All DVDs on this page are NTSC, all-region unless specified otherwise.
RPWL - The RPWL Live Experience DVD ($16.99)
This is the first DVD for RPWL, one of the best-known latter-day German prog bands, filmed in February 2009 at the Wyspiański Theatre in Katowice, Poland, where RPWL headlined the second day of the Prog Rock Festival. The DVD includes the 14 tracks of the concert plus an interview with Yogi Lang and Kalle Wallner, the video for the song Breathe In, Breathe Out, and footage from RPWL’s 2006 tour including a demo version of the song Sleep. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio, 16:9 widescreen, 113-minutes. The RPWL CDs are on our German page.
Overhead - Live After All Ltd. Ed. (DVD+CD, $20.99) Alongside contributions to the Kalevala and Tuonen Tytär 2 projects as well as Mellow Records’ Finnish progressive rock tribute, this Finnish quintet has released three CDs, beginning with Zumanthum (2002) on the Mellow label, followed by Metaepitome (2005) and And We’re Not Here After All (2008) on the Musea label. This is the Limited Edition of Overhead’s first DVD, which adds an audio CD and comes in deluxe packaging. It was recorded at the first edition of the Prog Rock Festival at the Wyspiański Theatre in Katowice, Poland in February 2009. Bonuses include an interview with the band leader, the video for the song Butterfly’s Cry, and live videos of six more songs from various other appearances. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio, 16:9 widescreen. DVD running time 185 minutes, CD 78-minutes.
Living With the Past & Dave Pegg - Life’s a Long Song: 40th Anniversary Tribute to Jethro Tull (DVD+2CD, $14.99)Introductory price on this 3-disc set by Jethro Tull tribute band Living With the Past, led by Ray (who tends to omit his last name), the man responsible for the very Tull-like Somewhere in the Universe CD from 1995 (check Page 3, you may get the last copy remaining in the universe). The six-piece band was joined by former Tull (and Fairport Convention) member Dave Pegg on bass, mandolin and vocals. The DVD contains the tracks Thick as a Brick, Living in the Past, To Cry You a Song, Cross-Eyed Mary, Salamander, Level Pegging, Life’s a Long Song, Skating Away, Budapest, Broadsword, My God, Tull Medley, and Locomotive Breath. The two CDs contain the same audio as the DVD. Ed Unitsky provided the artwork. Click two of the song titles for mp3 excerpts and watch the promo video. Counts as 1.5 CDs for shipping.
John Wetton - Agenda / Amorata / Amata (DVD+2CD, $29.99)Singer/bassist John Wetton is a progressive rock icon known best for his work with King Crimson, UK, and Asia, not to mention a long solo career. This beautiful limited edition box set includes the John Wetton live DVD Amorata and the two live CDs Agenda and Amata, all previously released. The Amorata DVD was recorded in Poland in 2003, with 13 tracks running 77-minutes plus a 22-minute interview with Wetton. Wetton’s band here is John Mitchell, Martin Orford, and Steve Christey. The Agenda CD is the audio of the same concert as the DVD. The Amata CD is from an acoustic concert given by Wetton in 2003. The tracklist for Amorata and Agenda is full of classics: Red, Sole Survivor, Nothing’s Gonna Stand in Our Way, Book of Saturday, Emma, The Smile Has Left Your Eyes, In the Dead of Night, Easy Money, After All, Rendezvous 6:02, Starless, Battle Lines, Heat of the Moment. The 11 tracks of Amata allow Wetton to range deeper into his solo catalog. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio on the DVD. Counts as 2 CDs for shipping.
Steve Hogarth - h: Naked in the Chapel DVD ($16.99) This is a solo performance by Marillion’s front man. “On 22 September 2007, I played a solo show at the Union Chapel in Islington, London. If you were there, thanks for coming - it was a great night among many great nights. It was about as relaxed as I have ever felt on a stage and I’m indebted to all who came and created such an atmosphere in such a beautiful little church. I’m thrilled to announce that the DVD of the concert is now ready. The Boom Boom Boys shot and edited it, I mixed it myself, and it looks and sounds great! The vibe was lovely and I think we’ve captured it. There’s also bonus material of a handful of excerpts from my diary: a few interesting days including prison in Poland, the Pulp Fiction evening in San Diego, and the bizarre 37-hour flight to Mexico City via most of America (so that the FBI could arrest Cat Stevens, and - very nearly - me too).” [Steve Hogarth]
The track list: The Hollow Man, Three Minute Boy, House, Life on Mars, Beyond You, Afraid of Sunlight, A Collection, Cage, The Party, When I Meet God, No One Can, War Baby, Man of the World, Maybe I'm Amazed, In the Ghetto, Famous Blue Raincoat, Cover My Eyes, Fantastic Place. 150-minutes, stereo audio. This DVD comes in a “bible pack”, beautiful packaging that looks like a hardbound book. Counts as 2 CDs for shipping.
Final Conflict - Another Moment in Time Ltd. Ed. (DVD+CD, $19.99) Final Conflict are a British neo-prog band founded in 1985. They released their first CD in 1991, though there were a couple cassette releases even earlier. At times they must feel like the forgotten British neo-prog band, but this DVD should remedy that. It was filmed at the Wyspiański Theatre in Poland in October 2008. This is the Limited Edition, which adds an audio CD and comes in deluxe packaging. The DVD runs 95-minutes, the CD 70-minutes. DVD bonuses include interviews. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, 16:9 widescreen. Counts as 1.5 CDs for shipping. Read reviews of Final Conflict’s music.
Mangala Vallis - Intergalactic Live Video Archives DVD ($21.99) Mangala Vallis is the excellent Italian symphonic prog band with Bernardo Lanzetti (ex-PFM) on vocals. This 2009 DVD is their first (yes, it is NTSC), featuring live performances in Holland, Italy, and France from 2005-2006, plus music videos of two tracks. 143-minutes. Check our Italian page for Mangala Vallis’ CDs.
Magenta - Live at the Point 2007 DVD ($19.99) Magenta’s 2008 live double-CD features over 100 minutes of live music recorded at their amazing performance at The Point in Cardiff in November 2007. Only two of the tracks appear on Magenta’s previous live 2CD. Live at the Point includes an extended selection from Home, the rarely performed Sloth, and the recent show-stopping arrangement of The Warning from Revolutions. View the setlist here.
The same performance is captured on the DVD, which adds a behind-the-scenes documentary, interviews, and the video for Speechless. Not only was it the last concert in support of their third album Home and the last performance of that lineup, apparently even the venue has since closed! The Live at the Point DVD features a set list largely different from The Gathering DVD released in 2005. 5.1 surround and stereo audio, 147-minutes (concert running time 106-minutes), 16:9 widescreen.
Magenta - The Gathering DVD ($18.99)The Gathering DVD includes a 109-minute concert from 2005 shot with six cameras in 16:9 widescreen. The tracks are: King of the Skies, Gluttony, Demons, Broken, Children of the Sun, Overture, Genetesis, Call Me, I’m Alive, The White Witch, Pride. Extras include the promo video for the song Broken, interviews with Rob Reed and Christina, various behind-the-scenes footage, and a photo slideshow. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio. The Magenta CDs and more info are here.
Credo - This Is What We Do Ltd. Ed. (DVD+2CD, $20.99) This is the first DVD for British neo-proggers Credo, an early Marillion-influenced band also resembling Grey Lady Down, early Arena, and Pallas, and of comparable quality. Keyboardist Mike Varty has played in Landmarq, Janison Edge, and Shadowland, so it’s all fairly incestuous. As with all Metal Mind’s prog DVDs, the show was filmed at the Wyspiański Theatre in Poland, this show in October 2008. The DVD also features bonus live video that goes back as far as 1999, behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, bonus audio tracks (including three songs from Credo’s 1992 cassette-only release) and more. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, 16:9 widescreen.
This is the Limited Edition, which adds the audio double-CD and comes in deluxe packaging. For just a few dollars more, you get a 2CD that retails separately for $19.95 list, and much more attractive packaging -- the DVD-only edition comes in a standard Amaray case. Counts as 2 CDs for shipping. Check our British CDs page for Credo’s CDs.
Pendragon - Concerto Maximo DVD ($16.99)Shortly after the release of Pure, Pendragon once more visited the Wyspiański Theater in Katowice, Poland to celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary. That show is captured on this DVD, featuring the tracks: Walls of Babylon, A Man of Nomadic Traits, Wishing Well, Eraserhead, Total Recall, Nostradamus, Learning Curve, Breaking the Spell, Sister Bluebird, Shadow, The Freak Show, The Voyager, It’s Only Me, Masters of Illusion, King of the Castle, And We’ll Go Hunting Deer, Queen Of Hearts. That’s 150 minutes of Pendragon live, plus a bonus video featuring interviews with the band members and behind the scenes footage. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, 16:9 widescreen.
Pendragon - Past and Presence DVD ($16.99)This is the DVD of an exceptional Pendragon show celebrating the 21st anniversary of The Jewel album. On this special occasion, the band presented an atypical setlist, including mostly older songs and a few surprises. Also, former members John Barnfield, Julian Baker, and Rik Carter from the early days of Pendragon joined the band for this performance. Bonus features include an interview with Nick Barret & John Barnfield and behind-the-scenes footage. The tracks: Higher Circles, The Pleasure of Hope, Leviathan, Victims of Life, Armageddon, Fly High Fall Far, Excalibur, Please, Oh Divineo, Alaska, Dark Summer’s Day, Circus, The Black Knight, 2AM, Stan and Ollie. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, running time 185 minutes.
Pendragon - And Now Everybody to the Stage DVD ($16.99)This performance by Pendragon was recorded in May 2006 at Wyspianski Theatre in Katowice, Poland. The set-list covers the band’s entire career including songs from Believe. Bonuses include a home video entitled The Progumentary, an interview with Nick Barrett, plus the usual band history, discography, photo gallery, etc. The songs: No Place for the Innocent, As Good as Gold, Guardian of my Soul, Kowtow, The Wishing Well, The Edge of the World, Nostradamus, The Dance of the Seven Veils, Paintbox, Last Waltz, Breaking the Spell, Masters of Illusion, The Black Knight, The Lost Children / Green Eyed Angel / Sister Bluebird / The Last Man on Earth, Am I Really Losing You?. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio; running time 240 minutes.
