8. Elton John - Elton 60: Elton John's 60th birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden last year certainly proved that, although he doesn't quite have same power in the voice he can still deliver the goods. Elton plowed through an incredible 33-song, three-hour, set that was highlighted by several rarely played gems from his early 70's masterpieces like Honky Chateau, Tumbleweed Connection, and Madman Across The Water. If you still need convincing, this two-disk set is also loaded with tons of great live, rare, and unseen footage that makes it an absolute steal for the asking price.
9. Heart - Dreamboat Annie Live: After not being overly impressed with Heart's last concert DVD, 2003's Alive In Seattle, I was much more satisfied with the effort that the Wilson sisters turned in for this special occasion. This DVD marked the debut of a new "Legendary Albums Live" series from Shout! Factory distributors, and also marked the 31st anniversary of Heart's 1976 debut album, Dreamboat Annie. The performances were exuberant and the album has never sounded better. You also get a few killer Led Zeppelin and Who covers to top it all off.
10. (Tie) Megadeth - That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires and Iron Maiden - Death On The Road: In 2004, Dave Mustaine recruited three new bandmembers and reformed the mighty Megadeth in time for a new album, 2004's The System Has Failed, and a headlining spot on the massive Gigantour. The band followed up the Gigantour with a short tour of their own that took them through such places as South America and Puerto Rico. Mustaine and his new band, sounding like they had been playing together for decades, instead months, gave an inspired performance in front of the 25,000, rabidly enthusiastic, Buenos Aires, Argentina fans that showed up to see them. Death On The Road captures a supercharged Iron Maiden performance from their 2003 Dance of Death world tour. The DVD barely made my list, only because the U.S. release date was delayed for over a year until January 2007. After more than 30 years together, the band is still putting out some of the best albums and tours of their career.
Honorable Mention:
Pendragon - Past and Presence
Paul Rodgers - Live In Glasgow
Foreigner - Alive & Rockin'
Damn Yankees - Uprising Live!
Al Di Meola - Speak A Volcano
Glenn Hughes - Live In Australia
Article comments
1 - Glen Boyd
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
2 - Triniman
The new Loreena McKennitt DVD, Live from the Al Hambra, recorded in Spain, is also excellent.
3 - El Bicho
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.
4 - Dave Meehan
Dull titles no offense maybe for a certain age then
5 - mcp
yall need to check out the white stripes: under blackpool lights