Classic Rock Music

Kim Lenz & The Jaguars
"It's All True!"
(Riley Records, 2009)
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This is a swell indie set from rockabilly revivalist Kim Lenz, packed with mostly original songs, all but four of which were written by Lenz herself. Guests that include SoCal retrobilly icon Big Sandy, who sings a nice duet on the Sun Records-y "He's All Mine," though to be sure Lenz and her band hold their own just fine on the rest of the record. Highlights include novelty numbers such as the Lenz original, "Zombie For Your Love," and the sizzling "Burning Rubber," where guitarist Nick Curran cuts loose with some super-wicked riffs, the kind of stuff you used to hear on old Mickey Baker records. Check it out! (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue Guide To Country Music)

I'm in the process of getting the complete Stax music catalog, along with the Motown singles from when they were in Detroit to complete my classic R&B collection. But, you need this Atlantic set to know (and listen to) what great music these 3 companies were putting out in the 1960's. (I haven't forgotten Chess at all, I'm going to get their best of selection when I get around to it, since a few good friends of mine in the know recommends them as well.)
Thanks goodness for the 120 GB iPod, because now I can listen to the entire Atlantic collection while I'm at work during my shift!!

I'll never get used to it. what a great pleasure to listen this collector. nohting missing. The 4 CD are in a box, looks like a vynil.

This is as good as music gets. The first CD is an introductory one, with some dated material, but once you get beyond the 40's, every song is a winner. This contains several Greatest Hits sets all in one place. Just brilliant stuff, to which I'd give my highest recommendation.

This is an excellent product for anyone who cherishes the
old times when you had to SING a SONG not just repeating
one verse over and over. There are some good hard to find
songs that many of us had probably forgotten until they
start to play and then they do bring back memories. An
excellent gift for anyone over 50 years of age. Old
enough to appreciate good music.

As I have waited many years to purchase this set, I have sampled it from the LP version that it was molded from. First released on CD in the early 80's there were two prior version that were released on LP. The first was started in the mid 60's and was released in the original mono versions for the first few volumes. It was then re-released in the 70's as two volume gatefold albums, also grouped in the first box set that the 8 CD set is modled after. The tracks have remained basically the same over the several releases with the final 8 CD set incorporating all the revisions. The quality of the recordings have been maintained throughout the entire collection without the tinkering that sometimes happens in the process of re-mastering. As I own several of the original recordings from the early 50's, in both the 78 and 45 rpm pressings, along with various reel and cassette releases. The sessions are the correct versions, as were made famous from their era. The history of these selections have maintained their importance in the soundtrack of the American Entertainment with their inclusion in some of the greatest box office releases in the past 4 decades. A little of the Atlantic history can be seen in the movie "Ray", as it was included in the bio of the most well know R & B artist of our lifetime. In addition, the r & r movies made in the early fifties featured the music of the Atlantic Black artist as featured in the first several disc of the collection. Dirty Dancing featured Soloman Burkes "Cry to Me", and many other tracks have been included in major movies over the decades. Every where you turn these tracks are a part of your history. To have them all in this one collection to enjoy endlessly, anytime you wish is worth the cost, whatever price you have to pay. If you were to download each track at .99 each you would pay well over two hundred dollars to burn all of these to CD yourself and you would not have the history that is included in this package. Although I sound like one of the TV ads, I just enjoy this music, I have grown up with it over the last 50 years and I feel it should be a part of any music collection as a part of the American R & B section. Buy it, listen, listen again and you will be overcome with the music, history and all that it has become.

I didnt like this cd quite as much as the Silver Cord, but it was pretty close. There were some great lyrics and sound and I love Matt's voice. A great cd for any hard rock fan out there.

This is yet another great release from Tooth and Nail records. The first 6 tracks are super and the others aren't bad either. Can't wait for their sophomore effort!

One of the best hard rock albums I have in my collection. My only complaint is that they go soft and pop-rock on a couple of songs. However, the vocals are great and the they have a unique and original sound.

The tunes are not so bad. It's the lyrics that kill me. I can't listen to this album because they make my ears hurt. The words are cliched, sad, and fail to be the pretentious emo poetry that they aspire to me. Phrases like, "The coldest heart can be brought life when it's thrown into the fire of goodbyes," could very well be a parody of the genre. Yet it's belted out with all sincerity. It touches on all the stereotypical keywords and fails to make sense. Wake up, wannabe scene kids! This is garbage.

