Product: Brothers of the Road Concert 2 [VHS] (1992)
Rating: 2.0
This could have been a FANTASTIC DVD, and here's why...
I hate it when reviewers don't list band personell, so I'll just say right now that Dickey Betts & Warren Haynes [are awesome], together & solo, and the late Allen Woody also does so on bass. Since ABB is a volotile band, you never know who may pop up, but this is the early-late 90's line-up that never disappointed. The problem with this DVD, is that instead of having a seperate interview feature (which is the same problem that plagues Black Sabbath's Reunion), this concert turns into a documentary, and a very annoying one at that! This was originally filmed for Japanese TV, with Robbie Robertson of The Band hosting it. I have the original Laser Disc version, which just has THE CONCERT, PERIOD, as if you were there. No interruptions, nobody to "tell" me what I am going to see OR are seeing, or interviews with the band that send the concert screens & sound into the background. I bought the DVD thinking I would get slightly better sound & video (which I did), & was shocked at the "butcher job" that was done to it. So now, I put on both the LD and DVD versions (if I have friends over), & switch back and forth to the LD when an annoying interview screws up the continuity of the concert. Buy the VHS or used LD & do the same! I give the DVD 1 star (great audio & picture), and it loses 4 stars for the [terrible] job. If all you can find is the DVD version, it's still worth it for die-hard ABB fans, BUT, I have seen the original... Mentally deranged? You bet!