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Updated 1.01.08
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SARStock (1DVD). 7/30/03, Toronto, Canada. Here's a superb video of their complete set at Sarstock. From what I understand, the Rolling Stones own the rights to the entire show, so someone from their camp may have leaked it. This is extremely high quality, folks. It's either a direct copy from the master or 1st gen at the most. The band put on an energetic, yet shorter show than usual but there's alot here. Songs include "Back In Black", "Thunderstruck", "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", "The Jack", "Whole Lotta Rosie", "If You Want Blood You Got It", "Let There Be Rock", "Highway To Hell" and more. As a bonus on this DVD you also get the entire 35 minute set from Rush. The full set from the Rolling Stones is available separately. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A+
Quality Rating: A/A+- Recommended Official Release: AC/DC - Family Jewels
Quality Rating: A+- Belgium '88 (1DVD). Belgium, 7/28/88. Bryan Adams became more popular in Europe and Asia thanks to his touring behind the album "Into The Fire". This appearance in Belgium was one of the last dates on that tour and recorded for an upcoming live album ("Live Live Live"). The video was never released officially, but it was broadcast and that is what you see here. Songs include "Somebody", "Run To You", "Heaven", "Summer Of 69" and more. Approx 40mins. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: Video: A ; Audio: A+- Unplugged and Uncut (1DVD). 8/11/90. Ed Sullivan Theatre, NYC. This is the raw feed (with timecode) of the band's entire unplugged performance. You see what goes on during the commercial breaks as well as many songs that did not make the broadcast version of the show. Songs include "Monkey On My Back", "Big Ten Inch Record", "Walkin' The Dog", "Last Child" and more. Artwork | Video Preview
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: A-/A+- Brixton 1983 (1DVD). This was taken from an early 80's BBC broadcast and the quality shows. While it's definitely watchable and the sound just okay, I would only recommend this for major fans of the band. For a much better DVD, I would recommend the Germany '83 show. Songs here include "Space Age Love Song", "Wishing" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: B+
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: A+
Quality Rating: A
- London '89 (1 PAL DVD). London. 5/25/89. Here's a show that was recorded off British ITV on the band's first tour. It's so rare to see this band at all because they came and went without any fanfare. The band features ex-Police drummer, Stewart Copeland, and legendary jazz bassist Stanley Clarke taking a stab at pop music. On their two studio albums the results were refreshing and enjoyable, especially thanks to the gifted vocalist Deborah Holland, who's voice is so strong and clear. On the album they used various guest artists, including Steve Howe (Yes), Peter Haycock (Climax Blues Band), Jackson Browne and Glen Phillips (Toad The Wet Sprocket). In the live situation, those guests are sorely missed. The guitarist shown here is more flashy than technical and all the guitar parts lose their appeal, unfortunately. Deborah Holland, a newcomer to the music business, doesn't have much stage presence and, vocally, she's much stronger in the studio. The veterans shine here - Copeland is maniacal behind the drums and Clarke is expert on the bass. There's a couple of instrumental jams here that are worth noting. Still, if you're a big fan of this band, you'll want to check this out due to it's rarity. Songs include "There's A Spy", "Someday We'll Understand", "Firing Up The Sunset Gun", "Someone To Come Home To". Video Preview
Quality Rating: A-- Various TV (1DVD). Here is a collection of TV appearances and promotional clips for this unfortunately short lived Stewart Copeland project. This band also features jazzman Stanley Clarke on bass and amazing vocalist Deborah Holland (who was a piano teacher before this gig). I always loved their two albums, which went largely unnoticed in the early 90's. There's not a lot of footage here, but it's probably all anyone would need. It starts out with the band performing "There's A Spy In The House Of Love" on David Letterman in 1989. There's another local access type show which features Deborah on their live request segment. She answers questions about the band then call Stewart Copland, who's in London at the time. Another strange segment features Stewart and Deborah being interviewed by Max Weinberg at this restaurant. Then there's footage from a VH1 show called "New Visions Rock" where they perform with Nile Rodgers on guitar ("As Soon As The Sun Goes Down"). Also included are videos for "Spy In The House Of Love" (featuring Steve Howe on guitar /not shown in video) and "Rose Colored Glasses", which appeared on their second album. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A
Arcadia (also see Duran Duran)
- Video Album (1DVD). During a short hiatus in late 1984 and early 1985, three Duran Duran members — lead singer Simon LeBon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes, and drummer Roger Taylor — formed Arcadia, a short-lived splinter group which offered an artier version of Duran Duran's new wave synth pop. Arcadia released their only album, "So Red the Rose", in 1985, just after Duran Duran's popularity reached a peak. The album became a hit based on name recognition alone, as did the single "Election Day". After their brief moment of success, the members of Arcadia re-formed Duran Duran without guitarist Andy Taylor. This is a Japanese laserdisc rip of their out of print video album. Interviews also included. As a special bonus, there's about an hours worth of TV performances and interviews. Fans will love it! Video Preview
Quality Rating: A+
Quality Rating: A+
Asia (see also ABWH, ELP, Steve Howe and Yes)
Asia In Asia (1DVD). This is an excellent transfer from the out-of-print laserdisc. Greg Lake is on vocals. Songs include "The Heat Goes On", "Sole Survivor", "Heat Of The Moment", "Wildest Dreams", "Eye To Eye", solo spots from Downes, Palmer and Howe and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A+
VH1 Big Backyard BBQ (1DVD). 9/7/98, Staten Island, NY, bcast, A
Quality Rating: A
- Manassas '95 (1DVD). 6/24/95, Manassas, VA. Here's a proshot from the band just as the wheels were coming off yet again ("Company Of Strangers" tour). After Brian Howe (who replaced Paul Rodgers) left the band they hired vocalist Robert Hart and really dived into bland land. This guy has all the talent of a pet rock and even mistakenly says "Goodnight!" after the first song. The band plods through mostly classic tunes such as "Rock And Roll Fantasy", "Ready For Love", "Down And Dirty", "Shooting Star", "Good Lovin' Gone Bad", "Feel Like Making Love" and more. Foreigner's Rick Wills is on bass. This really is the band at their lowest point before Paul Rodgers would rejoin them and resuscitate their careers. For diehards only.
Quality Rating: A- Walnut Creek '91 (1DVD). Raleigh, NC, 1991.
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Quality Rating: A+- Rockpalast '98 (1DVD). 6/20/98. Loreley, Germany. This is a very different show than the one from 2004 above. Here the band is actually performing with instruments. While their not known for being consummate musicians, they do get around their instruments well enough to make it interesting. There's about 30 songs performed here from "Sure Shot" and "Pass The Mic" to "Intergalatic" and "Sabotage" it's all here. They also play a few tunes from their instrumental album.
Quality Rating: A- Recommended Official Releases: Awesome, I Shot That
, Beastie Boys DVD Video Anthology - Criterion Collection
The Beatles (see also Paul McCartney)
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating:- Live Collection Vol. 2 (1DVD) Artwork
Quality Rating:- Brixton '01 (1DVD). Brixton, England. 6/26/01. Video Preview
Quality Rating:- Budokan '00 (1DVD). Budokan, Japan, 5/30/00.
Quality Rating:- Recommended Official Release: BECK: GUERO
- One For All Tour - Vol 2 (1DVD). Australia 1990. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A- Recommended Official Release: Bee Gees - One Night Only (DTS Edition)
Quality Rating: A+
Quality Rating: Video A/A- ; Audio A- Recommended Official Releases: Live in New Haven 1983
, Pat Benatar - Choice Cuts - The Complete Video Collection
- Wam Bam - Live In Japan (1DVD). Japan, 1987. This is transferred from a long out of print laserdisc of Berlin, just before they called it quits. Only three of the original lineup remain. Soon they would wake up and realize the departed members had a good idea by leaving the band. Songs include "The Metro", "No More Words", "Will I Ever Understand You" and more.
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: A+
Big Audio Dynamite (B.A.D.) (see also The Clash)
- Stop Sellafield (1DVD). The "Stop Sellafield" concert was held in the Summer of 1992 by Greenpeace in order to publicize the environmental havoc being wreaked by the Sellafield Nuclear plant in England. Greenpeace's ultimate goal was to have the plant closed. All proceeds from the benefit went directly to Greenpeace. Performers included U2, Public Enemy, Big Audio Dynamite II and Kraftwerk. This DVD features performance highlights mixed in with commentary about the cause at hand. The performance footage here is great, I just wish there was more. For instance, seeing B.A.D. II here is great, but you only get a few minutes. By the way, if anyone out there is trading high quality B.A.D. video shows please let me know as I'm on the hunt for them. Artwork
Quality Rating: A
- Rockpalast (1DVD). 4/15/86, Germany. The video quality on this show is pretty clean while the audio has more hiss than I'm used to hearing on these Rockpalast shows. It's a shame because the band is playing very well here and it would be nice to have better sound. Songs include "Fields Of Fire", "Wonderland", "Look Away", "In A Big Country" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video A- ; Audio B/B+
Black Crowes & Jimmy Page (see also Led Zeppelin, The Firm, Page/Plant)
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio A+- Live At The Greek 2nd (1DVD). 10/19/99. The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA. Here's a 1 cam audience shot synched with board audio to make one enjoyable show. The Crowes do a fine job playing all these great Zeppelin tunes, particularly Chris Robinson who handle's Plant's vocals with ease and then some. Steve Gorman is fun to watch too as he vigorously pounds the drums throughout. Jimmy Page is having a good time and his playing is seemingly his most inspired since his days in Zeppelin. Songs include "Custard Pie", "What Is And Should Never Be", "In My Time Of Dying", "Remedy", a fantastic "Out On The Tiles", "Lemon Song" and more.
Quality Rating: Video A+ ; Audio A- Live At The Greek 1st (1DVD). 10/18/99. The Crowes and Page played two nights at the Greek Theatre and the boots that commemorate each event are equal in their approach, video and sound quality. The video footage is taken from a steady audience cam while the audio is a mix of both an audience source and a soundboard recording. Overall, a very enjoyable show, much like the second night. Pop either show into your DVD player and you probably won't know which show is which. Songs include "Wiser Time", "Hey Hey What Can I Do", "Shapes Of Things", "Sick Again", "The Lemon Song". There are slight changes in the setlist between shows.
