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| DVDylan ID: | D354 |
| Recording type: | Audience |
| City/Venue: | Indiana State Fairground Grandstand, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Date: | Friday, 15th July 1988 |
Never-Ending Tour Concert #25
- Subterranean Homesick Blues [mostly cut]
- Just Like A Woman
- John Brown
- Masters Of War
- Tangled Up In Blue
- Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
- It Ain't Me, Babe
- Trail Of The Buffalo
- Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
- I Shall Be Released
- Silvio
- Like A Rolling Stone
- The Times They Are A-Changin'
- All Along The Watchtower
| Number of discs: | 1 |
| Video standard: | NTSC |
| Authoring: | There is no information about DVD menus/chapters |
First, take that star rating with a grain of salt: I am a newbie, and this is actually the first audience-shot DVD I've ever seen. But I'll try to describe both the picture quality and the performance.
This DVD appears to have been shot from the balcony. Thus, there are almost no obstructions -- aside from several times when the camera is either covered or tilted toward the ceiling by mistake. (This happens only 3 or 4 times, though, and each lasts only a few seconds.) The balcony vantage point means that there are no closeups. You get one camera shot -- a straight-on view that covers about three-quarters of the full stage, showing Bob and several band members.
The sound is a bit muffled, and some folks don't like the G.E. Smith era, but I saw a show on this tour and liked it, and I like this DVD as well. The performance is pretty inspired for the first half, a bit less so on the closing stretch. The Masters is particularly fine, and I'm a fan of the electric Tangled and the acoustic It Ain't Me as well.
All in all, I doubt anyone would consider this an essential disc. But if you like this era, or are curious about it, you may well enjoy this disc.
Keith
Reviewed by dusablecoach on 03rd August 2004