This is by far the most played album I own. A friend of mine recommended them to me, and sent me samplers for "Who Needs Air", "The Poet", and "Headlights". I would recommend this album to anyone who likes harder rock with amazing lyrics you can actually understand.

Bob released this album in October of 1970, mere months after the double-LP disaster that was Self Portrait, and I think it could be safely said that this is one of his many albums that rank as good, but not great.

Dylan during the years 1969-74 was beginning that long period of hit-and-miss records, wherein he occasionally released an LP without a clunker in sight (e.g. Blood on the Tracks, Infidels, Oh Mercy) and others that were nothing but clunkers (e.g. Self Portrait, Saved, Under the Red Sky [although I did think "It's Unbelievable" was a decent, salvageable track]). In between, he had transitional records such as this one, where you have a few good tracks and a fair amount of filler--although, to be fair, even Dylan's filler wasn't necessarily bad.

Best tracks on New Morning would include "If Not For You" (the hit single, and even if it is a tad saccharine, it's still catchy and hooky), "Day of the Locusts," and "If Dogs Run Free," wherein Dylan attempts a bit of spoken-word poetry over the music and doesn't do too badly. (It's not the talking blues of his first two albums, but Bob had grown and was moving on. That's to be expected with a good, creative artist who isn't bound by formulae.) Much of the rest is, as others have pointed out, Dylan having achieved domestic bliss with his then-wife Sara and their small-but-growing brood of children (which would be complete the following year when Jakob--the future Wallflower and star in his own right--was born). As such, it's pleasant but forgettable.

This is a good one to have if you're a Dylan completist. If not, you'll be fine with cherry-picking the best tracks from here that usually show up on the compilations (Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 for example, or Dylan, the 3-CD retrospective from 2007 that may very well be the best collection of tracks from the Knowne Worlde of Dylan).

I was looking for a Dylan album that was similar in mood and music to Nashville Skyline. This meets expectations. My favorite tunes are New Morning and Man in Me. Great music for the fall.

New Morning being the 11 studio album and it was relased by Columbia Records in 1970. This is a good example of Bob Dylan being more laid back. Gone is the politics and anger of his earlier releases. On this album we hear Dylan having fun and I love the track If not for you. I really like the cover photo of Dylan. For once Dylan has picked a competent photographer, i.e., Len Siegler. 4/5.

New Morning was quickly recorded after Dylan's previous album (Self-Portrait) was panned by critics. While this is a solid album, it does lack the ambition of his work in the Sixties. All these songs, however, have a laid back charm. Dylan mixes elements of country, gospel, soul, and Lennon-McCartney - and it comes off perfectly. My favorite song is "Day of the Locusts" a humorous account of Dylan receiving an honorary degree from Princeton. "Went to See to the Gypsy" is a nostalgic, but melancoly song, about his meeting with Elvis (a boyhood hero). Other songs like "One More Weekend", "The Man in Me", and "Sign on the Window" celebrate marriage and family. Nearing 30, Dylan was already married with children and this album deals with that transition to a more settled life - although as eveyone knows this tranquil time would not last. All Dylan fans should admire this album, while non-Dylan fans may be pleasently surprised by its upbeat nature.

Why only two stars in a great Bob Dylan CD...

the reason is that the album is not re-remastered, the sound quality is not as good as it could have been if the album had had the same tratment as Blood on the Tracks and Blonde on Blonde..... and the cd is also silver, without that red beautiful Columbia painting on it.... I guess we should have been warned that this CD, and also the others 2008 Dylan reissues is just it, a reissue, without any sound or grafic improvement.... disappointing for fans such myself, that for a long time has been waiting for a decent record........

Marcelo Frota - Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil

This collection I call just...okay. You get the remastered sound but what about the liner notes?? none,zero..why put together such a nice set then offer no notes whatsoever?The print on the front of the sleeve states "original album classics"..why no original classic liner notes?,I actually emptied the box and shook it to make sure the liner notes did'nt static cling to the inner sleeve!!,also some of these albums were originally gatefolded covers (the Destiny disc does'nt even have the fold out photo of the brothers standing together). I understand the other reviewer gave this set 4 stars,Why because you get 5 disc in cardstock sleeves? (what happened to the Live album??) I'm not that easily pleased,I'm a collector so I actually like to read the liner notes it's interesting to know who's playing what and who wrote this or that. Sony/bmg drop the ball on this one.