Quality Rating: Video A+ ; Audio A
Black Sabbath (see also Ozzy Osbourne)
Quality Rating: A+- Star Lake '99 (1DVD). 6/12/99, Pittsburgh, PA, Star Lake Amphitheatre. Ozzy running across the stage while rambling out of tune pretty much sums up this one. The band doesn't play badly, but Ozzy seems out of place in the band he once launched to legendary status. The sound is from a very good board synched with an in-house video feed. Songs include "War Pigs", "NIB", "Electric Funeral", "Snowblind", "Iron Man", "Paranoid", "Fairies Wear Boots" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video A- ; Audio A- Black And Blue (1DVD). New York City, 1980. Not sure where to begin with this one. Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult teamed up to play a sold out show in NYC and this tour film highlights performances from each band (at varying times in their career). To add another twist, this film was produced by George Harrison! He must have been out of ganja to make a decision like this. Blue Oyster Cult were riding a wave of popularity brought on by "Don't Fear The Reaper" and more recently, "Godzilla". "Burning For You" was yet to come. BOC plays fairly well here, although the song selection leaves little to be desired with pointless covers of "Born To Be Wild" and "Roadhouse Blues" thrown in there. Still, Buck Dharma plays a mean guitar. On the Sabbath side, Ozzy was gone and in was Ronnie James Dio. This title is now out of print. Artwork | Video Preview
Quality Rating: A- Don Kirshner's Rock Concert - Definitive Edition (1DVD). 9/4/75, Santa Monica Civic Center, CA. Here's an excellent performance from Sabbath. Video quality is amazingly clear for it's time and sound is very good. Songs include "Snowblind", "Paranoid", "War Pigs" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio A-- Paris 1970 (1DVD). Olympia Theater, Paris, December 20th 1970. Here is the definitive version of this show with the new master having been supplied by a fellow trader. He found the beta tapes of the original Yorkshire TV broadcast literally at the back of a cupboard while looking for photos for his best man's speech. They had been sitting there for at least 15 years and probably explains while the tapes were in such good condition. The Sabbath fan community went apeshit upon seeing the newly found footage as previous versions have been pretty good at best. Interestingly, the betamax machine used to transfer this died right after the transfer was completed. The quality here is much improved with a clearer picture and fuller sound. Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio A-
- Black And Blue (1DVD). New York City, 1980. Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult teamed up to play a sold out show in NYC and this tour film highlights performances from each band (at varying times in their career). To add another twist, this film was produced by George Harrison! He must have been out of ganja to make a decision like this. Blue Oyster Cult were riding a wave of popularity brought on by "Don't Fear The Reaper" and more recently, "Godzilla". "Burning For You" was yet to come. BOC plays fairly well here, although the song selection leaves little to be desired with pointless covers of "Born To Be Wild" and "Roadhouse Blues" thrown in there. Still, Buck Dharma plays a mean guitar. On the Sabbath side, Ozzy was gone and in was Ronnie James Dio. This title is now out of print. Artwork
Quality Rating: A- Recommended Official Release: Blue Oyster Cult - A Long Day's Night
- Crossroads (1DVD). Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, August 2005. Here the band perform with country music newcomers, Sugarland, on "Crossroads", a program designed to pair up rock/country bands for a one night only performance. Actually, Sugarland are the newest band to appear on the show to date. Okay, I got this one for my wife as it's not something I would normally go for, especially with country music being about half the show. Bon Jovi do a good job, even with their new material, which seems on par with most anything they've done before. Jennifer Nettles, lead singer for Sugarland, actually did some vocals on Bon Jovi's latest album, "Have A Nice Day", which is probably the reason they paired up for this show. I could do without any of the Sugarland material, but Jovi's stuff turned out well. Songs include "Have A Nice Day", "Livin' On A Prayer", "Wanted Dead Or Alive", "You Give Love A Bad Name", "Who Says You Can't Go Home" and more. Artwork
Quality Rating: A
- Reality Freeview (1DVD). This is taken from a satellite broadcast in November 2003 on Bowie's "Reality" tour. Most songs here are from "Reality" or more recent albums so don't get this looking for a hits collection. Songs include "New Killer Star", "Pablo Picasso", "Never Get Old", "The Loneliest Guy" and more.
Quality Rating: A+
Quality Rating: A+- Rockpalast (1DVD). 5/22/96, Loreley, Germany, bcast, nice upgrade, 1DVD, A, Video Preview
- Sound And Vision (1DVD). 5/15/90, Tokyodome, Japan. This tour was intended as a goodbye to the classics as Bowie wanted to free himself of the back catalog for future projects and tours. With Adrian Belew on guitar, the band blow through hit after hit, with some surprising arrangements for some. Songs include "Modern Love", "Changes", "Ziggy Stardust", "Be My Wife", "Heroes", "Blue Jean", "Let's Dance", "Suffragette City" and much more. The audio mix, while full and clear, could be sharper. This appears to be from a Japanese broadcast. Artwork | Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video A- ; Audio A- Recommended Official Release: David Bowie - Best of Bowie
Quality Rating: Video B+ ; Audio B
- Rockpalast (1DVD). 3/15/86. Germany. Here's an excellent broadcast from Browne's "Lives In The Balance" tour. Browne was never known for putting on knockout shows. His band consists mainly of studio musicians who do their job, and not much more. The setlist includes the great opener "Boulevard", "Tender Is The Night", "In The Shape Of A Heart", "Lawyers In Love", "Running On Empty", "For America", "The Pretender", "Doctor My Eyes" and few album cut clunkers.
Quality Rating: Video A- ; Audio A- Soundstage 1976 (1DVD). 11/6/76, Chicago 1976. Here is a pretty good broadcast of this PBS special from the mid-70's. Jackson is promoting his "Pretender" album and performs such songs as "The Fuse", "The Pretender" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A-
David Byrne (also see Talking Heads)
Quality Rating: A+
Quality Rating: A+
- CJ 2 (1DVD). 3/18/78 Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California. California Jam was a rock music festival concert held in California. It attracted over 500,000 fans and was one of the last of the original wave of rock festivals, as well as one of the most well-executed and financially successful, and presaged the era of media consolidation and the corporatization of the rock music industry. Unlike other rock festivals such as Woodstock, the concert was not planned for release as a film or sound recording, however several portions of it were broadcast live on the ABC television network, which was also a sponsor of the show. The audio portion of the show was also broadcast in stereo on FM radio stations, an early example of simulcasting. Several performances from the show were eventually released on CD and Video, both in bootleg and authorized form. Songs include "Ebony Eyes" (Bob Welch w/Stevie Nicks), "Big Ten Inch" (Aerosmith), "Baracudda" (Heart), "Feels Like The First Time" (Foreigner), Santana and more. This is sourced from a broadcast and very close to the master, as quality is excellent for it's age. 55min. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A
The Cars (see also Ben Orr)
Quality Rating: A+- Solo Video Collection (1DVD). Here's a collection of videos from the various side projects and solo albums of Cars members. There's plenty of Ric Ocasek stuff including "Jimmy Jimmy", "The Way You Look Tonight", "Rockaway", "Emotion In Motion" and more. There's also "Stay The Night" and "Too Hot To Stop" (Ben Orr), "Wearing Down (Like A Wheel)" (Elliot Easton), "Smoke Robots Take Over" and "X-Ray" (Greg Hawkes) and even "She Did It" from Glamour Camp, a forgettable band fronted by Ric's son Christopher. As with the collection of Cars videos, the quality here is top notch. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A+- SNL '87 (1VCD). This is a video cd of the 2 song set from The Cars on a Halloween edition of Saturday Night Live. The quality is perfect coming from a rebroadcast of the segments on Comedy Central and is probably taken right from a satellite source. The only drawback is the song selection...two sub par tunes from the band's last album "Door To Door" including "Double Trouble" and "Strap Me In". For diehards only.
Quality Rating: A+- Door To Door Live (1DVD). 11/17/87, The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA. Here is an in-house feed from their final tour. The quality here is pretty good, although the audio is a bit flat, which is a shame. However, if you keep this at a lower volume it's quite enjoyable. Songs include "Tonight She Comes", "Touch And Go", "Double Trouble", "Fine Line", "Since You're Gone", "Let's Go", "Candy-O", "Good Times Roll", "Magic", "Drive", "Just What I Needed" and more. Artwork
Quality Rating: Video A- ; Audio B+
Quality Rating: A- Heartbeat City Videos (1DVD). Here's a transfer from VHS to DVD of The Cars' Heartbeat City Videos collection. This features mainly videos from the "Heartbeat City" album as well as "Panorama" and "Shake It Up". Included here is the rarely seen and uncensored version of "Hello Again", which was directed by Andy Warhol. Also included here is a "making of" segment about the video. Also included, "Drive", "You Might Think", "Why Can't I Have You", "Magic" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: B+- Recommended Official Releases: The Cars Live - Musikladen 1979
, The Cars Unlocked - The Live Performances (with CD)
- The Best Of The Johnny Cash Show Vol 1 & 2 (2DVD) Video Preview
Quality Rating:- Manhattan Center (1DVD). New York City, 1994. Video Preview
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Quality Rating: A+- Rockpalast '83 (1DVD). Germany, 10/15/83. Here is a rare live period from the band when founding bassist Rick Petersson was replaced with Jon Brant. The band didn't suffer too much as they came up with some great tunes such as "If You Want My Love" and "I Can't Take It" (both here). Jon could surely hold his own on the bass and this performance is proof as it's an excellent show. Songs include "She's Tight", "On Top Of The World", "Stop This Game", "Surrender", "Dream Police" and more. There is also a bonus clip of them on American Bandstand. Artwork | Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video A- ; Audio A
Quality Rating: Video A+ ; Audio A
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio A-- Recommended Official Release: Cheap Trick - Silver
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio B+
Quality Rating: Video B+ ; Audio A
The Clash (see also Big Audio Dynamite)
Quality Rating: A-
- Souled Out In Seoul (1DVD). 3/13/03. Collier Field House, Yongsan Army Garrison. Seoul, Korea. This is the first of 5 free shows the band gave to the US Military stationed in South Korea. This is a 1 cam audience show with excellent picture quality. The audio could use more definition in the middle ranges but there is a nice amount of bass and highs to make it a good listen at lower to mid volume levels. Songs include "Where The River Flows", "Why Pt. 2", a surprisingly great cover of "Personal Jesus", "December", "Precious Declaration", "Gel", "Heavy", "The World I Know" and also "Counting The Days" which would later emerge in 2004 on their album "Youth". This show also marks one of their first performances with new guitarist Joel Kosche. Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video A+ ; Audio B+- Woodstock '99 (1DVD). Upstate NY. Unfortunately, this is not their complete set. I remember when I was watching this live on PPV back in the day, they cut way from their set and switched to someone else. So, I'm not sure if their full set exists on video but I'll keep an eye out. Songs include "Where The River Flows", "Precious Declaration", a great "December", an unexpected cover of "Crazy Train" which sounds like it could be one of their own. Overall their set runs about 25 minutes here. Even though it's not complete, it's still worth it for the big fan of this band. This disc also includes the full Jamiroquai set. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A- Recommended Official Releases: Collective Soul: Home
, Music in High Places - Collective Soul (Live from Morocco)
Phil Collins (also see Genesis)
Quality Rating: A+
Quality Rating: A+
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
- Concerts for the People of Kampuchea (1DVD) December 1979. Hammersmith Odeon, England. The people of what? Okay, this was a series of concerts featuring Queen, The Clash, The Pretenders, The Who, Elvis Costello, Wings, and many more artists which took place at the Hammersmith Odeon in '79 to raise money for the victims of Pol Pot's reign of terror in Cambodia. The event was organized by Paul McCartney and Kurt Waldheim, and it involved older artists such as McCartney and The Who as well as younger new wave acts like The Clash and the Pretenders. The last of the concerts was the last concert of Wings. An album and EP were released in 1981, and the best of the concerts were released as a film, Concert for Kampuchea. Songs include "Now I'm Here" (Queen), "Armageddon Time" (The Clash), "Coming Up" (Wings), "The Imposter" (Elvis Costello & The Attractions), "Little Sister" (Rockpile w/Robert Plant), "Behind Blue Eyes" (The Who) and much more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video B+ ; Audio A-
- MSG '05 (1DVD). 10/24/05, New York, NY, MSG. Here is a nice 3 audience cam mix from Cream on their reunion tour. It's the first of three nights at New York City's Madison Square Garden. I swear, I've seen younger faces on cash! Okay, let's do the math - Ginger Baker had just turned 66 in August and Jack Bruce was 62. Even though they both easily look a good 10 years older than they are, they can still play. Clapton, who has never been absent from the music scene, is superb. If Cream hadn't released an official live DVD from this tour, I'd say this is a must have. However, I'd only recommend this to diehards. The official DVD is top notch and boasts a nice 5.1 DTS audio track. Songs include "Spoonful", "Tales Of Brave Ulysses", "Badge", "Politician", "Deserted Cities Of The Heart" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A- Recommended Official Release: Cream - Royal Albert Hall - London May 2-3-5-6 2005
- Soundstage '83 + Live At The Ritz '85 (1DVD). New York, 1985. Here's a pair of performances from Crenshaw, the "Buddy Holly" of the 80's. One is an MTV concert from 1985 and the other is a broadcast from 1983. Both sport excellent, clear pictures and very good to excellent sound. Songs include "Blues Is King", "Whenever You're On My Mind", "Someday Someway", "Cynical Girl" and more. If you're a fan of Marshall this one has your name on it.