Pendragon - Live at Last and More DVD ($16.99)British neo-prog stalwarts Pendragon in their first DVD video, filmed in Krakow, Poland in a television studio on the band’s 1996 Masquerade Overture tour. The video contains many of the band's live classics. Extras include a bonus video of Red Shoes, bios, an interview with Nick Barrett, photo gallery, etc. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio.
Neo - Broadcast DVD ($16.99) Neo is a part-time British neo-prog supergroup whose members include Clive Nolan (Arena, Pendragon, etc.), John Jowitt (IQ, Jadis,...), Andy Edwards (IQ), Mark Westwood (Martin Orford’s band), and John Barnfield (the original Pendragon keyboardist). Guests include Alan Reed (Pallas) and Nick Barrett (Pendragon). During this gig filmed in Poland, the band covers songs from the repertoire of IQ, Pallas, Pendragon, Shadowland, Arena, and Nolan/Wakeman. Bonus features include an interview with John Jowitt and Clive Nolan, and video footage from Neo’s soundcheck at RoSfest 2006. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, running time 140 minutes.
Nick Barrett & Clive Nolan - A Rush of Adrenaline DVD ($16.99)This DVD features Nick Barrett (Pendragon) and Clive Nolan (Pendragon, Arena) in a unique acoustic live performance in Poland in June 2005. The songs are: The Walls of Babylon (Pendragon), A Man of Nomadic Traits (Pendragon), (Don’t Forget to) Breathe (Arena), Alaska (Pendragon), And We’ll Go Hunting Deer (Pendragon), Mindgames (Shadowland), Paintbox (Pendragon), Shadows of Fate (Nolan/Wakeman), Lightshow (Strangers on a Train), Two Roads (Pendragon), The King of the Castle (Pendragon), Jigsaw - The Kruhulick Syndrome - Ring of Roses (Shadowland), The Voyager (Pendragon), Nostradamus (Pendragon), The Black Knight (Pendragon). Extras include an interview, photo gallery, etc. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, approximately 120 minutes.
King Crimson - Eyes Wide Open 2-DVD ($20.99)The 2-disc Eyes Wide Open DVD captures the 2000 The ConstruKction of Light tour at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire and the 2003 The Power to Believe tour from Japan. The 2003 performance includes surround audio, while the 2000 concert is stereo only. This is the 2009 edition.
The Neal and Jack and Me DVD contains two videos of the 1980’s incarnation of the band that had previously been released on VHS and Laserdisc. The first is Three of a Perfect Pair: Live in Japan 1984. The second is The Noise: Live in Frejus 1982. Also included is the 1984 promotional video for the Sleepless single release, and Tony Levin’s road photos with background music consisting of another song from the same concert as The Noise but not included in the video portion.
Saga - Contact Ltd. Ed. 2DVD+2CD ($30.99) Recorded during Saga’s 30th anniversary tour, Contact: Live In Munich (2009) also documents the end of an era. This was the farewell show for singer and co-founder Michael Sadler, who left the band to spend more time with his family and newborn son. This is one reason the sold-out show in Munich turned into an emotional musical highlight for both band and audience. Saga performed most of the best songs of their career, combined with material from their then-recent studio album 10,000 Days. The 2DVD comes in a standard Amaray case, while the Limited Edition adds the audio 2CD and comes in deluxe packaging. The second DVD in either set contains a documentary, photo gallery, and six tracks from the live show in Mannheim recorded by Underground TV. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio. The Limited Edition counts as 2 CDs for shipping.
Saga - Worlds Apart Revisited 2DVD ($20.99) Canadian progressive rock band Saga has made a living touring and selling CDs in Europe, where they are more popular than in North America. Musically they peaked with 1981’s Worlds Apart, but the band’s popularity has grown since. The Worlds Apart Revisited double-DVD contains a full concert recorded in 2005 in Switzerland in which Saga perform not only the entire Worlds Apart album but also 13 other tracks from other points in their career. This takes up the first disc. The second disc contains Worlds Apart Road Stories (16-minutes of interviews with band members about Worlds Apart), Live in England 1981 (five songs, 25-minutes), Worlds Apart Revisited Documentary (40-minutes of interviews and live shots from 1982/83), and a photo gallery. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio.
All Areas is the film of Saga’s 25th anniversary concert in Germany, their only European show in 2002. The audio is 5.1 surround, and the extras include a ‘making of’ featurette. Check our Canadian page for Saga’s CDs.
Tryo - Live: Viajes por el Crudo Patrimonio de un Trio entre dos Mundos DVD ($19.99) Tryo is a mostly-instrumental Chilean trio who play both electric and acoustic music. In their electric version, they are an electric guitar/bass/drums power trio. In acoustic mode, they play acoustic guitar, cello, and percussion. This DVD captures the band in 2005 on the Viajes tour and includes both the electric and acoustic versions of the band, playing material from their four previous studio CDs. Extras include backstage and interview footage, photo gallery, band bio, discography and audio samples. Subtitles are provided in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio, 120-minutes.
Index - Ao Vivo DVD ($19.99) Index is a Brazilian progressive rock band founded by ex-Quaterna Réquiem guitarist Jones Júnior. Index play symphonic progressive rock in the Quaterna or Apocalypse vein, full of mood changes and classically-inspired passages. Their self-titled first CD (1999) was entirely instrumental, their second Liber Secundus (2002) had some vocals, and their third Identidade (2005) was again instrumental, a very 1970’s-styled progressive rock album. Focus and Camel are good reference points. This 2008 DVD features violinist Kléber Vogel of Quaterna Réquiem and is instrumental apart from one vocal track. The 90 minutes of concert video includes songs from all three Index CDs, with more emphasis on the later material of course, plus a 30-minute making-of documentary, discography and photo gallery. English subtitles are provided. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio.
Apocalypse - Live in Rio DVD ($19.99)Apocalypse is one of Brazil’s top symphonic progressive bands. Their Live in Rio DVD is a video companion to their CD of the same name. In this 2005 performance, Apocalypse played their old classics in new English-language versions. The DVD is the same show as the CD but includes two additional tracks and features Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio. Extras include backstage footage and interviews, photo gallery, bio and discography. Check here for Apocalypse’s CDs and more information.
Tarkus - Ao Vivo em Niterói DVD ($19.99) Tarkus is currently one of the top Brazilian symphonic progressive bands. Their Ao Vivo em Niterói DVD is a video companion to their CD of the same name. The DVD appears to be the same 2005 show as the CD but includes two additional tracks and features Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio. While Tarkus’ 2002 studio album was sung in English, these appear to be all new songs and are sung in Portuguese. Extras include backstage footage and interviews, photo gallery, bio, and discography with audio samples. Check here for Tarkus’ CDs and more information.
Klaus Schulze feat. Lisa Gerrard - Rheingold deluxe ed. 2DVD+2CD ($29.99) In 2008, Klaus Schulze collaborated with singer Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance, also known for her work on the soundtrack of the film Gladiator and others, on the double-CD Farscape. Farscape begot Rheingold. In July 2008, Klaus Schulze played at the ‘Night of the Prog III’ festival on an open air stage in Germany, with special guest Lisa Gerrard, who sings on two of the five tracks on the DVD. (Schulze tracks are not known for their brevity.) The concert was filmed to become the first Klaus Schulze DVD. A month later, Schulze and his sound engineer Tom Dams worked at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios creating the 5.1 surround mix for the DVD. The second DVD disc contains a documentary of this process, plus an interview of Klaus conducted by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree! There are two editions of Rheingold offered here: the 2DVD set containing the concert and bonus material, and the deluxe edition that combines the 2DVD with the 2CD audio version in elaborate packaging. The 2CD contains a 31:27 sixth track that is not on the DVD. The deluxe edition counts as 2 CDs for shipping. See our Electronic Music page for the Klaus Schulze CDs.
Squonk Opera - Astro-rama: Live Under the Stars DVD ($14.99)This amazing Pittsburgh ensemble have created a unique and contemporary progressive rock style. But even more impressive are their big-budget, highly-imaginative shows, perhaps the best fusion of art-rock and performance art there is. Without the visual element, Squonk Opera’s CDs could only tell half the story. At last in 2009, Squonk Opera have released their first DVD. Filmed in their hometown of Pittsburgh, Astro-rama is the “biggest, baddest, boldest Squonk Opera yet!,” or so says Pop City. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, who chose it as one of the most memorable musical moments of 2008, said “the visuals were outstanding and Squonk’s progressive rock was transcendent.” There, a mainstream U.S. newspaper printed the term ‘progressive rock’ in the correct context and without derision! Watch the show overview video. In an era when nearly everything can be easily traced to a past or current trend, Squonk Opera stand alone. 16:9 widescreen, stereo. The DVD liner states Region 1, but Nero InfoTool says the disc is all-region. The Squonk Opera CDs are here.
Spaced Out - Live at the Crescendo Festival NTSC DVD ($19.99)Spaced Out are a Montreal-based instrumental progressive fusion quartet (keys, guitar, bass, drums). The Live at the Crescendo Festival DVD contains the same concert as the CD of the same name, recorded in 2006 at the Crescendo Festival in France, Spaced Out’s first concert in Europe during the Unstable Matter tour. The DVD contains five more tracks than the CD, running time 100 minutes. Extras include rehearsal footage and a slideshow. If you don’t know the difference between an NTSC and PAL DVD, North Americans and Japanese should choose NTSC, Europeans PAL.
The Live in 2000 DVD presents a concert filmed in October 2000. The tapes of this performance remained on the shelf for four years before the decision was finally made to release it on this DVD. While Spaced Out have gone on to release three more CDs, this DVD shows what the band was like at that moment in time. Video samples here. The Spaced Out CDs and more info are here.
