By GroovyMovieGuy on March 30, 2009
Okay, I have to admit that if Dave Grohl was recorded screaming into a box while banging on its side, I’d probably buy it. I’m a fan. But, that doesn’t mean this isn’t a great concert performance.
The usual whiskey chugging, loud guitars with a screaming singer rock and roll band takes a new turn on [...]
Posted in Concert, Index | Tagged Concert, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, live performance, live recording, music |
By GroovyMovieGuy on February 20, 2009
In the ’70s there was glam rock. In the ’90s there was grunge. In the meantime — the late ’80s and early ’90s — grunge godfathers, The Pixies, gave us, well, frump rock.
Formed in Boston in 1985 and influenced by punk and surf rock, the Pixies went on to become a huge influence on other [...]
Posted in Concert, Documentary, Index | Tagged Concert, Documentary, music |
By GroovyMovieGuy on March 9, 2009
Norah Jones brings her sultry vibe to the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville for this concert recorded in 2004. Jones favorites such as “What Am I to You?,”
“Sunrise” and “In the Morning” are joined with others including John Prine’s “That’s the Way the World Goes ‘Round,” “Loretta” written by Townes Van Zandt and The Band classic [...]
Posted in Concert, Index | Tagged Concert, Dolly Parton, music, Norah Jones, piano, rock and roll |
By GroovyMovieGuy on March 21, 2009
Sheryl Crow rocks! Really. a two-night stop in Kettering, Ohio, outside Dayton, of her 2003 C’mon America tour was recorded on DVD featuring many of her greatest hits to date. There’s little chatter, but lots of straight-forward pop rock as Crow and her band perform 21 songs, including “Steve McQueen,” Leaving Las Vegas,” All I [...]
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By GroovyMovieGuy on March 13, 2009
Gene Wilder is a great comic actor who can stand alone — think “Young Frankenstein” — but pairing him with Richard Pryor in this, their first film together, was comic genius. It’s unfortunate that half the movie was over before Pryor’s character joined the plot.
Trains, planes and automobiles are all comic vehicles in this cross [...]
Posted in Concert, Index, Romance, Thriller | Tagged action, airplane, Comedy, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Romance, Thriller, train |
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