Live In Germany 1977 - Rainbow

Advantages: Great footage
Disadvantages: None really

...About the Band Rainbow were a heavy metal band who included Black Sabbath vocalist, Ronnie James Dio and deep purple guitarist Ritchie blackmore. The latter founded the band in 1975 and they went on to release many albums and gain many fans. They have had many lineup changes through the years and between 1984 and 1993 the band were on hiatus. About the DVD Live in Munich 1977 was released in 2006. It was recorded on October 20th 1977 and was originally filmed to be broadcast on the "Rockpalast" show on german television. The lineup at the time featured Ronnie James Dio on vocals, Ritchie Blackmoore on guitar, Cozy Powell on drums, Bob Daisley on bass and David Stone on keyboards. So how is the DVD? I watched this at a friends house and i loved what i saw. It was a mindblowing DVD and i did really enjoy it. They... Read review

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Advantages: excellent performances from Iggy Pop in concert
Disadvantages: bizarre song order and variable recording quality

...a wilder affair, - Punk had gripped Europe by now and Iggy's first European dates were greeted with messianic fervour. The tour ended up back in the states at the end of the year. TV Eye 1977 Live is a short document of those two tours, four tracks from each. The March dates are better recorded than the October tracks which are only of good bootleg standard - odd on an official release. But don't let that put you off. The four Bowie backed songs are excellent, from the opening roar of "TV Eye" - a rendition which equals the Fun House original - via a slightly ragged "Funtime" through an astonishingly good "Dirt", full of fire and anger, to the concluding "I Wanna Be Your Dog" which is superb apart from the affling decision to fade out just at the conclusion! The October 1977 tracks are not as impressive, partly due to the poorer quality... Read review

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Advantages: radiohead-back with a vengance
Disadvantages: no good if you like 'happy music'

...opinions vary on the massive change of direction taken by radiohead during the kid a/amnesiac recording sessions and despite being a big fan myself I have'nt always been convinced (mainly large parts of amnesiac and hail to the thief). In rainbows launched itself on the public with the novelty selling point of paying what you want to download it (before hearing it-obviously) and you have to wonder if that was masking a continued downturn in quality-it wasn't. The album plays best when listened to from start to finish (whether the one disc or two disc formats) and is amazingly consistant (easily there most cohearant work since ok computor).Highlights do abound though and my personal favorites are bodysnatchers (a right old knees up in the vien of old school radiohead),nude (old tune thats been kicking around for years that simply... Read review

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