Status Quo - Anniversary Waltz 25 Rockin Years (1990)

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Status Quo - Anniversary Waltz 25 Rockin Years (1990) PAL DVD5
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Shot in October 1990 to celebrate 25 years of Status Quo, Anniversary Waltz is both a welcome addition to the band's canon and a somewhat disappointing journey through one of the group's less inspired eras. By the end of the 1980s, after all, the best ol' boogie band in Britain had very much lost their way, a dilemma which they would not truly solve for another decade. Yet, even though cynics might grumble that a once mighty band was reduced to little more than a showband cabaret turn, still they thunder through a lengthy greatest-hits set with a hunger and a sense of fun that derails every complaint from the outset. Anniversary Waltz is more, however, than simply an in-concert video. In honor of the occasion, the band conveyed an army of fans down to the same holiday camp on the southwest coast of England where they themselves were born, and the disc goes some way toward documenting the events of that particular day. The live footage itself, meanwhile, is intercut with a wealth of other features, arranged over, under, and all around the performance. Unfortunately, there's not much in the way of archive footage (and no sign at all of the track-listed "Pictures of Matchstick Men," although the group's 1991 performance at the BRIT Awards, where they received an Outstanding Achievement gong, is included at the end of the disc). Bonus material, too, is skimpy -- an album discography and bandmember biographies alone add any bang for your buck. But a scrolling band history, photographs, and interviews all leap in and out of view, pieced together with an eye for detail that a lot of other concert films would do well to emulate.

Actor: Status Quo
Format: PAL
Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Stereo)
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1:33: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Pias
Release date: April 22, 2008
Production Year: 2008
Genre: Pop, Rock
Playing time: 88 minutes

Tracklist:

01. Is It Really Me?
02. Gotta Go Home
03. Pictures Of Matchstick Men
04. Caroline
05. Roll Over, Lay Down
06. Little Lady
07. Mystery Song
08. Railroad
09. Most Of The Time
10. Wild Side Of Life
11. Rollin‘ Home
12. Again & Again
13. Slow Train
14. Hold Yer Back
15. Down Down
16. Dirty Water
17. Whatever You Want
18. In The Army Now
19. Rockin‘ All Over The World
20. Don’t Waste My Time
21. Roadhouse Blues
22. Irish Hat Dance
23. Mexican Hat Dance
24. The Wanderer
25. Marguerita Time
26. Living On An Island
26. Break The Rules
27. Something About You Baby I Like
28. The Price Of Love
29. Roadhouse Blues
30. The Happy Wanderer
31. Burning Bridges
32. Let’s Dance
33. Red River Rock
34. No Particular Place To Go
35. The Wanderer
36. I Hear You Knocking
37. Lucille
38. Great Balls Of Fire
39. Rockin‘ All Over The World
40. Down Down
41. Whatever You Want


Video: MPEG-2, PAL, 8340kbps, 720x576, 4:3, 25,000 fps
Audio: English, AC-3, 2ch, 348kbps, 48 kHz
Audio: English, AC-3, 6ch, 448kbps, 48 kHz
Subtitle: -
Playtime: 1:28:00s