The Time Machine Tour | 
| Director: Darren Hayes
Actor: Darren Hayes
Studio: Powdered Sugar
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 10072
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 115
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 2
UPC: 634457401594
EAN: 0634457401594
ASIN: B0018FZIUS
Theatrical Release Date: July 22, 2008
Release Date: July 22, 2008
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Product Description
After touring constantly for 12 months, Darren Hayes is about to release a stunning live concert DVD of his most ambitious and critically acclaimed concert tour to date : The Time Machine Tour.
Quietly selling out London s prestigious Royal Albert Hall, Hayes audaciously toured a show that had more in common with Pink Floyd than American Idol.
The show, designed by legendary U2 and Rolling Stones designer Willie Williams featured, amongst other things, a 24 foot animatronic steel and neon origami bird and set pieces straight from a Jules Verne novel.
The DVD marks the completion of a project that has seen Hayes graduate from pop star to label head and CEO of his own independent record company.
A year before the likes of Radiohead decided to snub major label EMI, Hayes had announced plans to go it alone via his own label Powdered Sugar releasing his double album This Delicate Thing We ve Made with little fanfare. Just great songs, intricate art piece music videos and a blistering live band.
Accountants, managers and suits and ties advised him against spending so much of his own money on such a show. But Hayes famously ignored them and took the elaborate production all over the UK and Australia. The DVD was shot in his hometown of Brisbane Australia on the final night of the tour.
''This was the tour I've always dreamed of. Bowie and Peter Gabriel made the blueprint for this type of rock theatre and although it sounds morbid, doing a show like this was one of my before I die wishes. I simply had to do something like this once in my life and I couldn t think of a better moment than this period to try'', Hayes said.
Costume design stitched by makers from the Royal Shakespeare Company and set pieces by the folks who put U2 in a Lemon and George Michael in front of the largest video screen ever built the show was a spectacle that had to be seen to be believed.
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Time Travel on a Neon Bird - What More Could You Ask For?! September 1, 2008
Darren Hayes just gets better and better! His ability to write personal, heartfelt music that can lift a crowd en masse, while simultaneously convincing the indivual listener that the song was written just for them - it's incredible!
The Time Machine Tour was Darren's dream, and he made it a reality - it's a miracle of human determination. Part Pop Concert, part theatrical production, this show causes me to catch my breath again and again. "Casey" alone is enough of a reason to buy this DVD. I was lucky enough to be there when the Neon Bird was brought out onto the stage - the thrill that went through me then returns again and again as I recall the moment I fully understood (at least from my own perspective) the extent of what Darren is trying to say on his beautiful album.
This is so much more than a Tour - it's a journey of healing: for Darren, yes, but also for anyone who chooses to board that Time Machine with him. The idea of returning to your past and making peace with it - not changing it, just accepting and moving on....I can't be the only one who thinks this is a work of genius. I can't begin to imagine the direction his next project will take - one thing's for sure though, it will be as innovative as both "Tension and the Spark" and "This Delicate Thing...." and wherever he goes, I will follow.
Bravo Darren!
Beyond The Paradoxical... August 27, 2008
Darren Hayes is a master of live performances. As the proud owner of Savage Garden's "Superstars & Cannonballs," and his solo concert, "Too Close For Comfort" (which I've had to permanently change my media player's regional coding for just so I could watch it), I can attest to this man's ability to play off a crowd. To take all the energy they pump into him, and send it right back at them in the form of a stellar, energetic performance.
His latest concert, "The Time Machine Tour," only refines that art. The concert represents a high point in Darren's life...married to a man he loves, happy and successful but relatively unburdened by the trappings of mega-celebrity or "faddishness." I envy this man's personal happiness, but it shows through and affects his fans through his work, his music, and his performances...
The performance on "Time Machine" is top-notch. Each song is perfectly suited to where it is sung...with the surprising exception of "Affirmation," a personal favorite, placed near the end of the show rather than as the grand finale as has been his trademark up till now. Darren has remixed Affirmation several different times, going for a more heartfelt, less synthesized version each time. This one may be a little bit simplified, but it's still recognizable as the same song...and with the sentiments in that number, and "Casey," the track from TDTWM that preceded it, simpler can sometimes be better.
Of course, what goes for music doesn't necessarily go for the stage itself. Each set piece is lavish and beautiful, with stunning surprises practically each and every song...the most impressive of which in my opinion comes between "Casey" and "Affirmation." Keep an eye out.
All in all, I highly recommend this to any fan of Darren's, or the pop/rock genre in general. I also recommend this to people who associate 'pop' with the teenybopper genre. This is adult contemporary at its finest, both showstopping and thought-provoking.
5 stars, and counting.
Breathtaking August 24, 2008
I am simply at a loss for words for Darren Hayes's The Time Machine Tour Dvd. For a man that did the whole thing out of his own pocket (including his album) this is one of the best shows I have ever seen and I regret not being able to see it live.
This is a must own for any fan of concerts, music, pop music and of course Darren.
Great Concert August 17, 2008
I have been a Darren Hayes fan since Savage Garden's first album, and I am always eager to get everything he puts out. This DVD lived up to my expectations and then some. Darren's interactions with the audience were cute and funny, and one thing that struck me was how much more confident he seemed than in the Savage Garden concert DVD. In that one, while he of course had the same amazing voice, and was completely adorable, he didn't have the stage presence and charisma that he has in the new DVD. The band and backup singers seemed to be having a great time, as well. The tribute to SG/Daniel Jones when he sang "The Best Thing" was touching and sweet. All in all, I am very happy with this DVD and would recommend it to anyone who wants to see a great show by an amazingly talented performer.
Solid excellence for all age groups August 15, 2008
Everything other reviewers have said I totally support. This is such a great concert. It is sustained entertainment right through and covers many musical moods and styles. It stands well as theatre too. The backing band even seem to be really into it and enyoying it. Darren is a mature performer and songwriter who gives a very generous performance that doesn't wane. There is some really intersting music and great beat. I didnt know many of the songs before I watched and immediately was into them. I just want to add that I've been into rock type music since the 60s which puts me outside many of the age-groups that may usually look at him. So I want to add that my generation would get a lot out of this too if anyone is looking for something new.
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