Rotterdam Ahoy Date: 19 Jun 2005 Location: Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Format: DVD Duration: –
01- ADAM RAISED A CAIN
02- REASON TO BELIEVE
03- DEVILS & DUST
04- LONESOME DAY
05- LONG TIME COMIN'
06- MY FATHER'S HOUSE
07- FOR YOU
08- TWO FACES
09- THE RIVER
10- STATE TROOPER
11- ALL I'M THINKIN' ABOUT
12- I'M ON FIRE
13- RENO
14- COUNTIN' ON A MIRACLE
15- RACING IN THE STREET
16- THE RISING
17- FURTHER ON (UP THE ROAD)
18- JESUS WAS AN ONLY SON
19- THIS HARD LAND
20- THE HITTER
21- MATAMOROS BANKS
22- RAMROD
23- BOBBY JEAN
24- LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS
25- THE PROMISED LAND
26- DREAM BABY DREAM
Notes from BruceDVDs:
The Netherlands' only 'Devils & Dust' show fell on Father's Day and so it was no surprise that Bruce opened with 'Adam Raised a Cain' and later followed up with 'My Father's House'. A piano triple shot of 'For You', 'Two Faces' and 'The River' was complimented later by another trip to the keyboards for 'Countin' on a Miracle' leading into 'Racing in the Street'. A six number encore stretched the set out to a total of 26 songs.
This single disc DVD uses a video shot from the left side of the arena. The camera appears to be on a tripod, but there is still quite a bit of movement and occasional obstructions. Picture quality is generally good, with quite a bit of detail visible and pleasingly solid dark tones. The sound is also good for a camcorder source.
The big problem is that the camera is mounted at an angle until well into the main set and again at the end, giving the appearance that Bruce is standing on a slope. You might find yourself fearing that he could topple backwards at any time.
'Rotterdam Ahoy' is a reasonably good example of a DVD from the tour, as long as you are prepared to watch two thirds of it with your head tilted to one side.
