DVDylan ID: D1017
Recording type: Audience
City/Venue: HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London, England
Date: Sunday, 20th November 2011


As if the tremendous catalog of first-rate audio recordings weren't enough, we now have the first, to my knowledge, soomlos video product. If this is indeed the first soomlos video, then he must be commended for a sensitive variety of pans and zooms, a professional authoring job, and perfect audio/video sync.

This DVD is a compilation of Mark Knopfler appearances from the 20-November-2011 concert plus the great Knopfler sit-in on the next night's "Forever Young." Knopfler is front and center on all tracks, and his clean finger-picking lead style complements the playing of the band, especially Charlie's, who manages to take a back seat without fading into the background.

One hopes that this effort is the start of a succession of video projects by our friend and benefactor, the magnificent soomlos.

5 Stars, of course!

Reviewed by yassou on 05th January 2012