The production quality was about as good as possible considering the quality of the dated source material. The video reminded me of watching a vintage Tonight Show performance. The band was decked out in their finest white, polyester, bell-bottomed suites, with the exception of McIntire who wore mostly black. The stage design looked like a low-rent discotheque and the light show was very dull, consisting almost entirely of fixed, white spotlights. The superb DTS surround audio track made me forget about most of the other flaws and I was able to get lost in the funk-fest before me.
Three bonus tracks, "If I Ever Lose This Heaven", "I'm The One", and "T.L.C". are also included and they suffered an even worse fate as far as the video restoration went. They are mostly shown through a single camera that appears to be positioned near the sound board and captures the entire stage. Occasionally they would switch to a side-stage angle but the colors would usually be very washed out. This does add an extra 33 minutes worth of performance footage to the package which makes it easy enough to overlook these flaws.
Everyone should have a little bit of funked-up, blue-eyed soul in their collection and this is certainly a great place to start. The Live At Montreux series has come through with another winner.
Set List
Pick Up The Pieces
Work To Do
A Love Of Your Own
Person To Person
Got The Love
Sweet And Sour
Cut The Cake
I Heard It Through The Grape Vine
Bonus Tracks
If I Ever Lose This Heaven
I'm The One
T.L.C.
Performance 8/10
Production 6/10
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