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...
Frank Zappa | An Evening With Frank Zappa During Which… The Torture Never Stops...
By the 1980s, Frank Zappa was well-established and totally independent, running the show and assembling dozens of musicians to play and interpret a vast variety of music — from...
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...
The Who | The Kids Are Alright – DVD Review
For Who fanatics, purists and punters, nothing quite tells their story like the 1979 Jeff Stein documentary, The Kids Are Alright. Summing up the band's golden years right up...
The Rolling Stones | From The Vault: No Security – San Jose 1999 –...
After spending much of the 90s staging super-sized, high-production spectacles in stadiums around the world, the Rolling Stones ended the decade with the No Security tour, a no-frills, arena-sized...
Pink Floyd | Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII – Blu-ray Disc Review
There’s a fairly clear distinction among the different eras of Pink Floyd. Most fans know the band from The Dark Side Of The Moon and what followed. From there,...
Peter Gabriel | Growing Up Live – Blu-ray Disc Review
Performing in the round during the 2002-03 world tour may have presented some logistical nightmares for his crew and technicians, but Peter Gabriel rose above any complications and put...
Gary Moore | Live At Montreux 2010 – Blu-ray Disc Review
Relentless in his approach to the guitar, Gary Moore is far from the picture of health during one of his final performances at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Nevertheless, there...
Rush | Snakes & Arrows Live – DVD Review
While other remnants from the 70s hold onto the vestiges of
validity, Rush keeps the show running at a brisk pace with nary a dip in quality
or popularity. There have...
The Doobie Brothers | Live At Wolf Trap – DVD Review
It’s certainly been quite the revolving door over in the Doobie Brothers camp over the past 40 years. Live At Wolf Trap, the group’s DVD recorded in 2004 at...
