Seasoned Rock Fan

Another Top Drawer Outing for Steve Overland and co., 13 Jan 2008

Anyone who knows Steve Overland and the many guises he has been presented within over the years knows he is one of the most consistent and most definetly under rated singer song writers and band front men.

This album is very a strong offering of melodic rock music with well written songs, great mix of modern techno sounds and strong conventional rock guitar/chords and harmonies.

The Production is more grittier than the Future Miracles outing and works well. The First Shadowman Album I feel will never be bettered but this gets somewhere close.
Steve Overland also has the Shadowman band which does confuse me but both stand in their own right and shows how much… Read more

Master Class From Jeff Lynne (Mr ELO), 8 Dec 2007

I bought this DVD after seeing a Mr Blue sky on You Tube and WOW!.
DOn't know how I missed this...What a find!!.

Forget the ELO II, ELO is Jeff Lynne and this performance confirms any doubters. What a talented guy to not only have written some of the best music often way ahead of it's time, but to able to recreate these songs live.

Have been to many concerts and this is one I wished I had been at. If you like ELO this is top drawer stuff and the backing band are superb.Close your eyes and yes.. it really is that good.

A superb testament to a great live band and one of the best song writers-producers and performers in the business. This is not one of… Read more

At Last - What us Lizzy Fans always knew was 'out there', 28 Oct 2007

No doubt like so many long standing Lizzy Fans I always knew that these two gems would be released and finally put to shame the endless stream of previously issued DVD's of either poor quality concerts or complete ignoramces trying to give their expert opinion on Lizzy, The Albums and the complex and genious of the Late Great Phil Lynott.

Rainbow '78 and Hitchin '83 are the two that count forget the rest.

The '78 concert is the band at their finest with the classic Gorham and Robertson combo that sparks and kicks and you feel the energy of the band with no gimmicks just down right hardworked well crafteed rock music.

The Hitchin concert is to me what Lizzy… Read more