30Th Anniversary Concert Celebration [Deluxe Edition] [ Blu Ray] [2014] [Blu-ray]

I bought this DVD because I have never had the opportunity to see Bob Dylan in concert and having been a fan since I was 17 I thought the added bonus of additional artists would make an entertaining few hours.I enjoyed the majority of the concert, the sound was good, we have wired up our DVD recorder to our speakers which made it feel like you were there with them all. The picture quality after the enhancement from the VHS version, was also first class. However it takes quite some time to get through the big names before we see Bob or Zimmy as he is known to his friends, appear on stage. When he did turn up his actual performance time was quite limited which I felt was not enough; apparently when concert was broadcast it went on for 4 hours.Nevertheless, seeing old favourites like the Cash family & George Harrison, who for me stole the stage,you can see he was clearly enjoying playing with old friends performing wonderfully written and meaningful songs.Lou Reed's musical rendition was more in Lou Reed style than Bob Dylan, plus he was the only artist who failed to memorise the lyrics and had to read from a music stand!Eric Clapton showed them all how to play guitar in his usual relaxed style while a surprise appearance from Roger McQuinn from the Byrds performed a brilliant version of Mr Tambourine Man. I particularly enjoyed Neil Young's performance of 'All along the Watchtower'too.Sinead O'Conner's slot was spoiled by the audience booing her when she walked on stage. Instead of just ignoring them she decided not to sing her allocated song, but in response gave an incantation of Bob Marley's 'War'. Other than that slightly uncomfortable moment the evening passed with flying colours, smacking of a concert well put together resulting in an enjoyable night for all concerned. Sad though to see so many time-served musicians no longer with us, we will not see their like again.Would recommend to others for a good Saturday night in!

22(!) years after the event concert we finally get a superb transfer of this iconic concert!This blu-ray doesn't look and sound anyway near the old VHS that we had to do with all these years. Sony managed to obtain the rights to the HD-footage that was broadcast at Japanese national TV at the time. It was sourced from different cameras so it's basically a different representation of the same show. The image looks surprisingly sharp and clear and comes in gorgeous 16:9 ratio.The sound comes in lossless 2.0 PCM and is also a major improvement over the VHS/laserdisc. Sound is very punchy and powerful, I'm hearing Neil Young's Les Paul growling and Jim Keltner's drums kicking as never before .A 5.1 mix would have been a nice bonus but this PCM track does an excellent job. It's the same mix as the original, which means that Dylan's vocals on 'My Back Pages' are still the re-recorded onesThe bonus features are a bit on the light side: 3 standard-definition bonus tracks and a (interesting) behind-the-scenes featurette (that was already available on the Web) but I guess that's all that we could hope for. It's been commented that it's not the whole show but there must be good reasons for that (licensing? technical issues?).In short, with this blu-ray the concert probably looks as good as it will ever do, and can sit nicely next to 'The Last Waltz' on my shelf :-)Recommended!P.S. the In Memoriam on the back of the booklet is a sad reminder of who's left us since the event: Mr and Mrs Cash, Rick Danko, Donald "Duck" Dunn, George Harrison, Richie Havens, Levon Helm, Lou Reed and others ...

Great concert and good price and delivery time

As with all ‘celebration of’ concerts, your overall satisfaction will depend on whether you like the performing artists and their interpretation of a particular song. The highlight of the concert, for me, is Chrissie Hynde’s ‘I Shall Be Released’. A tremendous performance from all concerned. Similarly, The Clancy Brothers, The O’Jays, Tracy Chapman and John Mellencamp all are superb, and Roger McQuinn does a great job with ‘Mr Tambourine Man’. Others give good performances, even though their version of the song does not appeal to me. THEN....there are those who make you sing the praises of the inventor of the fast forward button. Dylan songs can be long and in the hands of your not too favourite artist can lead to overload. I can’t be bothered with Neil Young and put up with as much as I could before resorting to fast forwarding him. Richie Havens, never a favourite, lasted a minute or so, and Stevie Wonder’s Blowing In The Wind’ never got a look in. I just don’t like the way he sings it. Similarly, you need to be a die hard Johnny Winter fan to appreciate his version of ‘Highway 61 Revisited’, and when Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready launched into a mumbled ‘Masters Of War’, the remote control was swiftly seized. Overall, a pleasure to watch, but be prepared to edit the footage. I’ve been a Dylan fan since the beginning, saw him in 1965, and 1966 when he did his electric tour and remained a devotee since then. However, I don’t view him through rose coloured glasses, and am not too keen on some of his songs. One thing bothers me about his performance on this DVD though...Is he taking the mickey out of us now. A touch of familiarity breeding a bit contempt.

Amazing Bob Dylan’s concert

We are huge Dylan fans and happened across a few excerpts from this concert on YouTube. My wife did a Google search, found the concert, and some ads for the DVD and Blue Ray. We ordered a copy on the spot and aren't disappointed in any way once it arrived. Highly recommended for any one who likes Dylan's work. There have been so many covers of his songs. It is fantastic to see some of those artist on one stage live.

Grandios, mehr muss man dazu nicht sagen.

Pas mal

Line up di artisti incredibile, con molti at top della loro carriera e della forma ... Tra questi John Mellencamp, e poi Booker T and the Mgs , Neil Young che all'epoca era in tour proprio con Booker T and the Mgs' e poi Roger McGuinn .... sicuramente a mio avviso serata magica .