The production quality was pretty admirable for an amphitheater concert recording from 1992. The Dolby Digital 5.1 surround track was particularly impressive with screaming distorted guitars coming at you from all angles, and all of the instruments and vocals sounding crisp and perfectly balanced in the mix. The picture was not the sharpest, but was clean and captured the intense light show well. Some grainy black and white footage and slow motion effects were also thrown in, but were used sparingly enough to not be overly annoying. The camera work was very herky-jerky at times, but the overall excitement of the show was captured brilliantly.
The DVD does not include any special features, which is a shame, because including all of the Damn Yankees' videos, and maybe adding some current interviews with the band members reminiscing about their time in the band, would have added immensely to the value of this package.
Uprising Live! provides an excellent look into the personalities and music of the Damn Yankees and is highly recommended for fans of the band. Oh, and make sure you stick around until the very end when Nugent sticks an arrow into the heart of a life-sized Saddam Hussein cutout from about 50 feet, sending the crowd into a frenzy. Hey, it was 1992 after all.
Set List
01. Damn Yankees
02. Uprising
03. High Enough
04. Don't Tread On Me
05. Where You Goin' Now
06. Fifteen Minutes Of Fame
07. Come Again
08. Coming Of Age
09. Renegade
10. Cat Scratch Fever
11. Rock In America
Performance 8/10
Production 8/10
Article comments
1 - Pete
This is it...My warn out vhs finaly in the dumpster....A+