With clips dating from the band's 1984 reformation, the release of the album Perfect Strangers, and the rejoining of Richie Blackmore, Deep Purple rocks out on 24 tracks recorded all over the world. From the original 1984 promo clips through their prestigious Montreux 2000 appearance, it's all here, with many unseen clips and performances exclusive to this release.
It works extremely well or it doesn't work at all, says Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice on this concert DVD, reflecting on DP's 25th anniversary reunion tour. This great-sounding disc (filmed in Birmingham, England, on November 9, 1993) finds the band working extremely well indeed.
This 200-minute DVD features 17 tracks including: Watching The Sky, Strange Kind Of Woman, Woman From Tokyo, a superb guitar solo from Steve Morse and much more! The sound and visual production is top quality and the band after a lengthy tour are in supreme form.The set list is outstanding and the versions of Bloodsucker, Pictures Of Home, and Fireball are worth the price of the DVD alone. Musically this is good as it gets and each member of the group are at the top of their game - still!
Light And Shade is a well-made British documentary from 1993 about the great Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia. The documentary/interview (available in Spanish, English and French ) is a good introductory look at his family history, musical career and outlook on flamenco culture (and of life as a whole). Paco is well known in flamenco circles as a wise and thoughtful man, and thankfully, his sense of humor is seen in places. The documentary starts out with Paco's (nearly) complete performance of his virtuosic composition "La Barrosa".
Eric Clapton's 24 Nights takes you through a journey with his different bands including The 4 Piece Band, The Blues Band, The 9 Piece Band, and The Orchestra. This DVD runs 90 minutes with many special guests including Phil Collins, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Nathan East, and more. If your looking for a great Eric Clapton performence this one is for you! Their are many great songs including the bluesy Watch Yourself, The Orchestrated Bell Bottom Blues, Bad Love, Old Love, and White Room. If your looking for early songs try watching Sunshine Of Your Love with the the 4 Piece Band.
1997 was an amazing year for the Bee Gees, with inductions in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame plus Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Brit, American and World Music Awards, the Australian Record Industry, and the German Bambi Awards topped of by a 'One-Night-Only' concert at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, their only live concertiin 1997 and first US concert in nearly 10 years. The Official Story of the Bee Gees was made with the full cooperation of the Bee Gees, the story is told in their own words.
This exciting new concert DVD captures outstanding performances by some of today's top acoustic and electric guitarists. These artists represent a wide spectrum of guitar styles, from classical-tinged lyricism to electirc blues; from Travis style thumbpicking to ethereal tapping; from delicate fingerstyle to rockin' country blues. The main ingredient throughout is sensational guitar technique and high-end musicianship from both the featured guitarists and the rock solid backup band that accompanies them.
Coming of age in the 1960s, Chicago bluesman Luther Allison found himself among a handful of electric guitarists able to bridge the gap between old-line blues audiences and younger fans of rock 'n' roll. Born the son of Arkansas cotton farmers, with 14 brothers and sisters, Allison studied the blues at the feet of the masters - Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James and Jimmy Dawkins. Recorded live in April 1997 at Theatre St.
