Various Artists | Live 8 – DVD Review

Live 8 wasn’t initially poised to be much more than a mild and sentimental murmur compared to its monolithic predecessor, Live Aid. But as it unfolded, with more acts signing...

Jeff Lynne’s ELO | Live In Hyde Park – DVD Review

To be clear, Jeff Lynne's ELO only has two members of the original ELO: singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer Jeff Lynne and keyboardist Richard Tandy. It's likely most people...

Nils Lofgren | Cry Tough – DVD Review

If you want to see just about everything you can of Nils Lofgren live, pick up the new double-DVD set Cry Tough. With performances from Germany's Rockpalast program, these two...

Genesis | When In Rome 2007 – DVD Review

When word leaked out that Genesis was reforming, speculation as to which lineup was slated to come back was rampant all over fan web sites and message boards. Most hoped for...

Mark Farner | Rock ‘N’ Roll Soul: Live 1989 – DVD Review

Mark Farner came to the public’s attention as the primary vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist of Grand Funk Railroad. He hasn’t been part of the current lineup of the group...

Meat Loaf | Bat Out Of Hell: The Original Tour – DVD Review

The first rock concert I ever attended was Meat Loaf at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1978. Three decades later, the Bat Out Of Hell: The Original Tour...

The Doobie Brothers | Live At Wolf Trap – DVD Review

It’s certainly been quite the revolving door over in the Doobie Brothers camp over the past 40 years. Live At Wolf Trap, the group’s DVD recorded in 2004 at...

Paul McCartney | Desperately Seeking – DVD Review

What can be said about obsessions…they are obsessive! They consume, they define, they oftentimes mark our lives in ways that even we don’t see. One can spend a good...

ZZ Top | Live At Montreux 2013 – Blu-ray Disc Review

Being in the same band for 45 years has to have moments of monotony, which is why spicing things up rewards both the players and audience. That's what ZZ...

Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years Of Grateful Dead – Blu-ray Disc Review

The five ‘Fare Thee Well’ shows in Santa Clara and Chicago were billed as the last stand for the surviving members of the Grateful Dead. That, of course, could...