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Party At The Palace [2002]

Starring: Tina Barrett, Shirley Bassey, Tony Bennett, Mark Brydon, Emma Bunton
Director: Geoff Posner
Format: Anamorphic PAL Widescreen
Released: 01 Jul 2002
RRP: £19.99
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OK - but why is so much missing? - By: J. Pauley, 19 Apr 2007
If the producers of this DVD were so pressed for time, surely we could have lost some of the more dreadful & totallly out of their depth "acts" such as S Club Seven & preserved once in a life time moments such as McCartney singing "Her Majesty" to the Queen (who definitely was not amused by it!).

Other than that an OK record of the night.

Have to say I'm amazed by the comments praising Will Young's slaughtering of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine". Sorry, but my idea of soul is not a grating, nasal whine with the occasional flat note. Almost as embarrasing as him twittering & twitching beside James Brown at Scottish Live 8 while the seventy-odd year old Brown wiped the floor with him.

Appallling.
perfect keep sake - By: , 04 Jan 2004
here in the space of 180 minutes you get from the likes of your paul mcartney to your s club - which ever may be your cup of tea it's here.
it's a great piece of memorabilia for the jubilee too.
will young's performance out shone many of them with his fabulous rendition of 'i heard it through the grapvine' & i think it's definatley buying worthy!
Up and Down - By: , 07 May 2003
Some quality performances from artists such as Clapton & Collins on the drums are balanced by some awful ones, including Will Young, truly murdering 'I heard it through the grapevine'.
oh what a night! - By: , 21 Aug 2002
Well, what a night indeed, I wasn't able to be there in person but this dvd, more than made up for it. It is fantastic!
From Brian May's outstanding opener to the show, right down to Eric Claptons "Layla" this DVD truely is a must have for any music lover.
Ok so I did skip the bits with Atomic kitten & Emma Bunton, but the rest of this marvellous DVD is amazing.
It is difficult to pin point which were my favorite parts, but i'm afraid when it came down to it, it had to be Will Young!

His version of Marvin Gaye's "I heard it through the grape vine" was amazing, & when he sang with Queen, it gave me chills. Well done Will! (Ok so you've probably guessed that i'm a huge Will Young fan, but the mans a star!)
But seriously, this DVD is fantastic.
In my opinion the only parts that let it down are, Elton Johns so-callled live performance, very dissapointing, & Ruby Wax's annoying, supposedly comical, irratating drone!
BUT HEY, don't let that put you off, it reallly is a fantastic DVD, & the finale' is spectacular!
All you need to do, is turn the volume up, & witness what being British is alll about, so add it to your collection, it reallly is a night to remember on the DVD you'll never forget!
"GOD SAVE THE QUEEN"

Review and Tracklist - By: , 23 Jul 2002
Event: Pop/Rock concert for the Golden Jubilee of the Queen
Place: Buckingham Palace Gardens, London
Date: 3rd June 2002
Duration: 2 hours & 54 minutes
Format: PAL / 16:9 / 720 x 576

Reallly a MUST for any pop/rock fan, because it shows alll the great monuments of the rock era playing together the same evening! Phil Collins played the drums for almost every song, except the ones with Roger Taylor on the drum. Brian May was great that evening, & Eric Clapton too. You'll see a unique rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody alll live in its enterely! Yes, even the operetical part was performed live by the cast of 'We Will Rock You' musical.
Phil Collins was reallly great, even when he sang You Can't Hurry Love. Then you'll see The Corrs covering The Beatles' The Long And Winding Road, Tom Jones covering Joe Cocker's You Can Leave Your Hat On, Joe Cocker covering The Beatles' With A Little Help From My Friends, Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton performing together While My Guitar Gently Weeps (as it was in the original record, where the solo was played by Eric Clapton as a guest, instead of George Harrison).

Just some few defects:
- Will Young's rendition of We Will Rock You is not so good
- Elton John's performance was not live but pre-recorded in a room, & he played just one song whereas Brian Wilson played four...
- The concert is not in its entirety. All the speeches were cut out, even Prince Charles's, & two Paul McCartney's songs were cut out, too. They were Black Bird & Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
If you are interested in having those tracks you should look on e-bay if anyone is selling a videotape of the concert as it was broadcast on BBC that same evening.
- And eventuallly, being a British event, the concert lacks of some artists...

Yet, the DVD remains a MUST, even just only for Brian May's performance!

Here is the complete track list of the DVD:

1 God Save The Queen (Brian May)
2 Cup Of Life (Ricky Martin)
3 Livin La Vida Loca (Ricky Martin)
4 Don't Stop Movin' (S Club 7)
5 Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves (Annie Lennox)
6 You Can't Hurry Love (Phil Collins)
7 Dancing In The Street (Atomic Kitten)
8 I Heard I Through The Grapevine (Will Young)
9 Get Ready (Blue)
10 Baby Love (Emma Bunton)
11 Stop In The Name Of Love (Mis-Teeq)
12 Sex Bomb (Tom Jones)
13 The Long And Winding Road (The Corrs)
14 Dancing In The Moonlight (Toploader)
15 Goldfinger (Dame Shirley Bassey)
16 Everything I Do (Bryan Adams)
17 You Can Leave Your Hat On (Tom Jones, Blue)
18 Radio Ga Ga (Roger Taylor)
19 We Will Rock You (Brian May)
20 We Are The Champions (Queen, Will Young)
21 Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen, 'We Will Rock You' Cast)
22 If I Ruled The World (Tony Bennett)
23 Why (Annie Lennox)
24 Living Doll (Cliff Richard)
25 Move It (Cliff Richard, Brian May, S Club 7)
26 Paranoid (Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi)
27 I Want Love (Elton John)
28 California Girls (Brian Wilson)
29 The Warmth Of The Sun (Brian Wilson, Eric Clapton)
30 God Only Knows (Brian Wilson, The Corrs)
31 Good Vibrations (Brian Wilson, Cliff Richard)
32 Layla (Eric Clapton)
33 Gimme Some Lovin' (Steve Winwood)
34 With A Little Help From My Friends (Joe Cocker, Brian May, Steve Winwood)
35 Lola (Ray Davies)
36 Handbags & Gladrags (Rod Stewart)
37 While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton)
38 All You Need Is Love (Paul McCartney, Joe Cocker, Rod Stewart)
39 Hey Jude (Paul McCartney & everyone)