Laboratorium - Old School Fusion Live DVD ($16.99)Krakow’s Laboratorium was the most famous Polish jazz-rock band. They began in 1970 and, with access to Western recordings limited during those years, developed their own take on the style, some of it very proggy, using synths and generally being adventurous. This DVD features a collection of unique archival footage, documenting the band’s concert at the prestigious Jazz Jamboree festival in 1978, the recording of the live album Blue Light Pilot at Stu Theatre in 1982, and their 25th Anniversary concert in 1996. Bonus features include interviews with band members, a video of the song Late Coming (performed at a TV studio), photo gallery and more. 130-minutes, stereo. Read an extensive bio on the band. Check our East European page for Laboratorium’s CDs.
Marillion - Somewhere in London 2-DVD ($19.99)The Somewhere in London concert DVD was filmed over the final two nights of Marillion’s Somewhere Else album tour at the London Forum in June 2007. Disc One of this double-DVD extended edition is the feature-length concert film including 15 songs. Disc Two includes seven more songs played during the two nights at the Forum, a featurette of a tour rehearsal at Marillion’s Racket Club studio, and four 5.1 surround mixes of Somewhere Else album tracks (The Wound, A Voice from the Past, No Such Thing, Somewhere Else). 223-minutes, stereo and 5.1 surround audio.
Filmed on 10-11 July, 2004 at London’s Astoria, the Marbles on the Road DVD captures Marillion on the Marbles tour at the end of the first leg. This was recorded specifically for DVD release using 15 cameras, and the soundtrack is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound as well as stereo. Track list: The Invisible Man, Marbles I, You’re Gone, Angelina, Marbles II, Don’t Hurt Yourself, Fantastic Place, Marbles III, The Damage, Marbles IV, Neverland, Bridge, Living With the Big Lie, The Party, Between You and Me, Uninvited Guest, and Cover My Eyes. Extras include promo videos for You’re Gone and Don’t Hurt Yourself.
Fish - Return to Childhood DVD ($17.99)In 2005, Fish embarked on the Return to Childhood tour across Europe and South America, performing Marillion’s 1985 masterpiece Misplaced Childhood in its entirety. This DVD was recorded at Paradiso in Amsterdam on two nights in November 2005. The concert was divided into two halves, with the first half consisting of songs from Fish’s solo career: Big Wedge, Moving Targets, Brother 52, Goldfish and Clowns, Raingods Dancing, Wake Up Call (Make It Happen), Innocent Party, Long Cold Day, Credo. The second half is a performance of the complete Misplaced Childhood album plus Marillion favorites Incommunicado, Market Square Heroes and Fugazi. The DVD includes a backstage interview with Fish and a running time of 192 minutes. Note the recordings for the companion 2CD were recorded at a different concert than this DVD, and furthermore, the DVD is the complete show including Fish’s stage banter. The current edition comes in a standard Amaray case. Check our British CDs page for Fish CDs.
Yes - The New Director’s Cut 2-DVD ($16.99)TThis 2008 DVD contains two previously-unreleased, full-length concert performances featuring the classic line-up of Yes, recorded at the N.I.A. Birmingham and Glastonbury Festival during their 35th anniversary world tour. It includes behind-the-scenes footage and narration by Roger Daltrey. The track list: Siberian Khatru, Magnification, Don’t Kill the Whale, In the Presence of, We Have Heaven, South Side of the Sky, And You and I, To Be Over/Clap, Show Me, Rick Wakeman Solo, Heart of the Sunrise, Long Distance Runaround, The Fish, Awaken, I’ve Seen All Good People, Roundabout. Widescreen 16:9, Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround and Dolby Digital stereo audio, 256-minutes total.
Yes - LLive at Montreux 2003 DVD ($14.99)This concert is Yes’s only appearance at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival, which has featured a lot of rock bands over the years. This has the reputation of being one of the best Yes concerts, at least the best one on DVD. Maybe the band was happy to be back in the town where they recorded Going for the One. The track list: Siberian Khatru, Magnification, Don’t Kill The Whale, In the Presence of, We Have Heaven, South Side of the Sky, And You and I, To Be Over, Clap, Show Me, Rick Wakeman Solo Medley, Heart of the Sunrise, Long Distance Runaround, The Fish, Awaken, I’ve Seen All Good People, and Roundabout. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio; 137-minutes. Note this NTSC DVD is Regions 1 and 4 only.
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - An Evening of Yes Music Plus DVD ($16.99)This is the DVD reissue of the 1989 ABWH concert that had previously been released on Laserdisc, featuring material from the sole ABWH album plus lots of Yes material. Jeff Berlin was a last-minute replacement for Tony Levin on bass. The track listing: Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Jon Anderson solo: TTime and a Word / Teakbois / Owner of a Lonely Heart; Steve Howe solo: The Clap / Mood for a Day; Rick Wakeman solo: Gone But Not Forgotten / Catherine Parr / Merlin the Magician; Long Distance Runaround, Birthright, And You and I, I’ve Seen All Good People, Close to the Edge, Themes, Brother of Mine, The Meeting, Heart of the Sunrise, Order of the Universe, Roundabout, Starship Trooper.
Bruford - Rock Goes to College DVD ($16.99)This DVD is taken from the BBC TV show featuring the classic lineup of the band Bruford, with Annette Peacock (vocals), Allan Holdsworth (guitar), Jeff Berlin (bass), Dave Stewart (keys) and Bill Bruford (drums). Filmed in 1979 at Oxford Polytechnic, the concert features the full group playing material from the band’s first two CDs: Feels Good to Me and One of a Kind. The packaging includes a 12-page booklet archiving critical reaction at the time. The track list: Sample and Hold, Beelzebub, The Sahara of Snow (Part One), The Sahara of Snow (Part Two), Forever Until Sunday, Back to the Beginning, Adios a la Pasada (Goodbye to the Past), 5G. Check our British CDs page for the Bruford CDs.
Conspiracy - Live DVD ($14.99)Conspiracy is the band formed by Billy Sherwood and Chris Squire of Yes. This professionally shot 2006 DVD includes live performances of songs from Conspiracy’s two studio CDs, the Yes songs The More We Live and Universal Garden, and two songs from Chris Squire’s classic Fish Out of Water. Bonus features include behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage, interviews, and photo gallery.
Believe - Hope to See Another Day Live DVD ($16.99) Believe is the new band of Mirek Gil, guitarist and founding member of Collage. The concert captured on the Hope to See Another Day Live DVD was recorded in November 2007 at the Wyspański Theater in Katowice, Poland. Most of the songs are from the Hope to See Another Day album, plus one song from Yesterday Is a Friend and one from the Mr Gil - Alone CD (Mirek Gil’s former band). The DVD also includes an interview with Mirek Gil and Tomek Rózycki, a photo gallery, and two bonus audio tracks taken from the Yesterday Is a Friend CD. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio. Check our East European page for Believe’s CDs and more information on the band.
Satellite - Evening Dreams DVD ($16.99)Satellite are a Polish progressive rock band singing in English, formed by ex-Collage members. Collage were Poland’s top prog band during their era (about 1986-1995), and although the Polish progressive scene has become stronger, Satellite is arguably their best current band, and one that more and more fans worldwide are discovering. This DVD features a nine song performance recorded in Poland in September 2005. The DVD also features a video of the song Love Is Around You, the Satellite Offstage documentary, four bonus audio tracks, interviews with all the band members, photo gallery, etc. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, approximately 206 minutes. Check our East European page for Satellite’s CDs.
Collage - Living in the Moonlight DVD ($16.99)Collage were Poland’s top neo-progressive band, the precursor to Satellite. At their best (the albums Basnie and Moonshine), they were nearly the equal of IQ and Marillion. This 2004 DVD contains an entire 1996 concert, live 1995 and 1996 video of eight songs from the band’s archive, four video clips from Polish television, band interviews and assorted extras, totaling 240 minutes. Check our East European page for Collage’s CDs.
Patrick Moraz - Future Memories DVD ($16.99)The Future Memories DVD contains the two television shows that were the source of the albums Future Memories I and II. The music was performed live for a Swiss TV program and recorded directly to tape as the program was broadcast. Future Memories I (37:00) is from 1979. Future Memories II (45:39) followed in 1982. In addition to upgraded keyboard technology, the second performance finds Moraz dressing up in costume for some of the pieces. In addition to the two complete performances, there is a 42-minute interview of Patrick filmed in 2006, discussing the two shows and discussing the possibility of a third Future Memories performance.
In Princeton is a live solo piano outing from Patrick Moraz. The concert took place at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey in 1995 and captures Patrick’s piano work perfectly. The performance includes a couple pieces from Patrick’s debut solo album The Story of i. This release was at one time available on VHS tape. This DVD adds the six-minute 1975 promo film made to accompany The Story of i. This footage has not been seen since the initial release of that album. The sound reproduction on the DVD has been personally overseen by Patrick and the picture quality has been noticeably improved. The Patrick Moraz CDs are here.
Jean Luc Ponty - In Concert DVD ($14.99)Jean Luc Ponty is the world’s best-known electric violinist. This is the first concert DVD for Ponty, featuring a 1999 performance with his band (four other musicians on keyboards, bass, drums, and percussion). After an initial release in 2004, this DVD was re-released in 2008. The tracks are drawn from three decades of Ponty’s career: Rhythms of Hope, Jig, No Absolute Time, Pastoral Harmony, Caracas, Memories of California, Mouna Bowa, Enigmatic Ocean (part II), Open Mind, 71-minutes total. Bonus materials include the 11-minute “Touring Memories” featurette, backstage home video footage from circa 2002. DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround plus PCM stereo audio.
Spock’s Beard - Live DVD ($17.99)This DVD was recorded live in The Netherlands in 2007 and includes the tracks: On a Perfect Day, In the Mouth of Madness, Crack the Big Sky, The Slow Crash Landing Man, Return to Whatever, Surfing Down the Avalanche, Thoughts (Part 2), Drum Duel, Skeletons at the Feast, Walking on the Wind, Hereafter (Ryo solo), As Far as the Mind Can See (Dreaming in the Age of Answers, Here's a Man, They Know We Know, Stream of Unconsciousness), Rearranged, and The Water / Go the Way You Go medley. A photo gallery entitled A Brief History of SB in Music and Pictures is included. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio. Counts as 1.5 CDs for shipping.
