Category Archives: DVD REVIEWS

DVD review: THE BEACH BOYS – Classic Albums Pet Sounds

THE BEACH BOYS - Classic Albums Pet Sounds

Eagle Vision [Release date 23.09.16] One of the most important and significant albums in the history of popular culture, it is now 50 years since The Beach Boys released ‘Pet Sounds’, a hugely influential album that amazingly took 20 years … Continue reading

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DVD review: SCORPIONS – Forever And A Day

SCORPIONS - Forever And A Day

Eagle Vision [Release date 30.09.16] New Scorpions documentary ‘Forever and A Day’ was filmed on what was supposed to be that band’s farewell tour and climaxes with their final show in Munich, as such it is reflective, honest and insightful. … Continue reading

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Album review: JOE BONAMASSA – Live At The Greek Theatre

JOE BONAMASSA – Live At The Greek Theatre

Provogue  [Release date 23.10.16] CD/DVD/Bluray The key element in Joe Bonamassa’s ‘Live at the Greek Theatre’ DVD/CD release is his integral role in ‘blues heritage’ music, as reflected in the DVD’s strap line ‘Keeping The Blues Alive’. The broad based … Continue reading

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DVD review: TOTO- Live At Montreux 1991

TOTO- Live at Montreux 1991

Eagle Vision [Release Date 16.09.16] Few bands can have had such a revolving cast of musicians, many joining and rejoining, as Toto, which makes the history of the AOR giants such a fascinating one. One interesting period of their career … Continue reading

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DVD review: DEEP PURPLE – Live At The NEC

Eagle Rock [Release date 26.08.16] In September 2002 Deep Purple took to the stage at the Birmingham NEC to bid a fond farewell to legendary keyboard player Jon Lord, who had earlier that year retired for health reasons. Having previously … Continue reading

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DVD review: STYX – Live at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas!

Eagle Rock [Release date 02.09.16] Another live Styx DVD and this one was recorded on the band’s 2014 US tour with Def Leppard. Slightly different style this time around as the main featured concert has interviews with the band and … Continue reading

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DVD review: KISS – Rocks Vegas Live At The Hard Rock Hotel

Eagle Vision [Release date 26.08.16 ] There are not many bands out there that can match KISS when it comes to the sheer theatrics and live spectacle the band put on, even after a career of 43 years. With a … Continue reading

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DVD review: GOD BLESS OZZY OSBOURNE

Eagle Classics The DVD was originally released back in 2011 and now gets a budget re-issue as part of the Eagle Classics series. Directed by Ozzy’s son Jack and Mike Fleiss, this is a no-holds barred look back at Ozzy’s … Continue reading

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Album review: MARC BOLAN & T.REX – Born To Boogie The Concerts

MARC BOLAN & T.REX - Born To Boogie The Concerts

Edsel [Release date 17.06.16] Filmed at the height of T.Rextasy, and directed by Ringo Starr, the Born To Boogie film – centring around Wembley Empire Pool concert footage, a studio jam session with Ringo and Elton John, a four-song acoustic … Continue reading

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DVD review: THE ROLLING STONES – Totally Stripped

Eagle Rock [Release date 03.06.16] Originally recorded and released in 1995, The Rolling Stones’ “Stripped” album has been given an overhaul and is being re-released as “Totally Stripped”. The live recordings are more pared down than acoustic and have a … Continue reading

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DVD review: MICHAEL SCHENKER’S TEMPLE OF ROCK – On A Mission – Live In Madrid

MICHAEL SCHENKER’S TEMPLE OF ROCK – On A Mission - Live In Madrid

Inakustik [Release date 29.04.16] Over the past few years I have been championing the cause for Temple Of Rock to anyone who will listen. The band’s latest album, ‘Spirit On A Mission’ was my 2015 album of the year and … Continue reading

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Album review: BELLOWHEAD – Live The Farewell Tour

BELLOWHEAD - Live The Farewell Tour

Navigator Records [Release date 08.04.16] Bellowhead formed in 2004 and since then they have headed major UK and international festivals, selling out tours of major concert halls and selling in excess of 250,000 albums. Their last studio album, ‘Revival’ debuted … Continue reading

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DVD Review: ELVIS COSTELLO – Detour Live At Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

ELVIS COSTELLO - Detour Live At Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Eagle Rock [Release date 12.02.16] Elvis Costello brought his Detour (scouse for ‘the tour’) show ‘home’ to the Liverpool Phil in June 2015.  Performing solo with just guitar or piano (apart from when joined by Larkin Po sisters Rebecca and … Continue reading

