Product: Winger Live (2007)
Rating: 4.0
Brilliant performance but.....
A rare concert DVD from one of the most underrated (and mis-understood) bands of all time. A great collection of old and new that would be a great introduction to someone that has never had the pleasure of hearing this band. The bands performance demonstrates perfectly how professional and talented these guys are. Kip Wingers vocals are as good as ever and Reb Beach's solos are almost note for note correct - an amazing feat considering how complex they were on the studio albums. This DVD shows a band that are not only musically brilliant but are mature and talented songwriters/performers that mesh perfectly with each other.Unfortunately, the DVD itself is a bit of a let-down: video quality is good but looks a bit amateurish at times, the switching between colour and black and white is a gimmick that is getting very old now and the DVD is promoted as being 16:9 widescreen, well, it's not really - it has been captured in 16:9 then authored to 4:3 in letterbox format which means you get black bars top and bottom as well as on both sides! Why?? This would look OK on a 4:3 TV but c'mon guys, it's a widescreen world now! Also, as has been mentioned by other reviews, this is in Dolby Digital 2.0 only which is a bit of a shame, but as the DD2.0 mix is pretty good, I can live with that.Worthwhile purchase but a little disappointing on the presentation - lets hope the next DVD release will improve.