Music DVD Review: Top Ten Concert DVD's of 2007
Published January 06, 2008
4. Heaven & Hell - Live From Radio City Music Hall: In 2006, the Ronnie James Dio-led version of Black Sabbath, with Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice, got together for the first time in almost 15 years to record three new songs for a new compilation album, Black Sabbath: The Dio Years. Things obviously went so well that they decided to follow up with an extended world tour the next year. Because of the projected continuation of the band's original lineup with Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward, Iommi decided to call the touring group Heaven and Hell, after the name of their debut album together. Lucky for us one of those shows was brilliantly captured on DVD.
5. Jethro Tull - Live At Montreux 2003: This excellent DVD captures the current incarnation of Jethro Tull (and it is a good one) performing for the first time at the famous Montreux Jazz Festival in 2003. Tull founder, Ian Anderson, looooong-time guitarist Martin Barre, and handful of other superb musicians, who have all been with the band since the mid-'90s, threw down an amazing 19-song set that covered everything from their 1968 debut album, This Was, on up to their 2003 Christmas album. An amazing forty years after their debut album was released, Jethro Tull is still going strong.
6. Queensryche - Mindcrime At The Moore: Ahh, the rock opera. Queensryche certainly hit a home run with their first foray into the genre with 1988's Operation: Mindcrime, and then pretty much struck out with their 2006 follow-up, Mindcrime II. Mindcrime At The Moore captures the band in front of an enthusiastic hometown Seattle crowd performing the Mindcrime saga in its entirety. Returning once again was the superb Pamela Moore to reprise her role as Sister Mary, along with a small cast of supporting actors to flesh out the plot. Even though the second set performance of Mindcrime II was a real anti-climax, the incredible performance of the first Mindcrime album was enough to earn a spot on this list.
7. Blackfield - NYC: Live In New York: If I couldn't get a new Porcupine Tree video out of Steve Wilson this year, then this new Blackfield DVD was certainly the next best thing. Blackfield is the collaboration between Porcupine Tree frontman Steve Wilson and Israeli pop star Aviv Geffen, and the music is a lighter, more melancholic, pop-rock version of what you may be used to from the Tree. Live In New York City captures this marvelous new band during their NYC gig while on last year's tour in support of the band's excellent sophomore album Blackfield II. This is definitely a band to watch.
- Music DVD Review: Top Ten Concert DVD's of 2007
- Published: January 06, 2008
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- Section: Music
- Filed Under: Music: Video, Music: Rock, Music: Progressive Rock, Music: Pop, Music: Metal, Music: Hard Rock, Music: Classic Rock and Oldies, Review
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The new Loreena McKennitt DVD, Live from the Al Hambra, recorded in Spain, is also excellent.
I saw Maiden on that tour when they came to Long Beach, CA. Motorhead opened up. It was an outstanding night. I hope to see them when they come to town next month.
Dull titles no offense maybe for a certain age then




Agree totally on Clapton, Yes, and Blackfield. I guess I'm gonna have to check out the Gilmour. I saw parts of this on one of those PBS fundraising deals where they show concert videos, but had no idea he was doing the full version of "Echoes" you describe here. I'll definitely be picking this one up. Thanx!
-Glen