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3.0 out of 5 stars
Good show, poor DVD quality - for die-hard fans only!, April 18, 2005
This DVD has two major drawbacks in quality department - poor sound and weird video editing. Individual instruments are lost in audio mix, Suzi's bass can be heard only during her solo, and all in all one can hardly hear treble or bass - only middle range frequencies.
The video editing is done MTV-style: quick takes, fast cuts preventing to see what's going on, no long shots, if there are some close-ups, they are really close - only the face is seen. I've got an impression that the camera man got some new modern equipment and he tried every trick in the book with it, while the editor decided that several different shots per second is quite normal for live rock performance. As a result after 5 minutes of this video motley my eyes got tired, and very soon I've got a real headache!
Artists like Suzi do not need all this modern video extravaganza - her music is a little bit old-fashioned (and we love her for this!), and her show should be shot accordingly. The show itself was quite good, and it can be seen in the second half of the program when the editor slows down a little bit and allows us to see the performance (at last!).
As for b/w archive footage and old video footage embedded by the editor into the show itself, frankly I would prefer to see it in bonus materials: complete versions of old videos and archive footage.
Five stars for the show and only one star for DVD quality ends in resultant three stars.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Suzi Quatro lives on, January 23, 2012
If you are a fan of Suzi Quatro, then this dvd is a MUST-HAVE! Unfortunatly, it only goes for 40 minutes, and if you're a Suzi junkie like me then thats TOO short. But its better than nothing at all, and those fourty minuets are packed with Suzi FUN!!!
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2.0 out of 5 stars
This is really bad, February 16, 2011
The DVD is terrible. Too bad because Suzi is the best. This just don't show it. All the horns is destroying it. Her voise is tired and the whole show is on auto pilot.
Get the Live in Japan DVD from 1975. Then you see what i'm talking about. Suzi should really lose the horns and all the brass. She's much better without it.
Too bad she never will make a good DVD that shows how good she really is.
This will disappoint you.
Sorry to say it, but this is terrible.
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