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...
Styx | One With Everything – DVD Review
Through personal changes, deaths, ‘artistic differences’ and health
concerns, Styx have survived. With original member James ‘JY’ Young,
plus second -to-oldest regular, Tommy Shaw, the Styx machine keeps a-chugging
along in the...
Saturday Night Live: The Complete First Season – DVD Review
Next to Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, one of the best things to happen to rock
and roll in the '70s was a late-night comedy show called Saturday Night.
The program...
Roy Orbison | In Dreams – DVD Review
There is little doubt that Roy Orbison was one of the reigning pioneers of
rock and roll. Yet, the enigmatic singer who crooned about dreaming, loneliness
and pretty women endured a...
Various Artists | A Musicares Person Of The Year Tribute Honoring James Taylor –...
Every year, the GRAMMY association’s charity arm designed to provide
aid to musicians and people of the musical community – Musicares –
honors a musician whose contributions to the music go...
The Cars | Unlocked – CD/DVD Review
It seems to me the best way to review a DVD/CD package is to critique it in
three parts. With my eye (and ear) on the video, CD and written/booklet...
The Black Crowes | Who Killed That Bird On Your Window Sill – DVD...
Now that the Black Crowes have reunited, looking back on their bountiful past
offers a unique perspective on a group of Georgia misfits that began as a classic
rock derivative and...
U2 | Zoo TV: Live From Sydney – DVD Review
When U2 released Achtung Baby!, their industrial-strength
studio follow-up to The Joshua Tree, they rewrote the book
on just about every preconceived notion of how a band should harness the fallout
of...
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...
Blind Faith | London Hyde Park 1969 – DVD Review
Any hopes for a truly magical cinematic thrill ride are slightly dashed when it comes to Blind Faith’s London Hyde Park 1969 DVD. And yet, its historical significance cannot be underestimated....
