This two-disc set featuring 33 performances spanning 22 years of concerts of Bruce Springsteen's official music videos as well as alternate versions, live television appearances, concert versions, as well as rare or previously unreleased bonus performances from the period of 1978 to 2000, is what this great package is all about.

Taken as a whole, this collection is a terrific overview of Springsteen's work, from his early crazier days to the later, more introspective work he has done since he has gotten married and had children. So what you have here, is a collection of Bruce Springsteen's music videos from 1978 to 2000, covering his albums ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’ (1978), ‘The River’ (1980), ‘Nebraska’ (1982), ‘Born in the USA’ (1984), ‘Tunnel of Love’ (1987), ‘Human Touch’ (1992), ‘Lucky Town’ (1992), and ‘The Ghost of Tom Joad’ (1995), as well as his many soundtrack appearances in the late 1990's.

When Springsteen became part of the music-video surge of the mid-1980s, he did so with a vengeance, hiring Brian De Palma and John Sayles to direct him in such MTV staples as Dancing in the Dark (featuring an early appearance by Courtney Cox), I'm on Fire, and Glory Days, with the latter two featuring Springsteen doing some genuine acting.

In his music videos from the album ‘Tunnel of Love’ Springsteen turned to Meiert Avis, who had previously worked with U2, going on make what you say, a brilliant music video for Brilliant Disguise, which was done in one long, slow camera zoom on Springsteen sitting on a chair in a kitchen, singing live vocals.

Onto the DVD and the first disc starts and ends with concert performances, going from Rosalita and The River to Spare Parts and the acoustic ending of Born to Run. But it’s what in between these songs that matter, so you have songs like Dancing in the Dark, Born in the USA, I’m on Fire, Glory Days, My Hometown, Brilliant Disguise, among many others. Mention must be made of the 1987 performance of the harrowing Tougher Than the Rest, shot with poignant close-ups of wife Patti Scialfa singing backup. Also not to be missed is the barely contained smolder of Fire.

The second disc begins with videos from his ‘Human Touch’ and ‘Lucky Town’ albums, followed by Springsteen's work with Jonathan Demme, Tim Robbins, and Sean Penn, including a 2000 performance of If I Should Fall Behind, featuring each member of the E Street Band taking a turn at the mike. The other songs that we would go for inlcude the raspy, gospel- tinged Leap of Faith, Streets of Philadelphia, Secret Garden, Highway Patrolman, among others. Most of the highlights are not surprisingly, from Springsteen's electrifying concerts, from early in his career with the E Street Band.

So some highlights include, If I Should Fall Behind, a live concert performance by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Directed by Jonathan Demme, and filmed at Madison Square Garden in 2000 (previously unreleased). There’s also Highway Patrolman, directed by Sean Penn (2000) and features footage from the motion picture “The Indian Runner” (previously unreleased). Don’t miss Hungry Heart, a music video/performance filmed in Germany in 1995, and previously released only in Europe. Rare TV performances of The Ghost of Tom Joad from Bruce Springsteen's 1995 visit to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Born in the U.S.A., a solo acoustic performance from Springsteen's 1998 appearance on The Charlie Rose Show, besides Secret Garden, an alternate version, with strings (previously unreleased).

This set has a lot of my favorite songs and a few new ones I had not heard before. They actually were not new songs, but I hadn't heard them before, so it was in a way a great introduction to know some new work from the Boss that existed, but I had not heard of. There was a repeat of one or two songs, like Born In The USA appearing on both discs, one form the Charlie Ros Show, for example.

This collection is a must for Springsteen fans which will keep them on their feet. Bruce is one hell of a performer, even when performing alone or with his band.

A nice end to this all is Lift Me Up played when the credits roll.

Media Format: ‎ NTSC, Color, Multiple Formats

Run time: ‎ 2 hours and 45 minutes

Release date: 16^th ‎January, 2001

Language: ‎ English (PCM Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified

Studio: ‎ Sony Legacy

Rating: *****

Reviewed by Verus Ferreira