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I have the DVD "Greatest Hits Live And More (ToTo Live Concert Le Zenith, Paris October 1990)" and "Falling In Between Live". Set aside the audio/video quality, I like the "Greatest Hits" most with simple reason - you get to see all the original members, especially the late Jeff on the drum and how nice it would be if the either Bobby or Joseph is on vocal but that's still OK because the band is authentic. As I follow through to the "Falling In Between", a little disappointment as there's only 3 members Steve/Bobby/Simon (who take on the drum after Jeff Porcaro). I didn't buy the "Toto - Live in Amsterdam: 25th Anniversary" (but borrowed from my friends) and arrive at this "Live from Poland".The line up in this "Live from Poland" is great. We have Simon Phillips on drum, Steve Lukather on guitar, David Paich/Steve Porcaro on keyboards, Nathan East fill in for Mike Porcaro on bass and last but not least Joseph Williams on vocal. If you know ToTo, you probably know it has the root from the Porcaro family and the presence of Steve Porcaro brings back the missing link. Having Joseph Williams on vocal is really something I would say is a correct move because in my opinion (bare with me) his voice still remain powerhouse, especially on the track "Rosanna" he sing more effortlessly than Bobby (Live in Amsterdam: 25th Anniversary) as you'll notice Bobby needs a bit stretch on the high notes. The ballade "I'll Be Over You" where the video in black/white is something interesting and somehow give me nostalgic feeling. Nathan East also add some fun with his vocal on "Africa".The audio/video quality of this "Live From Poland" is pristine as per Blu-ray spec. For audio, I'm using 2.1 setup (same as all other concert Blu-Ray/DVD feedback that I've shared). This align to my practice of listening to music in a conventional stereo sound ( or 2.1 channel at most) because you know 5.1/7.1 setup in actual concert is hard to find (or is there any at all??). So unlike you're watching movies where you want flying bullet effect, helicopter attack from behind etc. the surround-mix mar the music, at least in my opinion. So here's my humble gears:-TV- 50" LG full HD plasmaBD Player- Philipe BDP9700Amplifier- Unison Research Unico SecondoSpeakers- Magneplanar MG1.6Sub-woofer- Yamaha YST-FSW150Speaker cable- Kimber 8TCInterconnect- Kimber HeroSub-woofer cable- SUPRA SublinkAccessories: SUPRA power conditional and LoRad power cordsIf you're interested to know more about ToTo, you can read the AOR- May 2011 Isue2 (it has some write-up on Peter Frampton as well), At the end of the day, I can easily recommend "Live from Poland" to be inserted in your library. Enjoy.