Quality Rating: Video A+ ; Audio A-/A
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (see also Neil Young)
Quality Rating: A-
Crowded House (see also Split Enz)
- MTV Spring Break (1DVD). Daytona Beach, FL. 3/28/87. Here's the band in support of their first album and on the verge of their second. They do play "Better Be Home Soon" from their sophomore album but mostly the material is from their debut including "Something So Strong", "Mean To Me", "Don't Dream It's Over" and they even do a Split Enz tune ("One Step Ahead").
Quality Rating: A- Recommended Official Release: Farewell to the World Live
- UK TV 1984-1987 (1DVD). Here's a nice collection of TV appearances the band made from 1984-1987. None of this material has been released officially. Songs include "Resurrection Joe" (Old Grey Whistle Test), "Revolution" and "The Phoenix" (The Tube 1985), "She Sells Sanctuary", "Love Removal Machine" (BBC In Concert '87) and more. Quality varies but is generally very good. Before the band became known for "Fire Woman" they were a very edgy, alternative powerhouse. Hard to believe singer Ian Astbury wound up playing with those fartknockers from The Doors after seeing this. Astbury just left the Doors, as a matter of fact, and is back with The Cult for another reunion. Fans of early Cult will love this! Artwork 1 | Artwork 2 | Video Preview
Quality Rating: B+/A-
- Various Artists (1DVD). 1980. This film was originally intended to be a movie about the Ska band, Madness. However, the directors' son open his father's eyes to other Ska/2-Tone bands, such as The Specials, The Selecter, The Bodysnatchers, The Beat and Bad Manners. Soon, the movie's focus shifted to the 2-Tone movement and less about any one band. The film was shot in 1980, but by the time it came out in 1981 the 2-Tone movement had died down, making the movie a bit "old news". Without any backstage or interview footage of these bands the movie comes across as a series of clips, which wears on the nerves after about, oh, 2 minutes. Songs include "Ranking Full Stop" (The English Beat), "One Step Beyond" (Madness) and much more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A-
Ray Davies (see also The Kinks)
- Austin City Limits (1DVD) Monday, 24th July, 2006, ALC Studios, Austin, Texas. Here's Ray in support of his excellent solo album "Other People's Lives". Songs include the great Kinks tune "I'm Not Like Everybody Else", "After the Fall", "Next Door Neighbor", "The Tourist", "Celluloid Heroes", "Creatures Of Little Faith", "Low Budget" and more. The setlist is very heavy on new tunes so if you like the new album, be sure to pick up this one. This is sourced from a high quality satellite broadcast.
Quality Rating: A+- Storytellers (1DVD). New York, 6/2/96. This was the first ever episode of the popular series "Storytellers" and served as the prototype for what was to come. Davies even jokes the show will probably wind up being a bit hit and he'll see nothing from it. This show is Storytellers at it's best - an artist with actually something to say and relate about his life and music. Davies reads excerpts from his "unauthorized autobiography" titled "X-Ray". He tells childhood stories about how he and his brother, Dave, would perform for the rest of his family in the "front room" and how "Come Dancing" was about his sister and her boyfriend. Even though the show only runs about 45 minutes, it's full of interesting, sometimes funny stories and intimate music. This is the way Storytellers was intended and only a few artists actually delivered along these lines. Artwork | Video Preview
Quality Rating: A-
The D*cline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
- Various Artists (1DVD). 1988. This is an out of print documentary, transferred from VHS, which takes a raw look at the heavy metal scene in the late 80's. Here you'll see many generations of metal heads from the godfathers (Gene Simmons, Alice Cooper, Lemmy, Joe Perry & Steven Tyler, Ozzy) to the new crop (Poison, Faster Pussycat, Vixen) to the ones who sadly haven't got a clue (Jaded Lady, Odin). Many balloon heads are paraded in front of your eyes one after another with stories and experiences about living the "heavy metal lifestyle". If nothing else, this movie shows why the metal scene wound up imploding just a few yeas later. It had become all "style" and no substance. I have to laugh at all these "tough guys" proclaiming to be real rockers, yet they dressed like fairies with their tight leather outfits and scarves, not to mention they think nothing of bragging about how much makeup and hairspray they apply for the ladies. When you do see performance footage here from any of these bands you'll want to throw yourself from a moving vehicle, it's that bad. Watch this movie and you'll see alot of flash, but no real talent...which pretty much summed up metal in the latter 80's. This movie is so outrageous it's definitely worth checking out, if only once. Check out the dick knob from WASP in this first crazy Video Preview 1 | Video Preview 2
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: A+- Recommended Official Release: Depeche Mode - Devotional
Quality Rating: A+- Paris 1992 (2DVD). 9/29/92. Here is a pay per view from their Paris show on the final tour. Actually, this show later emerged in edited form both for the official live album "On The Night" and video of the same name. This is not a copy of the official video concert. This is the full show as broadcast. Surprisingly, one song which is exclusive to this recording is "Sultans Of Swing". Also included are "Heavy Fuel", "Money For Nothing", "Romeo And Juliet", "Private Investigations", "Walk Of Life" and more. The show opens with an amazing "Calling Elvis" as well. Artwork | Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio: A-
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio A+- Bye Bye Australia (1DVD) Australia, 4/26/86. Button Records version. Here's a nice version of the final show on the Brothers In Arms tour. Artwork
Quality Rating: Video A- ; Audio A- Sydney '86 (1DVD). 4/26/86. Sydney, Australia. Here is a broadcast of the final show on the "Brothers In Arms" tour. The picture quality here is excellent, while the sound is a bit flat. The performance here is really good and includes "Industrial Disease" which they didn't even perform on this tour. There's even an interesting calypso version of "So Far Away". Also included is a pre-show interview with Ed Bicknell and Mark Knopfler. Songs include "Sultans Of Swing", "Ride Across The River", "Romeo And Juliet", "Why Worry", "Money For Nothing", "Solid Rock", "Private Investigations" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A- Live In Dortmund 1980 (1DVD). 12/19/80. Dortmund, Germany. RCJS version. Here's a nice show from the "Making Movies" tour. This is proshot and audo/video are very good. Songs include "Tunnel Of Love", "Sultans Of Swing", "Once Upon A Time In The West", "Lions", "News", "Solid Rock" and more. Bonus tracks include "Skateaway" and "Romeo And Juliet" from Fridays 1980. There's also "Sultans" from Belfast '81. Video Preview
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- Farewell Concert (1DVD). Berkley, CA. Greek Theatre, 9/11/82. When Michael McDonald announced he was leaving the band in '82 they didn't plan to continue without him. There's no doubt, this show was the end of the Doobies as the band made it clear to the audience. This is the final Doobie Brothers show until they would reform without McDonald (and with Tom Johnston) in the late 80's. The band pulls out all the stops in this broadcast and puts on a rocking show. You know McDonald already has one foot out the door when the band plays his solo tune "I Keep Forgetting". The band even does a forthcoming Patrick Simmons solo tune, "Out On The Streets", but you quickly realize he should have kept his day job. Overall, a memorable performance. The quality on my upgraded version is the best I have seen and sourced from a first generation source. There's some bonus footage of Michael McDonald on Solid Gold and the band performing on the sitcom "What's Happening". Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio A-
Quality Rating: A+- Two From The Late 70's (1DVD). Here is are two classic Doobie shows from Chicago 1977 and Alpine Valley 1979. Both shows feature Michael McDonald and are excellent both in sound and picture (the 77 show probably looks best). Songs include "Takin' It To The Streets", "China Groove", "Minute By Minute", "What A Fool Believes", "Jesus Is Just Alright", "Long Train Runnin", "Depending On You", "It Keeps You Running" and more. Artwork | Video Preview
Quality Rating: A- Recommended Official Release: The Doobie Brothers - Rockin Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert
Duran Duran (also see Arcadia)
Quality Rating: A+- Wedding Of One (1DVD). 6/16/93, Germany. Here the band has more of a stripped down sound as Warren and John play acoustic guitars mostly. However, the sound still comes off as urgent. The overall performance is a mixed bag. At times Simon has horrendous voice problems ("Ordinary World") and other times their new arrangements of old classics is a bit odd, as with "Girls On Film". However, there are times when Simon and the band are dead on, as with "Rio", where they turn in a very impressive performance. Worth a watch if you're a fan of this era. This is from a broadcast source. Both picture and sound are excellent. Artwork | Video Preview
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: A- Dropping The Hammer (1DVD). London, England, 11/15/82. Hammersmith Odeon. This is sourced from a recent UK Gold rebroadcast of the band's classic performance from the "Rio" tour. The band perform well here and I'd be interested in a more pristine upgrade. Songs include "Hungry Like The Wolf", "Night Boat", "Friends Of Mine", "Come Up And See Me (Make Me Smile)", "Planet Earth", "Girls On Film" and more. Artwork | Video Preview
Quality Rating: A- Recommended Official Release: Duran Duran - Greatest - The DVD