Huge Jacksons fan and always will be. Michael Jackson is forever the King of Music to Me. vocally he was unstoppable on these entire collections. Michael Nad Randy wrote and Produced the best cuts on those labums to me. Jackie did his thing tito had his stylings on guitar and marlon did his thing on background vocals,etc... the albums themselves the first two are hit and miss with me. the Philly International Gamble and Huff Projects had some moments but mainly MJ's soulful vocals were the main selling point and highlights for me. but the prime and peak for me was Destiny and Triumph where the Jacksons all stepped up there game and MJ was just scary vocally and he was doing things as a Songwriter, arranger and Producer as were the rest of his Brothers. the victory album was just aight. I wish the Jacksons Live set was included along with bonus tracks and a DVD of those concerts back then which were all fire. but this is a Must have from the Most Important family in Music History and the Greatest Lead Front Man Ever on the Mic Michael Jackson. "Show you the way to go, shake your body down to the Ground, Heartbreak hotel, can you feel it,etc... all are on this box set collection. alot of great session musicians and talents on here as well. Prime time Jacksons.

This is a fine look at the making of a classic album with the participation of all the living principals. It should satisfy the curiousity of all interested parties.
Players will find the bonus material to be highly instructive. Never wonder how to play those licks properly again!

If you are a Cream fan,than this will be a welcome addition to your Cream DVD collection!!! Includes the original 50 minute program as well some 30 minutes of additional footage!!! Great interviews and performances,a great documentary on this 1967 classic!!! Disreali Gears is an absolute classic!!! Rock on Cream!!! A+

I can't add to the superlatives which have been justly heaped upon this DVD. I only wish they'd covered Ginger Baker's composition "Blue Condition."

The Disraeli Gears lp or Buffalo Springfield Again ? I chose Gears, loved Sunshine and the flourescent cover
fit the zeitgeist(was a time a great cover broadcast it's content as the same). Beyond the folky Mother's Lament
it was wonderful to hear three masters explore rock. Too bad producer Felix Pappalardi is gone now.

The details recalled are deliciously presented; loved the flashes of female breasts and vintage pix/film(VH1 edits all, so PC). Have Hendrix's Electric Ladyland this series too, can't say enough for the research and presentation.

I listened with renewed interest to Dance the Night Away and Tales of Brave Ulysses, even dug out Pete Brown's
Battered Ornaments. Watching Eric replay specific classics was a true joy.

I just want to warn anyone who thinks that this DVD contains footage of Cream performing their songs that they perform just one song, "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" -- and you won't find it by watching the movie. You have to click on "Bonus Selections" to find it.

Otherwise, the movie is just interviews with band members and others reminiscing about the songs on the album.

I gave this as a gift and it has been played at least once a week. They love this collection Tommy's songs.

Note that these mono single versions are different than the stereo versions on the Anthology collection. Some times I prefer the clearer mono, other times the more interesting (and sometimes less interesting) stereo versions. But the one big letdown was my hope for an original version of Tighter, Tighter, one of the best bubblegum singles ever by Alive and Kicking (produced by T James and on which he sings lead). Alas, the version here is a semi-lame remake. Beware you Alive and Kicking fans, both of you.

Tommy James, first with the Shondells and later solo, had a memorable six year run on the singles chart from 1966 through 1971, landing two #1s, sixteen top-40s, and a fistful of top-100s. Disc one encapsulates James' greatest commercial success, spanning the group's debut cover of Barry & Greenwich's "Hanky Panky," their return to the top of the charts with "Crimson and Clover," James' last hit with the Shondells, "She," and his biggest solo hits, "Draggin' the Line," "I'm Comin' Home." Filling out the first disc is a wealth of lower-charting singles that includes the galloping pop "Out of the Blue," the brassy "Somebody Cares," the funky "Gotta Get Back to You," the soulful "Come to Me," the gritty pop-rock "Ball and Chain," the country-rock "Nothing to Hide," and the "Horse With No Name" styled "Cat's Eye in the Window." James run of hits spanned AM radio's focus on singles and FM radio's promotion of longer-form album cuts. The group's LPs, such as Crimson and Clover, successfully kept a foot in both worlds, selling millions of copies and spinning off multiple hit singles.

