Zebra was formed in 1975 in New Orleans and quickly made a name for themselves playing Led Zeppelin, Moody Blues, and Rush covers in clubs throughout Louisiana, and then eventually conquering the Long Island, NY club circuit in the early 80's. In 1983, they signed with Atlantic Records and released their self-titled debut album that same year. The album, fueled by the hit singles "Tell Me What You Want" and "Who's Behind The Door," eventually went gold and had many zealous fans calling them the second coming of Led Zeppelin.

The Zeppelin comparisons may have been a bit of an overstatement, and the band never really reached their full potential, but they have certainly produced enough classic rock ear candy to make this concert DVD a must have for any fan of the genre. Although the band continued to tour regularly during the 80's and 90's, Zebra have only released three other studio albums since their 1983 debut, with a vast 17-year gap separating their latest release, 2003's Zebra IV, and their previous effort, 1986's 3.V.

The one time I managed to catch Zebra in person was at a nightclub in Virginia, back in 2003, during their Zebra IV support tour. To be honest, I hadn't even realized that they were still together, since this was their first album in nearly two decades, but they still sounded as good as ever. They renewed my interest enough that I even picked up the "Videos and More" VHS tape they were peddling at the show, which featured a 1983 show from The Summit, in Houston, Texas, as well as all of their promotional videos.

Although the quality of that video was definitely substandard, it did get me thinking about how great it would be to have a good quality concert DVD of these guys. And now we do.

The DVD was recorded in 2006 at both the House Of Blues in New Orleans, and at The Downtown in Farmingdale, New York. You will find the original lineup of Randy Jackson (Vocals, Guitar), Felix Hanemann (Bass, Keyboards), and Guy Gelso (Drums) firmly intact, and much like that other hard rock power trio they are sometimes compared to, Rush, they will often sound like twice that many guys up on stage.

The video begins with a 25-minute "How It All Began" documentary, which offers a fascinating look at how they came to get their first record deal. Zebra were a pretty unique phenomenon at the time, managing to become the number one requested band on a major New York radio station based solely on all of the sold out club appearances they were doing throughout Long Island.