Music DVD Review: Jeff Beck - Performing This Week...Live At Ronnie Scott's - Page 3

Along with the two Clapton numbers, some other highlights of this DVD were the absolutely sick performances of "Led Boots" and "Scatterbrain", as well as the haunting ballad "Angel (Footsteps)", where Beck turns in some of those most delicate and precise glass slide playing I have ever witnessed. An abbreviated "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" melds perfectly into one of Beck's best original blues songs, "Brush With The Blues", for another show stopper, but the performance that was worth the price of admission alone was his amazing take on the Beatles' classic "A Day In The Life". I will say nothing more than you must see this one to believe it.

The production quality of this DVD is first-rate. Whether you choose between the DTS 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, or Dolby stereo tracks you will not be disappointed. I stuck mostly with the DTS mix, and it was exceptionally well-balanced and powerful. The widescreen picture looked nearly flawless and the camera work captured the intimacy of this small club performance perfectly. The director was also smart enough to provide an abundance of close-ups of Beck's fretwork throughout the performance. The only bonus feature included was some interviews with Beck and his band members.

Performing This Week...Live At Ronnie Scott's captures one of the world's greatest guitarists in one of the most intimate settings you will ever see. The club holds only a few hundred people, and the first row of tables were practically touching the small stage. You will really feel like you were there after watching this excellent DVD.

Set List
01. Beck's Bolero
02. Eternity's Breath
03. Stratus
04. Cause We've Ended As Lovers
05. Behind The Veil
06. You Never Know
07. Nadia
08. Blast From The East
09. Led Boots
10. Angel (Footsteps)
11. People Get Ready
12. Scatterbrain
13. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat/Brush With the Blues
14. Space Boogie
15. Blanket
16. Big Block
17. A Day In The Life
18. Little Brown Bird
19. You Need Love
20. Rollin' and Tumblin'
21. Where Were You

Ratings:
Performance 9/10
Production 10/10

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