Live in Istanbul

Back when this was first shown on HBO or Showtime in about 97 or so, I sort of thought the Spice Girls were a bit teeny and not to be taken seriously. At the time, my son was about 8 or 9... and I had bought him their first album for Easter just because I knew it was popular (not all that aware that it was so significantly more a girl thing than a boy thing). Now, personally, I have always been a big hard rock and metal fan, but growing up in the 80s I also had a healthy appreciation for pop music. So, anyway, I bought him their CD and one day this was on HBO or Showtime he had it on downstairs and I was upstairs doing some project and had turned it on as background music. I watched the little documentary that starts this and found myself relating to these girls who were really nervous about their first show (being that I am very raw musician who had only played to small groups of friends in my life). Anyway, it was cool and once the concert portion started I was like... "HOLY COW... this is like the female pop version of KISS". I dropped what I was working on and sat on my bed and watched the whole thing. Big stage, outfits, personas, pyro, lights. Given my tastes for a stage show and good catchy music, there was literally nothing not to like here. I could not have been more impressed with the girls (not to mention, what guy who was around 28 at the time wouldn't have found at least Posh and Ginger hot?). The next day I borrowed his Spice CD and took it to work. After work I went and bought the Spice World CD... and so on and so on. I am actually proud as a now 41 year old guy to say that I realized the Spice Girls totally rocked... and I was not going to listen to what the general public thought of them. To this day I list the Spice Girls among my all time favorite bands. I saw them with my son and 15,000 screaming girls and moms when they toured the US late in the 90s (sadly without Ginger) and again on their reunion tour a couple years ago... where I went by myself (no one else wanted to or was able to go) and I felt a little out of place among the crowd given my age and gender BUT I loved the show. Anyway, the Spice Girls were so much better than they ever got credit for. Great vocal harmonies and ideas and just plain fun over the top of some really cool funky 70s vibe musical base. As far as I am concerned the Spice Girls were a big reason why the 90s broke out of the dreariness of the music that defined the middle of that decade. They helped pop and rock music moved back into being more fun and melodic again.As for this DVD, I also own the VHS version, but who wants to watch a VHS anymore? I had been looking for DVDs of these for years and was glad to find them. This is a really good version of the same thing you would have had on the VHS. I was a little concerned that it might be a cheap bootleg or not work on an American player, but it all worked just fine. Picture is very good, sound is very good. Very happy to have it on DVD. I bought the Wembly one as well... and it is also great.In a perfect world the Spice Girls would have been appreciated more... it is too bad they weren't. If you give them a chance, I think they could go toe to toe with any other female pop artist or group in history. I tell you I have seen hundreds of live shows from the best bands out there and the Spice Girls live (especially on their reunion tour) were as good as all the best I have ever seen.

I purchased this DVD hoping that it had the full un-edited version of the show, seeing as several songs were omitted on the VHS. Unfortunately, its the exact same line up, but not any less spectacular! The DVD includes an interview segment with all 5 girls on which the talked about the making of their first CD  Spice  and the preparation for their first tour. This ran for about 25 minutes, then it includes a mini-doc that chronicles 3 days leading up to the concert, then the concert starts right after. That portion runs about 55 minutes. The setlist is as follows:1. Intro (Interview and Girl Talk)2. If You Cant Dance3. Who Do You Think You Are4. Say Youll Be There5. Step To Me6. Naked7. 2 Become 18. Spice Up Your Life9. Move Over10. Wannabe11. Outro (Credits)If ever they re-release this DVD in its entirety, i will surely buy that one as well, but until then, this will have to do.I remember i was 9 the first time i watched this, and I have the exact same reaction now. Definitely a MUST BUY for any Spice Girls fan. Long Live Posh!

This is the best concert with all 5 but the Wembley dist has better production quality.

The DVD which I received played flawlessly, received promptly. I had owned the VHS version of this concert, and the disc contains all the features. The image quality, to my memory, is not better than the VHS (which I no longer have). I assume it was a direct transfer, not a remaster. But it is a very good transfer.I don't have any other concerts, but of clips which I have seen on YouTube and others, this appears to be the best concert DVD the Spice Girls made. A good purchase for a fan or collector.

YES! YES!!!!! and YES!!!!!! Great video quality great audio quality! I used to have the original VHS from the U.K. that I bought when it was originally released. This is NOT the full concert. This is the version aired on tv in some countries, and that is a bummer! Such a wonderful and fun concert. But you can go to YouTube and see the songs that are missing. I would recomend this DVD!

How do you spell energy? "Spice Girls Live in Istanbul," that's how! WOW!!This disk will be their legacy DVD. It is a MUST have.It is short (44 minutes and seams to go by in about 10 minutes). Don't worry - you will play it again, and again, and again...I also learned some new information in the special features. Well worth the asking price!

Awesome awesome! The girls put on a great show, the band is fantastic, and it's really fun to see the preparations leading up to the concert. There are a couple songs included in the concert that are normally pretty hard to find. There are, of course, all the great hits that everyone loves too. This is a must-have for any Spice Girls fan. You will not be disappointed.

I'm a fan of Spice Girls and I'm so glad I found this concert on DVD. Granted the concert itself is a little on the short side but I think it's on of their better and fun concerts. The interviews and practices are a nice inside look at what they go through but I love this because of the songs... Classic Spice Girls

I couldn’t wait to reminisce the best days ever! This was such a brilliant concert and I thoroughly enjoyed the extras I had never seen before! And this brought back the old feeling of girl power and the start of everything they created for girls today.

Granted the documentary is slightly long and the concert is slightly short (about 50 mins), but when they kick off they are indeed some of the best of the 90s party pop! For Spice Girls fans I'd say 5 stars, it's a well worth collectible!

Happy with this product came today very quick service.

love the spices

nostalgia