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Curtis Ensler's Collection

Warren Haynes   11/18/1999

Mullins Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Media DVD   2 discs
Notes Just Dylan's set
J-Card Comment Amherst, MA (18-Nov-99)

Recording type: Audience
City/Venue: Amherst, MA
Date: Thursday, 18th November 1999

Disk 1: Tracks 1-10 (74 mins)
Disk 2: Tracks 11-17 (47 mins)

1. Somebody Touched Me
2. Mr. Tambourine Man
3. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
4. Boots Of Spanish Leather
5. Tangled Up In Blue
6. Man Of Peace
7. You're A Big Girl Now
8. All Along the Watchtower
9. Highlands
10. Highway 61 Revisited (w/Warren Haynes)

11. Love Sick
12. Like A Rolling Stone
13. Friend Of The Devil (w/Phil Lesh)
14. Not Fade Away (w/Phil Lesh, Warren Haynes and Jorma Kaukonen)
15. Alabama Getaway (w/Phil Lesh, Warren Haynes and Jorma Kaukonen)
16. Blowin' in the Wind
17. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

Number of discs: 2
Running time: 02:01
Video standard: NTSC
Authoring: DVDs with menu and chapters


Video: MPEG-2 5 Mbps
Audio: LPCM 2.0 1536 Kps


Sound upgraded with excellent LB 2110
Disk 1: slight glitch @~27:30 (Tangled); 52:59 (Highlands) (removed
~12 secs of video)
Disk 2: some glitches on Alabama Getaway (added 49 sec. slide show)


Very well filmed show. Camera work is steady with properly used zoom in
and out, although extreme closeup is not found. Sound is excellent
throughout and well synchronized. Bob is rather quiet and his voice
sounds a bit weak in some acoustic songs but overall performance is
solid. I can't help but mention hard to find performace, "Highlands" in
the first disc. It's very sweet between two delightful songs. Bob looks
like in Highlands as well as his heart. All Along the Watchtower is
great as always. I like Friend Of The Devil and Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
in disc 2.
Highly recommended.

/Reviewed by thinkrun </contact/thinkrun> on 09th June 2006/

This is my first review. I'm quite new to the world of DVDs, but I have
about 25 concert CDs. Having seen so few DVDs, I don't know that I can
comment effectively on the quality of the filmwork. The first disc seems
to be a little sharper than the second, but I found the quality of both
quite good. I liked the good use of the zoom to vary between Bob and the
whole band. Due to the viewing angle, though, Bob and Larry get the bulk
of the screen time. During several of the quieter songs, Bob's vocal is
hard to hear on my computer, but I had no problem getting it loud enough
on the TV.

This is a fine, fine show. The menu for each of the discs has an old
film projector playing selections from the show (see the first 2
screenshots); it's a fun and creative addition to the great experience
of the concert itself.

For me, the first disc, in particular, consists of one high point after
another.
Beginning with a frequent 1999 opener, Somebody Touched Me is solidly
performed. Next, Tambourine Man is performed with Bob paying unusual
attention to making nearly all the lyrics plain and distinctly
enunciated. His facial expression seems more animated than usual
(compared, at least, to the pro-shot video I've seen, and the 3 concerts
I've been to). It's Alright, Ma begins weakly, with a false start
("Pointed threats, they bluff with scorn"), but Bob starts over, and,
beginning with the line "so don't fear, if you hear," the performance
just gets better and better. Rather than just run through the words, Bob
sings them as if this time he's trying to communicate distinct meaning
with them. At times it's almost conversational. Altogether a special
version of the old song. Next up is a soft, tender, and wistful Spanish
Boots. Tangled, one of my favorite songs, follows, but it's a mundane
performance. He rushes through the words, and leaves out the verse "she
was working in a topless place." Next up, though, is a sparkling version
of the rarely-performed Man of Peace. The band stays electric, but
delivers a sensitive rendition of another rarity, in You're a Big Girl
Now. Up next is a splendid Watchtower. It seems to have more energy in
this spot than it has in its frequent encore spot. Rarest of all,
Highlands is next. How does he do it without a lyric cheat-sheet? The
performance is rather quieter than most of the other vocals, but it's a
solid version, and a real treat to hear and see it live. Highway 61 is
not really one of my favorite songs, but this is a rocking, fun version.
Warren Haynes guests, providing soaring, wailing, and delightful leads
during the instrumental breaks.

Disk 2 highlights for me are Love Sick and Rolling Stone. Love Sick is
moody, brooding, and sounds a bit as if he is actually addressing it to
a woman who is present, and he is trying to convey some of the depth of
his wounds. Nicely done. How can Rolling Stone, one of his most
frequently performed songs, possibly be fresh? This one is fresh. It's
played slower than it usually is, and that allows Bob time to use
inflections for emphasis, as he does so very well. In this case, he uses
all his tricks: he pauses, he sings a word or 2 of a phrase, then
repeats the start of the phrase. He draws out words, he sings high, he
sings low, he sings stacato, and through it all, his facial expressions
show that he again appears to be interested in conveying real meaning
through the song. Wondrous and a true delight.
I'm usually not a big fan of cover songs, so I don't have much to say
about the next three songs. I like the mandolin on Friend of the Devil,
though.
It's always good to hear Blowin in the Wind. It's fun to have the band
sing along on the chorus. An average performance of a great song. I
don't care for Rainy Day Women as a closer to any show, but especially
not as a closer to this one, with its rarities, its emotion, and the
quality and effort invested in the classic songs. But I like this more
than most, because he aims at the "everybody must get attacked" meaning,
more than at the "everybody must get high-let's party" version.

I apologize for the long, long review. I'll try to control myself on the
next one. Need I say that I love this concert? Few weaknesses, many
highlights, rare songs, and real expressions on Bob's usually stoic
face. A treasure.

/Reviewed by davidigor </contact/davidigor> on 30th May 2006/

Mary's short review:

FIVE STARS for stealth audio and video - the best of the FAN PROJECT -
hearty thanks to all involved pre and post production!
Recommended for any Bob fan who collects audience shot Bob video -
that's a different game than PRO shot video.

/Reviewed by mary </contact/mary> on 27th May 2006/
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