Welcome to the special edition of MMM, where I work through the huge pile of music DVDs I have been accumulating over the last few months. It's much easier, thanks to the iPod et al, to listen to review CDs than DVDs which by their nature demand more attention. Join me as I dive into the morass.
Hanoi Rocks: The Nottingham Tapes
As you can tell from the title this was recorded in Nottingham, England by Hanoi Rocks at some dump in the town. The sound is rubbish, no matter what method you use to listen to it, and the visuals are crap. As you might imagine, there is not much else besides the show on here. It was recorded in '84, so no shock there.
But it's Hanoi Rocks at their rawest; if you are a fan of the band you will just love this seat of the pants recording. If you are new to Glam trash then you might want to stick to something a bit more polished than this. One to watch after you had way too much cider... way too loud.
Pallas: Moment to Moment
From the rough and ready to the ponce. Pallas is a much beloved Scottish prog outfit that have been plugging their output for quite a while now. Their lead singer, at least visually, is a bit off at times and can be quite annoying. Vocally, he sounds a bit like Alyson Moyet. This is very British prog and can be a bit pretentious.
This DVD, filmed in Poland, gives you 12 of their best known tracks played and recorded in glorious sound. There are a few extras including rehearsal tapes, a few interviews, and the normal bits like a biography. I am sure Pallas fans and those who like British uber-prog will love this release. For the rest of us it's quite a pleasant run through some rather good tracks. It's quality that's for sure.
Earache: My Eye
Thirteen tracks from the label. This was originally released in '89 and features videos from the likes of Napalm Death, Cathedral, Carcass, and Entombed. Check out the old videos from this lot of great bands from the Earache roster. Not much else but the videos on here but fans of the more extreme end of metal will get misty-eyed about it all. And who can fault a release that name-checks a Cheech and Chong sketch?
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