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From my standpoint, this past year has been a good one for music-related DVDs. I reviewed several here, but the most noteworthy among them are these:<\/p>\n
Ballad of Mott the Hoople<\/em><\/a> \u2013 This loving documentary takes an in-depth look at the ups-and-downs that characterized the band. Featuring the cooperation of all surviving ex-members, it’s great for serious fans as well as those who don’t know much about them beyond \u201cAll the Young Dudes\u201d and perhaps \u201cAll the Way From Memphis.\u201d<\/p>\n Frank Sinatra Around the World<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Even in the late sixties and beyond, Ol’ Blue Eyes still \u2013 most nights \u2013 had the goods. This three-concert set chronicles shows that are each unique in their own way. Even when the song selection overlaps (as it does a bit) the style, performance and delivery is unique to each show. Well worth watching, if only to prove that performers should not wish to — as Pete Townshend<\/strong> wrote — \u201cdie before [they] get old.\u201d<\/p>\n Brian Eno: The Man Who Fell to Earth<\/em><\/a> \u2013 I had the opportunity to see Brian Eno<\/strong> give an \u201cIllustrated Talk\u201d this year, and this documentary \u2013 covering his creative output in the 1970s \u2013 made a good warmup for that. Casual fans may think they know about Eno, but as this fascinating \u2013 long but never boring \u2013 DVD makes clear, there’s a lot more to know.<\/p>\n Steven Wilson \u2013 Insurgentes<\/em><\/a> —\u00a0 Returning readers to this blog probably know that I’m a serious fan of Steven Wilson<\/strong>. Porcupine Tree<\/strong>, his remix\/remaster work on popular 70s albums, on and on. His first solo album under his own name also gave rise to this closely-related film (which is not <\/em>a long-form music video). It’s sort of a meditation on, well, all the things rattling around in Wilson’s mind. Which is to say, some interesting and provocative subject matter. Poignant, unsettling and humorous, occasionally all at once.<\/p>\n Derailroaded<\/em><\/a>\t– As (bad) luck would have it, Larry \u201cWild Man\u201d Fischer<\/strong> passed away within a few weeks of my screening and reviewing this modern-day look at his life and, um, career. If you know about Fischer and think of him as a one-dimensional joke that’s not especially funny, this film might change your mind.<\/p>\n
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