Status Quo – Pictures: Live At
Montreux 2009 (Eagle Vision
Blu-ray)
Picture: B
Sound: B Extras: B- Concert: C+
A later 1960s British Invasion band that survived the
years but without much commercial success in the U.S., Status Quo was actually
launched under a series of different names beginning in 1962 and found
themselves trying many things before becoming the band fans now know. Pictures:
Live At Montreux 2009 is the band on their official 40th
Anniversary singing the following:
1) Caroline
2) The Wanderer
3) Rain
4) Don’t Drive My Car
5) Mean Girl/Softer Ride
6) Beginning Of the End
7) Is There A Better way
8) Proposing Medley
9) Pictures Of Matchstick Men/Ice In The Sun
10) The Oriental
11) Creepin’ Up On You
12) In My Chair
13) Living On An Island
14) In The Army Now
15) The Killer (Drum Solo)
16) Roll Over Lay Down
17) Down Down
18) Whatever You Want
19) Rockin’ All Over The World
20) Junior’s Wedding
21) Rock ‘n’ Roll Music/Bye Bye
Johnny
I remembered a few of their early hits vaguely, but was
never a fan. They were at their peak
then and in this concert, give it their all, but it is just not the same. It is a fans-only affair and one that did not
stay with me much at all. However, the
extras do show the original band in action.
The 1080i 1.78 X 1 digital High Definition image is not
bad, but has some motion blur issues and detail limits, but color is not bad,
while the DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 lossless sound is better than the PCM
2.0 Stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1 mix, but can sound compressed and have a
limited soundfield. Extras include a
booklet inside the DVD case with tech info, illustrations and a longer than
usual for Eagle essay, while the Blu-ray adds Quo At Montreux, stills, cameras
on two performers for two songs each (Rossi
Cam: Down Down & Roll Over + Parfitt
Cam: Whatever You Want and Rain) and featurette Pictures: The Story OF 40 Years Of Hits.
- Nicholas Sheffo
