Mink DeVille – Live At Montreux 1982 (Eagle DVD)

 

Picture: C     Sound: B-     Extras: D     Concert: B-

 

 

Towards the latter years of Willy DeVille’s band Mink DeVille, when he was fronting the band without any of its original members left, this later version performed at Montreux in 1982 and the taped program is now out on DVD from Eagle.  It is a good concert, but I actually liked his solo concert Eagle also issued on DVD a little while ago.  You can read more about that concert and DeVille at this link:

 

http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/3701/Willy+DeVille+-+Live

 

The tracks here include:

 

1)     Harlem Nocturne (Instrumental)

2)     Slow Drain

3)     Savoir Faire

4)     Cadillac Walk

5)     She’s So Tough

6)     Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl

7)     Just Your Friends

8)     Love & Emotion

9)     Maybe Tomorrow

10)  This Must Be The Night

11)  Teardrops Must Fall

12)  Love Me Like You Did Before

13)  Spanish Stroll

14)  Lipstick Traces

15)  Oyeah

16)  Stand By Me

 

 

It is a good set, but there is just something here that just does not have the energy of the other concert, though it is better than many we have seen recently.  Try the first disc above before taking on this one.

 

The 1.33 X 1 image was shot on analog videotape, likely NTSC, and shows softness and the usual errors throughout.  The sound has been upgraded to DTS 5.1, lesser Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 Stereo, but still shows its age and that the recording did not have multi-channel of any kind in mind.  There are no extras, though a paper pullout is inside the DVD case with a decent essay.

 

 

-   Nicholas Sheffo