Neil Young & Booker T and the MGs - Torhout Festival - 1993-07-03

Neil Young with Booker T and the MGs
Torhout Festival, Torhout, Belgium
July 3, 1993

I got this at Dime some months ago, where it was upped by Harm85. The following description was taken from the original text file:

I got this show in a trade a while back... it's very good, pro-shot, by a Metallica roadie (how ironic) to test the equiptment for their own show. The quality of the image remains high, even during zoom. The original sound has been replaced with the soundboard of that show.

Camera: single audience camera, very steady picture, so probably on a tripod, possibly on a raised platform (mixing desk?) as there is a clear shot over the crowd throughout the film. Filmed in line with the center of the stage, probably about 80 feet back.

Picture quality: very good/excellent throughout

Camera work: excellent - mostly zoomed in on Neil and Donald Dunn/Steve Cropper with occasional panning and drawing back to capture the whole stage.

Sound quality: excellent. Between tracks there is virtually no audible noise from the crowd (despite the fact that people can be clearly seen shouting and clapping). This makes me wonder if the sound was taken direct from the mixing desk, or if a desk source was dubbed in later (if the latter, then whoever did it did a perfect job).

I also found the following information at:

http://www.geetarz.org/reviews/neilyoung/1993-07-03-torhout-dvd.htm,

which had two screenshots from the DVD, so presumably is one and the same as this one: "Nicely done, single camera pro shot with flawless close-miked stereo soundboard audio. No microphones on the audience so those who are fans of pure soundboard recordings will eat this one right up. A great show, and fun to watch. Recommended." I am not sure I would agree that this is 'pro shot', so I am not taking the comment on the sound as absolutely correct either (but it does fit very well with my description above).

Tour : 1993 European Tour with Booker T & The MG's
Band : Booker T & The MG's
Neil Young - vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
Booker T. Jones - organ, synthesizer, vocals
Steve Cropper - guitar
Donald Duck Dunn - bass
Jim Keltner - drums
Astrid Young - backup vocals
Annie Stocking - backup vocals

Lineage: Unknown > Dime > Nero 6 to Sony DVD+R > Copied back to HD > Created new md5 and modified text file > Upped for all y'all

Video Format: NTSC, 4:3, 720x480, interlaced, tripod-shot
Video Bitrate: 4000 kb/s
Audio: MPEG 1, Layer 2, 384 Kb/s at 48kHz, SBD
Size: ~2.77 GB
Duration: 1:28:30
Menu: Yes
Chaptered: Yes
Artwork: None

The tracklist:
Mr. Soul
The Loner
Southern Man
Helpless
Like A Hurricane
Love To Burn
Separate Ways
Powderfinger
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Harvest Moon
The Needle And The Damage Done
Live To Ride
Down By The River
All Along The Watchtower

En Hunger City.