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He's Your Man
zofos4 March 2010
Warning: Spoilers
This is the first live concert movie from George Michael. He also says it will be the only one he ever releases. If that's true, it's a fine record to leave behind of his 2006/2007 "25 Live Tour." I saw him twice myself on that tour and it was spectacular. I saw him once indoors and once outdoors and the vast screen and lighting behind him looked far better indoors in the dark.

This concert was recorded indoors at Earls Court in London in August 2007. George is in fine voice throughout and does some surprising cover versionsin particular an excellent version of Nina Simone's "Feelin' Good." All his greatest hits are here including "Faith" "Careless Whisper" and "Outside" and old Wham! favourites like "I'm Your Man" and "Everything She Wants."

There's some fascinating backstage footage between songs showing him towelling off, doing costume changes and using obscene amounts of hairspray before running back on to thrill the crowd. George is exhausted by the end but he gives it his all and you won't be disappointed when you see this show. It's great entertainment from start to finish.
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7/10
George Michael: Live in London
Prismark1029 December 2023
Normally concert movies are cut down. You never get all the songs that are performed on the night.

Unusually George Michael released the full version. This concert at Earls Court in London in August 2007 was the last of his '25 Live' Tour. As he mentions in the film, it is also his longest concert of the tour largely due to it being filmed.

George packs more songs in here. There are Wham songs, cover versions and more of his solo output.

I say this because I went to see George Michael on this tour. It was a treat for my wife. I like to say the concert I saw up north was even half the show that was performed here. There were no Wham songs outside of Careless Whisper.

After 30 minutes of him appearing on stage he went off for a tea break. Nothing to be sniffed at, actually he needed a boost so he probably did sniff something. He then turned up half an hour later to do a 60 minutes set. That was it.

Maybe George felt sorry the audience out in the rain. Even though we paid a good dollop of dough to watch him in concert.

So it was nice to see this, where George made more of an effort.
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