The companion double-CD contains the same tracks as the DVD.
The Oliver Wakeman Band - Coming to Town DVD ($16.99)This is the first live DVD release of Oliver Wakeman, the eldest son of Rick. Oliver is manning the keyboards for Yes on their 2008 tour. Oliver is known for several solo albums, collaborations with Clive Nolan on the Jabberwocky and The Hound of the Baskervilles albums, and with Steve Howe on the The 3 Ages of Magick album. This DVD contains a 2007 show filmed at the atmospheric Wyspiański Theater in Poland, where all of Metal Mind’s many prog rock DVDs are filmed. The band includes Oliver Wakeman (keyboards), Paul Manzi (vocals), David Mark Pearce (guitar), Paul Brown (bass), and Dave Wagstaffe (drums). The concert includes most of Oliver’s 2005 album Mother’s Ruin plus several other tracks. Bonus features include an interview with Oliver, photo gallery, bio and discography. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio, 100 minutes.
Pär Lindh Project - In Concert: Live in Poland DVD ($16.99)Swedish keyboardist Pär Lindh reinvented ELP in the mid-1990’s, playing a style of progressive rock that Pär prefers to call ‘neo-baroque’. This DVD presents footage from the band’s outstanding performance at Wyspiański Theater in Poland in 2007, with Pär joined by Bill Kopecky on bass and Svetlan Råket on drums. The tracks: Night on Bare Mountain (including The Black Stone), Baroque Impression, Mundus / Veni Vidi Vici medley, Suite in Progress, Montagues & Capulets, Bill’s Solo, Gradus ad Parnassum. Bonus features include an interview with Pär Lindh. 100-minutes, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio.
Jethro Tull - Jack in the Greeen: Live in Germany DVD ($14.99)This 2008 DVD contains Jethro Tull live performances filmed in Germany between 1970 and 1993. The main concert is from the Rockpop in Concert German TV series and was filmed in 1982 on the Broadsword and the Beast tour. This segment includes the tracks Hard Times, Pussy Willow, Heavy Horses, Jack in the Green, keyboard solo, Sweet Dream, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, and Cheerio. Tracks from two different 1986 performances include Hunting Girl, Thick as a Brick, Black Sunday, Improvisation II, and Too Old to Rock ‘n’ Roll, Too Young to Die. The DVD is rounded out by 1993 performances of My Sunday Feeling and So Much Trouble and 1970-71 performances of With You There to Help Me and Nothing Is Easy. The release is fully approved by Ian Anderson and the packaging features photographs from his personal archive. 96-minutes. Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS surround audio plus Dolby Digital stereo.
Jethro Tull - Live at Montreux 2003 DVD ($14.99)In 2003, Jethro Tull made their first (and so far only) visit to the Montreux Festival, though they’ve both lived and recorded there in the past. Split into a semi-acoustic first half and full-on electric second half, the concert was a triumph, combining newer songs with classic favorites. This DVD includes the full concert. The track list: Some Day the Sun Won’t Shine for You, Life Is a Long Song, Bouree (version de Noël), With You There to Help Me), Pavane, Empty Cafe, Hunting Girl, Eurology, Dot Com, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Fat Man, Living in the Past, Nothing Is Easy, Beside Myself, My God, Budapest, New Jig, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath. Audio options: DTS Digital Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, PCM Stereo. Widescreen 16:9, approximately 117 minutes. Note this is NOT an all-region DVD; it is NTSC Regions 1 & 4 (North/Central/South America, Australia, New Zealand).
IIan Anderson - Plays the Orchestral Jethro Tull DVD ($13.99)This DVD was recorded in December 2004 in Mannheim, Germany with the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt Orchestra and features 20 songs of Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson solo material. The orchestra is joined by Ian on flute, acoustic guitar and vocals, and the “Rubbing Elbows” band (four musicians supplying drums, bass, keyboards, acoustic & electric guitars, accordion, glockenspiel). Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio, approximately 160 minutes.
Fairport Convention - Maidstone 1970 DVD ($16.99)Maidstone 1970 is a more convenient name for this DVD than what it says on the cover: “Tony Palmer’s Film of Fairport Convention & Matthews Southern Comfort”. This is Fairport’s 1970 Full House lineup of Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, and three Daves: Pegg, Swarbrick and Mattacks. Apart from this film, this lineup was never filmed commercially until reunions at Cropredy festivals much later. This film, directed and recently restored by renowned British film director Tony Palmer, captures the band at the Maidstone Fiesta during the summer of 1970 as they run through their set of the time, which included various jigs and reels and the songs Sir Patrick Spens, Now Be Thankful, Flatback Caper, and Jenny’s Chickens & The Mason’s Apron. This film also features two songs from Matthews Southern Comfort, the band led by former Fairport Convention member Ian Matthews and featuring Gerry Conway and Gordon Huntley. As a bonus, the DVD includes an exclusive 2007 interview with Tony Palmer during which the director explains how he first met Fairport Convention and his thoughts on the band and the film 37 years later. 16:9 aspect ratio.
Fairport Convention - 35th Anniversary Concert DVD ($16.99)This magnificent concert was recorded at The Anvil Theatre in Basingstoke, England on February 23, 2002. In addition to the 19-song set, it includes an exclusive interview with the band, then consisting of Simon Nicol (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars), Dave Pegg (bass, vocals), Ric Sanders (violin), Chris Leslie (vocals, mandolins, bouzouki, violin), and Gerry Conway (drums, percussion). Guests include Anna Ryder and Vikki Clayton. While middle-aged Fairport is more of a folk band than a rock band, there is a distinctly progressive feel to much of their music. For one, there is the fluid bass work of Pegg, who spent a long time as the Jethro Tull bassist, while Sanders, who was in Soft Machine during their later jazz-rock phase, shows some of that style in his deft violin playing. The songs: Walk Awhile, Banks of the Sweet Primroses, Happy Man, The Crowd, My Love Is in America, Madeleine, Deserter, Everything But the Skirl / Let There Be Drums, Talking About My Love, Light of Day, Portmeirion, Crazy Man Michael, The Wood and the Wire, Hexamshire Lass, John Gaudie, Hiring Fair, Matty Groves, Meet on the Ledge. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio; running time 153 minutes.
Fairport Convention - Live Legends DVD ($18.99)This film captures the English folk-rock legends in concert at Birmingham Town Hall in 1990. The line-up at that time was Ric Sanders, Dave Pegg, Maartin Allcock, Dave Mattacks, and Simon Nicol, the classic line-up of the post-Sandy Denny, all-boy era. Track list: The Eynsham Poacher, On the Floor, Honour and Praise, Bird from the Mountain, Portmeirion, Red and Gold, London River, From a Distance, Matty Groves / The Rutland Reel / Sack the Juggler, Meet on the Ledge. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, running time approximately 53-minutes.
IQ - Forever Live 2-DVD ($27.99)Subtitled Live at the Stadthalle Kleve Germany June 12 1993, this 2007 NTSC, all-region double-DVD contains the same video that had previously been released on VHS. But IQ do things right, and not only is the packaging beautiful, they have expanded this set with a second DVD containing two additional tracks from the concert, the Scenes from the Day documentary (including commentary by Peter Nicholls), six more tracks videotaped in Holland in January 1993, a photo gallery and IQ family tree. Both discs have brand new Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo mixes, and needless to say, it looks a lot better than the VHS did. This concert was the launch of IQ’s Ever album, with front-man Peter Nicholls back in the fold and new bassist John Jowitt on board. 4:3 aspect ratio, running time 202 minutes. Counts as two CDs for shipping.
IQ - Live from London DVD ($14.99)This NTSC DVD comes from the British television program Live from London. Just prior to Peter Nicholls' departure, IQ headlined this concert filmed at London’s Camden Palace Theatre in May 1985. (This was released as the live album and video Living Proof.) The band was promoting their latest album The Wake, which was on its way to the number one position in the indie album charts. The tracks performed: Awake and Nervous, Outer Limits, It All Stops Here, Just Changing Hands, The Wake, The Magic Roundabout, Widow’s Peak, The Thousand Days, Corners. The IQ CDs are here.
Stackridge - The Forbidden City DVD ($16.99)Stackridge is an eccentric English progressive-folk-pop band from Bristol who released five LPs between 1971-1976, a comeback album in 1999 and a mini-CD in 2003. Their music is in the vein of City Boy, 10cc, Supertramp, and to some extent Queen, a quirky, humorous, exceedingly clever and very English music featuring innovative arrangements that can trace its lineage to The Beatles. Stackridge are active again and performed to a capacity crowd in Bath, England on 1 April 2007. This historic gig was memorable not only for Stackridge playing all their popular songs -- 25 of them -- but it also marked the return to live performance of Mutter Slater, who had always commanded audience attention and participation. Featuring Andy Davis, Mutter Slater, Crun Walter, James Warren, Glenn Tommey, Nigel Newton, Rachel Hall, Sarah Mitchell, and Andy Marsden. Bonus materials include a history of the band and interviews with band members. Running time 150 minutes. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio. Check here for Stackridge’s CDs.
Blackmore’s Night - Paris Moon DVD+CD ($20.99)For those yet unaware, this is what guitar hero Ritchie Blackmore has been doing since 1997 and with great success. His partner Candice Night provides the beautiful vocals. Blackmore’s Night do a ren faire / medieval minstrel style of symphonic rock, electric but using early music instruments and a lot of other acoustic textures. There are influences of renaissance music, Celtic and East European folk. Blackmore himself concentrates more on acoustic guitar than electric, playing in the style of Gordon Giltrap. This is the most complex progressive music that Blackmore has ever played, and not at all what a Deep Purple or Rainbow fan would expect.
The gorgeously-packaged Paris Moon DVD was filmed at the famous Olympia in Paris in September 2006. Celebrating the band’s 10th anniversary, the DVD includes 20 songs covering their entire career to date. Widescreen 16:9 format, Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround and Dolby 2.0 stereo audio, 128-minutes. An audio CD is included that contains ten of the songs from the DVD plus two bonus tracks: the studio version of The Village Lanterne and the radio edit of All Because of You. Note there may now be a plastic case version of this title, but this is the more elaborate cardstock version with die-cut cover. Counts as 2 discs for shipping. More info here.
