Freddie Mercury | The Great Pretender – Blu-ray Disc Review
In the initial moments of The Great Pretender, a journalist asks Freddie Mercury if he gets intimidated when facing audiences of 300,000 people or more, to which the legend...
Various Artists | Rock Relief: Live In Concert – DVD Review
Having never been a big fan of the various ‘aid’ concerts (though
I did get more than a little weepy when Pink Floyd reformed for Live 8), I’m
a little skeptical...
John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band | Live In Toronto ’69 – DVD...
The Toronto Rock and Roll Revival was a one-day, 12-hour music festival held
in Toronto on September 13, 1969. Acts like Alice Cooper, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little
Richard, and Bo Diddley...
Journey | Live In Japan 2017: Escape + Frontiers – Blu-ray Disc Review
In 2017, at the request of legendary Japanese concert promoter Mr. Udo, Journey came to Tokyo's world-famous Budokan to play their two most successful albums — 1981's Escape and 1983's...
Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets | Live At The Roundhouse – Blu-ray Disc Review
If you’ve caught a show by Roger Waters or David Gilmour in recent years, you know the format comprised music from a new solo release paired with songs from...
Frank Zappa | Classic Albums: Over-Nite Sensation / Apostrophe (‘) – DVD Review
The immense vastness of Frank Zappa’s musical output would, if necessary,
require volumes of critical analysis and peanut gallery speculation to completely
comprehend. As it is, two of Zappa’s most popular...
War | Greatest Hits Live – DVD Review
War is a great band….in fact, War — the jazz, funk,
Latin, rock (and many other) styles seven-man hybrid — is a great band.
Enjoying hits with Eric Burdon and “Spill...
The Shadows | The Final Tour – DVD Review
Ask any British guitarist about early influences, and they’ll invariably
cite the Shadows. An instrumental powerhouse, the Shadows are famous for backing
singer Cliff Richard during the 50s and 60s, but...
The Jeff Healey Band | Live In Belgium – DVD/CD Review
There's a double-disc CD/DVD from the Jeff Healey Band called Live In Belgium, featuring 82 minutes of prime blues that only Healey and his trio (augmented here by two...
Iggy Pop | Lust For Life – DVD Review
Is anyone more of a rock and roll pioneer than Iggy Pop? From fronting the seminal ‘punk’ band the Stooges to cavorting with and writing hits for David Bowie to...
