Tindersticks – Bareback is a massive exercise in frustration. The menu is the current leader in the race for "Least User-Friendly DVD Menu … Ever:"



No song names. No discernable options. Just bull parts to randomly click.

For your sanity's sake, here is a list of which songs ended up where:

"Sometimes it Hurts" – nose
"Can Our Love" – lower front leg
"Don't Ever Get Tired" – upper front leg
"Can We Ever Start Again?" – lower leg, second from right
"Rented Room" – lower leg, second from left
"Bathtime" – the pile of crap
"Traveling Light" – lower back leg
"City Sickness" – the tail and the name above the bull (??)
"The Art of Lovemaking" – the stomach

(NOTE: Instructions for the menu may be included in the packaging, whether in an insert or on the case itself. The disc was sent to DVDTalk sans packaging, however. Hey, I can only review what I see.)

Video:

It's hard to imagine Tindersticks – Bareback looking any worse than it does. There is pretty awful zebra striping on white surfaces throughout the disc, a great deal of grain (some intentional, some not) and even blocking and pixelation. In all, the disc looks like it is only a half-step up from VHS.

Audio:

A flat 2.0 track is all that's included. It's not terrible, of course, but with the high quality of music DVDs on the market, something – anything! – more lively is becoming the standard.

Extras:

None. Or maybe there are some, and I can't find them through the infuriating menu.

Final Thoughts:

The Tindersticks are a fantastic band, one that's never really made the splash on this side of the Atlantic that it deserves. Unfortunately, there is no way of telling that from this collection of videos. Buy the albums, don't buy the DVD.