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...
Donovan | Sunshine Superman: The Journey Of Donovan – DVD Review
In post-World War II Scotland, a young boy named Donovan Leitch would come
in contact with the world of poetry and music — W.B. Yeats and the Everly
Brothers; John Keats...
The Rolling Stones | Sweet Summer Sun: Hyde Park Live – Blu-ray Disc Review
Oh boy, it's another live video from the Rolling Stones. But wait — Sweet Summer Sun: Hyde Park Live is really something special, with enough wings to warrant a...
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...
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...
War | Greatest Hits Live – DVD Review
War is a great band….in fact, War — the jazz, funk,
Latin, rock (and many other) styles seven-man hybrid — is a great band.
Enjoying hits with Eric Burdon and “Spill...
Iron Maiden | Flight 666 – DVD Review
You learn to expect everything to be bigger than life when it comes to Iron
Maiden. In that department, they rarely disappoint. In 2008, they did something
unprecedented: they went back...
Porcupine Tree | Closure/Continuation – Blu-ray Disc Review
For me to gain full appreciation of Closure/Continuation, Porcupine Tree’s 11th studio album coming 12 years after the last one, 2009’s The Incident, I had to listen to it...
The Doors | R-Evolution – Blu-ray Disc review
There was the music, the poetry and the dark, brooding attitude, but the Doors were also unique in their approach to celluloid. Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek had met...
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...
