[VideoClip] Erasure: Hits! The Videos (2003) Disc I [RS]

"Hits! The Videos" is the definitive Erasure DVD, giving you music videos and MUCH more. Fans of this synth duo will find lots to enjoy on both these discs. On the first DVD, we get the duo's ENTIRE (and I mean "entire") video history, from their debut "Who Needs Love Like That" right up to 2003's "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)." In all, 35 videos are featured on this disc in 2-channel surround stereo. While they're not big budget extravaganzas, the videos of Erasure are pure exercises in maximum level camp. The one video that had me howling is their cover of ABBA's "Take a Chance on Me" with the duo prancing around in front of the camera in drag. That clip is so flaming, it will melt your screen. Other favorites include "Blue Savannah," "Fingers and Thumbs," and "Love to Hate You."

Featuring 35 videos and an additional disc full of bonus material, Hits: The Videos is the definitive Erasure collection. Disliked by many for their formulaic synth-pop tunes, Vince Clarke and Andy Bell are nevertheless adored by loyal fans across the globe and are still viewed as "alternative" in the U.S. These conflicting feelings toward the British duo have existed since day one, with many put off by their initial high-energy sound and flamboyant image. It was only through adopting a more "macho" white T-shirt and blue jean look in the video for "Sometimes" that the guys eventually managed to obtain chart success in their native U.K. However, the videos (all included on disc 1) for debut singles "Who Needs Love (Like That)" and "Heavenly Action" shouldn't be ignored, as the former features Bell dragged up as a damsel in distress and the later is a kitsch Barbarella spoof, complete with toddlers dressed as cherubs. Ever since their promos have alternated between the more light-hearted, ostentatious videos ("Love to Hate You," "Take a Chance on Me," and "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)") and the serious melodramatic epics ("The Circus," "Am I Right?", "S.O.S.," and "Stay with Me").

Other highlights of this collection include "Chains of Love," which features Clarke and Bell flying around the studio holstered on chains. Taking its inspiration from the video of the Pet Shop Boys' "Go West" from the previous year, Erasure's 1994 single "Run to the Sun" is an ambitious homo-erotic, computer-generated affair seemingly located somewhere in Eastern Europe. (In fact, all of the I Say, I Say, I Say videos are shot in foreign locales--the Far East for "Always" and the Mediterranean for "I Love Saturday"). Another classic is the later video "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me," which features Bell being hauled through various locations on his lounge rug. Despite being renowned for their glitzy live shows, only three of the videos feature material shot on tour ("Oh L'Amour," "In My Arms," and "Rain").


Quality: DVDrip
Video: XVID 512x384 29.97fps 1205Kbps
Audio: Dolby AC3 48000Hz stereo 192Kbps
FileSize: 1,5 Gb

Format: Best of, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Language: English
Studio: Warner Strat. Mkt.
DVD Release Date: November 11, 2003


TrackList:
01. Who Needs Love Like That
02. Heavenly Action
03. Oh L'Armour
04. Sometimes
05. It Doesn't Have To Be
06. Victim Of Love
07. The Circus
08. Ship Of Fools
09. Chains Of Love
10. A Little Respect
11. Stop!
12. Drama!
13. You Surround Me
14. Blue Savannah
15. Star
16. Chorus
17. Love To Hate You
18. Am I Right?
19. Breath Of Life
20. Lay All Your Love On Me
21. S.O.S
22. Take A Chance On Me
23. Voulez Vous
24. Always
25. Run To The Sun
26. I Love Saturday
27. Stay With Me
28. Fingers And Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)
29. Rock Me Gently
30. In My Arms
31. Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me
32. Rain
33. Freedom
34. Solsbury Hill
35. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)




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