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Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014 Blu-ray Review: The Band Keeps A-Rollin’

By Gordon S. Miller | Sep 5, 2015

The Blu-ray for Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014 takes the viewer straight into the main feature rather than offering the menu. ...

Stray Cats: Live at Rockpalast Review: A Great Live Concert DVD

By Darcy Staniforth | Jul 16, 2015

The American Rockabilly scene would not be what it is today without the influential music of the Stray Cats. Their ...

The Who: Live at Shea Stadium 1982 Blu-ray Review: Long Live Rock

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 2, 2015

Reading up on the Who, it appears what was intended to be a tour in support of It's Hard became ...

Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators: Live at the Roxy 9/25/14 Blu-ray Review: So Good That You’ll Believe You’re Really There

By Todd Karella | Jun 22, 2015

It's been nearly 20 years since Slash was a member of the heavy metal band Guns N' Roses. Since then ...

Grateful Dead 2015 Meet-Up at the Movies: Alpine Valley, WI – 07/19/89 Review

By Gordon S. Miller | May 29, 2015

Hosted by Fathom Events and Rhino Entertainment at theaters across the country, the fifth annual Grateful Dead Meet-Up at the ...

B.B. King: Live at Montreux 1993 Blu-ray Review: Let the Good Times Roll

By Gordon S. Miller | May 14, 2015

B.B. and his band had been frequent performers during the Montreux music festival's long history. Over the course of 100 ...

Daryl Hall & John Oates: Live in Dublin DVD Review: 90 Minutes of Hits

By Greg Barbrick | Apr 14, 2015

My connection to the music of Hall & Oates goes back a long way. I remember “She's Gone” in 1973, ...

The Rolling Stones: From the Vault – L.A. Forum (Live in 1975) DVD Review: It’s Only a Concert Video, but I Like It

By Mat Brewster | Nov 24, 2014

In a thousand years, at universities all over the world, in classes titled "Rock 'N' Roll 101," professors will lay ...

Genesis: Three Sides Live Blu-ray Review: …And Then They Were Live…

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 12, 2014

Available for the first time as a stand-alone DVD and on Blu-ray, Genesis: Three Sides Live was initially released on ...

Alabama & Friends at the Ryman CD/DVD Review: Celebrating 40 Years

By Lorna Miller | Oct 19, 2014

Alabama was formed in 1969 by cousins Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, and Jeff Cook. Over the course of their career, ...

Grateful Dead 2014 Meet-Up at the Movies: Beat Club 4/21/72 Review

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 14, 2014

On July 17, Fathom Events and Rhino Entertainment teamed up to present the annual “Grateful Dead Meet-Up at the Movies” in ...

Peter Gabriel: Back to Front: Live in London Blu-ray Review: A Concert to Put in Your Eyes and Ears

By Gordon S. Miller | Aug 1, 2014

Recorded over two nights in October 2013 at London's The O2, Back to Front presents Peter Gabriel in concert during ...

The Who: Quadrophenia – Live in London Blu-ray Review: A Stunning Audio and Visual Presentation

By generaljabbo | Jun 28, 2014

When The Who first toured for their classic rock opera Quadrophenia back in the 1970s, the technology of the day ...

Concert Review: Billy Joel Says Hello to Hollywood Bowl – 05/17/14

By Gordon S. Miller | May 23, 2014

During the first of three concerts scheduled, Billy Joel made his Hollywood Bowl debut and played a set filled with ...

By Greg Barbrick | Apr 23, 2014

They call themselves “Featfans,” and are to Little Feat what the Deadheads are to the Grateful Dead. Recently the Featfans ...

Elvis Presley: Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis Legacy Edition Review: The King’s Homecoming Concert in Its Entirety

By generaljabbo | Mar 22, 2014

When Elvis Presley played a concert in Memphis, TN, in 1961, few, if any in the audience probably suspected it ...

Bryan Ferry: Live in Lyon DVD Review: Smooth, Professional Concert Crooning

By Kent Conrad | Dec 13, 2013

After a certain age, all British rock musicians seem to funnel into one style of music. It begins gradually (and ...

’83 US Festival Days 1-3 DVD Review: Essential Viewing for Fans of the ’80s

By Kit O'Toole | Dec 8, 2013

When hot summer winds blow, music festivals are sure to follow. Today, multi-day events such as Lollapalooza and Coachella are ...

Morrissey: 25 Live Review: November Spawned a Monster of a Blu-ray

By Steve Geise | Nov 23, 2013

OK, it actually came out in late October, but I just watched it and the tagline was too tempting to ...

CeeLo Green Is Loberace: Live in Vegas Blu-ray Review: What Happened in Vegas?

By Darcy Staniforth | Nov 15, 2013

Oh, Ceelo. I had such high hopes when your disc arrived in the mail. I am a fan of the ...

Concert Review: Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 31, 2013

After debuting at the Royal Albert Hall and a few performances in the UK, “Danny Elfman's Music From the Films ...

The Velvet Underground: Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII DVD Review: Well Worth Watching

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 27, 2013

During the mid-‘60s, the mantle of the counterculture was passed from the beats to the hippies, probably the night that ...

