{"id":409,"date":"2010-12-27T07:10:18","date_gmt":"2010-12-27T12:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=409"},"modified":"2010-12-27T07:10:18","modified_gmt":"2010-12-27T12:10:18","slug":"musoscribes-best-of-2010-dvds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2010\/12\/27\/musoscribes-best-of-2010-dvds\/","title":{"rendered":"Musoscribe\u2019s Best of 2010: DVDs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2010 saw release (or re-release) of several noteworthy music-related DVDs. Perhaps the most significant of these is the new film Who Is Harry Nilsson? And Why is Everybody Talkin\u2019 About Him?<\/em> I just interviewed that film\u2019s director and am working on a feature to be published soon. So for now that one\u2019s not on this list.<\/p>\n

What remains is quite worthwhile. The legendary T.A.M.I. Show<\/em><\/a> \u2013 long a mainstay on the collectors\u2019 circuit due to its rarity \u2013 has now gotten official release. It\u2019s an important historical document, a groundbreaking technical achievement, and some great performances to boot. And the Beach Boys<\/strong> segment that was missing form bootleg copies has been restored. Must-see.<\/p>\n

The shout-outs on the inner sleeve of Frank Zappa<\/strong>\u2019s debut LP Freak Out <\/em>offered great insight into the iconoclastic musician. The DVD The Freak Out List<\/em><\/a> explores those name-checks and puts them into context with regard to Zappa\u2019s career and worldview. It\u2019s essential viewing for anyone who wants a better understanding of FZ.<\/p>\n

Albert King<\/strong> was joined on a Canadian TV soundstage by young upstart Stevie Ray Vaughan<\/strong>. The results were released (audio only) not long after, but the complete show in both sound and video has never gotten official release until now. In Session<\/em><\/a> is a delight.<\/p>\n

Brian Wilson<\/strong> is rightly recognized as an important songwriter of the 20th century. The new 2DVD set Songwriter 1962-1969<\/em><\/a> takes a critical, historical and in-depth look at his work, and provides commentary from people who were there. Unofficial and unsanctioned, it\u2019s nonetheless essential.<\/p>\n

The King Crimson<\/strong> lineup that made 1969\u2019s In the Court of the Crimson King<\/em> never made a follow-up. But what if they had? It would sound an awful lot like the 21st Century Schizoid Band<\/strong><\/a>, a modern-day aggregation that\u2019s essentially that band less Fripp and Lake, plus some of the heavy-hitters from subsequent early lineups. Stunning sound and video.<\/p>\n

Next we\u2019ll look at \u201cvault\u201d recordings and compilations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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