It pains me to give this only 3 stars, if you like Joan you should still get this, but you should know what to expect. This was a ’staged’ concert to make the video, so the crowd is small and for Joan Jett, a very passive crowd indeed. This takes away from making this DVD a concert like show. There is also breaks between many (all?) titles, which further takes away from the concert experience, it’s more like a series of staged live appearence in front of CSN&Y fans. The sound is good, but like many rockers Joan has aged and it shows in her live performance. When I saw her live ~15 years ago she bounced around on stage like a mexican jumping bean, not anymore she’s pretty much anchored on stage (at least she is on this DVD). She has obviously become more punk in the last few years based on her appearence, and since when are the words in Cherry Bomb “I’m the f**k you’ve been waiting for”? Hmmm, may be time to scour for some old bootlegs…
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