Interviews

Steve Vai "Visual Sound Theories"

Steve Vai's Visual Sound Theories DVD features the live performances from the Aching Hunger concerts with the Holland Metropole Orchestra in July 2005. With a total running time of over 2 hours, the DVD includes 14 tracks in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound. Vai's trademark rock guitar creations are enriched by the accompaniment of a full orchestra, directed by conductor Dick Bakker.

Stomp Live

Stomp has grown from its beginnings on the streets of Europe into an international sensation, with touring productions all over the world, and long running shows in London, Las Vegas and Broadway. This special performance brings together performers from the West End, New York and Vegas for the very first time, to Stomp's home town and the theater where many of the routines were originated: Brighton Dome.

Rush "R30"

The R30 2 DVD set features Rush's Frankfurt, Germany concert in September 2004 near the close of their 30th Anniversary World Tour. The performance was captured with 14 cameras in high definition and is presented in 16:9 widescreen format. Audio options include Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound or PCM Stereo.

Queen "Live At Wembley Stadium"

This is a model DVD release for a rock band. The concert footage itself is very good, the extras are excellent, and there's a lot of care and attention paid to every last detail of the packaging. Everything you loved, or hated, or loved to hate about the band is preserved in exceptional detail. It's almost like being there. Queen were not only first-rate rockers but also fantastic showmen, and Freddie and Brian's showmanship is nothing but captivating. Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and John Deacon are featured.

Papamichael World Group "Time To Shine"

The incredible band chemistry and stellar improvisational abilities of the Papamichael World Group, led by guitarist Anthony Papamichael, can now be experienced in the comfort of your own home on this new concert DVD, Time To Shine, recorded live in 2005. Songs from the concert were pulled from various Papamichael CDs, including "Defend The Orphan", Just Like It Sounds", "Mass Appeal" and "Un Expect It", but the band has rearranged some tunes and allowed plenty of room for improvisation.

Page/Plant "No Quarter: Unledded"

Performing with the London Metropolitan Orchestra, in Morocco, Wales, and London in 1994, No Quarter: Unledded documents the much-heralded reunion of Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Among the songs performed are reworked versions of many Zeppelin favorites, including "When The Levee Breaks", "The Battle of Evermore", "Gallows Pole", and "Kashmir", along with four new songs, such as "Yallah" and "Wonderful One." The platinum-selling Unledded CD heralded a new era of renewed popularity.

Sarah McLachlan "Mirrorball"

This video companion to the Canadian singer-songwriter's triumphant live album confirms in sight what that recording advanced in sound--Sarah McLachlan and her fine, flexible stage band have evolved into a superb live performing unit, breathing added fire and nuance into McLachlan songs that were already stunning in their original studio versions. Always a strong, charismatic singer, McLachlan now conjures a rare balance of delicacy and power, measured here in performances of signature songs that add a new, more muscular edge matching her band's rock firepower.

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers "70th Birthday Concert"

It's a warm summer's Saturday night, July 19, 2003 in Liverpool, England and the eager audience patiently waits. In celebration of John Mayall's 70th birthday and for the benefit of UNICEF's fight against child exploitation, the Bluesbreakers (with Buddy Whittington, Joe Yuele, Tom Canning and Hank Van Sickle) kick off 70th Birthday Concert with a bang, and are later joined by guests such as Mick Taylor, Chris Barber and Eric Clapton. Mayall states, "To play again with Eric after a gap of 38 years was like time had just melted away.

Marty Friedman "Exhibit B: Live In Japan"

Marty Friedman is an American guitarist (ex-Shrapnel Records recording artist) who is known as the lead guitarist of the thrash metal band Megadeth for ten years, and as a solo artist. He also worked with Jason Becker in the band Cacophony. The Japanese DVD release entitled Exhibit B: Live In Japan. from Marty Friedman, features footage of his performances in Japan in support of his latest album "Loudspeaker". "Loudspeaker" was an almost all instrumental, all aggressive guitar, and an all-out attack! The most aggressive of Friedman's career, according to Marty.

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