Upbeat, faster-paced songs often elicited mass audience participation through foot stomping and hands clapping.
Concert Review: The Power of One Voice – Martin Sexton “Winter Tour 2013”
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Film Review “Room 237: Being an Inquiry into ‘The Shining’ in 9 Parts”
March 28, 2013 by 1 Comment
The hypotheses and theories put forth in “Room 237” range from plausible to wildly overreaching
Blu-ray Review “The Doobie Brothers: Let the Music Play -The Story of the Doobie Brothers”
December 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Starring: The Doobie Brothers Distributed by: Eagle Vision MPAA Rating: Not Rated Release Date: November 13, 2012 Total Running Time: 148 minutes (including extras) Our Rating: 2 out of 5 stars With a career spanning over 40 years, over 40 million albums sold, and 25 band member line-up changes, the Doobie Brothers are a band [...]
Blu-ray Review “Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live”
July 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live Blu Ray and DVD (also available as Digital Video) Eagle Vision Total Running Time: 135 minutes (including extras) Our Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars The process of Peter Gabriel creating a follow-up to 1986’s critically-acclaimed “So”, an album that ushered in a global audience for the former Genesis front [...]
DVD Review “Stone Temple Pilots: Alive in the Windy City”
July 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Stone Temple Pilots: Alive in the Windy City DVD (also available on Blu-ray) Eagle Vision Total Running Time: 92 minutes Our Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Of the grunge trinity – Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots – STP has always been the band that is totally about straightforward, no bullshit rock and [...]
CD Review: Staind “Live from Mohegan Sun”
July 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Staind “Live from Mohegan Sun” Armoury Records Tracks: 16 Total Running Time: 74 minutes Our Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Listening to the 16 tracks that make up “Live from Mohegan Sun” is like having 16 consecutive meals comprised of nothing but lunch meats. Sure…it’s pretty yummy at first, but you quickly get to [...]
DVD Review “Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here”
July 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Starring: Pink Floyd Distributed by: Eagle Vision Release Date: June 26, 2012 MPAA Rating: Not Rated Running Time: 85 minutes Our Rating: 5 out of 5 stars “If you look long enough into the void, the void begins to look back through you.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche For the entirety of its 85-minute running time, “Pink [...]
DVD Review “The Jeff Healey Band: Live in Belgium”
May 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Jeff Healey Band: Live in Belgium DVD + CD Eagle Vision Total Running Time: 82 minutes Our Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Eagle Vision’s raid of The Jeff Healey Band vault continues with this latest entry, a July 1993 show from the Peers Blues Festival in Belgium. As was always the case, Jeff [...]
Blu-ray Review “Simply Red: Live at Montreux 2003″
May 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Simply Red: Live at Montreux 2003 Blu-ray (also available on DVD) Eagle Vision Total Running Time: 124 minutes Our Rating: 5 out of 5 stars As the great philosopher Billy Joel once said, “It’s all about soul.” It’s clear that Simply Red’s lead singer, Mick Hucknall, knows this to be true. He doesn’t just sing [...]
CD Review: Deep Purple “Total Abandon: Australia ‘99″
May 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Deep Purple “Total Abandon: Australia ‘99” Eagle Rock Entertainment Tracks: 12 Running Time: 73 minutes Our Rating: 4 out of 5 stars I doubt I’d still be playing guitar if it wasn’t for “Smoke On the Water”. As a young kid, I expected to pick up a Stratocaster and immediately rock. It didn’t work out [...]
Blu-ray Review “Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004″
April 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Starring: Phil Collins MPAA Rating: Not Rated Distributed by: Eagle Rock Entertainment Blu-ray (1 disc) & DVD (2-disc set) Total Running Time: 231 minutes Rating: 3 out of 5 stars In the beginning…there was Genesis. And they had a drummer. And he was a good drummer. Yes…it’s easy to forget that the drummer for Genesis [...]
Book Review “Dead Letters: The Very Best Grateful Dead Fan Mail”
April 11, 2012 by 1 Comment
Author: Paul Grushkin Hardcover: 208 pages Publisher: Voyageur Press Release Date: October 22, 2011 Our Rating: 5 out of 5 stars There are rock bands. There are rock legends. There are rock phenomena. And then, there’s the Grateful Dead. Within the group’s thirty-year history, the Dead performed 36,504 songs at 2,318 shows. Far more impressive [...]
Concert Review: Thomas Dolby “Time Capsule Tour” Ridgefield, CT
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Thomas Dolby “Time Capsule Tour” The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT March 31, 2012 Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars “I keep hearing about artists who have made a big comeback album after 2 years. Try two decades.” Yes, indeed: it’s been 20 years since Thomas Dolby released his last disc comprised of original material, [...]
Blu-ray Review “The B-52’s with the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA”
March 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Starring: The B-52’s MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment Run Time: 131 minutes (including extras) Our Score: 3 out of 5 stars I doubt I’ll ever forget watching Saturday Night Live with my dad the evening of January 26th, 1980. He and I were huge fans of the show and tuned in [...]
