I was wondering if anyone has watched the new Rolling Stones DVD set (The Biggest Bang) yet? It's a 4 DVD set available exclusively (apparently) at Best Buy for $29.99. Looks like a nice collection with two full concerts (Rio and Austin, TX, I think) as well as selections from many other shows. Apparently it also has the Super Bowl set, which was pretty good IIRC. Seven hours of content. It's probably worth it for a stones fan, but I was wondering if anyone has an impression so far before I bite on it.

...And I never know about this : do questions about music DVDs go into Music Talk or DVD Talk? I started this thread there, but an annoying thread-crap prompted me to move it to this forum instead.
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Okay, here's the content listing for those interested (it's not listed on the packaging, but available on the Best Buy website).
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Disc 1: Zilker Park, Austin, Texas

Opening (intro)
1.You Got Me Rocking
2. Let's Spend The Night Together
3. She's So Cold
4. Oh No, Not You Again
5. Sway
6. Bob Wills Is Still The King
7. Streets Of Love
8. Ain't Too Proud To Beg
9. Tumbling Dice
10. Learning The Game
11. Little T&A
12. Under My Thumb
13. Get Off My Cloud
14. Honky Tonk Women
15. Sympathy For The Devil
16. Jumpin' Jack Flash
17. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
18. Brown Sugar

Bonus Features:
1. Austin Mini-Documentary
2. “I Can't Be Satisfied” from Milan, Italy
3. Jukebox Feature

Disc 2: Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Opening (intro)
1. Jumpin' Jack Flash
2. It's Only Rock 'n Roll
3. You Got Me Rocking
4. Wild Horses
5. Rain Fall Down
6. Midnight Rambler
7. Night Time Is The Right Time
8. Happy
9. Miss You
10. Rough Justice
11. Get Off My Cloud
12. Honky Tonk Women
13. Start Me Up
14. Brown Sugar
15. You Can't Always Get What You Want
16. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Bonus Feature: Rio de Janeiro Documentary

Disc 3: Rest Of The World
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

Opening (intro)
1. Let's Spend The Night Together
Sapporo (segue)
2. Rain Fall Down
Tokyo Dome (segue)
3. Rough Justice
Cherry Blossoms (segue)

Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China

Opening (intro)
1. Bitch
2. Midnight Rambler
3. Gimme Shelter
4. This Place Is Empty
That's What I Do (segue)
5. It's Only Rock 'n Roll
China, A Slow Process (segue)

River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Opening (intro)
1. Worried About You
Football Chant (segue)
2. Happy
3. Miss You
Ronnie & Audience (segue)
4. Paint It Black
5. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Featurettes:
1. Bonnie Raitt featurette “Shine A Light”
2. Eddie Vedder featurette “Wild Horses”
3. Dave Matthews featurette “Let It Bleed”

Duets:
1. “Shine A Light” featuring Bonnie Raitt
2. “Wild Horses” featuring Eddie Vedder
3. “Let It Bleed” featuring Dave Matthews
4. “Wild Horses” featuring Cui Jian

Jukebox Feature

Disc-4
Salt Of The Earth A Bigger Bang Tour Documentary

Bonus Songs:
1. “Get Up, Stand Up”
2. “Mr. Pitiful”



Bonus Features:
1. If It Ain't Got That Swing featuring Charlie Watts
2. “Hurricane” featuring Keith Richards
3. Outlets Of Emotion featuring Ron Wood
4. Busking featuring Mick Jagger

16 songs is a full set?

No, yo're right. Here's the full set list from the Rio show:

Saturday, February 18, 2006
Praia de Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Jumpin' Jack Flash
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
You Got Me Rocking
Tumbling Dice
Oh No, Not You Again
Wild Horses
Rain Fall Down
Midnight Rambler
Night Time Is The Right Time
This Place Is Empty
Happy

B Stage
Miss You
Rough Justice
Get Off Of My Cloud
Honky Tonk Women

Sympathy For The Devil
Start Me Up
Brown Sugar

Encore
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Satisfaction



And here's the Austin set list :
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Austin, TX, Zilker Park



You Got Me Rocking
Let's Spend The Night Together
She's So Cold
Oh No, Not You Again
Sway
Bob Wills Is Still The King (Waylon Jennings Song - Complete)
Streets Of Love
Ain’t Too Proud To Beg
Bitch
Tumbling Dice
Learning the Game (Keith sings Buddy Holly!
First time live. There is a hotel room recording of Keith singing this song circa December 1983)
Little T&A

B Stage
Under My Thumb
Get Off Of My Cloud
Start Me Up
Honky Tonk Women

Sympathy For The Devil
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Satisfaction

Encore
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Brown Sugar

I got burned on their last 4-disc set, and even though I saw them live on this tour and thought it was one of the best live shows I've ever seen, I'm not sure seeing it on DVD will recreate that experience. In fact, I'm fairly certain it won't.

How did you get burned on the last 4 disc set? 3 full concerts & a documentary not enough for $28??

You know, I was wondering why The Stones let this release be a Best Buy exclusive. Not that BB can't market it well, but it was such a huge tour, I thought they would be marketing everywhere. Then I checked Marty Scorsese's IMDB page and discovered this:

Plot summary for
Shine a Light (2007)
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese and the world's greatest rock 'n roll band, The Rolling Stones, unite to bring audiences the musical film event, "Shine A Light," a look at The Rolling Stones, the band that defined the very idea of what a rock & roll band is, live through the eyes of Scorsese. It's hard to overestimate the importance of The Rolling Stones in rock & roll history. The group, which formed in London in 1962, distilled so much of the music that had come before it and has exerted a decisive influence on so much that has come after. Only a handful of musicians in any genre achieve that stature, and the Stones stand proudly among them. No stranger to rock concert films ("The Last Waltz"), Scorcese filmed the Stones over a two-day period at the intimate Beacon Theater in New York City in fall 2006, He assembled an incredible team of cinematographers to capture the raw energy of the legendary band. The Director of Photography, Oscar winner Robert Richardson ("The Aviator," "JFK"), supervised the camera team comprised of several highly acclaimed cinematographers, including Oscar winner John Toll ("The Last Samurai," "Braveheart"), Oscar winner Andrew Lesnie ("The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "King Kong"), Oscar nominee Stuart Dryburgh ("The Piano," "The Painted Veil"), Oscar nominee Robert Elswit ("Magnolia," "Good Night and Good Luck"), Oscar nominee Emmanuel Lubezki ("Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," "Sleepy Hollow") and Ellen Kuras ("Summer of Sam," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"). The film was edited by David Tedeschi, who most recently worked with Scorsese on the acclaimed Bob Dylan documentary "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan." The executive producers are Rolling Stones members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ron Wood

That's one well-chronicled tour. Consider yourself warned.

I'm really excited about Shine A Light. I just hope it is more No Direction Home...and less concert film.

3 boring concerts for $28 = me getting burned.