Johnny Hallyday Live at Pavillon de Paris 1979 - Vintage Concert DVD - Perfect for Music Collectors & French Rock Fans

A 70 minute DVD of a 1979 concert at the Pavillon De Paris, with 17 songs. At least seven titles have still been a part of Johnny’s live set-list in recent times. I am not sure if this is the complete show, as there is also a 2 disc CD available, which may have a longer playing-time.The concert is a lavish affair, with a lot of personnel on stage, good costumes, and a ‘Star Wars’ influence, mainly in the first half of the show. The sound, from a pre-digital age is good, but low-fi by today’s standards. You may need to turn up the volume on your equipment, as I did, to fully enjoy the show.My choice of highlights would be two ballads from the 1976 ‘Derriere L’Amour’ album including the title track and ‘Requiem Pour un Fou’. The durable stage favourite ‘Ma Gueule’ (1979) and ‘Sauvez-Moi' from the 'Country-Folk-Rock' LP (1972) provide two other stand-outs.After track 7 ‘Sauvez-Moi’, Johnny is carried off the stage by men in ‘space-age’ costumes. He returns in a space capsule after replacing his ‘Star Wars’ outfit, to perform a lively rendition of Little Richard’s ‘Lucille’ in a regal-looking black & white costume with frills.I don’t wish to be unkind, but by the time ‘Gabrielle’ is performed, you may start to wonder if Johnny is REALLY playing his guitar, or whether it is just ‘for show’, as it sounds inaudible; you can barely notice any difference when he (frequently) stops playing. Was it even plugged in?Two songs are from the (then) recent 1978 album ‘Solitudes a Deux’, such as the rocker ‘La Premiere Pierre’ and a good performance of the country tune ‘Salut Charly’. Three Chuck Berry songs provide some of the rock ‘n’ roll: ’40 Days’, ‘Carol’, and ‘Promised Land’.This is an entertaining ‘period piece’ for fans of Johnny Hallyday. It shows a younger, blonde-haired performer in 1979, with a good stage presence and voice. As I have only seen DVDs from the ‘noughties’ until now, it was interesting to see.