Really good release but has its technical difficulties/limit
bass boy | Arkansas | 01/03/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"For any Stones/Faces/Rod Stewart/Willie Weeks fan, this is a must. There's not that much video footage (legally) released of Faces, so to see Ron Wood, Ian McLagan and, on three songs, Rod Stewart, it's a treat. However, don't expect the high audio and visual quality associated with today's concert DVDs. The picture alternates between videotape (color) and what looks like film (black and white), sometimes in the same exact shot/camera angle. The color footage looks like old videotape, while the black and white footage looks like pretty good quality film, although one can still see videotape-like flaws (horiznontal lines, drop outs) in the film portions. The camerawork alternates from so-so to fantastic. Sound is pretty decent, but sounds kind of bassy, like an old cassette tape. Willie Weeks' bassplaying is amazing, as is Andy Newmarks' drumming. It's great to see Wood be a true band leader, something he rarely did in Faces and something he's never done in the Stones.
The sight of Richards playing electric piano on one tune is cool, as is the keyboard work of Faces piano-hitter Ian McLagan.
B+"