Dom Robinson reviews

Distributed by
Sanctuary Digital Entertainment

Cert:

Cat.no: SVE 3003

Running time: 88 minutes

Year: 2002

Pressing: 2002

Region(s): All, PAL

Chapters: 18

Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1

Languages: English

Subtitles: None

Fullscreen: 4:3

16:9-Enhanced: No

Macrovision: Yes

Disc Format: DVD 5

Price: £15.99

Extras: Brit Awards clip, "Rockmeister" clips

While most people will be familiar with rock classics such as Wishing Well and the overplayed All Right Now, they should also recognise the powerful Feel Like Makin' Love and Can't Get Enough, the latter once being used in an advert although I forget for which product.

There are 18 chapters on the disc, starting with an introduction, but the music tracks are as follows (so add 1 to each of the number below when choosing your chapter):

1. Burnin Sky 2. Can't Get Enough 3. Good Lovin' Gone Bad 4. Feel Like Makin' Love 5. Rock Steady 6. Movin On 7. Seagull 8. Ready For Love 9. Deal with the Preacher

10. Rock And Roll Fantasy 11. All Right Now 12. Wishing Well 13. Bad Company 14. Silver Blue and Gold 15. Run with the Pack 16. Shooting Star 17. Joe Fabulous

The concert was filmed in 16:9, but has been presented here in letterbox format and not anamorphic, the latter being what DVD is capable of so well so why have we been stiffed there? It's been shot on NTSC stock as well and the transition to PAL isn't perfect, giving it a blurry appearance.

The sound comes out better though, with Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 options sounding rich, although Paul Rodgers' voice doesn't quite cut it as it used to, so don't go expecting the perfection you'd find on one of their albums.

There are a few extras, but all fairly brief, starting with text-based ones for a Biography, Track by Track comments, a discography, plus a Photo Gallery and just over 20 minutes of band Interviews in front of the stage.

6 minutes of Behind the Scenes footage, as they prepare for their gig, doesn't hold any surprises and Famous Friends contains 8 minutes of backslapping interview clips with other old rockers from Styx, Heart and Deep Purple, to name but three. All of these extras will entertain the average Bad Company fan, but I doubt you'll give them a second viewing.

There are no subtitles option for English, while the menus use subtle animation and the main one features the band's music.

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Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2002.