Music

• Savage Garden - Superstars And Cannonballs: Live On Tour In Australia | DVD | (13/12/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Savage Garden, Australia's hottest export of recent years, are captured here in all their live glory as they hit their hometown of Brisbane in a triumphant sell-out homecoming gig. There is a fair amount of behind-the-scenes footage which serves to back up the roles that the two members of the band have adopted: singer Darren is the outgoing excitable one, attracted like a moth to a flame by the trappings of celebrity, whereas guitarist Daniel is the private and shy one, preferring to stay out of the limelight and just write songs. But with millions of records sold all around the world, sell-out tours, hysterical fans and a string of chart-topping singles, this unlikely pairing proves the old adage that opposites attract. All the hits are here--"To the Moon and Back", "Affirmation", "Truly, Madly Deeply", "The Animal Song" and others--but after a while the visuals do become very samey: with only two of them to look at, and one of them tending to stray away from the spotlight at every available opportunity, the poor cameramen don't have many options. The backdrop to the concert is a huge wall of multi-coloured blocks of lights, apparently based on memories of a trip to Blackpool (but without the rain, chip wrappers and drunken brawls, sadly). It's all very polished, and just a little bit sterile as it fails to recreate the atmosphere of the live experience. However, for those who were there it's a great lasting reminder. The DVD menu allows the viewer to choose multiple camera angles on a select number of tracks. --Helen Marquis

• Jammin' With The Blues Greats | DVD | (22/01/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Don't let the cheesy title put you off, because Jammin' with the Blues Greats, essentially a roadshow headed up by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, is quality stuff, managing to convey all the virtues of the music without sacrificing one ounce of the atmosphere of what must have been an extraordinary gig. It's pretty much impossible to identify any one contributor as outshining the others, given that there are as many takes on the music here as there are practitioners, but it's worth noting Mayall's ongoing commitment to the form as the Bluesbreakers deliver "An Eye for an Eye", "Room to Move" and several other tunes. Buddy Guy and Junior Wells get a couple of numbers ("Messin' with the Kid" is wonderful), BB King gets three and Etta James just one. However, despite everyone getting the opportunity to cut loose on the finale ("CC Rider Jam"), the whole circus is totally upstaged by the 83-year-old Sippie Wallace, who is gently led onstage, leans on the piano and sings "Shorty George" with the kind of conviction that makes everyone else look like upstarts. On the DVD: Jammin' with the Blues Greats is presented in 4:3 aspect ratio and has only one extra feature, a John Mayall discography. --Roger Thomas

• The Beyonce Experience Live | DVD | (26/11/2007) from £5.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (133.56%)   |  RRP £13.99

  This DVD contains the full concert performance shot in Los Angeles during Beyonce's world-wide tour. Beyonce mesmerizes the audiences with hits from her solo albums Destiny's Child classics Dreamgirls and host of covers. As an added bonus there are guest appearances from Michelle Williams Kelly Rowland and Jay-Z. Tracklisting: 1. Intro (The Beyonce Experience Fanfare) 2. Crazy In Love (Crazy Mix) 3. Freakum Dress 4. Green Light 5. Baby Boy (Reggae Medley) 6. Beautiful Liar 7. Naughty Girl 8. Me Myself And I 9. Dangerously In Love (He Loves Me Mix) 10. Flaws And All 11. Destiny's Child Medley (Cops And Robbers Intro) 12. Independent Woman Part 1 13. No No No Part 2 14. Bootylicious 15. Bug A Boo (H-town Screwed Down Mix) 16. Bills Bills Bills 17. Cater 2 U 18. Say My Name 19. Jumpin' Jumpin' 20. Soldier (Soldier Boy Crank Mix) 21. Survivor (Destiny's Child Reunion) 22. Speechless 23. Ring The Alarm Intro Skit (Jailhouse Confessions) 24. Ring The Alarm 25. Suga Mama 26. Upgrade U (feat. Jay Z) 27. Bonnie And Clyde (Prince Mix) 28. Check On It 29. Deja Vu 30. Get Me Bodied 31. Welcome To Hollywood 32. Deena/Dreamgirls 33. Listen 34. Irreplaceable 35. Beyonce B'day Surprise