Disc 1 of the 2005 Castles & Dreams double-DVD extravaganza features a 2004 concert in a German castle. Bonus material on the first disc includes a behind the scenes featurette plus another on Ritchie’s guitars. Disc 2 features five acoustic performances, five videos, several documentary featurettes, German TV appearances, a discography, biographies, band interviews, a slideshow and footage from Candice’s private camcorder. Subtitles for the lyrics are available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Czech. DTS 96/24, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, and PCM Stereo audio. Check here for some Blackmore’s Night CDs.
The Tangent - Going Off On One DVD ($17.99)This DVD was filmed in a rock club in southern England shortly after the release of The Tangent’s landmark third album A Place in the Queue. The companion live 2CD includes bonus tracks recorded at ROSfest 2005 and in Aschaffenburg, Germany in 2004. DVD extras include rehearsal footage and 1981 footage of a band Andy Tillison was in called A New Opera, performing two songs that were later looted for use in Tangent material. Check here for The Tangent CDs and more info.
Mike Oldfield / Tony Palmer - The Space Movie DVD ($15.99)This film was made in 1979 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of landing a man on the moon. NASA and the U.S. National Archive released all of this footage for the first time including unseen film of the lunar landscape, life in the spacecraft, Mars, Venus and beyond, as well as voice transmissions between the astronauts and ground control in Houston. The soundtrack was created by Mike Oldfield using sections of Tubular Bells, Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn, Incantations, and some new music. Oldfield’s music fits well and lends much dramatic impact. This film is not meant to be a documentary. One impression that stands out is the optimism at that time regarding space flight and how that has faded today. Previously available on VHS, this DVD contains six minutes of previously unseen footage, taking the running time up to 80-minutes, and a 26-minute interview with Tony Palmer on the making of the movie. Widescreen 16:9.
Mike Oldfield - Live at Montreux 1981 DVD ($13.99)This DVD captures Oldfield near the peak of his career, during his 1981 tour in support of his album QE2. Oldfield’s band for this performance consisted of himself on guitars and bass, Maggie Riley on vocals, Tim Cross on keyboards, Rick Fenn on bass and guitars, and Mike Frye and Morris Pert on percussion. The track list: QE2 Medley: Taurus 1/Sheba/Mirage, Platinum Parts 1-4, Tubular Bells Part 2, Medley: Conflict/Ommadawn, Tubular Bells Part 1, Punkadiddle. Audio options: DTS Digital Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, PCM Stereo. Approximately 113 minutes. Note this is NOT an all-region DVD; it is NTSC Regions 1 & 4 (North/Central/South America, Australia, New Zealand). The Mike Oldfield CDs are here.
Tangerine Dream - Live at Coventry Cathedral 1975 DVD ($16.99)The Live at Coventry Cathedral 1975 DVD is another of British film director Tony Palmer’s films. His long career has included many music documentaries, though he also specializes in historical drama films. The liner notes tell us that in December 1974, Tangerine Dream were invited to play in the grand setting of Rheims Cathedral, a move certainly seen at the time as groundbreaking. This led to performances in the cathedrals of York, Liverpool, and Coventry. The tour attracted unprecedented coverage in the media, especially at Coventry Cathedral, which was rebuilt on the ruins of the old cathedral destroyed by German bombs in 1940. This performance features the classic lineup of Edgar Froese, Christopher Franke and Peter Baumann, a rare glimpse at Tangerine Dream during their most groundbreaking period.
The 35th Phaedra Anniversary Concert DVD, subtitled Live in London: At the Shepherd’s Bush Empire 11th June 2005, was filmed in front of a sell-out audience and celebrated the 35th anniversary of the recording of Tangerine Dream’s landmark album Phaedra. The line-up was Edgar Froese, Jerome Froese, Thorsten Quaeschning, Linda Spa, Iris Camaa, and Zlatko Perica. The DVD contains the entire show, 26 well-chosen songs covering T.Dream’s long career, 167-minutes total. The track listing: Ricochet Pt.1 Intro, Phaedra ’05, Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares, Rubycon Pt.1, Force Majeure, Desert Dream, Underwater Twilight, Warsaw in the Sun, Midnight in Tula, Silver Scale, Logos, Choronzon, Poland, Song of the Whale Pt.2/Pt.3, Oriental Haze, Bridge, Towards the Evening Star, Catwalk, Melrose, Back Street Hero, Rising Haul in Silence, Lamb with Radar Eyes, Meta Morph Magic, Talking To Maddox, Homeless, Purple Haze, Edgar’s Closing Words. Widescreen 16:9, 5.1 surround audio.
Blackfield - Live in New York City DVD ($20.99)Blackfield is one of Porcupine Tree leader Steven Wilson’s side projects, a duo with Israeli musician Aviv Geffen, fleshed out by three other musicians for live performances. By necessity, Porcupine Tree has become the income generating project and has slid toward metal, so Wilson’s side projects are where his more progressive work now goes. This DVD captures Blackfield live at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on 16 March 2007, performing 18 songs. The DVD also includes three music videos: Hello, Pain, and Blackfield. Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround audio.
Waking the Witch - Live DVD ($16.99)Yorkshire’s Waking the Witch have been getting a lot of support from Britain’s Classic Rock Society, who voted them Acoustic Roots Performer of the Year in 2006. This folk-rock band consists of four female singer/songwriter/acoustic guitarists. They all write, and they take turns on lead vocals with the others singing some to-die-for harmonies. 2007’s Boys from the Abattoir CD was their breakthrough album. This DVD was recorded in January 2007 at the City Varieties in Leeds. The ladies were joined on stage by Jon Short (bass), Mick Bedford (drums), and Fluff (strings), all of whom played on Boys from the Abattoir. The DVD contains performances of 11 songs plus a bonus band interview. 73-minutes, stereo.
Salem Hill - Mystery Loves Company DVD ($16.99)Salem Hill’s first DVD was recorded in October 2005 and features songs from the band’s entire 15-year history in 5.1 surround audio. Bonus features include Salem Hill’s four song acoustic set and an interview. Check for Salem Hill’s CDs and more information here.
Bainbridge/Fitzgerald - The Eye of the Eagle DVD ($17.99)Beautifully filmed by Anglia TV and originally released on VHS in 1999, this DVD documents the premier performance in Norwich Cathedral of this important work by Iona co-founders Dave Bainbridge and David Fitzgerald, inspired by David Adam’s book The Eye of the Eagle. The main program, which runs 49 minutes, is not straight concert footage. This is a professional television program done on film, not videotape, with production values far beyond the typical concert DVD. The music is interspersed with interviews and gorgeous nature scenery. The DVD includes an hour of special features including insightful interviews and previously unseen footage including the concert encore. The picture and sound quality have both been upgraded. (Not that anyone on this side of the Atlantic ever saw the VHS version.) The music has been called a Celtic symphony, but it is also a Celtic Christian prayer. It has much in common with the more mellow and atmospheric pieces on the first two Iona albums. In addition to Bainbridge (keyboards, electric & acoustic guitars) and Fitzgerald (saxes, flutes, whistle), there is spoken word by a real bishop, a second keyboardist, and during some segments, three female vocalists and a boys’ choir. The cathedral organist even gets some pipe organ in, and there is some programmed percussion. The spirituality in this music is obvious, but this is about early Christianity and the mystical side of the faith; it feels unrelated to the naive preachiness of Christian music in the U.S.
Troy Donockley & Dave Bainbridge - From Silence DVD ($16.99) From Silence is a recording made in October 2004 by the two Iona members in the huge reverberant acoustic space of Lincoln Cathedral. It is largely improvised and serene, with Troy on low whistle, tin whistle, Uileann pipes, vocals, and acoustic guitar; and Dave playing keyboards, electric guitar, and bouzouki. It’s recorded in binaural stereo, which when listened to on headphones yields surround sound using only two channels. This is available both as a CD and as a DVD (16:9 widescreen). The DVD adds interviews with Troy and Dave and Dallas Simpson on the session and on binaural recording. More mp3 samples and a review of the CD here.
The Flower Kings - Instant Delivery limited edition 2DVD+2CD ($29.99)Recorded during a stop in Holland in April 2006, The Flower Kings latest live double-DVD Instant Delivery runs through a bevy of songs off Paradox Hotel, as well as many older favorites. This is the limited edition, housed in the hardcover digibook format. It adds two CDs containing the soundtrack of the DVD and a 20-page booklet. Counts as 2 CDs for shipping.
The Meet The Flower Kings double DVD set contains a 2003 live performance recorded at the Stadsteater in Upsalla, Sweden. The seven epic length tracks are interspersed with documentary material both on tour and in the studio. Excellent camera work. See our Scandinavian page for The Flower Kings’ CDs.
Emerson Lake & Palmer - Live at Montreux 1997 DVD ($14.99)In 1997, ELP embarked on a world tour promoting their album Black Moon, which included this performance at Montreux. It is the only film available from this tour. The set includes ELP classics from across their career, plus rare tracks that have never appeared on an ELP studio album. The booklet features individual sleeve notes from the band members. The track listing: Karn Evil 9 - 1st Impression Part 2, Tiger in the Spot Light, Hoedown, Touch and Go, From the Beginning, Knife Edge, Bitches Crystal, Dance Creole, Honky Tonk Train Blues, Take a Pebble, Lucky Man, Tarkus/Pictures at an Exhibition, Medley: Fanfare for the Common Man/Rondo/Carmina Burana/Toccata in D Minor. Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS surround, and PCM stereo audio.
Emerson Lake & Palmer - The Live Broadcasts DVD ($16.99)Once again, Classic Rock Productions repackages a DVD under a new title, even hiding behind a new label and company name. This is the same disc as ELP - Masters from the Vaults. This was a television broadcast of an early ELP concert featuring The Barbarian, Rondo/Bach Improvisations, Drum Solo, Nutrocker, Take a Pebble, and Knife Edge, 57-minutes total.
