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...

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...

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...

Where’s Phil?

By Ralph Greco, Jr. So the seminal girl group, the Ronettes made it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It’s a long time coming and surely well deserved. Ronnie Spector, the...

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...

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...

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...