• Going Under | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

• The Eagles - Hell Freezes Over | DVD | (02/05/2005) from £16.95   |  Saving you £-1.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The long-defunct, Southern Californian band regrouped for an album, an expensive tour (expensive for ticket buyers, that is) and this televised special, which features the Eagles in performance. Laid-back but sharp and even stirring during a longish acoustic set, the guys quickly get past the nostalgia element and sound truly viable. They even make it look easy: the sight of Joe Walsh wearing glasses and sitting in almost perfect repose as he effortlessly colours old hits "Tequila Sunrise" and new material such as "Learn to Be Still" may make you wonder why you ever stashed that guitar in the attic. The band eventually gets off their stools and rocks out on "Hotel California" and other Eagles standards. All in all, it's an enjoyable and mellowing show. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

• Queen - The DVD Collection: Greatest Video Hits 1 | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Queen's Greatest Video Hits 1 takes full advantage of the legendary status of "Bohemian Rhapsody", still ranked as one of the best-loved tunes of all time, and its equally legendary video. Although no one can wholly explain what Freddie's lament was about, this collection includes four mini-documentaries that attempt to unlock the mystery with limited success. The original videos to favourites such as "Someone to Love", "We Will Rock You" and "Killer Queen" are also included, as well as a new racier version of the video for "Bicycle Race". Brian May and Roger Taylor provide an optional audio commentary throughout, interspersed with edited interview snippets from the late Freddie Mercury. Unlike so many other audio commentaries where producers and artists too readily gush praise about each other, May's and Taylor's observations are both fascinating and frank. Although much of what they discuss about the making of the promos is replicated in the accompanying glossy DVD booklet, it's illuminating to hear them chat about their dislike of Dennis De Vallance's video for "Fat Bottomed Girls" (principally because the final cut focused almost exclusively on Mercury). Their stories about the making of the videos also add some much-needed panache to these basic low-budget promos. For instance, their account of the making of "Spread Your Wings", on a freezing winter day in Roger Taylor's garden, brings an added dimension to an otherwise flat video. On the DVD: Queen's Greatest Video Hits 1 reflects the limitations of pre-digital recording; much of the visual material looks tired and dated even though the original footage is now presented in 16:9 format. Closer attention has been paid to the remastering of the audio soundtrack, which includes DTS 5.1 versions of the favourites (the multi-channel audio experience of "Bohemian Rhapsody" is stunning). The opening menu sequence is also impressive, with state-of-the-art animation that incorporates the designs of early Queen record sleeves. --John Galilee

• Coldplay Live 2012 | DVD | (19/11/2012) from £9.36   |  Saving you £4.63 (49.47%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Tracklist: 1. Live 2012 - Menu Loops 2. Opening Credits (Us Against the World) 3. Mylo Xyloto (Live) 4. Hurts Like Heaven (Live) 5. In My Place (Live) 6. Intermission 1 7. Major Minus (Live) 8. Yellow (Live) 9. Intermission 2 10. Violet Hill (Live) 11. God Put a Smile Upon Your Face (Live) 12. Princess of China (Live) 13. Intermission 3 14. Up in Flames (Live) 15. Viva La Vida (Live) 16. Intermission 4 17. Charlie Brown (Live) 18. Paradise (Live) 19. Us Aga...

