Reviewed by James Emmerson

A video released to coincide with the recent 'Greatest Hits' double CD, one suspects, helping someone somewhere do very nicely, praise the Lord.  A tad cynical?  Yes, probably, so do forgive me, but I find it hard to get enthused or inspired by what is basically recycled material with a distinctly self-congratulatory tone.  No offence at all intended to either Geoff Moore or his band, or his followers on this side of the Atlantic, who will doubtless be quite happy to invest in this visual version of 'Greatest Hits' (effectively), but it's hard to see who profits from a video like this (or very easy, if you get my meaning).  The notes on the vid box inform us that the concert was recorded in Rome, in itself an unlikely place to host a sell-out Geoff Moore concert - unless of course it is Rome, Georgia, USA, which would help to explain the highly audible all-American accents of the audience as they sing along to "Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music?"  Plenty of other big Geoff Moore hits are thrown in, setting the trend for your hour's worth of viewing.  "The Vow" and "Home Run" get two airings each, as the original videos of these very successful songs are tacked onto the end of the live performance - a nice touch for UK fans who will probably never have seen these before.  Their live renditions are the highlight of the show.  The music is fine, all extremely tight, well played, well arranged, not a video that excites me personally but I can quite readily accept it must have been great to be there.  However, not even the most one-eyed Geoff Moore fan could argue that it resets the boundaries of Christian rock music, settling happily within the already well established zones of the "I'm Alright Jack" self promotional hits videos which already overpopulate the shelves of your Christian bookshop's beleaguered video section.

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