Product: Brothers of the Road Concert 2 [VHS] (1992)
Rating: 2.0
The DVD version is a letdown--find the VHS version!
This product is an example of how sometimes the progression of technology results in the regression of value. I believe this DVD version of this concert is nothing but the made-for-TV version that had to be under an hour, hence the absence of much of the material featured on the original VHS version.I highly recommend that you find the VHS version--there are some to be had for reasonable prices. The VHS version is 30 minutes longer in concert length and has no edits or interview interruptions. On the VHS version, the sound is a little bit distorted (common for VHS tapes), but overall is good.As for the performance, overall great, but there a few shaky moments. When the drummers finish their solos in Elizabeth Reed and everybody comes back in for the main theme reprisal, it's a rhythmic MESS for a few seconds while the drummers have to drag the tempo back down to what the guitarists are playing--lol. The guitars are a bit out-of-tune in a couple of places on that number as well, but Warren and/or Dickie are pretty quick to tune it back up on the fly...The BEST tune on this concert recording (and thankfully is preserved intact on the DVD version) is Going Down The Road Feeling Bad. I can't tell you how GREAT it is! Just a simple country-blues tune, but Dickie and Warren just absolutely shine on it, vocally and instrumentally! That track is worth the price of the whole concert!So if you can't find the VHS version of this (or can't use it), then I still recommend getting the DVD version for what it is--a lot better than no version at all!