Info
Living In The Light
ScrewDevil Production
Date: 25 Apr 2005
Location: Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI
Format: DVD
Duration: –
Disc 1:
01- REASON TO BELIEVE
02- DEVILS & DUST
03- YOUNGSTOWN
04- LONESOME DAY
05- LONG TIME COMIN'
06- SILVER PALOMINO
07- FOR YOU
08- REAL WORLD
09- PART MAN, PART MONKEY
10- MARIA'S BED
11- HIGHWAY PATROLMAN
12- BLACK COWBOYS
13- RENO
14- RACING IN THE STREET
15- THE RISING
Disc 2:
01- FURTHER ON (UP THE ROAD)
02- JESUS WAS AN ONLY SON
03- LEAH
04- THE HITTER
05- MATAMOROS BANKS
06- THIS HARD LAND
07- WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY
08- MY BEST WAS NEVER GOOD ENOUGH
09- THE PROMISED LAND
10- 'Rolling Stone' magazine review (text only) [bonus track]
Notes from BruceDVDs:
Format: NTSC
Generation: Master
Video: multi-cam
Audio: dubbed
Menu: authored
Chapters: songs
Description: The 'Devils & Dust' tour's official opening took place at the Fox Theatre in Detroit on the eve of the album's release. It soon became apparent that this was no 'Tom Joad II'. There was a wider variety of musical styles, ranging from the bizarre use of the harmonica on 'Reason to Believe' to a number of piano spots between the acoustic guitar numbers. Bruce debuted 10 of the 12 cuts from the new album, mixed with classic oldies like 'For You' and 'Racing in the Streets'. 'The Rising' album was also well represented with four songs. Other highlights included 'Part Man, Part Monkey' as a commentary on Bush's fundamentalist views and a return to the original solo piano arrangement of 'Real World'.
The show gets the full-blown ScrewDevil treatment on 'Living in the Light', using footage from NYC Shows and Fig. The beautifully designed menus give way to an apt title sequence in the style of an old B&W western. The main source in the 3 cam mix is a head-on shot from waist height. The camera slowly bobs up and down throughout, but Bruce is kept in the centre of the view. This is blended with a great screen shot that is very steady and fills the frame. There is also an alternate stage angle.
Picture quality is generally very good and thankfully far superior to the videos from the last solo tour. However, there is quite a lot of digital noise present in the image, particularly in the dark backgrounds. The dubbed audio gives a clear and full sound and is perfectly synchronised.
'Living in the Light' doesn't fail to live up to the high standards we have come to expect from a ScrewDevil production. Go get your copy now.
