Product Description

Steve Kilbey Live captures on DVD what The Church frontman recently described as 'one of the best shows I've ever performed, whether with the band or on my own'. The show in question, performed late 2007 at the Transmission Room in Auckland, New Zealand,

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #60641 in DVD
• Brand: MUSIC VIDEO DISTRIBUTORS
• Released on: 2008-01-28
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, Live, NTSC, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 103 minutes

Features

• Steve Kilbey Live captures on DVD what The Church frontman recently described as "one of the best shows I've ever performed, whether with the band or on my own". The show in question, performed late 2007 at the Transmission Room in Auckland, New Zealand, features The Church favourites like Under The Milky Way, Almost With You, Electric Lash, Comedown, Tristesse and Hotel Womb, as well

About the Actor
Steve Kilbey is lead singer and songwriter with legendary Australian art-rockers The Church.

About the Director
Directed by Matt Davison Produced by Kurt Shanks and Matt Davison.

Customer Reviews

Steve Kilbey live dvd review (2008 release)
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3JC7VCAPW5K6Z Curiously, this is the only Church related dvd here Stateside

Okay, theres a video compilation (Goldfish) (albeit in UK video PAL format) and a live Priest = Aura concert (appalling - give it a miss)

But I think this is a very good show. With some truly oddball choices (Dylan? Velvets?)

A very good selection though. Tristesse (from Heyday) Almost with you (Blurred Crusade) the early hit single (in Australia) Electric Lash. Don't Look Back (Blurred Crusade). Hotel womb & Under the milky way from Starfish. Comedown (from Magician among the spirits). Just for you is a nice way to end the show (another from Blurred Crusade).

I could spend all day thinking of other songs he gave a miss to (what? no Shadow Cabinet?)

And if you're just getting into the Church, heaven help you. The Under the Milky Way compilation is a good way to start. But that has some curious omissions (what, no To Be In Your Eyes? or A New Season?)

I'll take what I can get though. So although I'm upset Steve didn't play Myrrh on his 12 string here, I'm glad to hear Don't Look Back

Its still very strange that there isn't much on dvd of this remarkable band. I understand Kilbey has several solo albums,as well as doing painting, although at the moment solo wise I've only heard a Koppes solo album (From the well)(quite good). Then there are the other side projects like Jack Frost and so forth. Although the band never did gain a massive following Stateside (Under the Milky Way went top 40, and that was it really for the hits) the band still tour and record

All of their albums are worth getting, in my opinion. Listen, if you're a Church fan, you're probably gonna have to buy this. Then buy Gold Afternoon Fix, Sometime anywhere, Magician among the spirits, Hologram of Baal, After everything now this, Heyday, Starfish, Priest = Aura, The Blurred Crusade, Skins and Heart..

That is, assuming you don't already have all these..

That the band has never really achieved massive success is just one of those things.. Warm Spell, Antenna, Paradox, the Feast.. these are just lovely songs, and its just a shame more people haven't heard of the band

Thank you

Almost with you
Accompanied by only his 12-string guitar, Church frontman and primary songwriter Steve Kilbey gives a solid performance at an intimate New Zealand venue in this show recorded in 2007. I won't spoil the set list but you'll hear several Church songs, some songs from his Jack Frost side project, a few covers and some new solo material. Very funny stage banter sprinkled throughout. The show runs a little over an hour.

My only complaint is that the video quality is just fair, and the direction a bit static. I suppose it's the music that's important, but it does seem kind of low budget.

The DVD contains the following extra features:

- a brief radio session (a little talk and two songs performed)
- an excerpt from a radio interview (audio only)
- backstage footage
- a reading from The Fruit Machine, a collection of Steve's musical musings, excised for some reason from the feature performance.

This release should satisfy any fan of Kilbey's work (in whichever configuration), as long as they don't expect a slick MTV-style production.

An intimate take on some of The Church classics
If - like me - you're a fan of The Church - you'll love the 19 songs on this DVD by their frontman Steve Kilbey.
Kilbey performs some really nice acoustic interpretations of a lot of the great Church songs, live Under The milky Way, Almost With You, and Hotel Womb.
Some of the in-between song banter by Kilbey reveals he's quite a comic - and there are some nice stories along the way.
He also looks and sounds great.