Roxy Music hit the ground running with four amazing albums which were recorded and released in just two years. This is the long awaited critical guide to the formative years of this legendary band. Featuring rare archive footage of the band in performance alongside the views of leading critics working musicians and admirers this is the independent view of Roxy Music from the quirky first recordings with Brian Eno to the effortless cool of Country Life. Key performances of material from each album in turn is revisited and reviewed by team of leading music critics to discover the secrets of the music which defined the art rock movement.
Jimi Hendrix performing on The Dick Cavett Show....
Cosi Fan Tutti/La Nozze Di Figaro/Don Giovanni
The legendary Nat King Cole captured live in concert.
The way of beauty is:A 60 minutes documentary film 'Shakti Timeless' which tells the story of the Indo-western music group Shakti. Formed in 1975 the group pioneered a groundbreaking and highly influential music East-meets-West approach. In the 70s the group whose name means creative intelligence beauty and power consisted of legendary British jazz guitarist John McLaughlin North Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain and violinist L. Shankar and ghatam [percussion] player T.H. 'Vikku' Vinayakram both of whom hail from South India. Together they created a fluid and organic sound that managed to successfully combine seemingly incompatible traditions. After a number of very successful live concerts and albums they disbanded.The group was reformed in 1997 under the name 'Remember Shakti' with new talents from India like V. Selvanganesh who replaced his father 'Vikku' and the young prodigy 'Mandolin' U. Shrinivas who replaced L. Shankar. In 2000 the young Indian Classical singer Shankar Mahadevan joined the group as the first vocal element in the group.Through interviews with the original founding members John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain the film uncovers the quest for breaking new musical ground that led to the creation of their own brand of music.These interviews are interwoven with rare and exclusive historical footage of the group from the 70s to the present day. The film also introduces the younger generation of Shakti and their views on its ever-evolving music.A 45 minutes live coverage film called 'Sound check' shot at a Remember Shakti concert in Paris (New Morning Club) in 2004 featuring a behind the scenes look at the group.A 55 minutes live concert in Bombay in 2000 called 'Saturday Night in Bombay'.Two live concert videos of the group shot in Montreux Jazz Festival in 1976 and 2004.
A biographical profile of the Chairman of the Board exploring his family life his background and his indelible influence on popular music and film. Documented with rarely seen archive footage Frank Sinatra: His Life & Times is a comprehensive look at one of the 20th Century's most celebrated icons.World-class singer and performer Grammy Award-winning recording artist Oscar-winning movie star and Hollywood legend Ol' Blue Eyes did it all with a swingin' style & attitude. From modest beginnings as the son of an Italian immigrant he became a world-renowned entertainer and influential celebrity who rubbed elbows with presidents and mobster's. Culled from over 80 hours of footage from the Frank Sinatra: His Life & Times video series this documentary offers a comprehensive tour of Frank's world with behind-the-scenes photographs archival film footage and interviews spanning Francis Albert Sinatra' s 50-year career.
This superb DVD will teach you five killer tracks from these monsters of metal learn the riffs and solos note for note! Tracks include; Enter Sandman Sad But True The Unforgiven Battery and Fade To Black Learn all the lead and rhythm guitar parts with the ultimate DVD guitar lessons. Each song is clearly explained note for note with this award winning guitar tuition method Jamie Humphries is the author of the acclaimed Giants Of Rock and Giants Of Metal guitar courses. He is a tutor at one of the UKs leading music colleges and a regular contributor to Guitar Techniques magazine.
This DVD and audio collection captures and illustrates the fantastic talent of one of the greatest performers of all time the wonderful Dean Martin. We have gathered together for your enjoyment rare once pioneering television specials digitally enhanced and restored to show early glittering Dean Martin performances once thought lost. Tracklist includes: 'That's Amore' 'Carolina In The Morning' 'I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now' 'Almost Like Being In Love' 'Too Young' 'Louise' 'When You're Smiling' 'You Made Me Love You' and 'Would I Love You'. Features nineteen tracks in total.
A popular urban myth concerns a group of art students who passed themselves off as a band in order to con the local publican into giving them a gig in exchange for free beer. The deception worked better than intended and the group came to be known as Mental as Anything. Nearly two decades later they are still irritating the public with their highly listenable idiosyncratic brand of garage pop.In 2004 Mental As Anything celebrated 27 years of touring. Since forming in 1977 they have played over 3 500 shows across three continents used more than 100km of gaffa tape released 12 albums 36 singles and held 3 group art exhibtions while having a lot of fun in the process.They kick off the celebrations live at The Basement with all their fans friends and cohorts from the last 25 years. Tracklisting: 1. Too Many Times 2. Let's Cook 3. To Love Us Too Concrete And Clay 4. Spirit Got Lost If You Leave Me Ca... 5. One Thing Leads To Another Come Ar... 6. Live It Up Let's Go To Paradise 7. Stretchmarks The Ballad Of Narelle... 8. Mr. Natural Instrumental As Anythi... 9. Talk To Baby Jesus Berserk Warrior... 10. Nigel Egypt Got Hit 11. Apocalypso (Wiping The Smile Off Sa... 12. Looking For Bird (Marie's The Name... 13. He's No Good For You (Just Like) R... 14. Whole Wide World You're So Strong 15. The Nips Are Getting Bigger Swingi... 16. Sweetheart (Bonustrack) 17. Ruby (Don't Take Your Love to Town) 18. Rock 'n' Roll Music (Bonustrack)
This programme features interviews with Phil Lynott and his wife Caroline Crowther who speaks about him for the first time since his death. It also includes rare concert and television footage clips from some of the great Thin Lizzy gigs and classic Thin Lizzy videos. Brian Downey Scott Gorham Brian Robertson Eric Bell and Gary Moore managers Chris Morrison and Chris O'Donnell and rock stars Jon Bon Jovi Slash Bono Bob Geldof Huey Lewis Van Morrison Mark Knopfler and Midge Ure.
