Prince and the Revolution; Live Review

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(More customer reviews)SIGN O' THE TIMES was an excellent "concert movie"... but, as we all know, alot of it was re-shot and re-filmed with prince lip synching. THIS, however, was NOT a lip synched concert (to the idiot who said otherwise) ... as for guitar not plugged in? You can tell whoever wrote that review knows little about live performances... (...) ... it's called a wireless system... it's been around for YEARS and yes, Prince was one of the first to use it extensively.
At any rate, back to this review: although Prince has a habit of dragging songs on and on, we all KNOW it's a remnant of his love of all thins Funk where George Clinton would have these marathon jam grooves... in fact, it's very much like PHISH or Grateful Dead in that respect. But NO ONE else plays, SINGS, and DANCES at the same time... not then and certainly not now... This video stands the test of time, as do the songs.
Admittedly alittle self-indulgent, but hey... he was A-list #1 at the time. Not as good a show as the PARADE paris shows (bootleg) or the German TV release of his LOVESEXY show (which should have gotten an official release), but still better than anything put out then ... and even now.

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Pink Floyd In Concert: Delicate Sound Of Thunder (1989) Review

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(More customer reviews)Dave Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright, and a score of other musicians perform to a rabid crowd at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York in this 1989 concert video.
While many fans fuss about Roger Waters' absence from the band (as if other great bands have never split up or lost members), Gilmour and company hold together some great songs despite some all too florid direction from music video icon Isham.
Opening and closing with "Shine On," Isham's camera does find incredible backstage footage of the elaborate laser light show accompanying the music. A giant round screen in the middle of the stage plays host to laser light and various film and video incarnations of the Pink Floyd songs being performed. Isham's direction through the first nine or ten songs is fluid and interesting. His camera goes slow motion, capturing the audience's rapture and the band's expertise.
Other songs featured and performed are: "Signs of Life," "Learning to Fly" (with a too short drum solo), "Sorrow," "The Dogs of War" (with a great accompanying video), "On the Turning Away" (the most subdued track), "One of These Days," "Time" (the strongest performance here), "On the Run," "The Great Gig in the Sky," "Wish You Were Here," "Us and Them" (which goes on way too long), "Money," "Comfortably Numb," "One Slip" (the second best sequence), and "Run Like Hell."
About an hour into this one hundred minute video, Isham's camera gets irritating. The songs are great, but he never strays from his directing formula until close to the end of the concert. He is a visualist without a vision, trying to mask unknown flaws or his lack of original ideas after an initial genius outpouring. On the positive side, there is nary a cameraman to be seen anywhere onstage, thanks to some expert editing.
The musicians here enjoy the set as much as the audience. Gilmour is caught grinning on occasion, something I do not think he has done on camera since the late '60's. This is not the time to mourn and complain about Waters' departure, this is the time to listen to some truly great music.
While any Pink Floyd fan should snatch this up, film fans in general might like the different take Isham gives to the concert film before becoming a victim to his own excess. Better than most concert films out there, "Delicate Sound of Thunder" booms and roars and provides enough eye-wow to last a while. I do recommend it.
This is unrated, and contains mild profanity and very mild adult situations.

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The Beatles - The First U.S. Visit (1991) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is an engaging documentary of The Beatles' first U.S. visit. What makes it so fascinating are their performances on the Ed Sullivan show, which are captured here. Digitally remastered, this early television footage has been expertly restored, enabling the viewers to see and hear The Beatles, as they first appeared on American television.
Cheeky and exhuberant, The Beatles, occasionally off key but having the time of their lives, have not lost the capacity for knocking the socks off the viewer, as they are brimming over with vitality and the joy of life. They are truly wonderful to watch, as well as hear. Fortunately, the video covers all their performances on Ed Sullivan, and what a treat they are! It is sad to think that already two of them, John and George, are no longer with us.
The film documents a more innocent and simple time. It captured The Beatles on the threshold of international fame. It memorialized for all time their first U.S. visit with footage shot in railroad cars, hotel rooms, and limousines. Some of it is somewhat self-conscious, and some of it is playful fun. It also memorialized the reactions of their fans. The film is a daily cinema verite testament to that first visit.
This is a very good documentary that is well worth having soley for the performances of The Beatles. There are over thirteen of them, and the tracks have been digitally remastered for your listening pleasure. Overall, however, the documentary lacks some cohesion, due to the cinema verite nature of the film. Still, it is a worthwhile documentary to have, if only for those wonderful Ed Sullivan performances. If one wants a historical overview of The Beatles, one may also wish to view the more in depth and complex documentary, "The Compleat Beatles".

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Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour Review

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(More customer reviews)Good look at the Band geting back together after the plane crash, Narrated by Charlie Daniels if you were a fan back then or if you just now started listening to these guy this is a good show!

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Greatest Hits Tour (1993) Review

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(More customer reviews)You really can't get any better than Manilow, especially by today's standards. Barry Manilow is a master showman, even if you don't like him, you have to admit it: He has what it takes. "The Greatest Hits....And Then Some", really specifies that you have to be able to put on a great show. Song after song, each is a spectacle. Look at the opening, I saw the concert tour, it's amazing (especially when you're in the theatre), the way the curtain unfolds, there is Manilow. Copacabana is done superbly. The finale is just as brilliant. Through great cotumes, lighting, back-up groups, you'll want to watch and watch!

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Marilyn Manson - Dead to the World (1998) Review

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(More customer reviews)this video was fantastic!!! manson must have spent a fortune getting all kinds of camera shots. let's see, what songs were on there...um...well, it starts out with some close-minded christians running around with their ridiculous signs in front of a manson concert. then it grinds right into 'angel with the scabbed wings'. the other songs on the tape are '1996', 'lunchbox', 'apple of sodom', 'sweet dreams', kinderfeld', 'antichrist superstar', 'the beautiful people' and i think that's about it. all of the concerts are filmed live from one of the 'dead to the world' tour stages. highlights: you get to see marilyn actually smile and laugh, you get to see twiggy give manson oral sex, ginger puts the end of a fork in his mouth and wiggles it back and forth, someone hits manson with a green popple on stage, manson takes a shower while fuming, twiggy pukes..twice!, some french prostitute takes her top off, manson swims naked in a pool, pogo throws a chair at a wall, twiggy falls down on stage and has to get helped back up, manson explains why he doesn't drink coffee and what made him resent christianity so early in life, up-close-and-personal with the devoted fans, The Slashers!
parts you shouldn't let your parents see: just about every backstage part. manson cuts himself during sweet dreams. manson does this cool crab-walk pelvic-thrust thingy during 'lunchbox'. manson humps the mike stand one time.
anyway, there's a lot of stuff on there that might offend the staunchest mansonite. but, once you get used to it, you can laugh at it.
all in all, i highly recommend it.

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