• The Derek Trucks Band - Songlines Live | DVD | (21/10/2006) from £6.75   |  Saving you £-0.76 (-12.70%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Track List: 1. Joyful Noise 2. Crow Jane 3. Sahib Teri Bandi / Maki Madni 4. Volunteered Slavery 5. I'll Find My Way 6. I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free) 7. Key To The Highway 8. I'd Rather Be Blind Crippled And Crazy 9. All I Do 10. Mahjoun / Greensleeves 11. Sailing On 12. Chevrolet 13. Soul Serenade 14. For My Brother 15. Feel So Bad 16. Let's Go Get Stoned 17. Voices Inside 18. Anyday 19. Maybe Your Baby 20. Up Above My Head

• The Ultimate Irish Party Singalong | DVD | (28/03/2005) from £8.97   |  Saving you £-2.98 (-49.70%)   |  RRP £5.99

  25 non-stop up-tempo hand-clapping foot-stamping singalong Irish Party Songs.Tracklisting:1. A Place In The Choir - Blackthorn2. Mountain Dew - The Clancy Brothers3. Take Me Back To Castlebar - Brier4. Botany Bay - Wolfe Tones5. The Boys From Killybegs - Dermot O'Brien6. Whiskey In The Jar - Frankie Carroll And The Big 87. The Mermaid - The Clancy Brothers8. The Craic Was 90 - Fiddlers Green9. Paddy's On The Move Again - Lee Lynch10. Strawberry Beds - Poitin11. The Wild Rover - Moonshine12. Big Strong Man - Wolfe Tones13. Green Fields Of Ireland - Brier14. Famous Shamus - Lee Lynch15. The Irish Rover - The Clancy Brothers16. My Irish Molly - Kathy Durkin17. Katie Daly - Hugo Duncan18. Golden Jubilee - The Crawleys19. Old Dungarvan Oak - Brier20. McAlpine Fusiliers - Fiddlers Green21. Catch Me If You Can - Hugo Duncan22. I Usta Love Her - Poitin23. Courtin' In The Kitchen - Clanrye Folk24. Dicey Reilly - Clanrye Folk25. The Holy Ground - The Clancy Brothers

• Eric Clapton - One More Car, One More Rider | DVD | (04/11/2002) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Tracklisting: 1. Key To The Highway 2. Reptile 3. Got You On My Mind 4. Tears In Heaven 5. Bell Bottom Blues 6. Change The World 7. My Father's Eyes 8. River Of Tears 9. Goin' Down Slow 10. She's Gone 11. I Want A Little Girl 12. Badge 13. Hoochie Coochie Man 14. Have You Ever Loved A Woman? 15. Cocaine 16. Wonderful Tonight 17. Layla 18. Will It Go Round In Circles 19.Sunshine Of Your Love 20. Over The Rainbow

• Horowitz in Moscow | DVD | (20/10/2005) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-8.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  One of the most widely publicized concert of the 20th century occurred on April 20 1986 when 82-year old piano virtuoso Vladimir Horowitz returned to the country of his birth for the first time in 61 years to perform a recital in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. Beginning with a jauntily unassuming wave to his rapt audience as he took the stage Horowitz did not stint in his choices: selections include sublime music from Chopin Schubert Rachmaninoff Scarlotti Shumann Scriabin Liszt and Mozart exquisitely interpreted by arguably the greatest piano maestro ever recorded.

• Giulio Cesare - Handel | DVD | (03/04/2006) from £35.28   |  Saving you £-0.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  David McVicar's production of Giulio Cesare manages to combine serious insight with entertainment bringing Handel's masterpiece to life in a powerful convincing and highly intelligent way. In every line of the complex narrative the subtle nuances are apparent reflecting perfectly the transparent and exquisite nature of Handel's musical expression.

