Some of the other performance highlights came by way of the cover songs. "Memories Can't Wait," the Talking Heads number that Living Colour wildly reinvented on the Vivid album was killer, as usual. The Motown classic, "Papa Was A Rolling Stone," and Hendrix's "Crosstown Traffic" were about as good as it gets. Speaking of Hendrix, Reid's frantic guitar style, especially his solos, have always reminded me of if you listened to Are You Experienced on 78 rpm's, instead of 33 1/3 - not that I sit around and listen to albums on the wrong speed all the time.
As with most of the other videos in the New Morning concert DVD series, Living Colour's Paris Concert includes some impressive sites and sounds. The DVD includes both DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio tracks as well as a PCM stereo mix. The widescreen picture looks superb, and the steady camera work puts you right into the front row of this intimate Paris music club. Unfortunately, there is not even a hint of any special features included on the DVD.
New Morning: The Paris Concert is another solid concert DVD release from Living Colour, but I think that their best work is still yet to come. Hopefully next year's new album will prove me right.
Set List
01. Type
02. Middle Man
03. Funny Vibe
04. Song Without Sin
05. Nova
06. Wall
07. Sacred Ground
08. Memories Can't Wait
09. Papa Was A Rolling Stone
10. Glamour Boys
11. Crosstown Traffic
12. Go Away
13. Either Way
14. Ignorance Is Bliss
15. Drum Solo
16. Flying
17. Love Rears Its Ugly Head
18. Time's Up
19. Cult Of Personality
Ratings:
Performance 7/10
Production 8/10
Article comments
1 - FreqDaddy
#5 of the DVD is actually Wall (from Stain)
2 - Paul Roy
It's like I listed it. The short instrumental "Nova", from the Collideøscope album is #5 in the set, and it leads into "Wall" which was #6. Who cares though, I was just glad to see "Wall" played, seeing that is was not listed on the case.