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If your ideal concert experience depends on flashpots, lasers, and fabulous costumes, turn back now. On the other hand, if you're looking for no-frills, straight-ahead rock & roll played with good humor and passion, you've come to the right place. Filmed in March '99 at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore and seen here in letterbox format with great sound, High Grass Dogs finds Tom Petty and his Heartbreakers in fine form, charging through a series of tunes from the guitarist-singer-songwriter's first album ("Breakdown") to his latest (four tunes from Echo). Petty's core musicians (guitarist Mike Campbell, bassist Howie Epstein, and keyboardist Benmont Tench) have been together for so long that their onstage communication is almost telepathic; the emphasis is always on dynamics and interplay instead of bombast. There may not be any surprises here, with the possible exception of an appearance by Bo Diddley on his own "Mona," but that's a good thing. Indeed, the only mystery may be where Petty came up with that weird title. --Sam Graham

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
• Language : German
• Package Dimensions : 7.8 x 4.8 x 1.26 inches; 9.92 ounces
• Director : Martyn Atkins
• Run time : 1 hour and 30 minutes
• Release date : November 9, 1999
• Date First Available : October 2, 2006
• Actors : Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Howie Epstein, Scott Thurston
• Studio : Warner/Reprise Video
• Producers : Darren Rydstrom, James S. Pluta