Savage Garden: Superstars and Cannonballs: Live and on Tour in Australia (Video 2000) Poster

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9/10
Good concert with excellent DVD extras
joltjohn5 November 2002
I found this concert okay to watch, but really excellent to listen to on my 5.1 system. The most emotional song was "TWO BEDS AND A COFFEE MACHINE" and the most enjoyable to was :chained to me". THis concert contains all of their hits 1. THE BEST THING 2.BREAK ME SHAKE ME. 3. TO THE MOON AND BACK 4. THE LOVER AFTER ME 5. I DON'T KNOW YOU ANYMORE 6. SANTA MONICA 7. TWO BEDS AND A COFFEE MACHINE 8. YOU CAN STILL BE FREE 9. THE ANIMAL SONG 10. HOLD ME 11. GUNNING DOWN ROMANCE 12. CRASH AND BURN 13. TRUELY MADLY AND DEEPLY 14. CHAINED TO YOU 15. I WANT YOU 16. I KNEW I LOVED YOU 17. AFFIRMATION The DVD extra are great. There are band commentary on some of the songs. some songs you can change your view of the performance, a documentary on the band and music videos for "I knew i loved you", "crash and burn", and "affirmation". The concert 7/10 nothing really special to look at but great to listen to on a 5.1 system. The extras 10/10 for the variety of things. overall 8/10.
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9/10
Superstar's and Cannonballs
Localfreak10 November 2005
This recording is the longest piece on Savage Garden available. It chart's the band on their globe-topping tour at the height of their career just after their second (and ultimate as a due o) album 'Affirmation' was released. The stage show is packed full of energy and it contains interesting little quips from various people, including the light show techs.

The cinematography isn't necessarily anything to scream about but it's a definite 'must see' for Savage Garden fans and serves now as a nostalgic look at the lively fascinating stage show the bands were so well known for.
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8/10
Brilliant concert filled with great songs and an interesting stage design as well
coasterdude446 December 2019
The Savage Garden concert is one of my personal favourite concerts of all time for many reasons. It was one of the first DVDs I was ever exposed to and loved every minute of it. The whole stage setup aswell as the inventive light design was all pretty clever and quite stellar looking which were able to adjust perfectly to each song. It's a creative and variable design which is able to convey a lot of emotion which Is why I thought it was pretty cool

The songs are just as great as they ever were with some of them even improved. "Gunning down romance" was a great example of a song that was improved dramatically in the concert with some awesome looking shadow puppetry from Darren who really let himself go in that song. The track listing was also good as moves from song to song very well. The finale is also great and really added some much needed catharsis to the end of the concert, as well as the stage light design going into full blown rainbow euphoria mode (which is always a plus)

Anyway, it's still one of my favorite DVD concerts and was very well done and smartly put together with that unique and iconic Savage Garden sound and style that millions of Australians love plus many more around the world.

The documentary Parralell Lives is also very intamite and informative about the polar opposite personalities of Darren and Daniel, telling the story of their rise to fame and the tragic breakup which brought an end to Savage Garden and why that was the case. A very interesting music documentary looking into the life of Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones and the fateful desision.

It's just overall an electrifying, clean and overall incredible music experience. Still a blast to watch
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10/10
Terrific comment
dazzlerhayes26 September 2002
Loved this concert, as I was there while it was being filmed. You have to see them preform to even begin to understand the kind of artists they are...As one of the few existing concert videos, it is Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones at their best, right before the duo called it quits...:D
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10/10
brilliant
mizzme19921 June 2006
i thought that this tour was brilliant i have it on DVD I'm a massive fan of Darren Hayes and i have seen him in concert he is amazing i'm a member on loads of his sites anyway about the tour i think it amazing it's got what i think are savage gardens best songs and the extras on the DVD are brilliant especially the music videos but for me the show was a reason to see Darren in tight trousers anyway i would give it 10/10 and this is because the performance and songs just blow you away they put their heart and soul into the performances. Tracklisting The Best Thing Break Me Shake Me To The Moon And Back The Love After Me I Don't Know You Anymore Santa Monica Two Beds And A Coffee Machine You Can Still Be Free The Animal Song Hold Me Gunning Down Romance Crash And Burn Truly, Madly, Deeply Chained To You I Want You I Knew I Loved You Affirmation Special Features "Parallel Lives" Documentary Band Commentary Multi-Angle On Selected Songs Music Videos - I Knew I Loved You, Crash And Burn, Affirmation Discography Dolby Digital 5.1 Widescreen - Concert And Extras
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9/10
Outstanding show from the boys from Brisbane
srok8223 August 2000
This is one of the best concerts I have seen. Not only do I own this video but I was at their performance here in Sydney. Great music and an excellent light show on the stage made the performances even better. After the concert performance on the video, there's a half hour documentary based what's behind the scenes of their Australian tour, if you're a Savage Garden fan then you shouldn't miss it!
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