Music DVD Review: Run DMC - Live at Montreux - Page 2

In a lot of ways this DVD highlights everything that is good and bad about rap. On the positive side you can see the musical power of three dedicated men armed with only microphones, turntables and an endorsement deal from Adidas. On the negative side the DVD shows how much rap performances lack in substance, even when they come from a group as legendary and important as Run-DMC.

Either way, as intended, this is a fitting tribute to Jam Master Jay, a life that was cut too short way before his time.

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