Hear'Say: Live in Manchester

The rise of Hear’Say, the winner of ITV1’s 2001 series PopStars, has been phenomenal to say the least. As Hear’Say Live documents, despite being together only nine months and having just two hit singles, the group accomplished the unthinkable--a dazzling, all-singing, all dancing, sell-out UK arena tour. Kicking off with a thrilling James-Bond-style opening sequence the group descend via ropes on to the stage. Despite being a slickly choreographed affair, the concert appears to be hindered by the audience’s general lack of familiarity with the material. This is further emphasised by the highlights of the concert being the solo, cover performances given by each band member--"Chains" (Mylene); "I Found Lovin'" (Danny); "How Do I Live" (Kym); "Never Too Much" (Noel) and Suzanne’s excellent version of Madonna’s "Express Yourself". Although their second album Everybody was released just two months after the featured live concert, the show fails to include any material from this release.