Musicals & Music Films > 1986 Musicals & Music Films

Make sure you have a good sound system!

Advantages: Shows how good they are
Disadvantages: Makes you wish you could see them in real life

...tour at the minute of queen with paul rogers (lead singer from free), which i can reccomend, as it is brilliant. There is no john decan as he retired in 1999 i think, saying he didnt want to be queen without freddie which is understandable. But i still highly recomend this concert, as it might be the closest you get, and the only chance to see some of them live. Some of the solo bits they do are simply phenominal, my favourites being brian mays solo ...
...bass guitar with his drumsticks! It really does highlight how gifted they are. Buy this, and then the live one in rio too, as the croud was even bigger, and it shows how good freddie was at playing them. And if you get chance, go to the live show! ...

mathomas13 22.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Queen - The DVD Collection: Live At Wembley Stadium (DVD)

Ladies and Gentlemen...

Advantages: A must have for Doors fans
Disadvantages: Non fans may wonder what all the fuss is about

...programmes. These being 'Live at the Hollywood Bowl', 'Dance On Fire', and 'The Soft Parade, a Retrospective'. I will break all the sections up and give a brief summary of each (will anyone make it to the end?) Easier that way I think. First off though the DVD as a whole and the menus... TOTAL PACKAGE ------------------------ There are 3 hours and 5 minutes of stuff here. It seems like more. It's also one of those DVD's that you can dip in and ...
...than having to trawl through the whole thing. The menus are fairly straightforward. The initial menu lets you select the following: >PLAY ALL >LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL >DANCE ON FIRE >THE SOFT PARADE >BONUS MATERIAL >AUDIO (STEREO 2.0 or PCM) Play all is self explanatory. Followed by the 3 seperate programmes. The Bonus Material being a track from the Isle of Wight festival in 1970 and 'The Ghost Song' - More of which later. You can also ...

mongo_bongocat 09.05.2006 · Read full review
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Review of The Doors 30 Years Commemorative Edition (DVD)

The first Hagar tour

Advantages: A great rock band at their best
Disadvantages: No extras, Bad sound synchronicity

...new sense of enthusiasm that Van Halen found, following the departure of iconic, flamboyant frontman David Lee Roth, when Sammy Hagar took up vocal duties. Filmed in New Haven CT, USA (humourously retitled "New Halen" for the duration of the concert), this is an energetic and fairly brave outing, featuring as it does only two tracks from the bands previous incarnation. No "Jump", "Jamie's crying" or "running with the devil". Brave indeed. The set ...
...whole concert with guitarist Eddie Van Halen, brother and drummer Alex and bassist Michael Anthony really putting on a fantastic show with a supremely confident Sammy Hagar acting as master of ceremonies. "Summer nights" showcases Eddie's virtuousity and highlights the bands sense of humour in playful exchanges between the band and the audience. "Get up", "5150" and "Best of both worlds" continue in an ever increasing frenzy of good time fun and ...

graememt 05.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Van Halen - Live Without A Net (DVD)

Feed me, Krelborn, FEED ME NOW!

Advantages: Music, plot, acting, everything
Disadvantages: None

...film version of it. Little Shop Of Horrors was directed by Frank Oz, and features the arrival of a strange and interesting new plant in the failing Skid Row flower shop owned and run by Mushnik. His two employees are the geeky and friendless Seymour and the blonde bimbo Audrey. Other characters emerge as the film progresses, but the main protagonist to these two is the plant, named Audrey II by Seymour. The plant's arrival, just when it seemed ...
...the shop. Initially a tiny little thing, Seymour nurtures it until one day he finds that in order for the plant to grow, there is one thing it needs to be feed more than anything else: blood! What makes this film work is the timing of the music. It is a musical comedy, and as such the musicality must be an attractive prospect. The plot itself is brilliant, and does a lot of the storytelling, but the music fills in the time gaps with ease. The upbeat ...

pmcds 09.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Little Shop Of Horrors (DVD)

when prince was king...

Advantages: the music
Disadvantages: the acting

Under the Cherry Moon, which launched Prince's directing career, is the story of a young musician (Prince) and his friend who has traveled to Europe and is enjoying the wealth they earn by scamming rich women. When the musician falls in love with one of their marks (Kristin Scott Thomas: making her feature film debut), their friendship and new-found riches are jeopardized. The film features hits from Prince and the Revolution including "Kiss," "Mountains," ...
...And Girls', 'Mountains', 'Kiss' And 'Anotherloverholenyohead' Widescreen Dolby Digital 5.1 Languages - English Subtitles - English Region 2/PAL/Colour Running Time 96 Minutes When this film was released in 1986 Prince was slaughtered by the critics and any goodwill given due to the success of Purple Rain two years earlier dissolved. I was a major Prince fan at the time of release and although he lost the way sometime ago I feel he is on his way ...

tilly77 18.04.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Under The Cherry Moon (DVD)