Disco de George Michael: “TwentyFive [DVD]”

Note: This review is based on the UK release of "Twenty Five."

"Twenty Five" is George Michael's 'Best of' music video collection to accompany the album of the same name. Simply put, it's fantastic. George Michael has created some of the best pop music out there in his 25 years in the business and his videos are every bit as good. Ever emotionally engrossing and visually stimulating, few of these videos aren't worth watching again and again.

Everything you would expect to be here is, and some things you wouldn't expect are pleasant surprises.

Disc 1:

Club Tropicana (WHAM!)

Wake Me Up Before You Go Go (WHAM!)

Freedom (WHAM!)

Last Christmas (WHAM!)

Everything She Wants (WHAM!)

I'm Your Man (WHAM!)

The Edge of Heaven (WHAM!)

Careless Whisper (on a WHAM! album, but it was his first solo gig)

A Different Corner

I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)

I Want Your Sex

Faith

Father Figure

One More Try

Monkey

Kissing a Fool

Freedom '90

Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (Live With Elton John)

Too Funky

Disc 2:

Fastlove

Jesus to a Child

Spin the Wheel

Older

Outside

As (with Mary J. Blidge)

Freeek!

Amazing

John and Elvis are Dead

Flawless (Go to the City)

Shoot the Dog

Roxanne

An Easier Affair

If I Told You That (with Whitney Houston)

Waltz Away Dreaming (Toby Bourke)

Somebody to Love (live with Queen)

I Can't Make You Love Me (live)

Star People (live)

You Have Been Loved (live)

Papa Was a Rollin' Stone

Round Here

I don't consider it a big deal, but one of the more controversial videos is the "toned down" version. In 2002, George wrote a song called "Shoot the Dog" about UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President Bush and unrest in the Middle East. Most of the video remains intact, but references to drug use and the "puppet in bed" gag have been removed. Not a huge deal but worth noting.

Conclusion: I cannot endorse this set enough. These videos are visually distinctive masterpieces of the medium. If you enjoy music, videos or music videos, I would encourage you to check this set out.

I'm in the US and very happy this DVD was available to purchase without going through the hassle of trying to find all of these songs/videos in one place. The U.S. deserted George Michael. Because of the LA incident and lawsuit with Sony, the US is not seeing his talent the way the rest of the world is. MTV and VH1 don't play his videos although they are made extremely well and probably would be requested. His 96 Unplugged is one of the best yet is very rarely seen on VH1. Can't understand why Sony/Epic aren't pushing his concert or music at all.

He has a great following on Youtube and his talent really shows through there thanks to his fans. He's not even included in the 80's show they are now showing. Justin Timberlake and Michael Buble have definitely been influenced by GM but have a long way to go to even grace his presence. He has one of the best voices out there and is a true showman. There are 3 unplugged songs on this DVD. I wish there were more. I would have loved to have seen the Unplugged Freedom version, but will take what I can get. His live performances are uncomparable to others because of his most gifted voice. The man can sing anything and at 44 still has a powerful voice. I hope he keeps putting out more of his videos and music in America. He still has alot of hard core fans here. I think that will be known when he starts doing his concerts. If you like POP heavy on the R&B influence, George is your man. Put the cd/dvd in the car radio, turn it up and just drive. You'll be singing along in traffic before you know it.

Good overview of George Michael's songs with videos from Wham till most recent. It consists of two DVDs where the first is mostly of his days in Wham. The audio on the first DVD has a couple of the songs that are not top notch but this is mostly older stuff. The second DVD is more recent and audio is very good. I wish this was in High Definition video then it would be great............

She asked me for all the old Wham and George Michael videos and this is EXACTLY what she wanted.

I have not seen all of these videos before. I had one of the previous greatest hits video collection, and I thought that one was pretty good (even though now it's a bit dated, and so much has happened since then) But this one looks great, sounds great, and has everything I wanted it to have (and more I didn't even know existed). The Hightlight for me was the video for "AS" a remake of a Stevie Wonder classic. I am not a huge Mary J. Blige fan, but they work great together. and the video/song were awesome. I had never seen this before or heard the song before. I now have the Twenty Five 3disc collection, and I'd recommend that as well. Both are great. You may have noticed I have been saying great a lot lol, well George Michael is a very talented singer/songwriter/performer. Such a soulful voice, and very creative visually as well. Kissing a Fool has always been one of my favorites. Not sure why it wasn't included on the corresponding cd though. I liked the nostalgic theme of the old smoky cafe. I didn't like that song when I first heard it but it grew on me and is now one of my all time favorites. Great video.I would highly recommend this set for anyone. Not just George Michael fans but for anyone who loves great music. If you are a casual fan watching this will make you want to buy the corresponding albums (at least his solo work). My only qualm with this set,well two things, one I hate the case it comes in, as it arrived with a cut on the spine, as if someone cut the shrink wrap off of it. but it was sealed. But I hate dvds that do not come in a hard case. Everyone screams how enviromentally friendly these types of cases are, but they are cheap cardboard that gets messed up. I never intend to throw out my dvds. If I have something that either becomes obsolete or is replaced with something better then I give my dvds to someone who wants it. I never throw away cds or dvds. In fact I am more likely to throw away cases like this when they get messed up. With hard cases you just buy a new case. But generally they last a long time. Just me commenting on how music/movie companies rip off the true collectors, no wonder people download illegally, when what they purchase isn't any better than what they downloaded. My second thing is I would have loved a booklet of some kind, either describing the videos or why they were made. Kind of a behind the scenes thing. But neither of these things kept me from enjoying the videos, so that is why it still gets 5 stars (a rarity from me). You won't go wrong by purchasing this.