Bee Gees-One Night Only (1997)

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Year Of Production	1997
Running Time	110:36 (Case: 130)
RSDL / Flipper	RSDL	Cast & Crew
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Region Coding	1,2,3,4,5,6	Directed By	Michael A. Simon
Studio Distributor	Warner Vision	Starring	Bee Gees Celine Dion
Case	Amaray-Opaque
RPI	$39.95	Music	Celine Dion

    Recorded at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino - Las Vegas not Darwin that is - at a one night stand (hence the title) in 1997 to celebrate thirty years of music, this is just the ticket to remind those (very) few who may not have heard of the Bee Gees just how d*** good they are. Whilst they reached the height of their popularity during the disco era, this indicates the wide range of the Bee Gees across the 1960's through the 1990's. This is a bunch of seasoned veterans getting out on stage doing what they do best - performing.

    This is d*** good music, at a d*** good concert where even famous people like Olivia Newton-John got up and danced. This is indeed something a little bit special as far as music DVDs go.

Video

    The concert is presented at an aspect ratio of 1.33:1.

    This is a very sharp and well defined video transfer. There is some very good detail, and it is a generally clear transfer. There was a hint of some low level noise during some portions of the transfer but it is not very distracting at all.

    The colours come up very well in the transfer, although there are the usual problems in concert videos of trying to handle the wide variety of stage lighting. This is a gorgeously vibrant transfer with some nice rich tones.

    There did not appear to be any significant MPEG artefacts in the transfer, and film-to-video artefacts were virtually non-existent. What very infrequent problems there were seemed to be as a result of problems in the original source rather than mastering problems. Film artefacts were virtually absent from the transfer.

    This is a RSDL format disc, but I did not note any layer change. I would therefore presume that the concert is mastered on one layer with the extras on the second layer.

Audio

    There are two English audio tracks on the DVD, a Dolby Digital 5.1 track and a Dolby Digital 2.0 track. I listened to both soundtracks.

    The music and vocals came up very well in both soundtracks, despite the differences in the styles of the soundtracks.

    Audio sync did not appear to be a problem with either soundtrack.

    The Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack made limited use of the rear surround channels, apart from some audience ambience, but the front surround channels were well used to produce a very well balanced soundtrack. You really feel like you are at the concert in about the second row. The bass channel gets a really good workout here, and is a very good example of how bass should be used in a concert environment. Really nice stuff indeed.

    The Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack is a much different style and sounds somewhat dull after the 5.1 soundtrack. But after listening to it for a while, it is a nice even soundtrack that will provide much enjoyment for those who cannot utilise the 5.1 soundtrack. Obviously it lacks a little in the ambience effects.

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    A fine video transfer.

    A very good audio transfer.

    A good extras package.

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