Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Collection is
presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Columbia Records and Legacy with an AVC
encoded 1080i transfer (mostly) in 1.78:1 (some of the archival footage is in
1.33:1). This is a clear and detailed enough looking release when the cameras
capture the artists in close-up, but it's relatively soft looking by
contemporary standards quite a bit of the time, something that's only
exacerbated by the often red or blue lighting scheme. On the plus side, despite
the interlaced presentation, there are few if any noticeable combing artifacts,
and even the aforementioned stage lighting rarely results in typical live
concert bugaboos like pasteurization. In the more brightly lit segments, colors
are accurate looking and nicely saturated. The blue and red lighting schemes
tend to make flesh tones take on slightly weird looking casts at times.
Softness is most obvious in some of the wide shots (especially those of the
audience), where the image lacks little definition and clarity and becomes more
like moving blobs of color.
Video Quality: 4 out of 5
The biggest complaint many fans will have with this release
is that it only features an LPCM 2.0 track, though one has to remember this was
recorded in the Dark Ages of live concert fare, when thoughts of future
lossless surround tracks hadn't quite entered the mainstream. Still, it's
peculiar that Columbia wouldn't want to go back to what must have been multitrack
masters to create a surround track. That said, my job is to actually detail
what is here rather than what isn't, and while narrow and occasionally just
slightly crowded sounding, the LPCM 2.0 track offers excellent fidelity and
some surprising depth. All frequency ranges are reproduced very well, and the
mix nicely balances the ambience of the stage performers with the sounds of the
massive audience. Yes, a surround track would obviously have been appreciated,
and perhaps could have opened up the sound considerably more than what is here,
but taken purely on its own merits, there's not much to complain about with
regard to the track on the Blu-ray disc.
Audio Quality: 4 out of 5
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Collection features
some absolutely amazing performances, and if there are perhaps niggling qualms
with some aspects of the video and audio presentation here, there is such
immediacy and vibrancy in so many of these performances that it's hard to
completely throw out the baby with the bath water. With the caveats above kept
in mind for those of you who set your personal bars high for concert fare on
Blu-ray, Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration is recommended.
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Blu-ray Disc
Details:
- Release Date: Mar 04, 2014
- Run Time: 173min
- Studio: Columbia
- Disc: Single 50GB Blu-ray Disc
- Video Codec: MPEG-4AVC
- Resolution: 1080i
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Audio: English, LPCM(48kHz, 24-bit)
- Behind the Scenes (1080i; 39:06) has tons of great candid footage of many of the stars who performed, including Dylan.
- Bonus Live Performances include:
- Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (John Mellencamp) (480i; 4:19)
- Boots of Spanish Leather (Nancy Griffith with Carolyn
Hester) (480i; 6:37)
- Gotta Serve Somebody (Booker T. and the M.G.'s) (480i;
5:18)
The Blu-ray Disc is comprised of:
- Like A Rolling Stone - John Mellencamp
- Blowin' In The Wind – Stevie Wonder
- Foot Of Pride – Lou Reed
- Masters Of War – Eddie Vedder/Mike McCready
- The Times They Are A-Changin' – Tracy Chapman
- It Ain't Me Babe – June Carter Cash/Johnny Cash
- What Was It You Wanted – Willie Nelson
- I'll Be Your Baby Tonight – Kris Kristofferson
- Highway 61 Revisited – Johnny Winter
- Seven Days – Ron Wood
- Just Like A Woman – Richie Havens
- When The Ship Comes in – The Clancy Brothers and Robbie O'Connell with special guest Tommy Makem
- War – Sinead O'Connor
- Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues – Neil Young
- All Along The Watchtower – Neil Young
- I Shall Be Released – Chrissie Hynde
- Love Minus Zero, No Limit – Eric Clapton (Track Only Available on DVD/Blu-Ray Format)
- Don't Think Twice, It's Alright – Eric Clapton
- Emotionally Yours – The O'Jays
- When I Paint My Masterpiece – The Band
- You Ain't Goin' Nowhere – Mary Chapin Carpenter/Rosanne Cash/Shawn Colvin
- Absolutely Sweet Marie – George Harrison
- License To Kill – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- Mr Tambourine Man – Roger McGuinn
- It's Alright, Ma – Bob Dylan
- My Back Pages – Bob Dylan/Roger McGuinn/Tom Petty/Neil Young/Eric Clapton/George Harrison
- Knockin' On Heaven's Door – Everyone
- Girl Of The North Country – Bob Dylan
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