We see a few scenes of Janis and fellow musicians hard at work in the studio, and plenty of performance clips, but where the film excels is in showing us how her life fed her performances.
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Music DVD Review: Robert Mugge – ‘Rhythm ‘N’ Bayous: A Road Map to Louisiana Music’
This is Americana at its finest and a great tribute to the state, especially its Creole and Cajun music and its influence on popular music.
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This film is recommended for anyone who is interested in the Allman Brothers or popular music history, including the myriad old and new Allman Brothers fans.
Read More »Music DVD Review: Celtic Thunder – ‘Legacy Volume 1’
This is an eclectic mix of spectacular music featuring Celtic songs performed by real Celts.
Read More »DVD Review: ‘Sinatra: All or Nothing at All’
This two-part documentary takes a detailed, intelligent look at the life of Frank Sinatra, who merged artistic greatness and enormous popularity like no one else in the 20th century.
Read More »Music Blu-ray Review: The Who – ‘Live in Hyde Park’ (1-Blu-ray/2-CD)
Should you snag this new concert Blu-ray, supplemented by the full show on two CDs? If you're a Who fan, you better, you bet!
Read More »Music Review: Jethro Tull – ‘Too Old to Rock ‘N’ Roll: Too Young to Die!’ Four-Disc Box Set
The video version of the album is a goofy-fun immersion into a mid-1970s world of hyper-costumed, half-baked concept-album dizziness. But there's nothing half-baked about this masterful, somewhat neglected album.
Read More »Blu-ray & Music Review: ‘Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck’ and ‘Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings’ [Deluxe Edition Soundtrack]
Brett Morgen succeeds where others before him have failed in giving the world a Kurt Cobain life story that is as profoundly intimate, non-judgmental and powerful as you could ever ask for.
Read More »DVD Review: Rage Against the Machine – ‘Live at Finsbury Park’
This is an absolutely top-notch concert DVD and an absolute must for any fan of the band.
Read More »Music Review: The Beatles – ‘1+’ (CD Plus 2-Blu-ray Deluxe Edition)
The deluxe edition contains the remixed and remastered '1' album, 124-page book, and two Blu-ray discs (also available in DVD) loaded with promos old and new.
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