Quality Rating: A+- Houston '77 (1DVD). Houston, TX. 6/11/77. Here's a classic Eagles show from the "Hotel California" tour. This is an in-house feed and the quality is very good for it's age boasting clear sound and fairly clear picture. Overall, a nice find for Eagles fans. Songs include "Lyin' Eyes", "Desperado", "Already Gone", "Funk 49", "James Dean" and much more. Artwork | Video Preview
Quality Rating: A-- Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (1DVD). 3/4/74, Los Angeles, CA. This classic show coincides with the release of the band's third album, "On The Border" and forthcoming 40 city tour. Don Felder had recently joined the band as well. This looks to be a generation or two down the line from an original TV station master copy and quality is very good for it's age. Songs include "Already Gone", "Peaceful Easy Feeling", "James Dean", a young Linda Ronstadt comes out to perform "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" and "Desperado" with the band, Jackson Brown performs "Up And Down The Highway" and "Take It Easy" as well. If you're a fan of early Eagles, this is a must. Artwork | Video Preview
Quality Rating: A-- Recommended Official Releases: The Eagles - Farewell 1 Tour - Live From Melbourne
, The Eagles - Hell Freezes Over
Emerson, Lake and Palmer/Powell
- Live At Kingdom Festival (1DVD). Switzerland, 7/25/97. As I've gotten older I've noticed that I appreciate certain bands more and others I can do without. ELP is one of those I'm growing less fond of as years go by. I'm not sure what it is, maybe it's because Keith Emerson has been playing the same damn organ sounds for the past 30 years, not sure. Either way, this is a somewhat rare broadcast of the band on one of their reunion tours from the late 90's. Although there is an official release from this tour ("Live At Montreux"), this DVD has more songs and is the complete show. Songs include "Karn Evil 9, Part 2", "Hoedown", "Touch And Go", "From The Beginning", "Bitches Crystal", "Take A Pebble", "Tarkus/Pictures At An Exhibition" and an surprising "21st Century Schizoid Man" (a classic track Lake recorded as the original lead singer of King Crimson). Quality is excellent on this one all around. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A- Touch And Go: A Retrospective 1986-93 (2DVD). Just when you thought it was over with these guys, they emerged halfway through the 80's with Cozy Powell, then morphed into the band "3" which featured Robert Berry, finally they became Emerson Lake and Palmer yet again. This DVD documents many of the TV appearances that surrounded the promotion of these many failed projects. The first disc opens with Keith and Cozy on Much Music (Canadian TV) being interviewed by a very young John Roberts, who is currently a senior CBS News correspondent. Roberts isn't just asking questions - he's a big fan of the band and it shows by his in depth questions. Another clip shows a brief interview segment with "3" and then the video for "Talkin' Bout" (which is nothing to talk about). There is also a video for "Touch And Go" as well. Other highlights include appearances on Letterman, Leno, Arsenio and, believe it or not, Regis and Kathy Lee where the band performs "From The Beginning". If you're a fan of this era you'll definitely want to check this out. All footage is of excellent quality. Artwork | Video Preview
Quality Rating: A- Recommended Official Release: Emerson Lake & Palmer - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Quality Rating: A-
Quality Rating: A+- Live (1DVD). 2/14/87. Sydney, Australia. This is an excellent transfer of the out of print VHS which documented their "Be Yourself Tonight" tour. The setlist balances between some forgettable mush and the hits. The brisk performance is helped by the addition of Clem Burke (Blondie) on drums. Songs include "Here Comes The Rain Again", "Sex Crime", "Sweet Dreams", "Would I Lie To You", "Missionary Man".
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio A+- Recommended Official Release: Eurythmics - Greatest Hits
- Bizarre Festival (1DVD). 8/16/97. Germany. Here's the band on their final tour in support of their last album "Album Of The Year". I always thought this band was ahead of their time. Listen to "Epic" or "Falling To Pieces" from 1989 and tell me that rap/metal mixture didn't come alive in the mid to late 90's. It's a shame this band had to end but this performance captures them nicely. Songs include "Last Cup Of Sorrow", "Evidence", "I'm Easy", "Epic", "Ashes To Ashes", "Collision", "Midlife Crisis" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A-
- Live in Europe 1989 - New Town (1DVD). This is a collection of concert videos filmed in 1988 and 1989 during the European Bete Noire Tour. The sound is excellent, and perhaps closer to what I would expect from a concert than I’m used to getting on a concert film. There’s a lot of low end and the room sounds large without being boomy or sounding like a cave. This show is pretty much non-stop energy and took me by surprise. This is all motion and atmosphere, and the tempo seems to have been pushed up on some of his mellower works. The show was obviously filmed on b grade stock and in places its black and white or grainy for style. Approx 90 min.
Quality Rating: A
The Firm (also see Led Zeppelin, Page/Plant, Black Crowes & Jimmy Page)
Quality Rating: A-- Hammersmith Uncut (1DVD). Hammersmith Odeon, London. 9/12/84. This is the complete uncut proshot version of this show (115min). The video quality is not as good as the footage in the Firm Special but watchable, even if it is a bit dark. Audio quality is pretty good. Songs include "City Sirens", "Closer", "Make Or Break", "Cadillac", "Money Can't Buy", "Radioactive", "Live In Peace", "Midnight Moonlight", "You've Lost That Loving Feeling", "Someone To Love" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video B ; Audio B+
Fine Young Cannibals (also see The English Beat)
Quality Rating: Video: A ; Audio: A+
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- TV Video Compilation (1DVD). This DVD compiles clips from various TV appearances including "Rhiannon" and "Miles Away" from the Midnight Special 1976, "World Turning" from Rosebud film 1976, promotional clips for "Hold Me", "Tusk", "Gypsy" and even "Trouble" and "Go Insane" from Lindsey Buckingham. There's also videos for "Got A Hold On Me" from Christine McVie and "I Want You Back" from Mick Fleetwood. Some of the most interesting stuff here includes Bob Welch from the California Jam 2 with Stevie Nicks doing "Ebony Eyes". There's also a segment from the ABC show 20/20. The quality here never gets much beyond good, and that's a shame, particularly for the videos which could have easily used better sources. Overall, only recommended for diehards. Video Preview
Quality Rating: B/B+- In Concert: Mirage Tour '82 (1DVD). 10/21/82. Here is a transfer from the out of print (oop) VHS which documented their "Mirage" tour. The band performs very well here, particularly Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie. Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood were heavily under the influence of cocaine during this period and it shows. Fleetwood looks like a demon with dark rings around his often bulging eyes. Nicks looks a bit emaciated and sometimes you can see the glazed look in her eyes. John McVie looks and sounds good here as he's on the road to sobering up after many years of alcohol abuse, which ultimately ended his marriage to Christine. As usual, the band manages to still sound quite good regardless of the personal issues going on here. Songs include "Love In Store", "You Make Loving Fun", "Not That Funny", "Tusk", "Rhiannon", "I'm So Afraid" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio A+- Largo '75 + Tokyo '77 (1DVD). Here's a nice proshot for fans of the early Buckhingham/Nick days with Fleetwood Mac. The Largo show was from the first tour with the new songwriting duo and all look real young here, including Mick Fleetwood who sports no facial hair (and doesn't look like a muppet). The show from '77 is the band in high gear riding the success of "Rumours". The quality here is very good throughout and you'll also notice "For Screening Purposes" across the screen at all times, but it doesn't distract from the performance. Fans of this era will love it! Songs include "Oh Well", "The Chain", "Gold Dust Woman", "Over My Head", "Rhiannon". Video Preview | Video Preview 2
Quality Rating: Video B+/A- ; Audio A-/A- Recommended Official Release: Fleetwood Mac - The Dance
- Houston 1982 (1DVD). The Summit, Houston, TX, 1982. Here is a very rare proshot of Fogelberg in his prime. Unfortunately, this is sourced from a high generation copy, so quality is okay at best. If anyone has a nice version of this show, please let me know. Sadly, Dan passed away in late 2007.
Quality Rating: B+
- Live At The Olympics (1DVD). Medal's Plaza, Olympic Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2/11/02. Here's a very good broadcast from an outdoor show on a very cold night during the winter Olympics. Songs include "Learn To Fly", "My Hero", "Breakout", "This Is A Call", "I'll Stick Around", "Monkey Wrench", "Everlong" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: A+- Rock/Pop 1981 (1DVD). Dortmund, Germany. Here is a broadcast from their "4" tour. One thing about this band - they rocked live. The Super Rock show from 1985 is definitely better than this one in terms of audio quality, but this is still a good one. Songs include "Long Way From Home", "Dirty White Boy" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video A+ ; Audio B+
- Shoot! (1DVD). This band got their name from a newspaper headline about Frank Sinatra. Another change came to their sound when producer Trevor Horn (Yes, Buggles) saw a rough, early video for "Relax" on British TV, then approached the band about producing them. Horn then went on to produce their mega album "Welcome To The Pleasuredome". Trevor brought along former bandmates to guest on the album, namely Anne Dudley (Art Of Noise) and Steve Howe (Yes). Here is a Japanese laserdic rip of this out of print title which features most (if not all) the videos for this band including "Relax", "Two Tribes", "Welcome To The Pleasuredome" and more. This DVD also features some bonus videos and TV performance clips.