What's most impressive about the variety collected here is that even as James, his writers and his production team took in new influences, they kept a readily identifiable sound and an unwavering bead on the charts. For example, when they added gospel piano, church harmonies and Stax-styled horns to 1970's "Church Street Soul Revival," James lead vocal still rings with the youthful quality lent to 1967's "I Think We're Alone Now." James voice fit equally well in the raunchy remake of Goffin & King's "Hanky Panky" as in the pre-teen bubblegum "It's Only Love" or flower-power psych of "Crimson and Clover." The shorthand of a singles anthology might suggest James was a style mercenary or dilettante flitting from trend to trend, but it's the pull he exerts on his influences that proves otherwise. James wasn't a chameleon who colored himself with the latest fad; he was a chart artist who adopted new sounds to his own use. It may all be unabashedly commercial, but in retrospect one can hear both craft and art in each and every cut.

In 1970 James split with the Shondells and began writing most of his own material. His solo work found the top-40 again with "Draggin' the Line" and "I'm Comin' Home," as well as more top-100 singles. The latter-third of disc one and the first-half of disc two chronicle James' most vital period as a solo chart artist. As with his earlier releases, he explored a variety of sounds, including gospel, folk, and soft rock. But unlike his earlier work, the production choices date some of the 1970s sides, intentionally on a heavily processed cover of Gary Glitter's "I Love You Love me Love," but more often by absorption of the era's glistening guitars, echoed drums and artificial keyboards. James reprises his hit song "Tighter and Tighter" (which hit #7 for Alive 'n Kickin' in 1970) with a strong ballad vocal outlined in synthesized strings.

James hopped from Roulette to MCA to Fantasy to Millenium where in 1980 he returned to the pop top-40 (after a nine-year absence) with the ballad "Three Times in Love," topping the adult-contemporary chart in February of that year. Another pair of lower-charting hits followed, "You Got Me" and "You're So Easy to Love," and though they're laced with then-contemporary synthesizers, the melodies are memorable, the guitars have some edge, and James vocals are moving. 1983's stomping "Say Please" rocks even harder, with a "Louie Louie" guitar riff, a throwback organ solo, and a powerful vocal that ranges from a whisper to a shout. James' late-80s work is even more influenced by the synthetic sounds of that era than his `70s work had been by proto-disco. Where early on he'd used influences to create hits in his own way, he now seemed to be searching for latter-day relevancy, and it didn't suit him. What finally returned James to radio and the charts were the holiday hit, "I Love Christmas," and a string of adult contemporary hits sparked by an earthy, gospel cover of his own "Sweet Cherry Wine" and brought to full fruition with the emotional ballad "Love Words."

Featured among the forty-eight tracks are numerous mono single mixes (1-15, 20, 23-26, 48) and the set closes with James previously unreleased first recording, 1962's garage rock "Long Pony Tail" by Tom and the Tornadoes. This is an A-sides only collection, so you'll have to hope for a Bear Family box set if you want all the B's. Ed Osborne's liner notes provide background on each stage of James' career, though it would have been nice to get chart and session info for the individual tracks. The tri-fold digipack features collages of vintage photos from James' personal collection. Casual fans may prefer a collection that focuses more narrowly on 1966-71 (such as Rhino's Anthology, or its remastered double-disc replacement The Definitive Pop Collection), but those who want to sample James' entire arc as a recording artist will appreciate the latter day sides on disc two. 4-1/2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings. [©2008 hyperbolium dot com]