Frank Zappa: A Token of His Extreme DVD Review: FZ TV Circa 1974

By Greg Barbrick | Aug 12, 2013

In 1974, Frank Zappa recorded a concert for television titled A Token of His Extreme. It was intended as a ...

Aerosmith: Rock for the Rising Sun Blu-ray Review: Any Fan Would Be Happy to Own It

By Todd Karella | Aug 6, 2013

It's been more than 40 years since Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, and Brad Whitford came together ...

Dio: Finding the Sacred Heart: Live in Philly 1986 Blu-ray Review

By Jade Blackmore | Jul 15, 2013

First released in 1986 on VHS as an edited concert video, the full performance of late rock icon Ronnie James ...

Paul McCartney and Wings: Rockshow Blu-ray Review: Listen to What the Band Played

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 7, 2013

It is unfortunate Wings has always been overshadowed, and understandably so, by leader Paul McCartney's previous musical group because they ...

Queen: Live at Wembley Stadium 25th Anniversary Edition DVD Review: A Wonderful Keepsake

By Jade Blackmore | Jun 18, 2013

This two-disc DVD set from Eagle Rock Entertainment, commemorates the 25th anniversary of Queen's iconic concerts at London's Wembley Stadium ...

Miles Davis with Quincy Jones & the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux Blu-ray Review: Sketches from Switzerland

By Gordon S. Miller | May 16, 2013

With a career that frequently found him spearheading new jazz genres over the course six decades, Miles Davis became one ...

By generaljabbo | Apr 10, 2013

For years, Michael Nesmith famously avoided the concert stage, both as a solo artist and as a member of the ...

Pat Metheny Group: We Live Here: Live in Japan DVD Review: Brilliant in Every Way

By Greg Barbrick | Apr 2, 2013

The Pat Metheny Group concert that was recorded for the We Live Here: Live In Japan DVD took place at ...

Elvis Presley: Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite (Legacy Edition) Album Review

By Greg Barbrick | Mar 27, 2013

If you are old enough to remember the original broadcast of Elvis Presley's Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite, then it ...

FCA! 35 Tour: An Evening with Peter Frampton DVD Review: Paying Tribute to the Album That Made Him a Household Name

By generaljabbo | Dec 25, 2012

The 1970s were a time of bloated excess, disco, and the live album. Bands from Cheap Trick to Kiss were ...

By Lorna Miller | Dec 16, 2012

Before watching this concert, I wouldn't have called myself a great fan of Lady Antebellum, which is comprised of Hillary ...

Paul McCartney: Live Kisses DVD Review: A Thoroughly Enjoyable Document of an Artist’s Labor of Love

By Kit O'Toole | Dec 4, 2012

Earlier this year, Paul McCartney satisfied a longtime ambition of recording an album of standards. Though other rockers have released ...

The Doors: Live at the Bowl ’68 DVD Review: It Sounds Amazing

By Cinema Sentries | Dec 2, 2012

Written by Chad Derdowski The Doors' 1968 show at the Hollywood Bowl has long been considered one of the band's ...

Stray Cats: Live in Montreux 1981 DVD Review: Rockabilly Purr-fection

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 23, 2012

Rockabilly revivalists Stray Cats (guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer, upright bassist Lee Rocker, and drummer Slim Jim Phantom) took America by storm ...

Concert Review: An Evening with The Monkees, Greek Theater, Los Angeles, CA, 11/10/12

By Gordon S. Miller | Nov 11, 2012

The Monkees 12-date tour this past fall was a bittersweet affair. No doubt many were delighted to see the return ...

John Cusack Alludes to Say Anything at Peter Gabriel’s Hollywood Bowl Concert

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 8, 2012

Peter Gabriel is currently touring to celebrate the 25th anniversary of So, which has been remastered and will be available ...

Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live Blu-ray Review: An Impressive Combination of Music and Visuals

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 6, 2012

The Grammy Award-winning Secret World Live finds Peter Gabriel in Modena, Italy over the course of two November nights 1993, ...

The O’Jays: Live in Concert DVD Review: An Enjoyable Romp Through Their Greatest Hits

By Kit O'Toole | Sep 7, 2012

“I love music, any kind of music/ I love music, just as long as it’s groovin’/ Makes me laugh, makes ...

The Zombies: Live at Metropolis Studios, London DVD Review: A Real Treat for Fans

By Greg Barbrick | Aug 26, 2012

Of all the great British rock acts of the “60s, I have always felt that the Zombies never really got ...

Jimi Plays Berkeley DVD Review: Flawed but Fascinating

By Greg Barbrick | Jul 12, 2012

The newly re-mastered film Jimi Plays Berkeley (1971) is an incredible document of its time. Back in the late ’70s, ...

Duran Duran: A Diamond in the Mind: Live 2011 Blu-ray Review: A Virtually Flawless Live Performance

By Michelle Prather | Jul 8, 2012

As the instrumental “Return to Now” plays over the black-and-white opening sequence to Duran Duran’s first live release in nearly ...

The Complete Monterey Pop Festival Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Marvelous Time Capsule

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 10, 2011

During the Summer of Love, the weekend of June 16-18, 1967 to be specific, the Monterey International Pop Music Festival ...