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...
Grateful Dead | The Grateful Dead Movie – DVD Review
The Grateful Dead have been credited with imbibing several audio-visual experiments into the mainstream during their long and strange trip. The Grateful Dead Movie, released theatrically in 1976, captures...
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...
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...
Van Morrison | In Concert – DVD Review
The In Concert DVD captures both Sir Van Morrison’s intimate 2016 show at the BBC Radio Theatre, part of BBC Radio 2’s In Concert Series, and a bonus 12-song...
Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow | Memories in Rock – Live in Germany – Blu-ray Disc...
Back in the 1997, when guitarist Ritchie Blackmore turned his back on hard rock and started playing an intriguing strain of medieval folk music, speculation ran high as to...
Leonard Cohen | Live In London – DVD Review
“I have seen the future of rock and roll, it is not Leonard Cohen…”
so deadpanned the Canadian poet, novelist and songwriter during his induction
into the Rock And Roll Hall...
Mahavishnu Orchestra | Live At Montreux 1974/1984 – DVD Review
The Montreux Jazz Festival wouldn’t be a party without John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra making an appearance every so often. The original line-up, with Jan Hammer on keyboards...
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...
Cat Stevens | Tea For The Tillerman Live – CD/DVD Review
Cat Stevens remains one of the most enigmatic figures in all of modern music.
His transformation from a 60s Popsicle to a 70s tunesmith to the pious and devout
philanthropist of...