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DVD review: THE ECSTASY OF WILKO JOHNSON

THE ECSTASY OF WILKO JOHNSON

Cadiz Music [Release date 21.12.15] This is a work of bizarre genius. What was presumably conceived by film and music director Julien Temple as an epitaph for Wilko Johnson has turned out to be an uplifting story of life-affirmation. Not … Continue reading

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DVD review: BLACK VEIL BRIDES – Alive and Burning

BLACK VEIL BRIDES - Alive and Burning

Eagle Vision [Release date 25.09.15] There is no doubt about it, Black Veil Brides are a great live band, heavy as you like yet melodic throughout. Formed in 2006, and having released 4 acclaimed albums, the band are part Motley, … Continue reading

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DVD review: TWISTED SISTER – We Are Twisted F***ing Sister

TWISTED SISTER - We Are Twisted F***ing Sister

Monduo Films [Release date 11.03.16] Twisted Sister – part cartoon, part waxwork, 100% rock n’ roll. This DVD release of Andrew Horn’s 2014 film charts the history of the band from their earliest incarnation back in 1972 up to the … Continue reading

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DVD review: LENNY KRAVITZ – Just Let Go

LENNY KRAVITZ - Just Let Go

Eagle Vision [Release date 23.10.15] Lenny Kravitz has kind of disappeared off of my radar over the last few years, however, new DVD “Let It Go” – filmed in Paris on the European leg of his 2014 tour in support … Continue reading

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DVD review: NAZARETH- No Means of Escape

Eagle Entertainment (Release Date 23.10.15) This is one DVD that I fully expected to end up on the proverbial cutting room floor. 12 months ago I attended the filming of a special Nazareth live show at Metropolis Studios in front … Continue reading

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DVD review: THE ROLLING STONES – From The Vault

THE ROLLING STONES - From The Vaults

Eagle Vision [Release date 30.10.15] I am pleased to say that those very nice people at Eagle have delivered the goods once again and the latest releases in The Rolling Stones “From The Vault” series are from Tokyo in 1990 … Continue reading

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DVD review: THE WHO – Live In Hyde Park

THE WHO - Live In Hyde Park

Eagle Vision [Release date 13.11.15] The archetypal rockers The Rolling Stones returned to Hyde Park to celebrate their 50 years in 2013.  In the summer of 2015 mod icons The Who did the same.  Perhaps it should be renamed Jurassic … Continue reading

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DVD review: PAT METHENY – The Unity Sessions

PAT METHENY – The Unity Sessions

Eagle Rock Entertainment [Release date 18.09.15] From the Frank Zappa meets Ornette Coleman style cacophonous intro, via fractured staccato runs and tension building pieces of musical diversity, Pat Metheny announces his intentions to expand his musical canvas to the limit. … Continue reading

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DVD review: THE RITCHIE BLACKMORE STORY

THE RITCHIE BLACKMORE STORY

Eagle Rock Entertainment [Release date 30.10.15] 2016 marks the return of Ritchie to the rock arenas and so this 2 hour plus documentary is timely.  He’s known as one of rock’s more reticent subjects when it comes to interviews, so … Continue reading

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DVD review: LYNYRD SKYNYRD- Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd and Second Helping Live from Jacksonville at the Florida Theatre

LYNYRD SKYNYRD- Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd and Second Helping Live from Jacksonville at the Florida Theatre

Eagle Rock [Release date 23.10.15] CD/DVD/Bluray Live DVD’s from the post reformation Skynyrd have been a dime a dozen, but this latest release has an interesting twist to justify its existence. Rather than a standard Greatest Hits show, they took … Continue reading

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DVD review: JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE Electric Church/Atlanta Pop Festival

Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Church - Atlanta Pop Festival

Experience Hendrix/Sony [Release date 30.10.15] Also available as a 2-CD, Bluray Just eight weeks before his last major appearance  in the UK, Jimi Hendrix played the second Atlanta Pop Festival and the DVD version is now expanded to include material … Continue reading

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DVD review: ERIC CLAPTON – Slowhand At 70 Live At The Royal Albert Hall

ERIC CLAPTON - Slowhand At 70 Live At The Royal Albert Hall

Eagle Rock [Release date 13.11.15] Eric and the ‘Albert’ have become synonymous over the fifty years since he first played the venue with The Yardbirds.  Now in his 71st year he played his 200th gig there in 2015 and this … Continue reading

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