Early on in this concert film, guitarist Mike McCready walks out of his hotel and spends a while with his band's fans, signing autographs, having pictures taken of him and shaking hands. He doesn't look the slightest bit annoyed or troubled by it, telling the camera crew afterwards that he used to do the same thing in his younger days.

Perhaps scenes like this are a ploy to help remind the world that despite their worldwide fame, the five members of Pearl Jam are just regular guys, like you or me, but watching Jeff Ament hop a fence to partake of a skate park or watching Eddie Vedder humbly talking music with the organist at a church certainly goes a long way towards proving that success has not changed them very much at all. This also comes through in the concert performances captured on hi-definition video.

The band still exhibits the same strong camaraderie that was evident on their earliest music videos, standing face to face at moments and sharing giddy grins at the good fortune they have to be able to play in front of thousands of people in Italy (the footage was taken during the band's tour of the country last year). It is also gratifying to see that unlike other bands from that same era, they are unashamed of the music that catapulted them into the world's spotlight. The band runs through three songs from their first album, Ten, with the same fire and tension that made the recorded versions so compelling. They also expend a fair amount of energy elevating their newer material into the stratosphere, especially in the case of McCready whose easygoing stage presence runs counter to his furious solos and lead guitar work.

While it is fairly interesting to watch the band in their off hours, goofing around Italy and staring through bus windows, it starts to wear on the viewer, taking precious time away that could have been used for more performance footage. As well, the kitschy soundtrack of accordions playing Pearl Jam songs during some of the montage sequences loses its silly appeal rather quickly. As with most discs of this kind, the longtime fans will mark this as a must have and I couldn't agree more with them.

If you love the band, this will be an invaluable addition to your library. For the occasional fan, it wouldn't hurt to have this DVD, especially if you have a nice surround sound system for the live footage, but be prepared to use the fast-forward button on your remote more often than you'd like to.