Binghampton, NY (12-Oct-92)

this is an excellent dvd.
the picture is pretty dark, but the focus isn't bad and the colors are bright. camera is very steady throughout, mostly staying on Dylan, but also some very tasteful pans. Great Work by the taper! the sound is very good if not excellent, especially for being from an onboard mike.
Dylan is in fine form on this evening, as is the band. lots of strong performances. the crowd is enthusiastic and Dylan seems to feed off of them, particularly during the solo/acoustic portions.
Many highlights throughout this performance. Pretty Peggy-O is excellent, as is a high intensity acoustic Simple Twist of Fate. Boots, It's Alright Ma, Gates of Eden, all wonderful. Man in the Long Black Coat does not disappoint, and What Good Am I is poignant and sincere.
Get this one if you can.

Pretty excellent video recording. The stable camera is positioned slighly on the right side to the stage (viewer´s perspective) and focusses on Dylan mostly in medium- , if not "american" shot, so that there´s some room around our man and one can watch at least JJ and Winston as well. It´s a splendid show with many highly exciting performances (or parts of performances) - a wonderfully groovin´ "Pretty Peggy-O" that maintains a terrific suspense for over seven minutes, a beautiful and tender acoustic set and some enlightening "Man in the Long Black Coat" that builds up to a manic intensitiy towards the end. It´s interesting to compare Dylan´s performance from this period to, let´s say, one from 2003. On the surface he´s much less "animated" on stage - he mostly "just stands" there. To an extend that I sometimes wondered if those moving nasal sounds really come out of him. It´s a rather different kind of approach to his vocals - he seems much more "by himself" here, the interplay with the band is a completely natural thing - so much that he never even glances to anyone. They do their part, he does his own.