N Sync - Live at Madison Square Garden

Starring:*NSYNC
Studio: Jive
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Amazon.com
Here's the full 90-minute show that 'N Sync performed live on HBO at Madison Square Garden in July 2000, including footage of fans outside the Garden before the show telling the camera how much they want to meet their idols. The taped show itself is flashy and professional, full of costume changes and allowing each Sync singer his own lead as they work their way through more than a dozen of their hits, including "It's Gonna Be Me," "Space Cowboy," and of course "Bye Bye Bye." Still, for a group that prides itself on its mildly hip-hop dance styles, the camera work is surprisingly slipshod when it comes to capturing the five boy-toys dancing in unison. The perfect gift for that 13-year-old girl in your life. --Marshall Fine
Description
'N Sync is, simply put, the hottest band in the universe. They have reached heights never even imagined in the wildest dreams of budding stars around the world. Live at Madison Square Garden was shot in July 2000 at Madison Square Garden in New York City on their sold-out "No Strings Attached" tour. This program includes live performances of the smash hits "Bye Bye Bye," "It's Gonna Be Me," and "This I Promise You" as well as a few of their classic hits like "Tearin' Up My Heart" and "I Drive Myself Crazy." The program:

Amazon.com

Here's the full 90-minute show that 'N Sync performed live on HBO at Madison Square Garden in July 2000, including footage of fans outside the Garden before the show telling the camera how much they want to meet their idols. The taped show itself is flashy and professional, full of costume changes and allowing each Sync singer his own lead as they work their way through more than a dozen of their hits, including "It's Gonna Be Me," "Space Cowboy," and of course "Bye Bye Bye." Still, for a group that prides itself on its mildly hip-hop dance styles, the camera work is surprisingly slipshod when it comes to capturing the five boy-toys dancing in unison. The perfect gift for that 13-year-old girl in your life. --Marshall Fine

Description

'N Sync is, simply put, the hottest band in the universe. They have reached heights never even imagined in the wildest dreams of budding stars around the world. Live at Madison Square Garden was shot in July 2000 at Madison Square Garden in New York City on their sold-out "No Strings Attached" tour. This program includes live performances of the smash hits "Bye Bye Bye," "It's Gonna Be Me," and "This I Promise You" as well as a few of their classic hits like "Tearin' Up My Heart" and "I Drive Myself Crazy." The program:

Customer Reviews:

The Best!!.......2006-03-01

I don't have this video, but my cousin does.
I watched it about 6 or 7 times.
I really like the part when the sang , This I Pronise you Bye,Bye,Bye, Tearin up my heart, Ect
Hope you guys come back togeter soon!!!!!!!!!

You feel like a part of the Concert........2005-09-11

Of all the concert dvds and real life concerts I've been to, this is probably the closest you can get if you want to chill on your couch and be part of this thrilling concert. This DVD is amazing, nsync is amazing. I'm not their top fan, but I truly enjoyed the music, and the incredible dance moves. It makes me want to jump up and dance with them! All five of them look great, esp Justin with his curly hair and bandana. They are very adorable, they enjoyed the concert and so did everyone. Watching the concert makes you feel like you are sharing a part of their incredible happiness and fortune, it's sad, but for a spur of moment, it is close to sublime.

Excellent concert, big in lights, fireworks and production! .......2005-05-30

This is really NSYNC at their highest point when they did the Madison Square Garden concert in NYC on HBO! I was in Brooklyn listening to it on Z100 on simulcast when I was there on vacation! On the DVD, it is a phenomenal show, with loads of fireworks blasting on many of the songs. They did a lot of the songs from the No Strings Attached album as well as some cuts from the debut. The best performance is It's Gonna Be Me, which the band played so good live! Followed by the big grand finale of Bye Bye Bye, and numbers such as This I Promise You, Digital Get Down, I Thought She Knew, the '80s looking set during Just Got Paid, the jazzy I Drive Myself Crazy and many others. Justin Timberlake still sounds strong vocally and JC Chasez is also that good in his leads. They put a lot of effort into this show and the stage, lights, and strobe lights are massive, which could rival some of KISS' concerts! While most of the audience were teen girls, I noticed a lot of adults in the audience and many male fans too dancing to the music! They really expanded and broadened their audience with this album as well as their music. One of the best concerts to open in the 21st century!

