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Suzanne Vega
Retrospective (The Best Of Suzanne Vega)
Suzanne Vega's name first came to the fore in the 1980s when she began marrying perfect pop melodies with studied, folkish tunes. She managed to scale the heady heights of the singles charts before comfortably settling into her role as an album-based artist, although there was an aberration to this pattern when a dance remix of her song "Tom's Diner" opened up an unexpected audience to Ms. Vega's timeless songs. On this release 16 music videos from various periods of Vega's career are featured. Fans will be delighted to see this neat summation of the "Luka" singer's career, while newcomers will find a welter of fresh sounds and visuals to delve into.
TRACK LISTINGS:
1. Marlene On the Wall
2. Left Of Center
3. Luka
4. Solitude Standing
5. book Of Dreams
6. Men In A War
7. Tired Of Sleeping
8. Tom's Diner
9. Blood Makes Noise
10. In Liverpool
11. 99.9F*
12. When Heroes Go Down
13. Carmamel
14. No CHeap Thrill
15. Book And A Cover
16. Last Year's Troubles
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Sheryl Crow - Live In London
Release Year 2003
Running Time 89 min
Studio Ster Kinekor music
Album Type Live
Tracks
1. Hard To Make A Stand
2. Everyday Is A Winding Road
3. Leaving Las Vegas
4. Change Would Do You Good
5. Run, Baby, Run
6. If It Makes You Happy
7. Sweet Rosalyn
8. Redemption Day
9. Can't Cry Anymore
10. Strong Enough
11. Maybe Angels
12. All I Wanna Do
13. Superstar
14. Ordinary Morning (Encore Ft Eric Clapton)
15. On The Outside (Bonus Live Rehearsal Track)
Extras Interview With Sheryl Crow
Behind The Scenes Of The Making Of "Everyday Is A Winding Road" Promo
Everyday Is A Winding Road (Video)
If It Makes You Happy (Video)
Jukebox
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Procol Harum - Live
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If you were asked to name some prog bands that were around in the 60s the chances are that the band, Procol Harum, would be overlooked by most. Perhaps this is because most prog fans are in the 35 to 45 age range and are more likely to recall their teenage years – the 70s. Procol Harum is widely associated with the hit single Whiter Shade of Pale, a ballad that makes more than a casual nod in the direction of Bach in-between verses (though it isn’t actually a Bach piece if you’ve ever wondered), and countless appearances on Top of the Pops in 1967. The writing partnership of Gary Brooker (vocals, piano) and Keith Reid was to create an altogether new genre of music – classical (as in classical music) rock that in itself has to be included under the ever reaching progressive umbrella. Delve into Procol Harum’s back catalogue, a great selection of which is included on this Live DVD recorded in December 2001, and any idea you may have had of them being ‘just a pop group’ will be discarded immediately.
Less than a minute into the first track, Bringing Home The Bacon, the instrumentals are definitely prog though the vocals are bluesy which with the addition of a heavy rock sub-level makes for an enjoyable and interesting mix. But prog is always there. One of my favourite tracks, Pandora’s Box, is another good example of this with Tull-like heavy guitar (Geoff Whithorn [sic]) accompanied by deep tonal organ (Mathew [sic] Fisher) the clunk, clunk, clunk of stick on bamboo (Mark Brezicki [sic], drums) filling the pauses and reserve Tull and Fairport bassist, Matt Pegg (son of ‘honest’ Dave Pegg) holding it all together. Homburg even shares a common theme with an excerpt from the latter part of Dark Side Of The Moon (I wonder who copied who {!}, or did they both borrow it from elsewhere?). I can imagine the late, great Ian Dury complete with Blockheads covering Beyond the Pale.
Running time for the concert is 100 minutes (but see Package Features below).
Gary Brooker has worn remarkably well considering his career spans over 40 years. OK, his white hair and beard help him bear more than a passing resemblance to Burl Ives, but we are talking of a very young Burl Ives. Naturally, Procol Harum has had many line-ups over the years, all well documented in the ‘family tree', one of this DVD’s special features. Also included is Procol Harum: Uninhibited which features the band in rehearsal in their studio trying out various tracks including a few not performed at the Copenhagen gig, and comments from Gary and the band. This particular feature lasts for approximately 40 minutes and is as enjoyable as the concert.
Technical Aspects
Picture and sound quality are A1 as should be the case today. The concert was originally filmed for Danish TV and the camera work and editing is gimmick free, i.e. thankfully no swooping, no excessive zooming, no fit-inducing cutting from camera to camera and no nauseating special effects.
