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...
Kansas | There’s Know Place Like Home – DVD Review
For a band that hasn’t released new music in nearly a decade, Kansas is still a viable musical force — continually active on the live circuit with a bountiful...
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...
Various Artists | Pure ’80s: The Ultimate DVD Box – DVD Review
Unless you’re living in stuffy, closed quarters without access to mass
communications, you’re probably aware that this year marks the 25th anniversary
of MTV. Certainly, music purists from the 60s and...
David Bowie | Rare & Unseen – DVD Review
Centered around one of many interviews David Bowie did with Russell Harty on
British television, Rare And Unseen is a DVD filled with the
kind of footage diehards live for. At...
Bryan Ferry | Live In Lyon – Blu-ray Disc Review
Leave it to Bryan Ferry to film his show at the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Lyon, France as part of the Nuits de Fourviere Festival on July 25, 2011....
The Beatles | The First U.S. Visit – DVD Review
Released in 2004, The First U.S. Visit offers a complete discourse on the Beatles’ first visit to the United States. From the minute they land at JFK, to their...
Marty Balin | Live At The Boston Esplanade June 14, 2008 – DVD Review
It seems a lot of the stars of the original Woodstock have been on the road
of late, warming up, playing gigs, featuring tunes from their 1969 sets. Woodstock
revivals of...
Bob Marley & The Wailers | The Capitol Session ’73 – DVD Review
There have been several “live” videos of Bob Marley and the Wailers released over the years, but nothing captures the intimacy and chemistry of the group’s interplay quite like...
Chasing Trane:: The John Coltrane Documentary – Blu-ray Disc Review
Jazz saxophonist John Coltrane was not a vintage rocker by any means, yet
his impact on the rock and roll community cannot be underestimated. Just
ask the Doors or Carlos Santana...