Quality Rating: A+ (bonus material B+/A+)
- Friday's ABC TV 1980's - New Wave (1DVD). Here's an awesome collection of performances from the short lived TV show, Fridays. This was a weekly late-night live comedy show, which aired on Friday nights from 1980 to 1982. It was intended to cash-in on the success of NBC's Saturday Night Live, but wound up losing steam after only a couple seasons. While the comedy may have been a bit lackluster, the musical performances were strong and among the best on television at the time. This DVD focuses on New Wave artists that appeared on the show, including the US TV debuts of "The Stray Cats" and "The Clash". Both bands are smoking here! There's also performances from Devo, Split Enz, The Blasters, The Jam, The Plasmatics, Pretenders and more. Overall, a very enjoyable trip back to the early 80s! Video Preview
Quality Rating: B/B+- Friday's ABC TV 1980's - Rock I (1DVD). Here are more performances from Fridays, this time from Rock artists including Journey, Dire Straits, Eddie Money, Huey Lewis, King Crimson, Ted Nugent, Kool & The Gang and more. Pretty good quality, great performances! Artwork | Video Preview
Quality Rating: B/B+- Friday's ABC TV 1980's - Rock II (1DVD) More performances from rock bands that appeared on the short lived, late night ABC comedy show. Bands here include The Four Tops, The Bus Boys, Kiss, Tom Petty, Kim Carnes, Rockpile, Jefferson Starship, REO Speedwagon, Sister Sledge and more.
Quality Rating: B/B+
Peter Gabriel (see also Genesis)
- P.O.V. (1DVD). This is a transfer from a laserdisc or VHS of this out of print (oop) title. The quality is very high on both picture and sound and highly recommended for any fans of this era. Taken from the breakthrough "So" tour, this documents highlights from one of the shows with some backstage footage as well. The video for "In Your Eyes" was taken from this show, and a classic version it is. Other songs include "Shock The Monkey", "Games Without Frontiers", "Sledgehammer", "Solsbury Hill", "Biko", "San Jacinto" and more.
Quality Rating: A+- Then And Now (1DVD). This DVD features 2 Gabriel performances. One is from Rockpalast 1978 and the other is an audience shot from Munich 2002. If you're a fan of Gabriel from his early solo days, you'll want this. His performance is quite "punky" and electric with Tony Levin on bass and Jerry Marotta on drums. Songs include "Solsbury Hill", "I Don't Remember", "Here Comes The Flood", "Humdrum" and even "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway", which does sound a bit sloppily rushed through. Keep in mind Gabriel had only been out of Genesis for three years at this point. The audio and video for the '78 show is great. The audience shot for Munich 2002 isn't bad either but if you've got the official release from this tour is should be enough.
Quality Rating: A
Dave Gahan (also see Depeche Mode)
- Rockpalast (1DVD). Grugahalle Essen, Germany. 4/21/79. Here the band were promoting their '78 album "Sanctuary". This is before commercial success would hit them a year later with the release of "Love Stinks" and then "Freeze Frame" in 1981. Songs here include "I Could Hurt You", "One Last Kiss", "Give It To Me", "Houseparty", "Whammer Jammer", "First I Look At The Purse" and more.
Quality Rating: A-
Genesis (see also Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel)
Quality Rating: A+- Calling All Stations Live (1DVD) 1/31/98, Katowice, Poland. Here is an excellent quality broadcast from the final Genesis tour. It's amazing to see what this great band had been reduced to here. Singer Ray Wilson is no Gabriel or Collins and it's plainly evident as he sounds so out of place singing the back catalog. Couple that with the weak material here from the "Stations" album and you've got something that is worth watching for curiosity's sake... beyond that, it's pretty awful. However, if you like this era of the band you'll definitely want to pick this up. Songs include "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway", "Carpet Crawlers", "Calling All Stations", "Land Of Confusion" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A+- A History (1DVD). This is the 1990 documentary which features interviews with seemingly everyone ever involved in the band, from Jonathan King (who discovered them) to Anthony Phillips (former member). There's lots of footage here, much of it extremely rare. It gives hope that one day some of the concert clips shown here will be released officially one day. The documentary runs about 90mins and is very in-depth. Highly recommended for diehard fans or newbies. I'm not sure of the source, probably a high quality VHS transfer. Artwork
Quality Rating: A+
Quality Rating: A- Mama Tour (2DVD). This is a transfer from the out of print laserdisc. The picture and sound are excellent here. This release also features the one hour documentary "Behind The Music" as a bonus. The band are promoting their self-titled album and there are some great performances here, especially "Abacab" and the medley, which consists of "In The Cage/In That Quiet Earth/Slippermen/Afterglow". I can do without some of Phil's rambling between songs but overall a great show. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A+- Three Sides Live (1DVD). Here is a laserdisc to DVD transfer of this out of print title. This tour marked the first as Genesis the "pop supergroup" behind the much more accessible "Abacab" album. Picture quality and audio are excellent. Songs include "Abacab", "Behind The Lines", "Dodo/Lurker", "Who Dunnit" and more. Artwork | Video Preview
Quality Rating: A+- London 1980 (1DVD). 5/7/80. Here is a video bootleg of the most popular Genesis show "Musica" (aka "Duke's Source Live"). I'm not sure of the source, but it's a one camera show and the person filming is literally on the stage with the band so you get some very close shots of Tony Banks playing the keyboards, etc. The camera will then move around to an area behind Phil's drums so you can see him during the solo spots. Every so often the camera will go dark while the taper repositions. The audio is taken from a soundboard feed, probably "Musica". More good news - it's the complete show and second of their 2 night stand here. Songs include "The Lady Lies", "Say It's Alright Joe", "One For The Vine", "The Knife", "Deep In the Motherlode" and much more.
Quality Rating: A- Old Grey Whistle Test (1DVD). 5/7/80. Lyceum Ballroom, London. This is a spectacular release of Genesis on their second night in London on Duke tour. Sourced from a pre-broadcast master, the quality is perfect all around (looks official). This was originally broadcast on the British show "Old Grey Whistle Test". The only downside is the running time, which is around an hour. The full show would have been great, but we have "The Story Of Albert" for this. This is Genesis at the end of their "prog" period as many of the adventuresome songs played here would never be played again. Songs include "Behind The Lines/Duchess", "In The Cage/Slippermen", "Dance On A Volcano", "Los Endos".
Quality Rating: A+
Quality Rating: A- 1978 Various Live (1DVD) Here is a collection of audience video cams from the "And Then There Were Three" tour. Some of the audio is from a board source mixed with the bootleg video, which sometimes appears to be captured by someone on stage, such as a technician. If you're a fan of this period you may want to check it out, otherwise it's a bit much for the casual Genesis fan. Songs include "Eleventh Earl Of Mar", "One For The Vine" and more.
Video Quality Rating: B+/A-
Audio Quality Rating: A-/A- Melody '74 (1DVD) 2/12/74, ORTF TV Studios, Paris. Here is a very nice upgrade to this classic TV appearance where they do "I Know What I Like" and the epic "Supper's Ready". This version is taken from a 1st generation timecoded tape off the TV station masters, provided by Alan Hewitt. There are two versions on the disc, a 4:3 version with timecode intact, and a version where the top and bottom were cropped to remove the timecode and make a true 16:9 widescreen picture. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: Video A+ ; Audio A-- Bataclan 1973 (1DVD). 1/10/73, Bataclan Club, Paris, upgrade, Canal Jimmy rebcast. Review Coming Soon! Video Preview
Quality Rating:- Popshop '72 (1DVD). 3/20/72, TV Studios, Brussels, upgrade, 1980 ITV bcast. Review Coming Soon!
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David Gilmour (see also Pink Floyd)
- In Concert (1DVD). 4/30/84. Hammersmith Odeon, London. Broadcast by MTV and released onto VHS in 1984 (now out of print), this is David Gilmour on a solo tour, his first since Pink Floyd disbanded in the early 80's. Gilmour's second solo album was much more accessible than his solo debut in 1978 and this performance shows it. The band are playing very well and it's quite an enjoyable show. Highlights include the opening "Until We Sleep". Also included are "All Lovers Are Deranged" (co-written with Pete Townshend), "Murder" and Floyd tunes "Run Like Hell" and "Comfortably Numb" (w/Nick Mason). This one is a MAJOR upgrade. The picture is very clear and the sound more punchy (as opposed to the bass heavy VHS version). Digitally sourced from a 1" station master, this is the definitive version. Someone who works at an East Coast TV station found a 1" station master and digitally transferred it. This is without a doubt the best looking (and probably sounding) source for this show. There's a bonus, "Love On The Air" which also comes from the same gig. 63 min. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A+
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GTR (also see Steve Howe, Genesis)
- Live In Munich + Making Of (1DVD) 22/9/86, Germany. This DVD features performances from their first and only tour plus a now out of print documentary. The performance is taken from a broadcast and the quality is very good. The audio mix could be much better as I'm not sure what to make of the band's performance after watching this. They sounded really good on the King Biscuit official release, but here they sound a bit weak. Luckily their better tunes are here including "When The Heart Rules The Mind" and "You Can Still Get Through". The documentary is probably the most interesting here as it does a good job of showing what went into getting Howe and Hackett together as well as the rest of the band. Also included is the video for "When The Heart Rules The Mind". Quality is excellent. Video Preview | Video Preview 2
Quality Rating: A
Guns N' Roses (also see Velvet Revolver)
- Welcome To The Riot Show (1DVD). 7/2/91, Riverport Amphitheatre, St. Louis, MO. Axel has been known to piss off fans by showing up late for gigs. At this show, the fans were in no mood for his antics. About 14 songs into their set (during "Rocket Queen") Axel sees someone with a camera. Then he goes batshit crazy and jumps into the audience to get the camera himself. After security helps him back to the stage, he announces he's going home and then all hell breaks loose. The fans are so upset they literally rip the place apart. While the show itself is proshot, we see the riot portion through the lens of a private cam. Fans begin ripping up seats and throwing anything they can at the stage, turning the amphitheatre into a war zone. Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video A- ; Audio B+
Quality Rating: A
Hagar, Schon, Aaronson, Shrieve (also see Van Halen)
- San Jose 1984 (1DVD). Live At Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA. 11/14/84 & 11/15/84. This band comprised of Sammy Hagar (formerly of Montrose and later Van Halen), Neil Schon (Santana, Journey), Aaronson (Billy Idol), and Michael Shrieve (Santana). Neil was looking to rock out and a bit tired of the pop/rock he had been peddling in Journey. The result here is a 80's hard rock, pretty much what you'd expect from these guys, nothing exceptional. The band does rock out and fans of this lineup will probably enjoy. This is sourced from an out of print VHS. Songs include "Top Of The Rock", "Missing You" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio A-
Quality Rating: A+- Rock And Soul Live + Live At The Apollo (1DVD). Here are a couple of out of print shows together on one disc. Picture and sound quality are excellent. "Rock and Soul Live" accompanied the greatest hits CD of the same name and draws largely from many hits of the time including "Family Man", "Kiss On My List", "I Can't Go For That", "You Make My Dreams", "Wait For Me", "Maneater" and even some album cuts such as "Italian Girls", "The Art Of Heartbreak", "Open All Night" and more. The band seem to come full circle on "Apollo" as they perform with the legendary soul singers David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks. Hall and Oates seem to be in heaven doing backup vocals here for classics such as "Get Ready", "My Girl", "The Way You Do The Things You Do" and more. Even the Hall and Oates penned "Everytime You Go Away" feels right at home in this soulful atmosphere.
