So Far So Good (And More) (1994) Review by Steven Stanley

Over the years I've played this to DEATH. An amazing collection of rare videos and amazing live songs. Before I was allowed to go to shows, this was my only form of seeing Bryan live and god how good it is.

The 3 songs blended back to back of 'Run To You', 'C'mon Everybody' and '69' is the BEST 15 minutes of footage of Bryan you will ever see unless a full show from the 90's is ever released. All the footage from these 3 songs is taken from some of the huge UK Stadium venues Bryan was playing in 1992. 'Run To You' starts at Wembley Stadium with 70,000 people all clapping in sync to the drumbeat before Bryan emerges into the spotlight to play the guitar intro. As the progresses it's drawn to a close at Ipswich Town's Portman Road stadium before we see him running through the tunnels to the b-stage at Cardiff Arm's Park for a rousing rendition of 'C'mon Everybody' (which is all shot in Cardiff). From there we see him jump off the b-stage at the International Stadium in Gateshead, through the corridors and around the rear of the huge stage to sing 'Summer Of '69' infront of the Gateshead thousands. '69' comes to a mindblowing end at London's Wembley Stadium. Out of all the official releases of CD's, singles, videos, DVD's... this is the BEST moment out of any of them. These 3 songs are better than even the entire Slane gig... just get this video for these alone. It's the only official recording we have of anything like this, and until the day comes out when we have a full 90's UK stadium show released... this is as good as it's gonna get people. Also checkout '69 on the 'Waking Up The World' DVD... it uses a lot of the same footage but also adds new elements from the Canadian shows to give it maybe a better all-round feel.

As for the rest of the video it doesn't disappoint either. Full of rarities like the 'Diana' video and live performances. 'When The Night Comes' from Vancouver is particularly brilliant, as is the clever montage of 'Straight From The Heart' from Wembley '92. The great version of 'Into The Fire' from Tokyo '88 is also on here plus live versions of 'Can't Stop' and 'Everything I Do' from Canada that featured on the 'Waking Up The World' documentary.

Highly recommended and the only 5 star outing for a video release I can see foresee for a long time.

Key Tracks:
Run To You
Summer Of '69

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