For Patti Smith Upon Her Induction Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
By Gary Peterson
"Mayakovsky
would read poems in the streets of Moscow and people would riot. It was just
like a Who concert." - Patti Smith
KRYPTONITE & WILHELM REICH - Milwaukee, March...
Live At Montreux 1976 Weather Report
When Mile Davis recorded In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew in 1969 and 1970, respectively, he simultaneously created a new strain of jazz called fusion, combining elements of...
Santana | Hymns For Peace (Montreux 2004) – DVD Review
On July 15, 2004, Carlos Santana took to the stage at the Montreux Jazz Festival to perform songs about peace and understanding dubbed Hymns For Peace. Joining the guitarist...
Return To Forever | Live At Montreux 2008 DVD Review
Out of all the jazz-fusion bands to emerge from the shadows of Miles Davis, Return To Forever seemed the most destined for commercial success. That was Chick Corea’s intentions...
Dixie Dregs | Live At Montreux 1978 – DVD Review
Long before he was in Kansas or Deep Purple, virtuoso guitarist Steve Morse held the torch for the all-instrumental band out of Florida, The Dixie Dregs. What started out...
Live At Montreux 2003 Yes
In 1977, Yes welcomed keyboardist Rick Wakeman back into the fold and recorded their magnificent eighth studio album Going For The One in Montreux, Switzerland. Oddly enough, they didn’t...
10 Rock N’ Roll Conceits
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
There
is no denying that getting up on stage in front of adoring thousands, or even
a rabid base of high school friends, might over time build a...
Live At Montreux 1982 Mink DeVille
Seeing as this Live At Montreux 1982 DVD is of a concert from 26 years ago, I watched the Mink DeVille Band, recalling how things were in 1982 and...
Carlos Santana & Wayne Shorter | Live At Montreux 1988 – DVD Review
Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter are giants in their there respective musical fields. But together, they take things to an entirely different level. The Live At The 1988 Montreux...