One of the truly great American bands, Tommy James & the Shondells' string of unassailable 1960s hits has been in disarray until this 2-disc set that makes the perfect case for 1-CD packages. Much like another hit machine Paul Revere & the Raiders, the Indiana-born teenage James churned out one hit after another from the moment he hit the charts in 1966 with "Hanky Panky," a patchwork version of an obscure Ellie Greenwich-Jeff Barry b-side by the Raindrops. Its twang and irresistible beat throbbed out of transistor and car radios, followed by the monster hit "I Think We're Alone Now" that kept teenagers everywhere liplocked while the crickets chirped. James and his ace band the Shondells kept the standard golden with solid rockers like "Mony Mony" and more backseat soundtracks like "Crystal Blue Persuasion." The innocent AM airwaves of the mid-60s gave way to acid then progressive rock on the FM dial but despite the shimmery psych glory of "Crimson and Clover," James remained a pop fixture after going solo and scoring with "Draggin' the Line." The solo James was initially undistinguishable from the Shondells' version. That soon changed as schlocky uninteresting pop such as the innocuous "Calico" and the Bee Gees-ish "You Take My Breath Away." Saving grace of disc 2 is the last track, the oldest Tommy James recording in the set and a second George Tomsco song, "Long Ponytail." It's a much-needed dose rollicking pre-Beatles pure rock & roll from 15-year-old Tommy James (and opens the door for why Tomsco, founder of the Fireballs and author of James' "Say I Am," isn't better known). If only disc 1 ended after "Draggin' the Line" and this 1962 gem was inserted as the bonus track, this would be the definitive dose of American pop. 3 stars overall but the hits are solid 5 stars. Three stars overall but the hits are solid 5 stars.

I bought this hoping to get better sound than my essentials cd, which has some lousy stereo mixes. Some songs with notable improvement are as follows.
1.SAY I AM is louder and more cohesive in mono.A little more bass also.
2.MIRAGE has a fuller sound with more notable bass. Also towards the end is a vocal overdub not found on the stereo mix. I forgot about that overdub over the years.
3.MONY MONY clearly sounds better in mono.You can hear the vocals more clearly.The stereo mix really screws up the vocals on this song.Mike Vales bass shines through on the mono mix also.
Again I bought this for the Shondells stuff and the post Shondells stuff is less interesting to me except DRAGGIN THE LINE, which also is in fine mono form.
This cd covers everything I want and the rest of the songs I dont mind having along for the ride. I got what I wanted.

"The dread demon who is charged with guarding the Sacred Brain for all eternity has somehow raised his massive arms back behind his horns and is now unable to strike! Dumbass! The brain is mine!"

"Expect no mercy" is truly one of the best rock albums of all time. A must have for any fan of rock music!!

Usually "Hair of the dog" is considered Nazareth's best album, but "Expect no mercy" is in fact a better one. This album includes at least five of Nazareth's best songs ever. What about the furious and fast masterpiece "Expect no mercy", and the catchy "Gone dead train" with its rhythm & blues influence; "Shot me down" - so melodic you can't get it out of your head? Then you got "Gimme what's mine" which is a raw number with an excellent groove you never get to hear these days, and the very melodic "Place in your heart" - a true hit!

The rest of the album is also good and there are indeed no fillers at all on this one. If you get the remastered version you're in for a real treat - the bonus track "Greens"! It's a mystery that song wasn't included on the original album!

"Expect no mercy" from 1977 shows Nazareth at their very best. The following years the band lost direction and released a bunch of mediocre albums, often with a more radio friendly sound. But things got better and in 1998 Nazareth released their best album in 20 years - Boogaloo.

If you dont listen to this album today, I hope you break your big toe tonite on your kitchen chair.
thank you.

The first time I heard this album was back in 1986 back on my dad's old Record Player, from this day this ultimatly the best of album todate that was by Nazareth. This song has everything plus some that hair of the dog did, from the hits to the misses this is one album you need to add to collection wether it a LP or a CD it will show you how great the band had to offer with none stop music you can enjoy night in day out :)

Expect No Mercy is among my favorite album from Nazareth. Kentucky Fried Blues, Revenge is Sweet, and All The King's Horses are my favorites tracks. A must buy if your a Nazareth fan!!!

All songs on the album are legit!! Can play CD start to finish w/o skipping tracks. Good album to own.

I found the album to be enjoyable to listen to. It was not a particularly striking album, I don't have hits off of it. If you like The Classic Crime you should enjoy it though.

WOW!!! This cd blew me away!!! It combines amazing lyrics with amazing sound and awesome guitar solos. This is definitely one of the best cds I have listened to in a long, long time. If you like Christian rock of any kind, you must check these guys out. Wow, what a stunning effort turned in by Classic Crime!!!

These guys continue to grow as a band. From their stunning debut album, Albatross, to their dimensional acoustic album, The Seattle Sessions, to the very powerful album, The Silver Cord. The Classic Crime has become one of my favorite bands period. Many of their songs have powerful, emotional lyrics sung by a vocalist (Matt MacDonald) who truly knows how to convey the band's message.

