International Magic Live at the O2

The One, The Only, Godlike Genius Noel Gallagher.
International Magic Live At The O2 comprises two DVDs packed with exclusive footage. Disc 1 features Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds live at London's O2 on Feb 26, 2012. Disc 2 features an acoustic set by Noel at The Mod Club Toronto, the "Ride The Tiger" video trilogy plus footage from the NME Awards. The special edition package also includes an exclusive CD featuring all the demos of album tracks, B sides and previously unreleased live favourite - "Freaky Teeth". "Ride The Tiger" is a 20 minute film comprising three of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds videos - directed by Mike Bruce. The trilogy sees "If I Had A Gun....", "The Death Of You and Me" and "AKA...What A Life!" linked together to create one continuous film ("...the most successful video trilogy of all time..." - Entertainment Weekly). It also features snippets of "Shoot A Hole Into The Sun" - one of the tracks Noel recorded with The Amorphous Androgynous.

Tracklist:

DVD 1

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Pricey, but packed with great stuff
I am reviewing the Blu-Ray version of this disc - my copy says "made in the EU" but plays fine on my US blue ray player (i'm not sure if there will be a proper US Release on this title). The total running time on the BR disc is around 3 hours. 95 min or so for the O2 concert, and an hour and a half of bonus/extras. The O2 concert is quite good, in hi-def with a decent sound mix; the "Ride the Tiger" string-together of videos is in hi-def but only 2.0 sound; the intimate club show is in 2.0 but not high-def (but, is very good nonetheless as it is mostly Oasis tunes) and the NME Show is around 25 min in Hi-def picture, with 2.0 sound. Most of the key cuts from the NG/HFB album are in the main program, along with some new tunes and some Oasis songs. I had seen NG/HFB do a 35 minute set at the KROQ Christmas show in 2011 here in LA, and they were very impressive, thus spurring my purchase of this full-length show blu-ray. I am of the opinion that the Noel-solo album is one of the...

Mad fer it!
Being an Oasis fan, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds is definitely up to par with Noel's legacy. My fiancee and I even drove from Houston, TX to Atlanta, GA to have the experience of seeing NGHFB live and it was well worth the trip. I never had the chance to see Oasis live so this was a very close second. When I read that this DVD was going to be released and have all the extras such as the "Ride the Tiger" video trilogy, and demos for every track from the album plus "The Good Rebel," "I'd Pick You Every Time," and "Freaky Teeth," I knew I had to have it in my collection. My fiancee is also just as huge of a NGHFB and Oasis fan as I am (if not more), so I got this for her for Valentine's Day. We both watched it that night and enjoyed every second of it. I even had the demo CD in my car for a couple weeks. For any Oasis/NGHFB fan, this is a must-have!

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