The Doors video of their 1968 Hollywood Bowl performance has been available before in various formats before, but never in so comprehensive and sophisticated a package as this. The entire concert is included here as well as bonus features that place this appearance in its proper context in terms of the culture of its times and at a crucial juncture of this iconic band’s career.
Considering they are both first cousins, Brian Wilson and Mike Love hold a rockier relationship than the NRA and Piers Morgan. Forget the past lawsuits and nasty comments between the two, Love was already booking his own Beach Boys with his touring band (minus Wilson, Al Jardine and David Marks) in the middle of this past summer’s 50th reunion tour, which saw the Beach Boys reunite with the five surviving members with connections to their 60’s prime.
Star Lake 98 DVD demonstrates the quartet's unconventional approach and surprising cover selections to reach maximum impact, while The Palace of Auburn Hills recording offers a reminder of the spectacular prowess and patient swagger of Fall '97.
Shut and Play the Hits serves as The Band’s Last Waltz for a certain postmodern generation, one that understands and can appreciate the assimilation of multiple influences. It is also as much a testament to the creative genius of LCD, as it is to the process of ending a creative enterprise on a high note – MSG sold out models included.
Because “Mr. Mojo Risin'” is an anagram for vocalist Jim Morrison’s name, it’s mislabeling of a sort to attach it as the title for this DVD. Virtually all the content focuses on the music of The Doors rather than the myth of, most of which surrounds the lead singer.
The DVD portion of JJ Grey & MoFro’s Brighter Days is more than just a concert video. It is a combination travelogue and biography that illustrates the frontman’s roots so vividly, the impact of the story is as powerful as the joyfully explosive end result of those roots, namely the Mofro concert that comprises the bulk of the playing time.
Whether with his work with ex-wife Linda Thompson that garnered him attention by some, or his routinely strong solo offerings which others have sought out, the musician rarely makes a creative, career-jeopardizing miscue. So it's not that much of a surprise that this live concert from Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall in January 2011, Thompson slowly warms up the audience with a first set featuring 11 of 13 tracks off his latest studio album Dream Attic.
Overall the package is perfect for fans of late '70s rock from a band that exemplifies that era.
New Blood Live in London does what any worthy live concert feature film should: deliver a brand new experience to songs you already know by heart.
The Rolling Stones' 1978 release Some Girls is widely regarded as a watershed moment in the iconic British band’s career. It followed Black and Blue and It’s Only Rock and Roll that sounded like mere holding patterns even if they had not come out subsequent to the alternately raucous and haunting Goats Head Soup recalling "Silver Train,” "Star Star" along with "Coming Down Again.” Some Girls Live in Texas reaffirms the strength of The Stones as a performing unit