The Carl Palmer Band - In Concert DVD ($12.99)Recorded live in concert in Bucharest, Romania, this 87-minute DVD captures The Carl Palmer Band performing the music of ELP plus a few non-ELP tracks, notably Carmina Burana. Palmer’s power trio features Paul Bielatowicz on guitar and Dave Marks on bass, sharing the responsibility of covering Keith Emerson’s keyboard parts in these unique arrangements. The track list: Intro Music (Halloween Drums/Can Can), Peter Gunn, Barbarian, Hoedown, Enemy God, L.A. Nights, Guitar Medley (an adaptation of The Flight of the Bumble Bee), J Section, Bass Solo, Bullfrog, Toccata, Canario, Tarkus, Fanfare for the Common Man (including drum solo), and Carmina Burana. Trilogy is advertised but you only get a fragment of it. Stereo only -- surround would have been nice.
Greg Lake - Welcome Backstage DVD ($16.99)From the liner notes: “Welcome Backstage presents exclusive insight into Greg Lake and his band in pre-tour rehearsals filmed in September 2005 at Shepperton Film Studios in the UK. This DVD captures a selection of full-length tracks, excerpts from rehearsals, backstage footage, and exclusive band member interviews.” The tracks include: Farewell to Arms, Fanfare for the Common Man, Take a Pebble, Watching Over You, I Believe in Father Christmas, Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression - Part 2). Professional, multi-camera shoot. Widescreen (16:9), Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 surround audio, running time 60 minutes. This is a U.S. release. The back cover states: “Plays on all NTSC and PAL machines”, though we have not verified the PAL. View video clip.
Erik Norlander and Friends - Live in St. Petersburg DVD+CD ($19.99)Keyboardist/composer Erik Norlander’s first DVD documents his landmark concert in St. Petersburg, Russia. This 2006 DVD contains over 90 minutes of concert material plus the 51-minute documentary "The Road to Russia", which tells the story of Erik’s three month tour across the USA and Europe leading up to the final concert in St. Petersburg. The documentary contains interviews with Erik and all of the contributing musicians along with additional concert performances from American and European shows. DTS 5.1 surround and stereo audio. "Erik Norlander and Friends - Live in St. Petersburg" also contains a nearly 80-minute bonus audio CD containing the best tracks from the concert along with two studio tracks, one of which is a new version of From Russia With Love featuring Norlander’s wife Lana Lane on vocals. More details on this release including track listings can be found here. See also the Erik Norlander CDs and the Lana Lane DVDs.
Lana Lane - 10th Anniversary Concert DVD+CD ($17.99)Lana Lane’s 10th Anniversary Concert DVD (2006) contains the full concert from her final show in Tokyo on the Lana Lane 10th Anniversary Tour. Recorded on June 30, 2005, the 2-hour DVD contains all 19 songs from the concert along with a video tour diary containing candid behind-the-scenes footage of the entire tour from Europe to the USA to Japan. Both stereo and DTS 5.1 surround audio are offered. The package also includes a 78:54 audio CD that contains 17 of the 19 songs from the concert. The musicians on this tour include Erik Norlander (keys), Mark McCrite of Rocket Scientists (guitar, vocals), and Dutch musicians Peer Verschuren (lead and rhythm guitars), Kristoffer Gildenlöw (bass), and Ernst Van Ee (drums). See Page 2 for the Lana Lane CDs.
Pallas - Moment to Moment DVD ($16.99)The Moment to Moment DVD features the Scottish neo-prog band filmed at the atmospheric Wyspiański Theater in Katowice, Poland in October 2007. The track list: Warriors, Hide and Seek, Ghostdancers, Cut and Run, Heart Attack, Queen of the Deep, Northern Star, The Last Angel, Invincible, Midas Touch, Fragments of the Sun, Arrive Alive. Bonus video includes Tales from the Tour Bus, The Rehearsal Tapes,, and an interview with Graeme Murray and Alan Reed. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, 130-minutes.
In 1985, Pallas accepted an offer to tour with Uriah Heep. During this tour, the band played a concert at London’s Camden Palace Theatre in May 1985 where the Live from London DVD was filmed. At this point the band was still promoting the Knightmoves EP with new singer Andy Reed, but they included material from their previous albums The Sentinel and Arrive Alive. The track list: Shock Treatment, Crown of Thorns, Cut and Run, Imagination, Nightmare, Dinosaur, Sanctuary/Atlantis, Strangers, Eyes in the Night. Check our Bargain CDs page for Pallas’s CDs and more info on the band.
Arena - Smoke & Mirrors DVD ($16.99)The Smoke & Mirrors DVD captures Arena live on their Pepper’s Ghost tour, a complete concert in Poland in September 2005 featuring 19 songs spanning their career. There is also fan footage of six songs from Arena’s reunion concert a month later. Bonus features include interviews, photo gallery, etc. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, approximately 172 minutes.
Caught in the Act, the first DVD from neo-proggers Arena captures them live in Poland in 2003 performing nearly all of the excellent Contagion album plus songs from previous albums, 22 in total. Extras include bios, interviews, photo gallery, etc. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio.
Galahad - Live in Poland: Resonance DVD ($16.99)British neo-prog band Galahad have been at it for a while, with their debut CD being released in 1991 and, prior to that, cassettes dating back to 1985. They began in a Pendragon vein and later established their own style. This is Galahad’s first DVD. The concert was recorded at the same theater on the same date as Pendragon’s And Now Everybody to the Stage DVD. It features eight songs including the four-part Year Zero and songs from Empires Never Last. As a bonus, there are seven additional audio tracks unique to this release. Several are from the sessions for Empires Never Last, others are early demos or original versions of tracks. Other bonuses include a Galahad rockumentary, an interview with Stuart Nicholson and Roy Keyworth, and more. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, running time 200 minutes. Check here for the Galahad CDs.
Landmarq - Turbulence: Live in Poland DVD ($16.99)Landmarq is a popular British neo-prog band with the typical Thin Ice Studios sound, a style associated with Arena and Pendragon keyboardist Clive Nolan. The main part of this DVD is a November 2005 concert in Poland. Bonus footage includes five tracks of mostly bootlegged video going as far back as 1993. There are six bonus audio tracks: live recordings from 1993, 1995, and 1998, plus two unreleased single versions and an unreleased studio track. Extras include interviews, a photo gallery, etc. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, approximately 151 minutes of video. Check here for Landmarq’s CDs.
Jadis - View from Above DVD ($16.99)Jadis’ first DVD (2003) was recorded on the same day in the same Polish television studio as Arena’s Caught in the Act DVD. Jadis plays ten tracks, mostly their old favorites, with the lineup of Gary Chandler, Martin Orford, John Jowitt, and Steve Christey. Extras include a bonus video from 1994, bios, interviews, photo gallery, etc. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio. Check here for Jadis’ CDs.
Twelfth Night - Live from London DVD ($11.99) SALE!In March of 1984, Twelfth Night played three gigs over three weeks at London’s Marquee Club with new singer Andy Sears. For the third date in the series, the band was captured for the TV series Live from London. The film was eventually released after the broadcast as the Creepshow video in late 1984. The band performed excellently, as the Marquee had become almost a second home for the band. The songs performed are: The Ceiling Speaks, Human Being, We Are Sane, Fact and Fiction / The Poet Sniffs a Flower, Creepshow, Art and Illusion, Love Song. The Twelfth Night CDs are here.
Varius Manx - Ona Ma Sile DVD ($16.99) Varius Manx is a very popular band in Poland, with albums on Sony/BMG and EMI and sales of over two million in Poland alone. They exist on the border between neo-prog and a very intelligent, progressively-arranged pop. They actually began as an instrumental band. They have a symphonic sound palette with a good balance between keyboards and guitar, and the instrumentalists know what they’re doing, but beginning with their third album, their music has centered on their talented female singer. They’re on at least their third female lead singer (they keep leaving for solo careers), and this DVD features them all. It contains portions of three concerts: from 1995, 1998, and 2004. The songs are done music-video style, highly professionally. Some mix concert footage with other footage, while some are all concert footage but still done music-video style, with filmic treatment to the video and constant zooming, panning, and cutting between multiple cameras. After 22 tracks from the three concerts, there are ten more live video tracks spanning 1994-2006, then six bonus video clips, a total of 38 songs! The majority of songs are sung in Polish, but some are in English. One concert seems to have a school age audience -- if Polish kids are growing up listening to music like this, Poland should be the next progressive rock world power. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio. Check our East European page for some of Varius Manx’s CDs.
Quidam - The Fifth Season DVD ($16.99)This DVD captures Quidam, one of the top active Polish progressive rock bands, live in 2005 with their current six-man lineup. They play nearly all of the SurREvival album but also cover older material from the previous lineup, including a medley appropriately titled Oldies But Goodies. They also slip in a few excerpts such as Genesis’ Los Endos. Bonus material includes videos for two older songs, footage from the studio sessions for SurREvival, clips from other summer 2005 gigs, footage from the ProgResiste 2005 Convention, interviews, bios, discography, photo gallery, etc. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, total running time approximately 215 minutes. Check our East European page for Quidam’s CDs and more info on the band.
Exodus - A Ray of Sunshine DVD ($16.99)Along with SBB, Exodus was the best first-generation Polish progressive rock band, a quintet sometimes referred to as the Polish Yes. Overall, Exodus was more symphonic than SBB. Exodus was active at the beginning of the 1980’s, so this DVD is an unexpected treat. The first part of the DVD contains five songs performed live at the Jazz Jamboree festival in 1980. This is followed by seven rare videos recorded by Polish television, and a bonus video of MadMax, the band founded by four of the Exodus musicians after Exodus broke up. The DVD includes six audio tracks from the Exodus albums, a sample of the band’s discography. The DVD advertises Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, but the surround channels were most likely synthesized. Approximately 135-minutes of video. Check our East European page for Exodus’ CDs.
