Rating: - Snapshot of Greatness
Mr. Petty has written and forgotten more hits than half of the rock and roll hall of fame. This show is more R&B takes and covers which is fine by me. I don't need to hear free falling one more time.
Simply put it's a well lit, crystal clear snapshot of 2005 and Tom in his prime, maybe a bit over. He hasn't aged well, that is apparent by looking at his bandmates in 2008.
I felt like Tom wanted it on record just how dam good his band and his songwriting was before they became a parody. JOB WELL DONE.
Every note is needed, nothing wasted, Mike Campbell shows why he is possibly the greatess "unknown" lead guitar Master that ever was. He is effortless in completely going wild with the most soul searching strings I have ever heard. He never looks at his guitar, just stares down, lets Tom take front and center most of the time, and rips through rif after rif. Mike Campbell is simply the best there ever was.
If this is a snapshot for posterity, it belongs in the library of congress. The only thing bad was the crowd, they were lame. They were witnessing sheer greatness song after song and barely moved. I was almost embarresed for Tom. He is the man though, never been a better rock songwriter or a tighter band. Buy it and watch it while your wife is in bed, it's beautiful R&B songs peformed by THE master of the Rock band.