Legends – Live At Montreux 1997 (Eagle Blu-ray)
Picture: B Sound: B Extras: D Concert: B
It is
hard to resist a gathering of exceptionally talented musicians in concert,
especially when they include Eric Clapton and David Sanborn, but this is the
kind of thing that often happens at Montreux and Legends – Live At Montreux 1997 pairs them together and adds Steve
Gadd, Marcus Miller and Joe Sample for a nice set that meshes together
surprisingly well. Sometimes this kind
of thing does not work, but it works well enough here.
The songs
include:
1)
Full House
2)
Groovin’
3)
Ruthie
4)
Snakes
5)
Going Down Slow
6)
The Peeper
7)
In Case You Hadn’t Noticed
8)
Third Degree
9)
First Song/Tango Blues
10) Put It Where You Want It
11) Shreveport Stomp
12) In A Sentimental Mood/Layla
13) Every Day I Have The Blues
Clapton
may hold a record for most concerts on home video, but more of them have been
good than not, though even he can have somewhat of an off night, as this link
will show:
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/4371/Eric+Clapton+–+Live+At+Montreux
However,
this works out very well and I think Sanborn never does get all the credit he
deserves, while his album The Dance
should have been an even bigger hit, but you have heard all of their work
before, whether you have realized it or not.
Either way, Legends is a good
choice for an early Blu-ray from Eagle and music fans should be very happy with
it.
The 1080i
1.78 X 1 digital High Definition image is soft and shows its age a little, down
to some motion blur, but color and depth help save the shoot and the transfer
is not bad overall. The DTS HD Master
Audio (MA lossless) is the best of the tracks, yet the PCM 2.0 Stereo also has
its moments and the Dolby Digital 5.1 works, but is more different than better
than the DTS. There are no extras on the
disc, but a paper pullout inside the case with a good essay.
- Nicholas Sheffo
