Hughes also performs a version of the Moody Blues' classic "Nights In White Satin," which he recorded for the Australian release of Music For The Divine. Musically speaking, it is a pretty straightforward run through of the song, but Hughes sings it with enough passion and conviction to really make it his own. Toward the later third of the show, Hughes swapped out his acoustic guitar for an electric bass before diving into a short cover of Procol Harum's "A White Shade Of Pale." Again, Hughes makes this one his own with the infusion of several falsetto vocal flourishes.

Deep Purple's Burn masterpiece "Mistreated" has long been a staple of Hughes' live shows, but it doesn't exactly lend itself well to an acoustic makeover. For this performance, Marsh drenched his acoustic guitar in delay and echo to create a completely unique mood; Hughes cranked up his bass an extra notch to help project the power of the original. Hughes vocal gymnastics can be a little too Christina Aguilera-like over-the-top at times, be he managed to reign himself in enough to keep this one from getting too out of hand.

The middle part of the set featured four tracks in a row from Music For The Divine and is what inspired me to rush out and buy the album. These are the four lightest tracks on the new album, so don't think that the whole thing is just a bunch of ballads. I can assure you that the rest of the album rocks and funks pretty hard. "Frail" and "The Divine" are easily two of the best ballads Hughes has ever written, and are each beautiful enough to bring a grown man to the verge of tears. Ahem, ah, not me though, of course.

Hughes brings the set to a close by inviting Australia's own Jimmy Barnes up on stage to help sing the Deep Purple classic "Gettin' Tighter."  Barnes who had been nursing drinks out in the audience during the whole performance, greets the crowd with "How are you supposed to fucking sing after that?! Thanks a lot, man!" But Barnes, who possesses a powerfully gruff and bluesy voice, belts out the song like it was written especially for him. Barnes had been hanging out with Hughes because he sang on the radio-edit of "Monkey Man", which appears on the Australian release of Music For The Divine.

The encore features an emotionally charged rendition of the Deep Purple gem "You Keep On Moving," which Hughes sings so passionately that he practically weeps some of the lyrics. His emotion always seems very genuine, and not just contrived for the audience's sake.

The production quality of this DVD was surprisingly superior. For some reason I was expecting something a little more low budget, but this disc was aces in all categories. Three audio options are provided in the form of DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, and Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. They all sounded remarkable, but I would give the edge to the DTS track, as it is so crisp, clear, and natural sounding that you might swear that the band is set up right in your living room. The track was engineered very LOUD too, so I had to turn my amplifier volume down several notches from where I usually keep it.