Quality Rating: A+
Quality Rating: A+
Herbie Hancock and the Rockit Band
Quality Rating: A+
- Crossroads (1DVD). April, 2004. Nashville, TN. I wouldn't normally be into Heart from this period in their career, but I got this one for my wife who attended the show. We watched it recently and she was telling me how the entire show lasted about 5 hours because they had to perform each song at least twice due to screw ups (on both sides). The sound guy complained it was the longest show to date. This is sourced right from the broadcast, so quality is high. Here Heart is paired up with Winona Judd in a one-time only performance. While I'm not a Winona fan, there's no doubting she can sing and does extremely well handling the vocals on "Magic Man" and "Dog And Butterfly". Songs include "No One Else On Earth", "Love Hurts" and more. Overall, a very good show. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A+
Quality Rating: B+/A- Concert For The Americas (1DVD). 8/22/82. Dominican Republic, South America. Here is a nice upgrade to this show. My last copy had a noticeably poor picture, but this is very clear and bright. The sound has some bottom and not nearly as flat as before. Live songs include "Crazy On You", "Magic Man", "Barracuda". Santana follows Heart onstage but a thunderstorm aborts their set after only a few songs (all included here to watch unfold). As a matter of fact, you can hear the thunder right from the first song. In what looked like a Spinal Tap moment, int he middle of the first song an announcer can be heard telling the audience the band would continue to play through the rain! Their set included "All I Wanted", "Improv Jam" and "Black Magic Woman". It's during the latter when the torrential rains, thunder and lightning forced not only the end of their set, but the complete show. Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio A-- Largo '78 + Dog & Butterfly Promo (1DVD). Largo, Maryland. 1978. Here is a proshot from their "Dog And Butterfly" tour. Audio and video quality isn't too bad, although you can tell it's a couple gens down the line. Also included here is a "Dog And Butterfly" promo which boasts much better picture quality and includes some backstage, studio and performance footage as well. Songs include "Love Alive", "Straight On" and many more. After this period, the romances between the Wilson sisters and guitarist Roger Fisher ended and he wound up leaving the band. This would lead to more personnel changes that would mark the end of the initial classic lineup of the band.
Quality Rating: Video B/B+ ; Audio A- (Dog & Butterfly Promo is A-)
Quality Rating: A/A+
- Live + More (1DVD). Town and Country Club '88 & Toronto, Canada 7/30/88. This DVD includes some proshots from 1988, acoustic performances, interviews and even a performance from 2002. There is also a 5.1 audio track for those looking to improve the sound a little. Songs include "New Girl Now", "What Does It Take", "Bad Attitude" and more.
Quality Rating: B+/A
- Philadelphia Spectrum (1DVD). 11/25/87. This appears to be an MTV Thanksgiving concert and could have been the ultimate Hooters experience (aside from going to the actual restaurant) but the problem here is the audio. It sounds muffled and inconsistent and takes away from the experience. If you're a diehard fan and don't have this, you may enjoy it. But for the passing fan looking for some Hooters, it's a shame this one won't do it. If anyone has excellent audio for this show, perhaps a re-synching can be done to improve this show. Songs include "Day By Day", "All You Zombies" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio B-- Nervous Nights (1DVD). Philadelphia, PA, 1986. Review Coming Soon!
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Steve Howe (also see Yes, GTR, Asia, ABWH)
- MHZ Presents (1DVD). Falls Church, VA. 2002. For those who don't know, MHZ Presents is a television show on a channel which airs in the Washington DC area. As a matter of fact, it's one of the only independent public television stations around. The good news or the bad news first? Howe's acoustic performance is great here...I only wish the sound were better. It seems to be recorded a bit too loud as there is some minor distortion. If anyone has a better sounding version of this show, please let me know. This DVD also includes a performance by Yes at Konocti Harbor Resort in 2002. This is an interesting outdoor gig, filmed for a local television broadcast. Picture is excellent and sound very good as well, although it could be a bit brighter. This also features interviews with Alan White and Chris Squire. Songs include "Siberan Khatru", "In The Presence Of" and more.
Quality Rating: Video A/A- ; Audio B+/A-- Montreux Jazz Festival '79 (1DVD). Switzerland, 1979. This is sourced from an out of print Japanese VHS. Quality is very good for this solo acoustic festival performance. Songs include "Meadow Rag", "Surface Tension", "Ram", "Anyway You Do", "Clap" and a Bob Dylan medley. The show runs about 35 minutes and is recommended for the Steve Howe fan. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A-
- The Melbourne Music Show (1DVD). Melbourne, Australia, 1988. This government funded concert was intended to promote Australian music to the world, but instead wound up only airing on Australian TV. The quality of the broadcast is excellent, however, I found the performance to be a bit too slick and lackluster. It's probably a good thing this wasn't used as a promotional tool for "down under" as there's not much here to brag about. Songs include "Electric Blue", "Heartbreak Kid", "Crazy", "No Promises" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A
- Rockpalast '97 (1DVD). Loreley, St. Goarshausen, Germany. 6/21/97. This is one of the band's last shows with Michael Hutchence, about 4 months before he was found hanged from Autoerotic Asphyxiation. Hutchence's problems may have begun in 1992 when he was hit by a cab while riding his bike in Denmark. This accident caused the singer to lose his sense of smell and taste, not to mention caused him brain injury as well. The band maintained he was not quite the same after that experience. In this performance I see a side of Hutchence never seen before. He uses foul language between songs, sometimes rambling and even smokes a joint! Overall, it's a very good performance. Songs include "Elegantly Wasted", "New Sensation", "Never Tear Us Apart", "Kick", "Don't Lose Your Head" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: A/A+- Rockpalast (1DVD). 5/8/84, Hamburg, Germany. Here is a very good broadcast from the band's "Swing" era. If you're a fan of "The Swing" and "Shabooh Shoobah" then you'll definitely want to pick this up as the setlist is loaded with songs from those albums including "To Look At You", "Soul Mistake", "Jan's Song", "Golden Playpen", "I Send A Message", "Melting In The Sun", "Dancing On The Jetty", "Spy Of Love" and more. Also included here is footage from their Live Aid show in 1985. Keep in mind, INXS did not perform in either London or Philly. Instead they performed in Australia for a special show there. Songs there include "Listen Like Thieves" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video: A- ; Audio: A- Shoobah Shoobah (1DVD). Six Flags' Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA, 8/5/83. Here's a show from the band on their Shabooh Shoobah tour. If memory serves, this was a video released to fan club members only. Songs include "The One Thing", "Soul Mistake". Artwork
Quality Rating: A-
Quality Rating: A+- Philly '04 (1DVD). 7/23/03. Philadelphia, PA. Here's a proshot from their "Dance Of Death" tour. While the video is proshot, the audio is audience sourced. The sound has alot of low range, not alot of definition in the mid ranges but you can certainly hear what's going on. The nice cam mix also adds to your viewing experience making this a pretty good show to enjoy. The band plays a good amount of classics too including "Revelations" and "Die With Your Boots On" and more. Artwork
Quality Ratiing: Video: A+ ; Audio: B+/A-
Quality Rating: A+
Quality Rating: A+- Dortmund Rock/Pop Festival (1DVD) 12/18/83, Germany. Here is an excellent proshot of Maiden from the "Peace Of Mind" tour. Actually, there are 2 other bands featured here (Scorpions and Judas Priest). The Maiden footage is about 30mins and they put on a great show including "Number Of The Beast", "Revelations", "Flight Of Icarus", "Sanctuary" and more.
Quality Rating: A
- Woodstock '99 (1DVD). Upstate NY. Jay puts on an undeniably funky, energetic set here. The band is tight and overall, alot of fun. Songs include "Virtual Insanity", "Travelling Without Moving", "Deeper Underground" and much more. Also includes the partial set for Collective Soul.
Quality Rating: A+
Quality Rating: Video A+ ; Audio A- Halloween Uncut (1DVD). 10/31/97. Hammerstein Ballroom, New York. This is an MTV concert and is the full version. The broadcast was only 20 minutes long, but this is the full 88 minute show. Flea guests on bass...overall a rockin' show! Songs include "Stop!", "Ocean Size", "Three Days", "Mountain Song", "Ted...Just Admit It", "Classic Girl" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: A+
Quality Rating: A+- Live At MSG (2DVD). Madison Square Garden, 1/23/06. Review Coming Soon! Artwork
Quality Rating:- Face To Face (1DVD). Japan 1998. This is one of many shows Joel did with his longtime friend (and fellow piano player), Elton John. While this lineup looks like gold on paper, it doesn't translate as well on stage. Elton John can still belt out any tune in his catalog while Joel struggles even to sing his own material at times. When Joel attempts singing Elton's songs the limits of his voice become even more apparent. Watching Joel duet with Elton on "Your Song" almost has the same effect of nails running down a chalk board. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a horrible show, but I'd rather see a great show from each instead of a mediocre one from both. This is sourced from a Japanese Direct TV broadcast. Artwork | Video Preview.
Quality Rating: A- Storytellers (1DVD). New York, 9/1/97. Joel is one of those artists who really shines in this storytelling format. Not only does Joel have alot of experiences to draw from, he's a natural at public speaking and relates well to his audience. This originally aired as two, one hour episodes and both are here, minus the commercials. Joel performs with his band and has fun with the audience, even allowing one guy to sing "Honesty". Songs include "Summer Highland Falls", "River Of Dreams", "Room Of Our Own", "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" and more. Artwork
Quality Rating: A- Live In Russia & Shades Of Grey (1DVD). This disc contains two out of print titles. The concert is from VHS and Shades of Grey is sourced from laserdisc. "Live In Russia" documents Billy's travels to the country and one of the performances there. At times the show comes off awkward between the pre-cold war crowd not sure how to react to an American rock band and the interpreter who seems to drag out Joel's brief comments between songs. Also, I'm not too crazy about the band Joel assembled here for this tour, not the best he can do. You may find the "Shades" documentary more interesting as it tells the story about how Joel came to write and record the "River Of Dreams" album. Liberty DeVito talks candidly about being left out of the album at the hands of producer Danny Kortchmar and more. Also has concert footage.
