Portsmouth, England (24-Sep-00)

A precious and worthwhile document.
Video, a bit obstructed at times, a bit grainy, a bit shakey at times. so it goes. The rest of the time the taper makes great use of his floor position, capturing each of the players from the waist up (save Kemper on drums) throughout the night, while staying primarily on Bob.
Audio, some of the best around on DVD, several 'stars' above some other 5 star rated audio.
Top-notch authoring and sync work.

This is a great show from a great year of shows, featuring Bob's all around best band in years at the top of their collective game. As Bob says in his intros: "some of the best players in the world". No doubt. This DVD provides further evidence that the campell/sexton line-up offered Dylan such a strong musical base as to allow him to really stretch out and explore his own performances, often to wonderful effect. Bob needs confident, virtuoso side men, and his work demands nothing less.

performance highlights include the If not for you > the wicked messenger sequence featuring a firey harp solo on the later,

well worth having, less than five stars only due to occasional video issues.

WHAT CAN I SAY>>>>>>>>>>

GET THIS DVD BY ALL MEANS POSSIBLE!!!!!

L

BY FAR THE BEST SOUND I'VE HEARD ON ANY AUDIENCE FILMED DISC.
YOU CAN HEAR ALL BOB'S VOCAL NUANCES CLEAR AS A BELL, HIGHLIGHTED BY HIS BAND. AN EXCELLENT VISIONS OF JOHANNA, AND FOURTH TIME AROUND, EVEN THOUGH IT IS CUT. IF ONLY ALL THE DISCS HAD THIS QUALITY SOUND. THIS ONE DOES THE MAN JUSTICE!