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Album review: STATUS QUO – Quo’ing In, The Best Of The Noughties (2CDs/3CDs)
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Category Archives: DVD REVIEWS
DVD review: MAN – God Walking Past (A review of the band’s career and recorded works 1968-1976)
Effigy [Release date: 18.11.24] ‘God Walking Past’ takes its title from Man member Deke Leonard’s description of the band’s music. He calls it “Impressive”, and the description could equally be applied to this thoroughly researched ‘not for prophet’ labour of … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Lauder, Barrie Marshall, Barry Melton, Clive John, Deke Leonard, DVD, Gav Crumpton, George Jones, Geraint Watkins, God Walking Past, Jenny Marshall, John McKenzie, Ken Whaley, Man, Martin Ace, Michael Heatley, Micky Jones, Nick Ring, Pete Feenstra, Phil Ryan, review, Terry Williams, The Bystanders, Tony Smith
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Album review: RINGO STARR & HIS ALL-STAR BAND – Live at the Greek 2019
BFD [Release date 25.11.22] When you are the most famous drummer on the planet and want to tour, there really is a who’s who of musicians in your little black book to call upon. Having first started playing with his … Continue reading
Album review: ORIANTHI – Live In Hollywood (CD and DVD)
Frontiers Music [Release date: 15.07.22] For the uninitiated, Greek/Australian blonde bombshell Orianthi Panagaris is a platinum selling, guitar playing rock artist whose songs have registered many millions of hits online. That’s when she’s not been treading the boards with Michael … Continue reading
Album review: ONE DESIRE – One Night Only- Live in Helsinki (CD/DVD)
Frontiers Records (Release Date 11.06.21) In normal times, it might seem vainglorious for a band to issue a live CD and DVD just two albums into their career. However, in these strange times it is easy to empathise with One … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, live album, melodic rock, One Desire
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Album review: JOE JACKSON & TODD RUNDGREN feat. ETHEL – State Theater, New Jersey 2005 (CD/DVD)
Purple Pyramind [Release date 18.06.21] Back in 2005 the pairing of Joe Jackson and Todd Rundgren may have seemed rather incongruous. I remember thinking at the time that Rundgren had just released an excellent solo album ‘Liars’ and it would … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, classic rock, concert, DVD, Ethel, interview, Joe Jackson, live, New Jersey 2005, pop, quartet, review, State Theater, strings, Todd Rundgren
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Album review: LYNYRD SKYNYRD – Live at Knebworth ‘76
Eagle Rock Entertainment [Release date .21] “Live at Knebworth ‘76” is the recently released live film and soundtrack from legendary Southern rock royalty Lynyrd Skynyrd. Whilst clips have been released from the film over the years, most notably in the … Continue reading
Album review: ECLIPSE – Viva La Victouria (CD/DVD)
Frontiers Records [Release Date 6.11.20] This package of goodies from Eclipse is very timely, as their last album ‘Paradigm’ rather got swamped in the rush of autumn 2019 releases, then after gearing up for a huge tour, it never reached … Continue reading
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Tagged album, DVD, Eclipse, Eric Martensson, live album, Magnus Hendriksson, melodic rock, review
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DVD review: RONNIE WOOD – Somebody Up There Likes Me
Eagle Vision [Release date 27.08.20] In essence “Somebody Up There Likes Me” is a film telling the story of the remarkable career of Ronnie Wood, however, it is much more than that. In the film Wood says that in his … Continue reading
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Tagged classic rock, DVD, Eagle Rock, Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, review, rock, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, Somebody Up There Likes Me
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Film review: PHIL LYNOTT – Songs For While I’m Away
Break Out/ Eagle Rock Productions [Release Date 30.10.20] Autumn 2020 is one of those times when the Thin Lizzy legacy is getting one of its periodic dusting downs. Alongside a bumper budget compilation and a 6 CD box set of … Continue reading
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Tagged DVD, film, hard rock, Phil Lynott, review, Songs For While I'm Away, Thin Lizzy
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DVD review: DEF LEPPARD – Hits Vegas
Eagle Rock Entertainment Initially only available as part of the highly popular “London to Vegas” live box set, Def Leppard are now releasing stand-alone versions of their “Hits Vegas, Live at Planet Hollywood” set, these being available in DVD/2CD, Blu-ray/2CD, … Continue reading
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Tagged classic rock, Def Leppard, DVD, Eagle Rock, Hits Vegas, Joe Elliott, melodic rock, review, rock
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DVD review: THE ROLLING STONES – Steel Wheels Live – Atlantic City, New Jersey
Eagle Vision/Universal [Release date 25.09.20] Now, this is a beauty of a release, and one that I have been waiting for as I have had a bootleg of this show since early 1990 and this has now been restored, remixed … Continue reading
Album review: TODD RUNDGREN – A Wizard A True Star, Live
Cleopatra Records, USA [Release date 25.09.20] Eleven Years ago this month, Todd Rundgren and his band, suitably garbed in white “coat’n’tails” played “A Wizard, A True Star” in its entirety, at the Akron Ohio Civic Theatre, one of the last … Continue reading
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Tagged A Wizard A True Star, CD, Cleopatra Records, DVD, live, melodic, review, rock, soul, Todd Rundgren