Quality Rating: A/A+- From A Piano Man To An Innocent Man (2DVD). 6/6/84, Wembley, London. Here is a European broadcast from Joel's "Innocent Man" tour. The audio and picture quality are excellent. Songs include "Don't Ask Me Why", "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant", "Sometimes A Fantasy", "Big Shot", "Uptown Girl", "Tell Her About It", "This Night" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A-
Quality Rating: A+- The First Stones (1DVD). Houston, TX. 1979. Here's a rarity from the 52nd Street tour. The setlist is great including "Honesty", "My Life", "Angry Young Man", "Zanzibar", "Stiletto" and more. Artwork.
Quality Rating: B- Musikladen (1DVD). Germany, 3/15/78. This show took place the day after his appearance on the "Grey Whistle Test". The overall quality is very good to excellent from this broadcast source. Billy was promoting his "Stranger" album at the time. Songs include "Miami 2017", "Somewhere Along The Line", "New York State Of Mind", "Travellin' Prayer", "She's Always A Woman", "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" and more.
Quality Rating: A-- Old Grey Whistle Test (1DVD). London, 1978. This is Billy Joel during his "Stranger" era performing before a smaller London audience. The picture quality here is stunning and could double for an official release. The audio sounds like it could use more high end, but there's plenty of bass here. This may be sourced from a Japanese laserdisc judging by the rambling announcer at the beginning. Joel is beginning to assemble his classic band here too with Liberty Devito on drums, Ritchie Cannata on sax/keyboards and Russell Javors on rhythm guitar. Songs include "Miami 2017", "Movin' Out", "Root Beer Rag" and much more. Artwork, Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video A+ ; Audio A- Billy Joel Tonight (1DVD).12/05/76, Palmer Auditorium, Conn. College New London, CT. This is sourced from a long long out of print VHS of Joel from his "Turnstyles" era. The quality is pretty good for it's age and songs include "Piano Man", "Angry Young Man", "The Entertainer", "Captain Jack", "Miami 2017" and more.
Quality Rating: Video A- ; Audio B+- Various Live 70's (1DVD). Here is a compilation of TV appearances from various shows including Don Kirshner, Midnight Special, Mike Douglas, and SNL from 1976 to 1978. If you're into early Joel, this is for you. Not only does Joel look very young here, he's performing with studio musicians, which he never really felt comfortable with. Joel's performances here are great for his vocal command and songwriting skills than anything else. His band here, while capable, lack the drive and power that would define his future live shows. Songs include "Somewhere Along the Line", "Angry Young Man" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A
- Face To Face (1DVD). Japan 1998. This is one of many shows Elton John did with his longtime friend (and fellow piano player), Billy Joel. While this lineup looks like gold on paper, it doesn't translate as well on stage. Elton John can still belt out any tune in his catalog while Joel struggles even to sing his own material at times. When Joel attempts singing Elton's songs the limits of his voice become even more apparent. Watching Joel duet with Elton on "Your Song" almost has the same effect of nails running down a chalk board. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a horrible show, but I'd rather see a great show from each instead of a mediocre one from both. This is sourced from a Japanese Direct TV broadcast. Artwork
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: A- Happy Birthday (2DVD). Entertainment Center Sydney Australia 3/25/84. Here's a show from the "Too Low For Zero" tour, also on Elton's 37th birthday. This is sourced from a low gen broadcast, but the quality still doesn't touch the "Night And Day" show from that summer in London (which I think is a much better show). Songs here include "Rocket Man", "The Bitch Is Back", "Island Girl" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: B+- Video Collection (2DVD). Here's a nice collection of Elton John videos including "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "Rocket Man", "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues", "Sacrifice" and much more including some very rare 80's era stuff. Check out the Artwork for a complete listing. Quality is generally high throughout.
Quality Rating: A/A+
John Paul Jones (see also Led Zeppelin)
- Live At The Showbox (1DVD). The Kingdome, Washington, Seattle. 10/25/99. Here is an in house, proshot feed from Jones on his "Zooma" tour. Nick Beggs (formerly of Kajagoogoo) is great on bass here. Songs include "Zooma", "Goose", "Grind", "When The Levee Breaks", "Steel Away", "Tidal", "Trampled Underfoot", "Black Dog", an excellent "No Quarter" and more.
Quality Rating: A
- Last World Dream (1DVD). Birmingham, England, 1987. This one is sourced from an out of print VHS and quality is generally excellent. Watching this, I realized how much I prefer Howard in the studio as there's not much to watch here. His performance, while good, has that 80's cheese element that doesn't work well for me now. However, Hojo fans will enjoy. I would like to find something from his "Perform" era (2000) as that band had a much better live show. Songs on this one include "No One Is To Blame", "Pearl In A Shell", "Life In One Day" and more. Artwork
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: A
- European TV Compliation (1DVD). Here is a nice compilation of live European TV appearances from their excellent 1981/82 period. Featuring Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Bill Bruford and of course Robert Fripp. Here you will find broadcasts from Old Grey Whistle Test ("Frame By Frame", "Indiscipline"), German TV ("Matte Kudasai", "Heartbeat"), Italian TV and an interesting Robert Fripp documentary. Here you'll find interviews and footage of Fripp with family, fans, friends, playing a synthesized guitar in a church and footage of the studio rehearsals for the album "Bewitched" with Andy Summers (The Police). The quality is about what you'd expect from an original early 80's broadcast. NTSC, 73 min (approx). Menu capture | Video Preview
Quality Rating: B/B+
Quality Rating: B+/A-
The Kinks (see also Ray Davies and Saturday Night Live)
- Ray Davies Storytellers (1DVD). New York, 6/2/96. This was the first ever episode of the popular series "Storytellers" and served as the prototype for what was to come. Davies even jokes the show will probably wind up being a bit hit and he'll see nothing from it. This show is Storytellers at it's best - an artist with actually something to say and relate about his life and music. Davies reads excerpts from his "unauthorized autobiography" titled "X-Ray". He tells childhood stories about how he and his brother, Dave, would perform for the rest of his family in the "front room" and how "Come Dancing" was about his sister and her boyfriend. Even though the show only runs about 45 minutes, it's full of interesting, sometimes funny stories and intimate music. This is the way Storytellers was intended and only a few artists actually delivered along these lines. Picture/sound here is pretty good, but always seeking an upgrade. Artwork
Quality Rating: A-- UK TV Live in the 80's and 90s (1 PAL DVD). A rare compilation of Kinks live UK TV performances from the 1980s and `90s. Songs include, "Think Visual", "The Informer", "You Really Got Me", "Scattered", "Days", "Lola" and more. Plus Ray Davies solo performances, guest appearances and interviews. 77 minutes. Quality is generally very good throughout.
Quality Rating: A/A-
Quality Rating: A- Rainbow '77 (1DVD). London, 12/77. Video Preview
Quality Rating:- Rainbow Theatre (1DVD). London, 1/21/73. This is taken from a BBC master copy of an early Kinks performance (includes timecode at the top of screen). The quality is great here. Songs include "Victoria", "Dedicated Follower Of Fashion", "Lola", "Waterloo Sunset", "You Really Got Me", "Village Green Preservation Society" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A
- Rio '83 (1DVD). 6/18/83, Rio DeJaneiro. Kiss toured South America knowing it was the last time they'd be in makeup. This show is among the very last to feature the band in makeup and they put on one hell of a show. While the video here is very nice, the audio lacks tremendously, pretty much making it only enjoyable to diehard fans. If anyone has a copy with great audio, let me know. Vinny Vincent is on guitar and Eric Carr on drums. Songs include "I Love It Loud", "War Machine", "Creatures Of The Night", "Black Diamond" and more. Also included are bonus performances from Cobo Hall '76, Midnight Special '75 and ABC In Concert '74. The quality on the bonus stuff is not as good as the Rio show. Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video B-/A ; Audio C/B+- Creatures Of The Night Media Collection (2DVD). Kissvision Remaster. Here's a collection of clips surrounding the promotion of their final album in makeup, "Creatures Of The Night". This era also features the additions of Vinny Vincent on guitar and Eric Carr on drums. Clips include a lengthy, raw feed interview from USA Network's "Night Flight", many lip-synch performances from various shows worldwide (many featuring Ace), segments on "PM Magazine" and "Entertainment Tonight" and other TV shows. One thing to keep in mind, at this time Kiss had never been seen without their makeup. They had a mystique that not only drew fans, but also the ire of the religious sector who claimed the band worshipped the devil. Because of this, many of the news clips feature the band dealing with questions about being a bad influence on kids, devil worship, etc. The quality is generally very good to excellent throughout.
Quality Rating: Video B/A ; Audio B-/A- Dynasty Media Collection (1DVD). 1979. Here's a very nice collection of promotional clips from their "Dynasty" era, probably the last hurrah for the original band. Here you'll see Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, a "20/20" segment called "Kiss And Sell", a bit on Jerry Lewis' M.D. Telethon, "Hot Hero Sandwich" (behind the scenes look at the band), an appearance on the "Tomorrow Show" (Tom Snyder), "3-2-1 Contact", and various news footage w/interviews. For fans of this era, it's a must.
Quality Rating: A-- The Return Of Kiss (1DVD) 7/8/79, Largo, MD. Here is a show from the "Dynasty" tour. Video quality is very good, while the sound isn't all that great. However, if you like this era of the band you'll want this rare item. The setlist includes songs from their solo albums, including Gene's "Radioactive", Ace's "New York Groove", Paul's "Move On" and Criss' horrible "Tossin' And Turnin'" (he would be leaving the band within the next year). In some parts the band is noticeably not quite sharp and the vocals will make you wince but other performances are good, including "Groove" and "Firehouse".
Quality Rating: Video: A ; Audio: B- 1976-78 Media Collection (1DVD). Here's a nice collection of promotional clips surrounding the release of "Rock And Roll Over", "Love Gun", "Alive II" and the solo albums. Included are everything from short TV commercials (Kiss makeup kits, dolls, album promos) to news segments ("Nightbird w/Allison Steele", "Robert Klein Hour") and music shows ("American Music Awards '77", "Dick Clark's Golden Greats"), band interviews and more. Fans interested in media clips from this era will love it.
