding it in the palm of their hands, and effortlessly taking 86,000 people on a thrilling rollercoaster ride of not-rubbish Stadium Rock.
The set is not a `best of' Foo Fighters, nor a complete collection of the shows over the two nights (6 songs are missing), and only three songs from the most recent album are present. But its never mere nostalgia, it's a simple and straightforward recording of a great band, firing their way through some - but not all - of their best songs, and in the way, managing to play a couple of old rock classics with half of Led Zeppelin (Jones and Page making their first new live recording in 28 years, in fact) : and the Zep covers sound immense. No wonder Grohl said this was The Greatest Moment Of His Life. Watching this, you can believe it.
I was there August 10, 2008
N. Stubberfield (Sussex Uk)
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
That night will go down as the Foos greatest gig ever, and the appearance of messers Page and Jones from Led Zep made it the stuff of legends...Rock n Roll with Dave Grohl on the Drums and the Singing courtesay of Taylor Hawkins was brilliant, then Grohl returned to vocals for a rousing rendition of Ramble on...as Dave himself said it was the greatest night of his life....
And the Foos absolutely rocked Wembley to its foundations...you gotta buy this DVD..NOW
'Welcome to the greatest night of my entire life...' September 3, 2008
Dafydd Jones (Aberystwyth, Ceredigion United Kingdom)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I genuinely think that Dave Grohl meant that when he mustered those words in disbelief.
Where do I start?
This concert was filmed live on location at Wembley Stadium, at the beginning of June earlier this year. I was lucky enough to find tickets for the Saturday show, and I knew it was going to be one of the best live shows I have ever seen.
I stand by that statement. I have been fortunate enough to see the Stereophonics in Llandudno (which was a massive coup for Venue Cymru), and Iron Maiden and Trivium in Manchester, and although Maiden were outstanding, I felt more alive and captivated by this show, even if I was three tiers up and Dave Grohl was the proverbial ant.
Here, I can re-live the concert again (or certainly parts of it), and the only downside is that I wanted more songs on the DVD - 'Come Alive' was outstanding, and there could easily have been more additions.
But Taylor Hawkins's drum solo, and Dave Grohl and Chris Shiflett's guitar duel in 'Stacked Actors' were fantastic...and then...
...you had Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. What an honour it was to share the company of these absolute legends. Dave got behind the drums for 'Rock and Roll' and Taylor did the vocals (and was startlingly like Robert Plant) - brilliant.
Dave then did the vocals for 'Ramble On' while Taylor got back on the drums.
An unforgettable night indeed. Please buy the DVD, even if you weren't a part of it.
10/10 - Outstanding, absolutely brilliant.
A must for Foo fans September 5, 2008
Paula (Worcester)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was there on the 7th.. This dvd is a must for all Foo Fighters fans even if you couldn't make it, the dvd will make you feel as though you were there!
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