CD Review: Marco Machera “One Time, Somewhere”
March 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Marco Machera “One Time, Somewhere” Innsbruck Records Tracks: 9 Running Time: 34 minutes Our Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Imagine an album that has elements of King Crimson, Tom Petty, Nirvana, Mike Oldfield, and – just for good measure – some Ennio Morricone. Got all that? Now imagine blending all of it together and [...]
CD Review: Ned Evett “Treehouse”
March 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Ned Evett “Treehouse” Raging Krill Records Running Time: 50 minutes Tracks: 14 Our Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Ned Evett’s “Treehouse” serves up a hearty bowlful of Americana that, while largely satisfying , could use a little more garnish. The entire album more than readily displays Evett’s full menu of guitar styles allows him [...]
DVD Review “Talking Heads: Chronology”
March 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Starring: Talking Heads MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment Run Time: 109 minutes Our Rating: 5 out of 5 stars “We want to make our mark on music history.” ~ Tina Weymouth, Talking Heads bassist, 1979 For Tina to have expressed this wish within the context of an interview is not really [...]
Blu-ray Review “Owl City: Live from Los Angeles”
January 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Starring: Owl City (Adam Young et al) MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment Release Date: February 7, 2012 Run Time: 110 minutes Our Rating: 2 out of 5 stars “Owl City: Live from Los Angeles” is like finding the golden ticket in a Willy Wonka bar. With a single plop of a [...]
Blu-ray Review “The Richard Thompson Band: Live at Celtic Connections”
January 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Starring: The Richard Thompson Band MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Eagle Rock Entertainment Release Date: January 31, 2012 Run Time: 148 minutes (including extras) Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars Richard Thompson’s fourth foray into the live concert home video arena is one that truly shines and serves as a testament to his [...]
The Sole Inhabitant Returns: An Interview with Thomas Dolby
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Musician best known for his 1982 hit “She Blinded Me with Science” & 1984 single “Hyperactive!”.
CD Review: Candice Night “Reflections”
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Candice Night “Reflections” Minstrel Hall Music 10 Tracks Length: 39 minutes Our Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Candice Night’s “Reflections” – her first solo effort since becoming the lead songstress of the folky-renaissance music juggernaut, Blackmore’s Night, 15 years ago – is one that falls short of establishing her as a viable solo artist. [...]
Film Review “Carnage”
December 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The performances are consistently excellent both individually and as a collective
King of the ‘Rÿche: An Interview with Queensrÿche’s Geoff Tate
November 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Lead singer of band Queensryche
Concert Review: Queensryche “30th Anniversary” Tour – Orlando, FL
November 21, 2011 by 1 Comment
Queensryche “30th Anniversary” Tour House of Blues, Orlando, FL November 12, 2011 Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars Over the course of their career since forming in 1981, Queensryche have gone from playing large arenas to support huge-selling albums like “Operation: Mindcrime”, “Empire” and “Promised Land” to playing smaller theatres and clubs to promote [...]
CD Review: The Jeff Healey Band “Full Circle: The Live Anthology”
November 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Jeff Healey Band “Full Circle: The Live Anthology” (4-disc box set) Studio: Eagle Records Number of discs: 4 (3 CDs + 1 DVD) DVD Run Time: 64 minutes Our Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars The Jeff Healey Band’s “Full Circle: The Live Anthology” box set is a most-welcome breath of fresh air from [...]
Dave and Dave A Go Talk: An Interview with Dave Wakeling of the English Beat
October 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Ska /skä/ (noun) – A style of fast popular music having a strong offbeat and originating in Jamaica in the 1960s, a forerunner of reggae. If you’ve ever listened to music by the likes of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Madness, Fishbone or The Specials – as well as bands that infuse elements of ska into [...]
CD Review: Thomas Dolby “A Map of the Floating City”
October 16, 2011 by 3 Comments
Thomas Dolby “A Map of the Floating City” (single-CD edition) Lost Toy People Records Producer: Thomas Dolby Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars “She Blinded Me With Science”. It’s a song that is included on so many greatest hits of the 80’s compilations that one could easily view Thomas Dolby as being the definitive [...]
Concert Review: “Two of a Perfect Trio” Fairfield, CT
October 6, 2011 by 2 Comments
“Two of a Perfect Trio” featuring King Crimson members Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto Date: Friday, September 30th, 2011 Venue: FTC’s Stage One in Fairfield, CT Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars As King Crimson’s Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto took the stage at FTC’s Stage One, a keen observer [...]
Confessions of a Non-Twirler: An Interview with Pat Mastelotto
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Drummer for King Crimson
Getting Down to Bass-ics with Tony Levin
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Bass Player from King Crimson
Perpetual Change: An Interview with Jon Anderson
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Voice of the band Yes
“The Play’s The Thing…”: An Interview with Rick Wakeman
September 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Keyboardist from Yes