Recorded on his West Coast tour of 1971 and backed by a first-rate backing band including George 'Harmonica' Smith this gig captures Muddy Waters on top form and features the classics Got My Mojo Working Crawlin' Kingsnake and Hoochie Coochie Man.
Germany's Helloween were possibly the most influential heavy metal band to come out of Europe during the 1980's - crystallising the sonic ingredients of what is known as Powermetal. Despite tragedy and several line up changes they have remained the benchmark by which most every power metal band is still measured. This DVD is a collection of all the German metal band's videos. Tracklisting: 1. Halloween 2. I Want Out 3. Kids Of The Century 4. When The Sinner 5. Mr. Ego 6. Where The Rain Grows 7. Perfect Gentleman 8. Power 9. The Time Of The Oath 10. Forever And One 11. I Can 12. If I Could Fly 13. Just A Little Sign
The Wolfe Tones in concert plus bonus interviews. Tracklist: In Belfast Kevin Barry Janey Mac I'm Nearly Forty The Streets Of New York The Helicopter Song Slieve Na Mban The Merry Ploughboy We Are The Irish Broken Dreams Come Out Ye Black And Tans Paddle Your Own Canoe Thank God For America Sean South Of Garyowen The Broad Black Brimmer The Big Strong Man We're On The One Road Joe McDonnell Song Of Liberty Rock On Rockall The Foggy Dew James Connolly Grace You'll Never Beat The Irish Irish Eyes Are Smiling The Shores Of Botany Bay Some Say The Devil Is Dead A Nation Once Again Celtic Symphony Amhrain Na Bhfiain.
The Last Of The Blue Devils
On this extraordinary home video edition of Billy Joel's Greatest Hits Vol. III you will be treated to classic rock videos and live performances of Billy's platinum-selling music from the '80s and the '90s while getting in-depth candid commentary for every track from the Artist himself. An insider's view of the musical and cultural history of the past decade this is an intimate portrait of our times by the man who wrote the soundtrack to our lives. Creative and always exploring new musical territory Joel is a versatile songwriter/vocalist able to leap from style to style almost effortlessly. On this collection of videos he goes from guitar-based rock in both ""A Matter of Trust"" and ""We Didn't Start the Fire"" to folk (the Celtic-beat-driven ""The Downeaster Alexa"") to blues-tinged gospel (""The River of Dreams"") and even classical as in the hauntingly lovely ""Lullabye (Good Night My Angel) "" which has a piano solo in the style of composer Edward Grieg. Tracklist: 1. Program start 2. Keeping the Faith 3. A Matter of Trust 4. Baby Grand 5. Leningrad 6. We Didn't Start the Fire 7. I Go to Extremes 8. And So It Goes 9. The Downeaster ""Alexa"" 10. Shameless (Live) 11. All About Soul (Live) 12. No Man's Land 13. Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel) 14. The River of Dreams 15. To Make You Feel My Love 16. Hey Girl
YES have proven to be one of the most innovative and extraordinary bands in the history of Rock. In addition for over 3 decades YES are also recognised as the most successful of the 70's prog-rock groups.
This insightful programme looks at the period of 1980-91 when Queen released the albums The Game the Flash Gordon Soundtrack and their first Greatest Hits album. The period marked a new era for Queen with the introduction of the synthesizer and in 1981 they also became the first rock band to play stadium gigs in South America. This DVD features rare and archive footage plus a whole host of interviews from all the key players.
Karaoke favourites made famous by Elton John! Star Trax Karaoke is firmly established as the UK's best loved range of karaoke albums. StarTrax Karaoke DVD features the same high quality sound recordings as well as easy to read on screen lyrics. There are full guide vocals to help you learn the songs and karaoke versions to sing back against as well as a smart Chorus Skip facility which allows you to go straight to the main sing-a-long part of the song. Tracklist: 1. Are You Ready For Love 2. Candle In The Wind 3. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 4. I Want Love 5. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues 6. Don't Go Breaking My Heart 7. Can You Feel The Love Tonight 8. Rocket Man 9. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 10. Blue Eyes Please note: the audio content contained on this DVD is not performed sung or endorsed by the original artist. The music has been recorded and produced in the style of the artist in order to represent that version as closely as possible.
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