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Album review: TIGER MOTH TALES – Still Alive (CD/DVD)
White Knight Records [Release date 01.08.20] Not even lockdown can subdue Peter Jones. It seems only 5 minutes since he released A Visit To Zoetermeer, making Still Alive his second CD/DVD release in 3 months, but he also popped up … Continue reading
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Tagged album, DVD, Peter Jones, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Still Alive, Tiger Moth Tales
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Album review: FORTUNE- The Gun’s Still Smoking Live (CD/DVD)
Frontiers Records (Release Date 07.08.20) One of the most heart-warming and unexpected comebacks of the last few years has been that of cult eighties AOR sters Fortune. It’s fair to say their comeback in 2016 at Rockingham Festival stole the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Fortune. live album, Larry Greene, Mark Nilan, melodic rock, Richard Fortune, Ricky Rat
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DVD review: INXS – Live Baby Live
Eagle [Release date 26.06.20] INXS are one of the few bands that could blend rock, pop and dance music and successfully take it to the stadiums all over the world. They were an absolute machine of a band, and no … Continue reading
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Tagged Bluray, DVD, Eagle Vision, INXS, Kick, Live Baby Live, Michael Hutchence, pop rock, review, rock, Wembley
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Album review: DEF LEPPARD – From London to Vegas
Eagle Rock [Release date 29.05.20] The geewhizz numbers are overwhelming…twenty billion albums sold. Ok, an exaggeration, but the Def Leppard stats come at you so fast and ferocious that it’s genuinely impossible to absorb the enormity of what this UK … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, concert, Def Leppard, DVD, Eagle Rock, From London To Vegas, Joe Elliot, live, melodic rock, review, rock
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Album review: MAGENTA – Acapela 2016 and 2017 (CD/DVD)
Tigermoth Productions [Original release date 04.11.19] Magenta are one of those bands who have influenced many other prog wannabes whilst sometimes getting overlooked themselves. They’ve never had significant wider acclaim, never employed big time PR or appeared on major labels, … Continue reading
DVD review: ZZ TOP – That Little Ol’ Band From Texas
Eagle Vision [Release date 29.02.20] Brilliant. Buy/Stream right now. Nikk Gunns. 5 out of 5. Now that would be the quickest review I have ever written, and yet how true that simple statement is. Newly released ZZ Top documentary “That … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, boogie, classic rock, Dusty Hill, DVD, Frank Beard, Frank Gibbons, review, rock 'n' roll, That Little Ol’ Band From Texas, ZZ Top
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DVD review: BARRY WOM – Plenty-Mental Journey
Guilty Dog Productions The main feature of this DVD is “John Halsey – A Life In Pitchers”, which is an entertaining interview with the man best known for his role as Barry Wom in The Rutles. With a running time … Continue reading
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Tagged Barry Wom, comedy, DVD, John Halsey, Plenty-Mental Journey, pop, review, The Beatles, the Rutles
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Album review: BLUE OYSTER CULT – Agents Of Fortune, 40th Anniversary
Frontiers [Release date 06.03.20] CD/DVD As any fan knows, the key to a band’s longevity is an enduring ability to write great songs. That and the talent to leave more out than they put in. Once they get into the … Continue reading
Album review: MICHAEL THOMPSON BAND – High Times, Live In Italy
Frontiers [Release date 24.01.20] Michael Thompson’s reputation as the rock world’s original “go to guitarist” is unassailable. Though none is needed, he provides ample proof of his skill and virtuosity here. And understandably cashing in his cultural stock in the … Continue reading
Album review: CAMEL – Live At The Royal Albert Hall (CD/DVD/Bluray)
www.camelproductions.com [Release date 18.11.19] DVD/Bluray It seems ages since Camel played a special gig at the Royal Albert Hall as the climax of their ‘Moonmadness’ outing in September 2018. It marked a return to the hallowed portals after a gap … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andrew Latimer, Bluray, Camel, CD, Colin Bass, Denis Clement, DVD, Live At The Royal Albert Hall, Peter Jones, prog, Progressive Rock
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Album review: ALAN SIMON – Excalibur The Mythical Concert
“Excalibur – The Mythical Concert” (CD&DVD) “Excalibur – Live In Broceliande” (CD&DVD) [Release Date 25.10.19] In the late nineties, Breton’s Alan Simon created “Excalibur”, a Progressive/ Symphonic/ Celtic Folk Rock series, based on Arthurian legend. It proved to be hugely … Continue reading
Album review: DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION (DBA) – Live In England (CD/DVD)
Magical Thinker Records [Release date 29.11.19] Geoff Downes has been involved in a whole range of projects over the years, outside of Asia and Yes. His collaboration with UK born, LA-based Chris Braide seems to be one of the more … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chris Braide, DBA, Downes Braide Association, Geoff Downes, Live In England, pop, progressive, review, rock
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Album review: THE ROLLING STONES – Bridges to Buenos Aires
Eagle Records [Release date 08.11.19] It would be somewhat of an understatement to say that I am a huge Stones fan, and the band’s live releases over the last few years has been prolific to say the least. The latest, … Continue reading
