Albert Collins – Live At Montreux 1992 (Eagle DTS DVD)
Picture: B- Sound: B Extras: C+ Concert: B-
We have
looked at two earlier Albert Collins concerts on DVD before, both from the same
German hit TV series Ohne Filter. They were pretty well matched and there is no
doubt about his talents:
1985 Icebreakers show
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/4897/Albert+Collins+&+The+Icebreakers
1988 solo show
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/1229/Albert+Collins+(Ohne+Filter)
Now we
get a new DVD from a much later appearance, from a different company and at a
different place. Live At Montreux 1992 shows he has lost none of his skill or heart
as he performs the following:
1)
Iceman
2)
Honey Hush
3)
Lights Are On (But Nobody's Home)
4)
If You Love Me Like You Say
5)
Too Many Dirty Dishes
6)
Put The Shoe On The Other Foot
7)
Frosty
As good
as this all is, it also felt almost like déjà vu, but for fans, it will mean
much more. I have to say that it was
funny seeing this after the other concerts a while back as if I had lived
through the actual times by default.
However, it was the four bonus tracks from his 1979 appearance at
Montreux that I liked more than anything I had seen before. Too bad the following were so short:
1) Listen Here
2) Snatchin' It Back
3) Cold Cold Feeling
4) Frosty
In these
tracks more than anything I have seen of him before, you understand why Collins
is the legend he is, here at the peak of his powers and with an energy that
grew in different ways later, but is most interesting here. I am no Blues fan, but it is some of the
better Blues footage seen to date and is as big a reason to get this disc as
the main program.
The
anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image is soft and originated on analog video
of some kind (PAL or maybe NTSC) with consistent color and those involved in
the transfer must have worked hard to fix it.
The DTS 5.1 mix is even better, outdoing the Dolby Digital 5.1 mix and
PCM 2.0 16/48 Stereo mix, and though this can show its age is impressive for
its time and circumstances. Besides the
extras tracks in a 1.33 X 1 video shoot, there is a paper pullout with an essay
fans will enjoy.
- Nicholas Sheffo