SBB - Live in Theatre 2005 DVD ($16.99)Live in Theatre 2005 is the only live DVD of SBB performing in the lineup with Paul Wertico (Pat Metheny Group) on drums, filmed in Poland in November 2005. It serves as a link between past and future, as the band presents their older compositions as well as songs from their then new studio album New Century. The song titles: Stary czlowiek w milczacym ogrodzie; Odlot; Wolnosc z nami; W kolysce dloni twych; New Century; Wojownicy Itaki; Calkiem spokojne zmeczenie; Paul Wertico’s drum solo; Memento z banalnym tryptykiem; Golden Harp; Z ktrych krwi krew moja; Music Is My Life; Walking Around Stormy Bay; Piesn stojacego w bramie; Rainbow Man. There is a bonus video of Music Is My Life, plus the SBB Live documentary, photo gallery and other assorted extras. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio, 150 minutes.
SBB was Poland’s top progressive rock band during the 1970’s, and their 1978 album Follow My Dream is usually considered their best. The 2004 Follow My Dream DVD contains the long Follow My Dream suite recorded live in Belgium in 1978, one song performed live in 1974, another from 1979, an entire 1994 concert, two short movies, a cartoon, band interviews and assorted extras, totaling 220 minutes. See our East European page for the SBB CDs and more information on this band.
Caravan - The 35th Anniversary Concert 2-DVD ($20.99)This double DVD set captures Caravan at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre in 2003 when Caravan took to the stage to commemorate a career lasting 35 years. This package includes both the electric and acoustic sets performed that evening. The lineup is Pye Hastings, Richard Coughlan, Geoffrey Richardson, Jan Schelhaas, Doug Boyle, and Jim Leverton, with Jimmy Hastings joining them for a few numbers. Extras include interviews with all the band members conducted by Mark Powell and recorded specifically for this package, and the 1973 promotional performance of The Dog, The Dog, He’s At It Again, shown at the time on the BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test but unseen since. The song list: The 35th Anniversary Concert: The Dog, The Dog, He’s At It Again; Why Why Why (And I Wish I Were Stoned); Golf Girl; Nine Feet Underground; Hello Hello; Head Above the Clouds; Revenge; Nightmare; Smoking Gun; The Unauthorised Breakfast Item; Backwards; A Hunting We Shall Go; For Richard; Memory Lain Hugh / Headloss; If I Could Do It All Over Again, I’d Do It All Over You. The Acoustic Set: Place of My Own; Love Song With Flute; Chance of a Lifetime. 160-minutes.
Genesis - Inside Genesis: 1970-1980 (2-DVD+Book, $29.99)This packages both the Gabriel-era and Collins-era DVDs previously released separately as Inside Genesis with a beautiful 50-page hardcover book by Michael Heatley, a track-by-track critical review of all the albums from Trespass through Duke, with lots of photos, color on every page, and printed on heavyweight glossy stock. These DVDs feature rare live footage from the vaults of television companies around Europe, along with critical analysis and opinions from a number of musicians and critics. Performance footage on the Gabriel-era DVD includes The Knife, Stagnation, The Musical Box, The Fountain of Salmacis, The Return of the Giant Hogweed, Watcher of the Skies, Supper's Ready, I Know What I Like, Selling England by the Pound and Dancing Out with the Moonlit Knight. The Collins-era DVD covers the albums from Trick of the Tail through Duke and features previously unseen film of Genesis performing on the Duke tour, plus period interviews with the Genesis members. The DVDs advertise Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround audio, for what that’s worth given that it’s fortunate if the footage is stereo. Counts as 3 CDs for shipping.
Genesis - The Ultimate Review (3-DVD, $29.99)No company can repackage the same DVDs in as many different configurations as Classic Rock Productions. This set combines The Gabriel Years and The Phil Collins Era DVDs and The Genesis Chamber Suite DVD. Each DVD comes in a Slim Pack and the three are bundled together in a slipcase, so the three DVDs together take up little more space than a single DVD. Counts as 2 CDs for shipping.
The first two DVDs feature rare live footage from the vaults of television companies around Europe, along with critical analysis and opinions from a number of musicians and critics. Performance footage on the Gabriel-era DVD includes The Knife, Stagnation, The Musical Box, The Fountain of Salmacis, The Return of the Giant Hogweed, Watcher of the Skies, Supper's Ready, I Know What I Like, Selling England by the Pound and Dancing Out with the Moonlit Knight. The Collins-era DVD covers the albums from Trick of the Tail through Duke and features previously unseen film of Genesis performing on the Duke tour, plus period interviews with the Genesis members.
The Genesis Chamber Suite DVD is a tribute to Genesis, essential Genesis songs arranged for grand piano and string quartet. The Classic Rock String Quartet consists of four young women, graduates of British music colleges, already with extensive orchestral and session experience. The string arrangements and piano are handled by Steve Oakman, a London College of Music graduate. The tracks are: Looking for Someone, White Mountain, The Musical Box (abridged), Supper’s Ready (abridged), Ripples, Entangled, Mad Man Moon, Afterglow, One for the Vine, Follow You Follow Me, The Lady Lies, Please Don’t Ask, Los Endos. Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround audio.
Steve Hackett - Once Above a Time DVD ($14.99)Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett should need no introduction, as his long solo career has kept alive the spirit of 1970’s Genesis more than any other member. The Once Above a Time DVD is Regions 1 and 4 only. It was recorded in Budapest in 2004 during Hackett’s European tour in support of To Watch the Storms. His band at the time consisted of Roger King (keys), Rob Townsend (sax, flute, vocals), Terry Gregory (bass, vocals), and Gary O’Toole (drums, vocals). The DVD contains 20 tracks from across Hackett’s career, including Genesis tracks Blood on the Rooftops, Fly on a Windshield, Firth of Fifth, and Los Endos, plus the Backstage in Budapest bonus featurette. Dolby Digital and DTS surround audio, 16:9 widescreen.
Steve Hackett - Somewhere in South America DVD ($16.99)Somewhere in South America: Live at Teatro Coliseo Buenos Aires captures Steve Hackett and his band on their 2001 South American tour, with backstage footage and interviews from their 2000 Italian tour as a bonus. The tracks: The Floating Seventh, Mechanical Bride, Medley, Serpentine Song, Watcher of the Skies, Hairless Heart, Firth of Firth, Riding the Colossus, Pollution, The Steppes, Gnossienne #1, Walking Away from Rainbows, Sierra Quemada, The Wall of Knives, Vampyre with a Healthy Appetite, A Tower Struck Down, Lucridus, Darktown, Camino Royale, In Memoriam, Horizons, Los Endos. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio.
Steve Hackett - Hungarian Horizons: Live in Budapest DVD ($16.99)Hungarian Horizons (104-minutes) features Steve with John Hackett on flute and Roger King on keys in Budapest in 2002 performing acoustic arrangements of many Hackett and a few Genesis favorites as well as some classical pieces, 38 in all. Extras include interviews and rehearsal footage. Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround audio. The Steve Hackett CDs are here.
Nektar - Pure 2-DVD ($21.99)Pure captures Nektar filmed in Bonn in 2005 for German television. The set list should be familiar to anyone who has seen Nektar recently, concentrating heavily on their classic material. The first DVD is the full 158-minute concert and includes A Tab in the Ocean, Dream Nebula/Desolation Valley/Waves, Remember the Future Part I, Remember the Future Part II, Cast Your Fate, The Debate, Cryin’ in the Dark/King of Twilight, That’s Life, Show Me the Way, A Day in the Life of a Preacher/Squeeze/Mr. H., Recycled, Good Day, and Fidgety Queen. The second DVD contains a four-song acoustic set, an interview with the band, and a few other minor extras. The acoustic set consists of: Do You Believe in Magic?, Telephone, Always, and Good Day. 16:9 widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 Stereo audio. Counts as 1.5 CDs for shipping. The Nektar CDs are here.
Camel - Curriculum Vitae DVD ($24.99)The Curriculum Vitae DVD is billed as everything you wanted to know about Camel and weren’t afraid to ask: the history of Camel told in interviews with Latimer, Bardens, Ward and voice content from Ferguson; excerpts from concerts throughout their career including rare and never-before-seen footage; live BBC in-studio footage and excerpts from concert performances; and bonus footage of Latimer, Ferguson and Ward, reunited for a recent recording session.
Colosseum - The Complete Reunion Concert Cologne 1994 DVD ($16.99)This DVD is now available in a domestic NTSC edition and features the complete Colosseum reunion concert as it happened in Cologne 1994. Original band members Chris Farlowe (vocals), Dick Heckstall-Smith (saxes), Clem Clempson (guitars), and Dave Greenslade (keyboards) were joined by Mark Clarke (vocals). The video and audio quality are superb, and the band plays everything from Colosseum Live and the Valentyne Suite in its entirety. As a bonus, the disc includes a 90-minute documentary “The Story Of Colosseum” featuring interviews with band members and industry figures along with archival footage. 3 hours, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio.
Discipline - Live 1995 DVD ($17.99)Discipline have rightly been hailed as the American Van der Graaf Generator, and bandleader Matthew Parmenter as the American Peter Hammill. Released in 2005, Discipline Live 1995 presents the band at their most theatrical. In addition to the 1995 concert, this DVD includes an extra hour of live footage spanning the band’s career from shows in 1988, 1992, 1997, and a rare 1998 performance of the 20-minute song suite Into the Dream. Running time: 2 hours 24 minutes. The Discipline CDs are here.
Dixie Dregs - Live at Montreux 1978 DVD ($14.99)The Dixie Dregs were one of the elite American progressive bands, and this DVD captures them near their peak. To quote from the liner notes, streamlining them a bit:
Out of the musically fertile jazz-rock fusion era of the 1970’s emerged the Dixie Dregs. Marrying bluegrass with rock sensibilities, baroque pageantry with Celtic undertones, the Dregs soon became a band without peers. By 1978 the band had garnered such critical acclaim as to be invited to perform at the prestigious 11th annual Montreux Jazz Festival. The Dregs turned in a blinding performance of unparalleled magnitude (our hype meter just went into the red), at once passionate and precise. Here now is the complete performance.
Bonus material includes the band’s appearances on Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert and Dick Clark’s American Bandstand. The latter appearance was filmed during a short promotional tour in support of their album Industry Standard and includes a band interview. Note this NTSC DVD is Regions 1 and 4 only.
