debut album

The Show Must Go Off!, Episode 15: Live At The House Of Blues
$15.98
This DVD captures Throw Rag with their best line-up at the...um...peak of their powers. And these guys can rip it up just like an Elvis from hell. They are the only band I know of that can make the washboard sound dangerous. They could be the house band playing in the gas station in the original "The Hills Have Eyes"(but I think that scene was deleted).
The DVD picture is great. Multiple cameras allow you to see all the band members rocking out. Dino's lead guitar is low in the mix for the first couple of songs,but gets adjusted. Otherwise, the sound is clean. Subtitles can help you understand all the lyrics.The extras include interviews and slice of life segments with the band, none too serious.
The unrelated documentary "Plagues and Pleasures of the Salton Sea" would make a great second feature in a Salton Sea mini festival. Or go all in and include the Val Kilmer "Salton Sea" and Mickey Rourke's "Spun" to get really sick.

1977 Foreigner Critic Reviews Debut Album Promo Print Ad (20779)
$12.99
An original vintage magazine ad print from the year published. Print ads make unique gift items that can be framed as artwork. Shipped flat un-framed in plastic sleeve with backing board.

Yes: Classic Artists
$2.99
YES: Classic Artists, produced by Image Entertainment. Available from all major media download sites. This movie is a three and half hour epic, covering the complete time-line of the band from 1969 till the present. Considering that this a group of members and collaborators all over sixty - is remarkable in itself. Featuring interviews with all band members past/present and associates, the documentary offers the aging dinosaur rock band fan a complete back story, with all the detail (and sometimes apparently contradictory statements kept in check and balance with such an incredible volume of interviews) from all the players involved - in what would be a forty year plus rock and roll fantasy.

At first, it may appear quite exhausting with most of the time dedicated to talking heads. There should have been longer music sequences, with more focus on the story behind the songs. But what may have been lost with music time was more than made up for with the personal drama amongst the various members in the band. In fact, it's that very drama and personnel changes that effected the final product more often than not - with the only continuous stream being bass player and resident human resource director, Chris Squire.

Through all the changes (and quite surprisingly reunions through out the nineties I was never aware), the core YES lineup of Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe will always be the one us dinosaur rock fans will remember most. The music from their third and forth albums (The Yes Album and Fragile) will be the spirit of YES that I will always associate with. On a side note, it may be disheartening to learn that as of this writing, YES has still not been inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Check back for updates.

The Original Debut Album
$13.98
This was one of my mother's favorite LPs when she was a teenager. I was delighted to discover it was available and I bought it for her for Mother's Day. Watching her face as she listened to it was the high point of Mother's Day. Great Purchase [...]!