Jeff Beck | Live At The Hollywood Bowl – DVD/CD Review
How do you celebrate 50 years as one of the world’s most revered guitarists? If you’re Jeff Beck, you throw a party at the Hollywood Bowl and invite a...
Ray Charles | O Genio: Live In Brazil 1963 – DVD Review
Now that Ray Charles has up and left the concert stage for more heavenly pastures,
the rush to cash in on his legacy is on. You have the feature biopic...
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...
Buddy Miles | Changes – DVD Review
In the documentary “After the Experience,” one of two bonus documentaries on the new Buddy Miles DVD Changes, the former Band of Gypsys drummer explains that not only does...
The Tomorrow Show: Tom Snyder’s Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show – DVD Review
Before David Letterman and Conan O’Brien took over the late-night time slot after The Tonight Show, veteran news anchor Tom Snyder hosted The Tomorrow Show, an intimate talk show...
Eric Clapton | Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 – DVD Review
Eric Clapton may be the most beloved musician in the world.
The man once referred to as "God" is one of only a handful to have
ever laid down a solo...
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...
Cream | Royal Albert Hall London 2005 – Blu-ray Disc Review
Finally, a release I can review, extolling the virtues of Blu-ray. Cream's celebrated 2005 reunion gigs were filmed in high-definition and recorded in Dolby Digital 5.1/DTS-HD Master Audio for...
The Cars | Unlocked – CD/DVD Review
It seems to me the best way to review a DVD/CD package is to critique it in
three parts. With my eye (and ear) on the video, CD and written/booklet...
Iron Maiden | Flight 666 – DVD Review
You learn to expect everything to be bigger than life when it comes to Iron
Maiden. In that department, they rarely disappoint. In 2008, they did something
unprecedented: they went back...
