Product Description
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Videos:
Chain Reaction 3.53
Here And Now 3.26
You'll Be Sorry 3.34
It's The Way You Make Me Feel 3.11
Stomp 3.13
Summer Of Love 3.49
When I Said Goodbye 3.28
Deeper Shade Of Blue 3.38
Say You'll Be Mine 4.22
Better The Devil You Know 3.26
After The Love Has Gone 3.57
Love's Got A Hold On My Heart 3.15
Better Best Forgotten 3.22
Tragedy 4.23
Heartbeat 4.17
One For Sorrow 3.50
Last Thing On My Mind 3.00
5,6,7,8 3.18
One For Sorrow (US Remix) 3.30
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby 2.57
Extras:
Opening Video Medley
Group Commentary On Selected Videos - '5,6,7,8', 'Heartbeat',
'Tragedy' and 'Deeper Shade Of Blue'
Introduction Of Each Video By A Member Of The Group;
Making of 'Chain Reaction' Video
Single / Album Cover Library
History Of The Group
PC Friendly DVD Software
Additional PC DVD Footage
Web-Links
PAL Colour
Region Code 2.
Videos: 75 minutes (approx)
Bonus Material: 40 minutes (approx)
Languages - Videos, behind the scene footages, interactive
material:
English/Linear PCM Stereo, English Dolby Digital.
Subtitles: None
.co.uk Review
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It is regularly suggested that Steps are one of the
hardest-working groups in pop and the Gold DVD provides further
evidence that such an assertion is almost certainly true. Since
cing into the Top 20 towards the end of 1997 with the
line-dancing inspired "5,6,7,8" (the "in" craze at the time) the
group have been constantly churning out top-notch tunes. Their
videos have been as equally colourful, energetic and fun (apart
from the video to "When I Said Goodbye" which was in black
and white). With their carefully choreographed dance moves,
flashy locations and outrageous hairstyles and outfits, the
videos have always been a top priority for the group. This
collection ranges from the video for their more recent cover of
"Chain Reaction" deceptively filmed in one continuous take, to
the beach fun of "5,6,7,8" and are excellently matched to the
style of each song. Admittedly some of the videos are rather
cheesy, such as "Say You'll Be Mine", which is a pastiche of the
group re-enacting scenes from recent Hollywood blockbusters, and
the sleigh ride scene in "Heartbeat" (also the "bad hair" era for
the female members of Steps). However the videos work best when a
soap opera-style narrative is introduced, as with their
flat-sitting escapades in the "Stomp" video, and the "Four
Weddings and a Funeral" inspired video for their first number one
single "Tragedy".
On the DVD: This DVD is truly excellent value--literally bursting
with extras, from a greatest-hits video medley, through to the
single/album-cover interactive library. One member of the band
concisely introduces each video, and there is an audio commentary
by the group on selected videos (for "5,6,7,8", "Heartbeat",
"Tragedy" and Deeper Shade f Blue) and bonus material includes
the group performing "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" on ITV's
"Motown Mania". The CD-ROM option allows even more extras, such
as additional footage (look out for, and click on the Steps logo
that appears on selected videos) and web-links. The disc also
contains the software "PC Friendly DVD" making it even easier and
fun to play the DVD on your home computer. However this
collection has an annoying aspect; the numerous menus you need to
pass through to access each of the videos individually. There are
also no interactive options to guide you through the legendary
dance moves --John Galilee