Package features
The DVD has a fully animated menu from which can be accessed the band’s family tree, discography, the rehearsal footage and current band members' biographies. The DVD sleeve provides full track listings of both the featured gig and the rehearsal footage. The DVD is multi-region PAL format, 4:3 screen ratio, with Dolby© Digital 5.1 and selectable PCM stereo. The total running time including extras is 150 minutes.
Summary
I was a mere youngster aged nine when A Whiter Shade Of Pale hit the airwaves in 1967 and apart from an odd sighting of A Salty Dog in record shops, I’d all but forgotten the band. So it was a bit of a surprise when watching this DVD that I recognised all but a handful of the tracks performed. Not only that but I hadn’t realised how subliminally heavy Procol Harum actually is. Yes, there are a couple of non-proggy ballads and more than a sniff of blues but even if that’s not your ticket it is all very enjoyable. Indeed, on the basis of the DVD they are on my ‘want to see’ gig list.
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Meat Loaf - Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2004)
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Powerhouse rock singer Meat Loaf teams up with a full symphony orchestra for this concert video, which arrives on DVD in a fan-friendly release. Meat Loaf: Live With the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has been transferred to disc in the full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and the audio has been mastered in three formats -- Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, and DTS 5.1. The songs are performed in English, with no multiple language options. Bonus materials include a commentary track from Meat Loaf, an interview with the singer, a short behind-the-scenes featurette, a look at how Meat Loaf gears up for a performance, and a gallery of still photos.
2. Life Is a Lemon (And I Want My Money Back) [6:12]
3. Mercury Blues [7:51]
4. Dead Ringer for Love [6:11]
5. Testify [7:41]
6. All Revved Up With No Place to Go [8:02]
7. You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night) [8:28]
8. Couldn't Have Said it Better [8:33]
9. Two Out of Three Ain't Bad [8:41]
10. Out of the Frying Pan (And Into the Fire) [11:59]
11. For Crying Out Loud [12:26]
12. Paradisde by the Dashboard Light [14:55]
13. I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) [4:25]
14. Bat Out of Hell [11:53]
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ANTHRAX - Music of Mass Destruction- Live in Chicago
dvd5 - 4.35gb
Video: MPEG2 Video 720x480 (4:3) 29.97fps 6500Kbps
Audio: AC3 5.1ch, AC3 2ch
Tracks:
1. Entrance Music
2. What Doesn't Die
3. Got The Time
4. Caught In A Mosh
5. Safe Home
6. Room For One More
7. Antisocial
8. Nobody Knows Anything
9. Belly Of The Best
10. Inside Out
11. Refuse To Be Denied
12. 604
13. I Am The Law
14. Only
15. Be All End All
16. Indians
17. Bring The Noise/I'm The Man
18. Whiplash
19. Fueled
20. Metal Thrashing Mad
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Accept - Metal Blast From The Past
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Germany’s Accept are one of the true Legends of Heavy Metal and this DVD captures the bands early years to some success. Released as a dual disc, one side features a concert and video film that is chock full of footage from a concert in Osaka Japan (1985) as well as a number of the bands videos from that time as well. The concert was their first in Japan and seems taken at around the time of the Metal Heart album and a couple of the performances leave you with this impression. Accept were one of those bands that you either loved or hated and this was primarily based on singer Udo Dirkschneiders unique voice, his gravelly tone a far cry from some of the screaming vocals coming from Priest and Maiden during this time in Metal history. The live portion of the film originally comes to us as the concert CD and VHS "Staying A Life" and the only omission from the release are a few songs and the guitar solo by Wolf Hoffman. Inter laced between the live footage are the bands video films which by today’s standards are a bit cliché. However, it was great to be able to see Metal bands doing videos back then, and everyone seemed to do them no matter what kind of music they played. A bonus couple of live performances are provided as well in "Live Sophia ‘93" filmed 8 years after the main program on the release. The three songs are "Starlight", "Slaves To Metal", and "Objection Overruled". The lineup which included Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffman, and Stefan Kaufmann was not to be taken lightly against any of their Metal peers. You can feel the impact they had on their audiences in the concert films as the response during choruses was just over powering.
CD Side: The CD side of the dual disc features a nice number of unreleased audio tracks which are bound to appease all Accept fans. Included are: Rich And Famous, Rocking For The Sun, Morning Sun, Run If You Can, Down And Out, Down And Out, Can’t Stand The Night, Breaker, Burning, and Writing On The Wall.
