DANCING IN THE PARC

Sound 9.5 Packaging 9 Performance 8.5 Video 9.5

Label: Apocalypse Sound
Source: Parc de la Courneuve, Paris, France June 29 1985
Format: DVD9 Dual Layer Disc
Running time: 155 Minutes
Sound / source: Excellent/Linear PCM Stereo
Packaging: Triple Fold Out Digipack
Features: Interactive Menu, Scene Selection
Video / source

Dancing In The Parc DVD front

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Track list

Born In The USA/Badlands/Out In The Street/Johnny 99/Atlantic City/Shut Out The Light/The River/Working On The Highway/Trapped/Darlington County/Glory Days/The Promised Land/My Hometown/Thunder Road/Cover Ne/Dancing In The Dark/Hungry Heart/Cadillac Ranch/Downbound Train/I'm On Fire/Because The Night/Rosalita/Can't Help Falling In Love/Born To Run/Bobby Jean/Ramrod/Twist & Shout/Do You Love Me?/Rocking All Over The World

The review

Having been dissapointed by the fake 5.1 sound on the version that was on Dime recently I put all my money on the Godfather and again he delivers the goods. Dancing In The Parc has eliminated the poor 5.1 sound on the "original" with an excellent Linear PCM Stereo soundtrack that suits this excellent pro shot from the Born In The USA tour in Europe. So far we only had the lackluster and incomplete Toronto '85 proshot of this tour until recently, with the excellent Verona and Stockholm proshots from '93 this gem was released to the fans. Apocalypse Sound did the right thing and left the original recording untouched except for the soundtrack that needed improvement and released show on DVD9 to preserve the quality. Kudos to them for investing in a more expensive format to present this show in the form it deserves.

As said quality of the picture and sound is excellent and a treat to watch. The concert is an average outdoor BITUSA show but with its moments. While Bruce's speeches before songs come over a bit rushy and uninspired like h e's reading them the music is very inspired. Especially "Shut Out The Light", "Trapped" , the underrated "Cover Me" , "I'm On Fire" and a touching "Can't Help Falling In Love" stand out during this performance.

Overall a great new title that is now already a candidate for the best (DVD) release of 2007 together with The Lost TV Special DVD on Apocalypse Sound of the Stockholm/Milton Keynes 1993 pro shot that's also out on DVD9 and will be reviewed on these HotWacks pages.