Led Zeppelin | The Song Remains The Same – CD/DVD Review
In 1976, my friend Ben, me and our two dates for the evening
jumped into my ‘68 Malibu and drove to Westwood to see The Song
Remains The Same. Without video...
Cactus | Live, Loud & Proud – DVD Review
Cactus was founded in 1969 by drummer Carmine Appice and bassist Tim Bogert
of Vanilla Fudge fame, along with guitarist Jim McCarty from Mitch Ryder’s
Detroit Wheels and singer Rusty Day...
Pink Floyd | A Technicolor Dream – DVD Review
Post-World War II was a stimulating and exciting time on both sides of the Atlantic. Music, art and poetry streaming out of the United States began to boil in...
Various Artists | MusiCares Presents: A Tribute To Brian Wilson – DVD Review
The MusiCares Foundation is a charitable arm of the Recording Academy that,
according its web site, “directly impacts the health and welfare of the
music community.” The foundation's programs include emergency...
The Who | The Who, The Mods And The Quadrophenia Connection – DVD Review
Critical analysis of rock and roll can be a sticky wicket to be sure. When
critics pro and con, musicologists and teachers attempt to dissect music that
makes you tap your...
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...
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | Runnin’ Down A Dream – CD/DVD Review
The origins of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are not unlike
any other American rock and roll band trying to make a go of it in the '70s.
What separated the...
Band Vs Brand | DVD Review
The flood of rock music documentaries in the last few years has dug into those nooks and crannies, and turned over many, long-elusive stones. Bob Nalbandian's documentary Band Vs...
Joe Cocker | Cry Me A River – DVD Review
The Joe Cocker DVD Cry Me A River, dug out from the Rockpalast
vaults, is a 1980 concert filmed at the Berlin’s famous Metropol. This
is Cocker before he gained MOR...
Elton John | The Million Dollar Piano – DVD Review
Filmed and recorded in 2012 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Elton John's The Million Dollar Piano is worthy of the man's larger-than-life historic live performances and fantastic songs....