Gentle Giant - GG at the GG DVD+CD ($27.99)Just when you thought there wasn’t that much Gentle Giant video footage in existence, the band releases this second DVD+CD set in 2006. The main concert here was filmed at Golders Green Hippodrome, London in 1978, which was broadcast as part of the BBC’s Sight & Sound In Concert series. This was The Missing Piece tour, so the track list is heavy on that album: Two Weeks in Spain, Free Hand, On Reflection, I’m Turning Around, Just the Same, Playing the Game, Memories of Old Days, Betcha Thought We Couldn’t Do It, Funny Ways, For Nobody, Mountain Time. The stereo audio is from the original BBC Radio 1 simulcast, and there is a commentary track by Gary, John, Derek, Kerry, and Ray. Also featured are three promotional videos shot at ITN House in 1976: Interview, Give It Back, and I Lost My Head; and three videos shot in Hollywood in 1978: Words from the Wise, Thank You, and Giant for a Day. There is also a medley from Octopus filmed for the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1974 and some handheld Super 8 footage from Germany in 1974. Kerry composed new music for the menus, using John’s drumming lifted from the band’s multitracks. The bonus CD features the concert plus the Old Grey Whistle Test tracks. Counts as 1.5 CDs for shipping.
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Going Underground Vol. 1: Underground Treasures 1969-1976 DVD ($21.99)Though undoubtedly unlicensed, this is a professionally replicated and printed DVD (but not sealed). Going Underground Vol. 1: Underground Treasures 1969-1976 features rare footage of hard rock and progressive rock bands from Scandinavia and Argentina. The video looks good and seems to be from obscure TV shows and live concert footage. The bands include Ache, Elonkorjuu, Trad Gras och Stener, Trettioåriga Kriget, Orion’s Beethoven, Vox Dei, Culpeper’s Orchard, Day of Phoenix, Thor’s Hammer, Jukka Tolonen, and others. Over 70-minutes.
Sky - Live in Concert: Bremen, Germany 1980 DVD ($16.99)This live performance filmed in Bremen, Germany in 1980 features the original and best lineup of Sky. Formed in 1979 by classical guitarist John Williams with bassist Herbie Flowers, keyboardist Francis Monkman (Curved Air), drummer Tristan Fry and Australian electric guitarist Kevin Peek, Sky successfully melded the worlds of classical music and rock instrumentals. Hewing to a formula that blended arrangements of classical pieces with new material by Monkman, Peek and Flowers, Sky was an immediate worldwide success. Their first album, showcased during their sell-out debut European tour, achieved platinum sales in the UK and across Europe and Australia. The set list: Westway, Carillon, Cavatina, Danza, Gymnopedia No 1, Cannonball, Where Opposites Meet parts 1,2,3,4 & 5.
Gong - The Subterania Gig 2000 DVD ($14.99)Also known as High Above the Subterania Club 2000, this DVD contains a unique performance of Gong at the Subterania Club in London on April 6, 2000. It captures the exciting, unpredictable nature of Gong’s spacey yet tight improvisation, their audience rapport, their famed musical absurdity, and even the essence of their unusual “mythical” element. Extras include an interview with Daevid Allen called A Brief History of Gong and artwork by Daevid Allen. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio. Some Gong CDs are on our British page.
Focus - The Ultimate Collection 3-DVD ($31.99)Classic Rock Productions continue to repackage the same DVDs (and the company itself) under as many names and in as many configurations as possible. This set combines Inside Focus, Focus Live in America, and Focus Broadcasting Live 1971-1973. Inside Focus and Broadcasting Live probably overlap quite a bit with the Masters from the Vaults and The Anthology DVDs released previously. Each DVD comes in a Slim Pack and the three are bundled together in a slipcase, so the three DVDs together take up little more space than a single DVD. Counts as 2 CDs for shipping.
Focus is a progressive rock legend, the first continental European band (at least in prog rock) to chart in the UK and USA. Inside Focus features rare material from 1971 showing the band improvising, rehearsing and refining material that would eventually become the Moving Waves album. Also included are extended extracts from The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1972 and 1973, and a rare 1974 concert film from the Hamburger Concerto era. The short-lived Philip Catherine lineup is also featured. Broadcasting Live features extensive live footage from the archives, including a complete performance of the famous Hamburger Concerto and the complete Belgian TV special from 1971 featuring the original lineup of the band.
Thijs van Leer more recently reformed Focus with three younger members, and the band played a great concert in Trenton, New Jersey in October 2002. This video of their return to the stage includes all of the highlights from a magnificent career including many of their best tracks. Bonus material includes a 1973 medley and the Focus in America featurette. The track list: Focus I, House of the King, Focus II, Eruption, Focus III, Brother, Sylvia, Focus V, Cathedrale de Strasbourg, Harem Scarem, Focus VII, Flute Improvisation, Hocus Pocus. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound is advertised on all three DVDs, for what that’s worth given that the archival material is fortunate if it’s in stereo.
Jan Akkerman - Live DVD ($16.99)The first DVD from the original guitarist of Focus contains two 2001 concerts by Jan and his band (keys, bass, drums) in Germany with 35-minutes of extra features (interview, improvisations, Jan playing the lute). The first concert (34-minutes) includes Streetwalker, Zebrah, My Pleasure, and Am I Loosing You. The second concert (44-minutes) features My Pleasure (including Sylvia), Am I Losing You, Central Station, Heavy Treasure, Pietons & Hocus Pocus (No Yodel), and Tommy. Audio includes Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround. The DVD comes with a large, informative booklet.
Stream of Passion / Ayreon - Live in the Real World DVD ($17.99) In 2005, Dutch guitarist/composer/producer Arjen A. Lucassen (Ayreon) released the debut album of his new band Stream Of Passion entitled Embrace The Storm. The album went into the Dutch charts and Stream Of Passion toured Europe in early 2006. On the Live in the Real World DVD and companion double-CD, the band perform eight of their own songs plus a selection of Ayreon classics including several from The Human Equation. For the Ayreon material, the band was supported by Damian Wilson, the original Landmarq singer. The DVD includes 19 songs, all shot in widescreen 16:9 with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio. There are quite a few extras, including the Out in the Real World video. The 2CD contains the same 19 songs.
Ozric Tentacles - Live at the Pongmaster’s Ball DVD ($16.99)This DVD presents the masters of psychedelic progressive space rock live at Shepherds Bush Empire in 2002. Bonus features include a documentary and interview with the band. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo audio, 165-minutes.
Ange - Par Les Fils de Mandrin DVD ($19.99)Subtitled Live Tour 2003-2004, this 2+ hour DVD is the first from the current Ange lineup, a lineup that we feel is their best since the 1970’s. It includes Christian Decamps’ son Tristan on keys and vocals and Caroline Crozat on vocals. This DVD was professionally-filmed in Belgium in November 2003. Ange perform their classic Par Les Fils de Mandrin album in its entirety and a lot more, 17 tracks total. Dolby Digital 5.1 surround audio.
Ange - 70’s / 80’s: 2 Décennies de Concerts DVD ($19.99)These are DVDs from France’s most popular progressive rock band. Ange’s theatrical nature was tailor-made for live performance, charismatic singer Christian Decamps’ favorite playground. 70’s / 80’s contains three unique documents: a live performance recorded on a Swiss farm for the local national television in 1976 (with interview), a concert in the Lorraine region the following year, and the much sought-after 1985 Zenith show in Paris. Time didn’t diminish Ange’s potential live, and the band remains capable of moving huge and enthusiastic crowds. Anthologie: Sève Qui Peut Tour is compelling evidence of this. The two parts of the mythical Mulhouse concert in April 1990 are both here: the Sève Qui Peut album (which was a return to form after their pop-rock of the 1980’s) in its entirety, followed by some of Ange’s best compositions of the past. Each DVD is two hours long and, as a bonus, both contain ten minutes of archival photographs with commentary by Christian Decamps.
Christian Décamps - Mes Vers Solitaires DVD ($22.99)Christian Décamps is the singer and leader of Ange. This DVD captures his one man show in 1993 near Belfort. Christian sings, plays guitar and keyboards, tells tales and performs sketches (in French), all with his characteristic humor, charisma, and intensity. The songs are taken from his solo career, Ange classics (Ode à Emile), plus two Jacques Brel covers. One hour and 40 minutes.
Vital Duo/Minimum Vital - Le Jardin Hors du Temps DVD ($19.99)Vital Duo is the twin Payssan brothers, Thierry and Jean-Luc, the keyboardist and guitarist and creative core of Minimum Vital. As Vital Duo, they further develop the courtly, medieval rock style you can hear in Minimum Vital’s work, some of the pieces actually using medieval sources. The brothers handle drums, percussion, and vocals in addition to their usual instruments, though their music is almost entirely instrumental. They still have a knack for infectious melodies and lively rhythms. The Le Jardin Hors du Temps DVD presents nine pieces of music, seven of which are previously unreleased, recorded live in a small chapel. What may not be apparent to fans is that this DVD also contains the entire Le Mondes de Minimum Vital video, a 1994 performance by Minimum Vital, previously available only on VHS and now digitally remastered.
Echolyn - Stars and Gardens Vol. 1 (2-DVD, $32.99)This is the 2004 Echolyn 2-DVD set. Stars and Gardens is over 3½ hours long: 150 minutes on stage plus 70 minutes of Echolyn history in interviews and extras. The concert footage was filmed on May 25, 2003 in a theater using six cameras, HD, 16 mm, BETA SP. The audio was recorded digitally with 32 channels and mixed by Brett Kull. The performance of Mei includes a six-piece chamber orchestra. Counts as 2 CDs for shipping. See Page 2 for the rest of the Echolyn catalog.
Kenso - AYR DVD ($36.99)Kenso, an instrumental band, is for many the best band Japan has produced. Their early 1980’s albums blended progressive rock with fusion and still stand as the best examples of this style in the world. AYR is the band’s second DVD and, though pricey, is still a lot cheaper than their first DVD. AYR combines 2003 live footage with some interviews with English subtitles.
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