Quality Rating: A-- Kiss Meets The Phantom Of The Park (1DVD). This is a made for TV movie featuring Kiss that came out around Halloween 1978. Even with Kiss not in this movie as much as you'd think, it still wreaks. Why? From what I've seen and heard about the making of this movie the band had their lines fed to them right before each take so the "acting" is horrendous and nobody in the band delivers their lines with any authenticity (and when they do speak, it's not much). Gene Simmons usually has an overdubbed tigers roar whenever he opens his mouth while Peter Criss' lines are completely overdubbed by another actor because he simply couldn't handle the shoot (due to drugs). Even Ace Frehley was replaced in one scene by a black guy in white makeup during a fight scene because he wasn't available that day of the shoot. Overall, it's a mess. Kiss fans, from what I understand, eat this up and see it as a cult classic. To me it's like watching surgery on your own foot without anesthetic. This long out of print movie is transferred from laserdisc and also includes a bonus CBS promo clip. Artwork | Video Preview
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: Video: A+ ; Audio: A-- Kiss Destroys Anaheim (1DVD). 8/20/76. Anaheim, California. Here is an excellent show from the band, with great video quality and okay sound. Songs include "Hotter Than Hell", "Detroit Rock City", "Strutter", "Do You Love Me", "Firehouse", "Deuce" and more. From what I understand, Kiss will soon be opening up their video archives for official release...let's hope this one makes it.
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio A-
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio B+
Quality Rating: Video: B/B+ ; Audio: B+/B-- Long Beach '74 (1DVD). Long Beach, CA. This disc claims to contain some of the oldest Kiss footage in existence including not only the infamously rare Long Beach show but also extremely rare European television clips from the time. The Long Beach footage is very good for it's age and appears to be from 8mm footage (color and timecode). The raw audio is from the soundboard and is listenable but not great. If you're a fan of very early Kiss you'll want to check this out. Artwork | Video Preview.
Quality Rating: Video: A- ; Audio: B
- Video Collection (1DVD). This is ripped from an out of print Japanese laserdisc so quality is excellent. The problem here isn't the quality or songs - their videos are so dated visually that it's mind numbing to watch. Songs include "Tonight", "Get Down On It", "Celebration", "Misled", "Joanna" and more.
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio A+
Quality Rating: B+/A- Brixton '04 (1DVD). England 2004. I got this one for a friend and must say it's an interesting show to watch, even if it is an audience video. Since the band pretty much stay glued to their keyboards and there's lots of video screens around them, one guy with a video camera out in the audience can actually do a great job recording this one! The sound isn't bad either and fans of the band will enjoy (as my friend did). Video Preview.
Quality Rating: A- Stop Sellafield (1DVD). The "Stop Sellafield" concert was held in the Summer of 1992 by Greenpeace in order to publicize the environmental havoc being wreaked by the Sellafield Nuclear plant in England. Greenpeace's ultimate goal was to have the plant closed. All proceeds from the benefit went directly to Greenpeace. Performers included U2, Public Enemy, Big Audio Dynamite II and Kraftwerk. This DVD features performance highlights mixed in with commentary about the cause at hand. The performance footage here is great, I just wish there was more. If you're only interested in the Kraftwerk part of this show, you may want to check out "The History, Part I" DVD as it has the same footage from this show, if not more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A
Led Zeppelin (also see The Firm, Page/Plant, Black Crowes and Jimmy Page)
- Reunion Collection (1DVD). Here is a collection of all the post-Bonham Zeppelin performances from "Live Aid", "Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary" and "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" induction. The footage from each of these performances is probably the best I've seen so far. The other way to look at this - here's a collection of the least satisfying Zeppelin performances. The Live Aid performance was not good at all, even with Phil Collins and Tony Thompson pounding away on drums. They all had no practice or time to prepare so no wonder. The Atlantic Records set has a questionable sound mix - I'm not sure if Jones' bass was even plugged into the board. Page is a bit sloppy and not impressive at all on guitar. John Bonham's son, Jason, is on drums and he does a fine job - probably handing in the best performance you'll see on this entire DVD. The Hall Of Fame performance is the best one here, however, they often perform with others including Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and Neil Young. The Hall of Fame footage may be the only reason to pick this one up. I should also mention the menu on this one is not in English, looks Greek to me. A nice job done, though. Video Preview | Video Preview 2
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: Video: A- ; Audio A- Knebworth Festival 8.11.79 (1DVD). Genuine Bastard label. Here is a 1DVD version of their second Knebworth show. While it's nice to have this show on 1DVD, I believe the 3DVD version is a little better in picture and sound. The "no label" version has a little crisper picture and warmer sound. It took me a while to arrive at this conclusion because both versions are really close in quality. However, I did notice the fuller (deeper bass) sound on the 3 disc version after many A/B comparisons. Artwork
Quality Rating: Video: A- ; Audio A
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: Video A- ; Audio A
Quality Rating: A- Earl's Court (2DVD). 5/24/75. Here's an excellent proshot of Zeppelin on their "Physical Graffiti" tour. The picture quality and sound are great here. At times the band sounds a bit uneven but overall a classic performance that should be in any Zep fan collection. Songs include "The Song Remains The Same", "Over The Hills And Far Away", "Trampled Underfoot", "The Rain Song" and more. Artwork | Video Preview
Quality Rating: Video A- ; Audio A
- Guaranteed Live (1DVD). Town & Country Club, London, 3/92. Here's a live show, sourced from VHS. The quality is surprisingly great - the picture is clear and has lots of color and the sound is nice and full. Songs include "Hot Water", "Children Say", "Running In The Family", "Lessons In Love", "Something About You" and more. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A+- Level Best (1DVD). Here is a video compilation which is sourced from an out of print VHS. The quality is excellent all around. Most of the videos are forgettable but there are some nuggets along the way. "Lessons In Love", arguably their best track, combines everything great about this band - the soulful vocals of Mark King and Mike Lindup, funky rhythms and more hooks than a tackle box. Other highlights include "Hot Water" with it's percolating bass grooves, the smooth "Children Say", the quirky fun of "Tracie" and "Something About You", their biggest radio hit from "World Machine". Fans of the band will dig it.
Quality Rating: Video A- ; Audio A
- Rockpalast '91 (1DVD). E-Werk Köln, Germany. 12/8/91. Here's a great show from Huey Lewis and The News, who are usually always up for putting on a great show. The band shows they can still play and have the catalog to draw from including "Heart And Soul", "Power Of Love", "Walking On A Thin Line", "Bad Is Bad", "Couple Days Off", "I Want A New Drug", "Do You Believe In Love" and much more. Overall, a great show and if anyone has a pristine version (or close to it) let me know. This version has pretty good pic and sound but may be a couple gens down the line.
Quality Rating: Video A- ; Audio A
- Soundstage '79 (1DVD). Chicago, IL. 4/11/79. Here's a nice show, just a shame the audio/video isn't all that great. Gordon sings better than ever through his classics "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald", "Sundown", and "If You Could Read My Mind" plus his band does a fine job behind him. If anyone has a lower gen source, please let me know.
Quality Rating: Video B+ ; Audio B
Quality Rating: A+- Beat Club 1980 (1DVD). Germany, May 19, 1980. Here's a nice 2007 rebroadcast of the LRB in their heyday. In the states they only had one more hit album ("Time Exposure") and then they were done. Of course, nowadays, the LRB consists of only 2 veteran members, one of them joined the band not long before this show (bassist, Wayne Nelson). The quality here is excellent all around and songs include "Lonesome Loser", "Cool Change", "Help Is On It's Way" and some forgettable songs from their early catalog. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A+
- Woodstock '99 (1DVD). Upstate NY. At this time Live were flopping around trying to recapture the popularity they gained with "Throwing Copper" which yielded many radio favorites. Their next album to be released in October '99 ("The Distance To Here") wouldn't do that. This is their full set and songs include "Operation Spirit", "All Over You", "Pain Lies On The Riverside", "Lakini's Juice", "I Alone", "Lightning Strikes" and more. This disc also includes the full Primus set. Video Preview
Quality Rating: A+
- Unreleased Vol. 1 (PAL DVD). The first in a series of 3 DVDs devoted to performances that did not make the official 4DVD release. While the official release didn't every single performance from Live Aid, it showcase the best ones. This DVD focuses on unreleased songs from the London show including The Boomtown Rats, Status Quo, Syle Council, Nik Kershaw, Ultravox ("One Small Day"), Spandau Ballet ("We Are Virgin"), Sade ("Is It A Crime"), Sting ("Driven To Tears") and Phil Collins ("In The Air Tonight"). There's also a nice duet between the Sting and Collins with his "Long Way To Go". Quality wise, this the best footage I have ever seen from the Live Aid broadcast. The video is sourced from the original BBC broadcast and well preserved. The audio is from a BBC Radio stereo simulcast and excellent as well.
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio A+- Unreleased Vol. 2 (PAL DVD). This DVD features performances leftover from both London and Philly including Bryan Ferry ("Sensation"), Bryan Adams, George Thorogood ("The Sky Is Crying"), Simple Minds ("Promised You A Miracle"), The Pretenders, Elton John, The Who, Kool & The Gang, Madonna, Tom Petty ("Rebels"), Rick Springfield ("Love Somebody"). This set shows why some performances may not have been included on the official release. For example, Bryan Ferry's mic was having issues during his set and the BBC blew a fuse during the Who's performance, leaving some of it simply unaired. As with the other DVDs in this collection, some songs are faded in or edited because of the way they were broadcast. However, quality is great throughout.
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio A+- Unreleased Vol. 3 (PAL DVD). This DVD features more performances from the Philadelphia show including The Cars ("Drive"), Neil Young, CSN, Power Station, Thompson Twins, Phil Collins ("Against All Odds"), Duran Duran ("A View To A Kill"), Patti Labelle, Hall & Oates ("Out Of Touch"), Eddie Kendricks, Mick Jagger ("Lonely At The Top") and Bob Dylan. Some songs had to be faded in or are edited due to the way they were originally broadcast. As with Vol. 1, the quality is superb.
Quality Rating: Video A ; Audio A+
- Italy '93 (1DVD). 6/11/93, Here's a nice TV broadcast from Bologna, Italy on the band's "Stain" tour, which would be their last until the recent reunion tours in 2001. The band is really rocking here and if you're a fan of this lineup you'll love this show. Songs include "Elvis Is Dead", "Time's Up", "Three Little Pigs", "Bi", "Go Away" and more.
Quality Rating: Video: A ; Audio A-
Quality Rating: Video: A ; Audio A-
Quality Rating: A
Quality Rating: A+
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