• Best Of British '60s Music | DVD | (06/10/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

• Johnny Mathis-Gold | DVD | (24/02/2007) from £6.28   |  Saving you £-0.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  On October 27 2006 when Johnny Mathis decided to celebrate in style the 50th anniversary of his career in music he gathered 2000 of his closest friends at the Tropicana Hotel in Atlantic City and delighted them with a concert that was both new and nostalgic. This unique DVD features every one of the classic standards and unforgettable hits performed during that concert as well as some entertaining and surprising bonus features ! Tracklist 1. In the Morning - Opening Overtu

• Robbie Williams - Live At The Albert | DVD | (03/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  For one night only the Robbie Williams showcase Live At The Albert is a fantastic testament to what was a very special evening. The concert offered tracks from his Rat Pack covers album Swing When You're Winning an album that finally gave him across the board appeal from nostalgic Grannies to hormonally imbalanced teenagers. With the average ticket price well into three figures and the likes of Tara Palmer-Tompkinson, Bob Geldof and Nicole Kidman in the stalls, this was no ordinary Robbie concert. Backed by a full swing band, accompanied by a slew of glamorous dancers, compered by Rupert Everett and featuring duets with John Lovitz, Jane Horrocks, the scene-stealing Jonathan Wilkes and even Old Blue Eyes himself Frank Sinatra (albeit in video form), Robbie takes centre stage and performs like never before. Classic track follows classic track--from "The Lady is a Tramp" (which Robbie dedicates to his last three girlfriends), to "Mr Bojangles" to "My Way", each and every one of them is instantly recognisable, even to most of the younger members of the audience. Directed by Hamish Hamilton (the man behind the spectacular U2 Elevation DVD) this is a great up close and personal view of an intimate gig. On the DVD: The disc is lovingly put together in glorious 5.1 surround sound. The DVD also features the documentary "Well Swung" which follows Robbie all the way to Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, where he recorded some of the tracks for the album with members of Frank's original band. There is also a gallery of luscious shots of Robbie on location and at the Capitol Studios. At times it does tend towards the schmaltzy, with Robbie fighting back the tears when the video footage of Frank singing booms out across the Albert Hall, but this is scant criticism. All in all this is a fantastic performance from a legend in the making. --Helen Marquis

• Frank Sinatra - Singing At His Best | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (27.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Frank pays tribute to the lyricists and composers who fashioned the songs that he interprets in his unique way. Tracklist: I've Got The World On A String Stardust I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm Old Man River Fly Me To The Moon Last Night When We Were Young I'll Never Smile Again When You're Smiling My Romance Hello Young Lovers Oh! Look At Me Know.

• Interactive Beat The Intro 2 | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £5.90   |  Saving you £14.09 (238.81%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The first and the best music DVD game is back! It's the ultimate music quiz! With brand new multi player option as well as over 6 thousand questions and intros. Whether you like your 60s disco 80s rock or 00s hits you'll love Beat the Intro. Test your music knowledge against the clock it's fun for all of the family. Beat the Intro is back! Bigger and better than ever with: 1. The best tracks; 2. Thousands of questions; 3. Multi player options; 4. Advanced game play technology.

• Patsy Cline - Sweet Dreams Still | DVD | (18/12/2006) from £4.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (60.12%)   |  RRP £7.99

  'Sweet Dreams Still' tells the story of one of country music's greatest ever recording stars. This sensitive portrait follows Cline's career from her first-ever televised performance through numerous hit records to later television appearances.

• The Story of Film: An Odyssey | DVD | (07/05/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The Story of Film: An Odyssey, written and directed by award-winning film-maker Mark Cousins, is the story of international cinema told through the history of cinematic innovation.Five years in the making, The Story of Film: An Odyssey covers six continents and 12 decades, showing how film-makers are influenced both by the historical events of their times, and by each other. It provides a worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made; an epic tale that starts in nickelodeons and ends as a multi-billion-dollar globalised digital industry.Described as a love letter to the movies, Cousins visits the key sites in the history of cinema; from Hollywood to Mumbai; from Hitchcock s London to the village where Pather Panchali was shot, and features interviews with legendary filmmakers and actors including Stanley Donen, Kyoko Kagawa, Gus van Sant, Lars Von Trier, Claire Denis, Bernardo Bertolucci, Robert Towne, Jane Campion and Claudia Cardinale.

• The Beatles | DVD | (23/09/2019) from £20.23   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A