Patti Smith | Live At Montreux 2005 – Blu-ray Disc Review
In an ill-fitting suit and with a cryptic bonjour, Patti Smith opens her performance at the 2005 Montreux Jazz Festival unapologetically. It’s this commitment to the fringe that’s made...
Flying Colors | Live In Europe – Blu-ray Disc Review
A group with only one studio album is typically not in the position to be issuing live sets, but Flying Colors is an exceptional case. When you have guys...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Emerson, Lake & Palmer & Tarkus (2012 Reissues) –...
Since the 1990s, the Emerson, Lake & Palmer catalog has been passed around and reissued by at least a half dozen labels. Various box sets, compilations and live sets...
Genesis | Remembering Knebworth 1978 Featuring Genesis: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – DVD Review
In 1978, British concert promoter Freddy Bannister was hoping to avoid the
politics and pitfalls he’d experienced two years earlier with the Rolling
Stones at the Knebworth Fair. So, instead of...
Bob Dylan | I’m Not There – DVD Review
Watching Todd Haynes’ I’m Not There, you are led to believe Bob Dylan comprises six different characters. In all actuality, the film brilliantly captures multiple stages of Dylan’s life...
Jimi Hendrix | The Guitar Hero – DVD Review
Forty years after his death, Jimi Hendrix continues to fascinate music fans
and historians alike. There are tons of documentaries, concert films, even feature
films about the guitarist. Joe Boyd’s 1973...
The Boomtown Rats | Live Germany ’78 – CD/DVD Review
Live Germany '78, a live CD/DVD set from the Boomtown Rats, is from the early days of the six-piece Irish band. Led by wanna-be Mick Jagger (at least...
The Rolling Stones | Steel Wheels Live – Atlantic City, New Jersey – Blu-ray...
There are so many concert videos and live albums from the Rolling Stones, it can sometimes be challenging to differentiate one from the other, thanks in large part to...
Gillan | The Glory Years – DVD Review
During the eight years — roughly 1976 through 1984 — Deep Purple was out of commission, various members of the group were angling for recognition of one sort or...
Deep Purple | Perfect Strangers Live – DVD Review
In 1984, what was once deemed impossible actually happened: The classic second lineup of Deep Purple reconvened, cut an album and hit the road. It wasn't easy, especially when...
