Best 25 Years of Pop - Prod By Trevor Horn (2005) Review

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(More customer reviews)I was lucky enough to be at this show last year, and it was a wonderful evening. Very rarely does an opportunity arise for so many great artists to come together and perform on one stage, so it was moving to see so many acts, and fans, gather together to pay tribute to the talents of Trevor Horn, possibly the greatest producer of the last 30 years.
All the performances were of a high standard, including Trevors' own band The Buggles, who opened the show with two UK top 20 hits, "Video Killed The Radio Star" and "The Plastic Age". Other highlights included the reformed and newly fronted Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Yes ("Owner Of A Lonely Heart"), the divine Ms Grace Jones, vocal spot on and oozing charisma on "Slave To The Rhythm", and of course ABC. Martin Fry is a true showman and he was on top form for this performance.
For me, the highlight however was the duo DOLLAR. They reunited especially for this event - no mean feat given Thereza Bazar now lives in Australia. Dollar are a group who have never been given their rightful place in musical history. They were the first act who recognised Trevors producer potential from The Buggles records, and as such were the first to utilise him as a producer (and song writer). The result was 4 smash hit UK singles, two of which are included here, "Give Me Back My Heart" and "Mirror Mirror". It was the sheer magnificence of these records (most notably "Hand Held In Black And White") that attracted ABC to Trevor Horn. ABC of course became a global phenomena, opening the door for Frankie, Art Of Noise, Seal. You get the picture. Upshot is, had it not been for Dollar, you probably wouldn't have the chance to view this magnificent show, because a lot of these records wouldn't have been made.


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YES, Pet Shop Boys, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Art of Noise, and many more. This DVD is more than two decades of epic Pop! The soundtrack of a generation. After 25 years in the making, here are the hits celebrating Prince’s Trust honoree and award winning music producer Trevor Horn. The spectacular Prince’s Trust live production --- itself a mark of honor and true distinction --- brings huge production values to a collection of music everyone loves. The only music producer to ever have simultaneous number one records in both the UK and the USA with two different acts.Trevor Horn’s groundbreaking musical career reads like a ‘who’s who’ of popular music. Starting with his own band, Buggles, and the timely legendary global hit, ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’, he then joined YES, first as band member, then Producer. His production career has continued with artists such as Frankie Goes to Hollywood, ABC, Godley & Creme, Paul McCartney, Seal, Simple Minds, Lisa Stansfield, Rod Stewart, Tatu and the list goes on and on.Uniquely, in the history of music, "Owner of a Lonely Heart" with YES and "Relax" with Frankie Goes To Hollywood resulted in Trevor being the only Producer to have simultaneous number one records in both the UK and the USA.His musical genius has created boundless worldwide hits and in the process, played a hugely influential role in shaping many artists careers as well as popular music culture. The $3 million HD production puts you in a front row seat.

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