Mostly excellent concert, bad video work, mediocre audio.......2005-01-01

This particular concert would have been astounding to watch from close up in person. The vocals were mostly spot on. I have to give these boys a hand. They really can sing in concert, which I was not expecting when I bought this video.

The grandeur of the show was degraded by the shoddy camera work, the bad cuts and the horrible audio mix.

Video

The camera work intercuts way too frequently usually not pointing at the correct location to get the perspective of the concert. Although, the camera work is good enough to get most of the action.

Audio

The audio recording sound quality is good, but not excellent. The vocal mixes were, in most cases, way too low next to the music. At many times, you can barely hear JC or Justin over the music and noise. It's probably tough to mix a concert in among loud screaming fans, but I'm sure there has to be someone who could have done it. Another example is during 'No Strings Attached', Lance's vocals are way too loud compared to Justin.

And, on many songs you can hear the breathing against the microphone (very annoying). While I know this can only be avoided to some degree, they could have turned the mics down during the non-singing parts.

Song Renditions

In most cases, the band does excellent renditions of the songs. Many times, they rival the studio recording... which is quite a feat in a live setting. Not many bands can accomplish this with such mastery no matter how hard they try.

The exception to this is "Bye Bye Bye". This is probably the worst rendition on the video. The haphazard dance movements get in the way of the vocals and cause noticable degredation. Plus, the guys were just plain tired and their vocals were not pristine seeing as it was an encore. This song should have been first, not last. I know they save the best for last, but in this case, I would have preferred to hear this one first.

The best rendition being "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You" with a close second to "I Thought She Knew".

Dancing

While the dancing was very energetic, I felt that many of the syncronized movements got in the way of the song. The songs were, in most cases, just not energetic enough to warrant that kind of dance. I still have to give them cheers to be able to be that synchronized and still sing that well (except Bye Bye Bye).

Bantering

There was a lot of bantering by the band members between the songs. There was some kind of chatter between nearly every song. There were only two songs where they went from one song directly into another without stopping.

Overall

This is an excellent concert to watch on video. It's too bad I didn't get to see it live (and probably never will since the band has disbanded).

One last thing, throughout the video, they keep making references to being 'here to stay' in retort to those who were saying boy band days are numbered. To that, I say, told you so. Those were my sentiments at the time even though I have since watched the video and I do admire their ability to put on a concert without lipsyncing (that I can tell anyway).

If you're a fan, it's definitely worth a buy. If you like to watch excellent concerts, this is definitely one not to miss. I was very pleasantly surprised at the quality of the production. Especially after having seen a Backstreet Boys concert where the production was so much lower and the quality was average (and in some cases, below average) concert quality.

IT ROCKS !!!!! ALL nsync fans MUST see it !!!!!.......2004-03-12

THIS CONCERT IS COMPLETELY MIND BLOWING!!!!!! IT WILL SURELY DRIVE ALL NSYNC FANS CRAZY!!I LOVED IT AND IT IS ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS EVER SHOT OF A LIVE CONCERT.THE COSTUMES WERE EXCELLENT AND IT WAS VERY WELL PERFORMED.THE SONGS ARE JUST GREAT NSYNC IS JUST SUPERB I DONT HAVE WORDS STRONG ENOUGH TO EXPESS HOW AWESOME THEY ARE. THIS IS ONE OF THE MUST SEE VIDEOS AND ITS WORTH ITS PRICE!!!JUSTIN'S SOLO IS JUST AMAZING AND ALL THEIR SINGING RULZ!! HITS LIKE BYE BYE BYE , ITS GONNA BE ME THIS I PROMISE U,JUST GOT PLAYED ARE FANTASTIC!!
IM A HUGE FAN OF NSYNC AND I THINK THEYRE TOTALLY COOL AND THEY R THE BEST GROUP THAT EVER WAS AND WILL REMAIN THE BEST !!!!!!!!! HOPE U ENJOY THIS TOTALLY ROCKING VIDEO :)

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