There is not much in the way of a booklet with the packaging, but the menus on the DVD offer you some functionality. You are able to view the video clips, biography, discography and behind the scenes footage. It’s very comprehensive and should be afforded some more interest as a result of the detail placed on it. At the time of their zenith I was only a casual listener, but I look back on the albums I owned fondly. Accept offered a level of difference to what Metal was at the time and what it was to become. This DVD allows you to experience it once again, and not only see how good the band was live but to recapture the power of some of their songs. Tracks such as "Restless And Wild", "Fast As A Shark" and "Balls To The Wall" are classics of Metal’s song library and sound as fresh today as when they came out. "Fast As A Shark" (1982) was one of the key songs in the soon to be labeled Speed Metal genre. It’s time for you to feel your Metal Heart beating strong with the music of Accept once again.
Track Listing DVD
Metal Heart
Breaker
Screaming For A Love-Bite
Up To The Limit
Living For Tonite
Princess Of The Dawn
Restless And Wild
Son Of A Bitch
London Leatherboys
Fast As A Shark
Balls To The Wall
Outro (Bound to Fail)
I’m A Rebel – video
Balls To The Wall – video
Midnight Mover – video
Generation Clash – video
Protectors Of Terror – video
Slaves To Metal – video
Death Row – video
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Clapton Chronicles - The Best of Eric Clapton (1999)
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Forever Man
Pretending
Bad Love
Wonderful TOnight
Tears in Heaven
Layla
Running on Faith
Motherless Child
Change the World
My Father's Eyes
Pilgrim
Blue Eyes Blue
Video
Video is varied from clip to clip. And the variations are dramatic. The first clip is very soft and undefined with bad black levels. Given it's age, I can forgive it. The next clip is the total opposite. Vibrant, colorful and with very good black levels.
Variations also come down to aspect ratios which range from full frame through 1.85 up to 2.10 at times. Given the diversity of quality, it all leans toward the better quality average which is good. As usual, WV reaches peak bit-rates of 10 throughout the entire presentation so you know you are getting the best compression dvd has to offer.
My favorite would have to be chapter 8 with it's sepia tone look that almost gives the impression of a motion photo rather than motion picture.
Audio
Linear PCM stereo gives you the best possible stereo representation available on dvd at the moment. It's hear to see Warner Vision continuing to use this for their presentations and avoiding the dreaded Dolby Digital 2 channel compressed format.
With clips varying in date and quality, the audio tends to represent the best of their respective situations which on the whole is good. All clips have a great dynamic range to them with well balanced vocals and instruments. Neither are too powerful for the other.
Extras
The menu system is simple with a frame from each clip as the selectable option.
THe inner sleeve of the disc shows various shots of Clapton in recent guise and it's scary to think how much he has aged of late. He looks totally different.
Overall
A very good collection of his greatest hits with some real classics amongst the bunch.
Highly recommended for Clapton fans who dread buying the current VHS release.
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David Bowie - A Reality Tour (2004)
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The DAVID BOWIE – A REALITY TOUR DVD commemorates his first major world tour in nearly a decade. Filmed last November 22 and 23 at the Point Depot in Dublin, Ireland, the DVD marks Bowie’s first concert film in over 15 years. 30 songs spanning his illustrious career--including "Five Years" and "Hang On To Yourself," which David hasn’t played live in over 20 years--are featured in a riveting state-of-the-art sound and light stage production using enormous LED screens and animation. The DVD runs 140 minutes, and a ten-page booklet filled with amazing live photos from the event is included in the package. The DVD’s features 5.1 surround engineered by Tony Visconti, Bowie's long-time producer.
Preview tracks today by clicking on your choice of the REAL or WINDOWS media links. Join other Bowie fans worldwide on BOWIENET, David’s official online community, discussing the new DVD and lots more.
Full Frame -
1.33
Tracks:
1. Rebel Rebel
2. New Killer Star
3. Reality
4. Fame
5. Cactus
6. Sister Midnight
7. Afraid
8. All the young Dudes
9. Be My Wife
10. The Loneliest Guy
11. The Man Who Sold The World
12. Fantastic Voyafe
13.Hallo Spaceboy
14. Sunday
15. Under Pressure
16. Life On Mars
17. Battle For Brain
18. Ashes to Ashes
19. The Motel
20. Loving the Alien
21. Never Get Old
22. Changes
23. I'm Afraid Of Americans
24. Heroes
25. Bring Me the Disco King
26. Slip Away
27. Heaten
28. 5 Years
29. Hang on to Yourself
30. Ziggy Stardust
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