The Doors | Classic Albums: The Doors – DVD Review
The making of the Doors’ first album lends itself to the classic rock
and roller coaster tale of success interlaced with danger. Running parallel
to the band’s origins and rise to...
April Wine | I Like To Rock: Live In London 1981 – DVD Review
I must admit I am a bit confused by April Wine, the quintet
from Canada. Never a huge fan, I only ever knew them from “Gypsy Queen”
and “Between You and...
Van Morrison | Under Review: 1964-1974 – DVD Review
Under Review: 1964-1974, from MVD Entertainment, is a two-hour
documentary covering Van Morrison's early works. Set primarily in the studio,
and comprised largely of interviews with journalists and critics of his...
Iron Maiden | Live After Death – DVD Review
Next to Judas Priest, Iron Maiden is probably the premier British heavy metal
band of the “new wave” 80s and beyond. Their meteoric ascension
culminated with 1983’s Powerslave, loaded down with...
John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr | The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder:...
Of all the rock and roll archival footage from the 60s, 70s and 80s, none
is more raw, rollicking and revealing than the hijinks that went on over at
NBC’s The...
Genesis | Remembering Knebworth 1978 Featuring Genesis: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – DVD Review
In 1978, British concert promoter Freddy Bannister was hoping to avoid the
politics and pitfalls he’d experienced two years earlier with the Rolling
Stones at the Knebworth Fair. So, instead of...
America | Live In Central Park 1979 – DVD Review
Ah, what a time the '70s were. Men wore their hair long, women wore their jeans
tight, and bands like America were still dominating the airwaves (there was
this thing called...
Led Zeppelin | The Song Remains The Same – CD/DVD Review
In 1976, my friend Ben, me and our two dates for the evening
jumped into my ‘68 Malibu and drove to Westwood to see The Song
Remains The Same. Without video...
Kiss | Kissology Volume III 1992-2000 – DVD Review
You wanted the best, well…here’s the rest. That’s
right, the final installment of the Kissology DVD series has come
in and, to quote the band behind it all, it’s hotter than...
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...