Category Archives: Video Reviews

FOCUS – Focus 50: Live In Rio / Completely Focussed

August 17, 2021

In And Out Of Focus 2021 Neder-prog legends bring five decades of yodel delights to the stage with a prospect of another half-century of hocus pocus. Intermittent or not, fifty years of classical-informed musical frolics is no mean feat, and … Continue reading →

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KARTHAGO – Live At Rockpalast 2004

August 16, 2021

MiG Music 2021 Krautrock stalwarts make a convincing comeback to see tomorrow in the sky – and stay. They didn’t really build progressive structures, preferring to frolic instead of sophisticating things beyond the need; however, this collective have always been … Continue reading →

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JOE JACKSON & TODD RUNDGREN – State Theater New Jersey 2005

August 3, 2021

Purple Pyramid 2021 A slice of troubadour-rock history from two sides of the Pond coming together on one spellbinding evening. “Rock ‘n’ roll!” cries someone from the hall after the lights are out, apparently anticipating a sensory assault from the … Continue reading →

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STIFF LITTLE FINGERS – Live At Rockpalast 1980 & 1989

June 21, 2021

MiG Music 2021 Incorrigible Belfast foursome bring their tuneful and inflammable guile ‘n’ bile to the fellow punks of Deutschland – as captured at the two ends of the ’80s in aural and video form. Charts-scaling if fiercely independent, nihilistic … Continue reading →

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RENAISSANCE – 50th Anniversary – Ashes Are Burning: An Anthology – Live In Concert

June 1, 2021

Symphonic Rock Recordings 2021 Five decades on since their insular inception, exponents of symphonic rock celebrate the joys of existence. Anniversary is a deceptive thing with regard to collectives whose lifespans are often intermittent, so their legacy means much more … Continue reading →

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