"Actor: Jason Bonham"

• Rock Star | DVD | (11/02/2002) from £15.95   |  Saving you £-1.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Mark Wahlberg stars in the tale of the lead singer in a heavy metal tribute band who is recruited by his idols to replace their departed frontman!

• Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same | DVD | (15/05/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Bombastic, pretentious and narcissistic, Led Zeppelin's The Song Remains the Same is also one of the best concert films of the 1970s, capturing the greatest rock band of the decade in full flight at Madison Square Gardens in 1973. The notorious "fantasy sequences" punctuate the musical action but don't, fortunately, interrupt it. Playing true to their self-indulgent rock & roll personas, each band member has his own segment, as does legendary larger-than-life manager Peter Grant. Only John Bonham's is reasonably down-to-earth: during his mammoth drum solo ("Moby Dick") he is seen driving his custom car, his Harley chopper, and a drag racer at Santa Pod, as well as inspecting bulls and doing a bit of building work. Well, what else would a working-class lad from Birmingham do with his millions? Elsewhere, John Paul Jones is a demented Phantom of the Opera with an unfeasibly large organ ("No Quarter"); Robert Plant is a quasi-Arthurian knight errant rescuing a suitable rock-chick damsel in distress ("The Song Remains the Same/Rain Song"); while Aleister Crowley acolyte Jimmy Page goes in for sorcery and mysticism as he encounters the wizard from the cover of Led Zep IV ("Dazed & Confused"). But the real magic is the onstage footage: Page wields his Gibson Les Paul as if he is indeed enchanted (the violin bow becomes his magician's wand in "Dazed & Confused"), while Plant preens and prowls his way around the stage, the very image of the rock idol; and quite how Jones and Bonham managed to be such a behemoth of a rhythm section is still a mystery. For all its many faults, this remains an essential document of an era when rock dinosaurs still walked the earth. On the DVD: No extra features to speak of at all, which is extremely disappointing given the wealth of archive material concerning the band and this movie that must be available. The picture and sound are respectable without being exceptional. --Mark Walker

• BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION LIVE OVER EUROPE | Blu Ray | (24/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Black Country Communion, the English-American rock group featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze), blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin), and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater), now release their much-anticipated concert DVD and Blu Ray, ‘Live Over Europe’. The performances were filmed with 14 HD cameras during the summer of 2011 in the German cities of Hamburg, Munich and Berlin. Producer Kevin Shirley explains, “we saw that this live act could be an awesome force of nature to behold; that promised legendary performances like those of our heroes of Classic Rock (and I have seen some of my all time favourite performances at a Black Country Communion gig because they are that good). The plan was to get them out there, for the world to hear. Records allow a certain musical finesse, but live performance promises so much in the very transient nature of a gig - chances are taken, boundaries are crossed - and the most exciting performances explode. Two studio albums would build a repertoire big enough for a full concert and then we could unleash the monster for all the world to see and feel... so here it is!” Track Listing: 1. Revolution of the Machine (Intro)2. Black Country3. One Last Soul4. Crossfire5. Save Me6. The Battle For Hadrian's Wall7. Beggarman8. Faithless9. Song Of Yesterday10. I Can See Your Spirit11. Cold12. The Ballad Of John Henry13. The Outsider14. The Great Divide15. Sista Jane16. Man In The Middle17. Burn18. Smokestack Woman (Credits)Additional Bonus Features:• Forging BCC• The Making of “Live Over Europe• Photo Collection – Live On Tour

• BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION LIVE OVER EUROPE | DVD | (24/10/2011) from £10.98   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Black Country Communion, the English-American rock group featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze,), blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin), and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater), will release their much-anticipated concert DVD and Blu Ray Live Over Europe on October 24, 2011. The performances were filmed with 14 HD cameras during the summer of 2011 in the German cities of Hamburg, Munich and Berlin. Producer Kevin Shirley explains, we saw that this live act could be an awesome force of nature to behold; that promised legendary performances like those of our heroes of Classic Rock (and I have seen some of my all time favourite performances at a Black Country Communion gig because they are that good). The plan was to get them out there, for the world to hear. Records allow a certain musical finesse, but live performance promises so much in the very transient nature of a gig - chances are taken, boundaries are crossed - and the most exciting performances explode. Two studio albums would build a repertoire big enough for a full concert and then we could unleash the monster for all the world to see and feel... so here it is! Disc 1:1. Revolution Of The Machine (Intro)2. Black Country3. One Last Soul4. Crossfire5. Save Me6. The Battle For Hadrian's Wall7. Beggarman8. Faithless9. Song Of Yesterday10. I Can See Your Spirit11. Cold12. The Ballad Of John Henry13. The Outsider14. The Great Divide15. Sista Jane16. Man In The Middle17. Burn18. Smokestack Woman (Credits)Disc 21. Forging BCC2. The Making of Live Over Europe3. Photo Collection - Live On Tour

• Jason Bonham - Playing Drums Instructinal DVD | DVD | (10/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Jason Bonham was not quite four when his father the legendary Led Zeppelin powerhouse drummer John Bonham gave him his first drum kit. It was a smaller replica of the exact set used by his father and the first of many as Jason grew to become a talented and dedicated musicians. After playing with a few bands he went on to record and tour with Jimmy Page and play with Led Zeppelin. He later represented his father when the superband was inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Jason has performed with Foreigner UFO famous guitarists Ted Nugent and Slash and his own band Bonham. In this very personal session taped in 1990 Jason discusses the many influences that helped him develop his unique style. He explores his approaches to time playing drum fill ideas drummer's attitude and performing live. He discusses his equipment and how studio effects can enhance the sound of the drums. The enclosed booklet has diagrams showing Jason's drum set up and includes fully notated examples and exercises that accompany this DVD. With Bonham bandmates Ian Hatton guitar and John Smithson on keyboards Jason plays songs from his band and from Led Zeppelin. A special feature is a rare video clip of Jason as a young boy with his father John playing drums at home in England.