Lou Rawls - North Sea Jazz Festival 1992 And 1995 DVD

Advantages: Quality music
Disadvantages: Not for everyone

...Ok - so the plot is a bit far fetched, but the thing about BB2000 is that they have some of the greatest jazz and blues musicians ever, performing together...a fantasy gig that you'd never get a chance to see normally. Here is just a selection: B.B. King Junior Wells Aretha Franklin Wilson Pickett James Brown Eric Clapton Jack de Johnette Bo Diddley Dr. John Isaac Hayes Lou Rawls Stevie Winwood Erykah Badu The film does what it sets out to do - amuse. It's like one of the old Cannonball Run films with Burt Reynolds in it. The Blues Brothers are looking for work, and they hear of a competition - the Battle of the Bands in New Orleans, run by a voodoo priestess Queen Mousette - played by Erykah Badu. They are being chased by the police and by the Mafia - which results in some very amusing chases. I believe BB2000 has the biggest car... Read review

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Advantages: Another chance to see the Master in concert
Disadvantages: Taken so long to surface

..., open G open D and open E, and that on six electric numbers he plays some of the finest slide guitar you'll ever hear this side of Elmore James or Ry Cooder, sometimes in standard tuning like Jeff Beck. Wonderful. I remember the excellent Ray Coleman in the old Melody Maker (Ray was articulate, literate and intelligent, like Chris Welch of the same paper. These are now unpopular traits)) telling the tale that at one of the Montreux Jazz Festivals, 1975, the famous American jazz guitarist Larry Coryell (of 11th House fame) was jamming around with other jazzers in a noodling way to a very restless crowd. Along came Rory in his checked shirt, jeans and plimsolls and took the riff by the scruff of its neck, set it going, and presided over one of the best impromptu sets of any Montreux Jazz Festival, still remembered as a lifetime high... Read review

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Advantages: Another Toho movie on dvd
Disadvantages: No bonus features

...Takarada U.S. Screenplay by William J. Keenan US Producer Arthur Rankin Jr Production Toho Co LTD. Soundtrack The Late AKIRA IFUKUBE Features English Mono Subtitles none Color Run time 1hr 32 mins Contains mild violence. Overall this is a priceless DVD to add to your collection provided that you are into any of the following ......................... sci-fi comedy Dai Kaiju (Japanese for big monster) Akira Ifukube Godzilla Toho studios King Kong Robots I myself love this movie for a few reasons..................... I am a big Akira Ifukube music fan I am a big fan of the TOHO GODZILLA movies I am also a big Dai Kaiju fan as well I had all the 8 inch Bandai Dai Kaiju Godzilla vinyl figures from 1992 - 1995 Sadly my house was broken into back in 1995 and everything was stolen & can't be replaced.... Read review

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