What I loved about this album is how they set up the tracklist. Normally, it just seems that the tracklist is random with the band's stronger efforts at the beginning, songs that aren't lyrically or musically altogether in the middle, and then usually some songs where the band is trying to explore a new or different sound at the end. This CD definitely doesn't fit that mold. The Classic Crime set up the CD with a kind of light vs. dark theme, and then they threw an even bigger loop and reversed the expected order.

The beginning of the CD is actually what is perceived as the end with the more darker tracks taking over. The first song, The End, is like the postlude of the album. The song is very dark and shows how the songs have gone from the more happy side of the album to the angry, darker side of the album. This track is followed by some other well put together lyrically darker tracks. Just a Man is a continuation of The End. My favorite part about this band is their ability to convey strong emotions with their lyrics and music. The two tracks that stand out to me in this regard are Gravedigging and The Way That You Are.

The album then moves into a transition period into the lighter, happier tracks from the album. None of the songs in the middle stand out greatly, but there are definitely some great tracks here. Medisin and R&R are my favorite two songs from the middle portion of the album.

The final portion of the album is very strong like the beginning of the album. Everything is one of their more powerful, emotional songs. It is one of the best from the CD. Then the CD finishes with two bright, upbeat tracks, Closer Than We Think and The Beginning.

From start to finish, beginning to end, end to beginning, light to dark... however you look at the album, it's great throughout with many outstanding songs!

I've never written a review on Amazon but this CD made me do it. I initially bought this CD because I liked Closer Than We Think and Sing. However, after taking a listen, those 2 songs are now low on the totem pole.

The thing that really stands out to me about The Silver Cord is the variety/uniqueness of every song; as with the case with some bands, you often get the same sound over and over on a release ... not with this one! They are all over the place musically on this and they deliver a stunning performance. I want to catch these guys in concert!

I can't wait to see what they come out with next. The Silver Cord won't disappoint.

This is a great documentary on the history of Yes, featuring not only its current members, but also a big number of people that were important for the band, as Eddie Offord, Roger Dean or Peter Banks, and even Ahmet and Keith Emerson speak a couple of times!

It has a very interesting approach from each one of the band members, giving their very personal opinion in every album or Yes situation.

It does not include a lot of live footage, it's basically interviews and cool pictures. It is very detailed and even funny occasionally.
Excelent DVD!!!

This is an excellent documentary about the music of Yes directly from those who participated in its making. If you are looking for music, though, this is NOT the video for you.

This only my 2nd review. I would highly recomend this Dvd to anyone who considers themselves a true Yes fan. I found the product highly entertaining and informitive. I had hoped for more hidden concert shots but never the less a great video for the colletor.

Cheers Richard Glenn

This DVD apart from being good value for money being over 5 hours long, gives the most comprehensive detailed story of how the worlds best progressive band formed and kept it together for the 40 yrs they have been going. The DVD is mainly interviews with the band members and the key people who have assisted in the process of making this group what it is today. The interviews are in depth and help you understand why there have been so many band member changes over the years. Whilst most YES fans will know most of their story throughout the last 40 yrs, this DVD goes into greater depth and fills in the missing details etc. I recommend this DVD to all YES fans both young and old. Enjoy the memories.

This is a very good documentary and updates the video story of the band after the terrific "Yes Years" from 1991. Sadly, unlike Yes Years, this film is based entirely on the interviews and has precious little video footage from the studio or road. There's a nice chronology, from album to album (as with Yes Years) but I missed seeing video footage of the guys at those times. Instead, you get the guys TODAY sitting at home or wherever, reminiscing about those times. Which is great in its own way, but I missed the archival footage that made Yesyears so great. In a couple spots, they gloss over the stories behind certain albums much too quickly. Where Yesyears celebrated "Going for the One" and gave it the attention it deserved, this film kinda skips past it, with very little discussion behind the greatness of epics like "Awaken." In Yesyears we got to see footage of the guys making GFTO in Montreaux. We learned how those songs came together, and we saw the music being made. Here, it's just talk about it. Oh, and there's NO discussion whatsoever of the solo albums done by each band member in 1976. And no disussion of the aborted album from 1979. I did like how they gave Drama the re-examination it deserved, with interviews from Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes. That was cool.

If you're a longtime Yes fan, this DVD is a must for the comprehensive coverage of the band's history. If you're a relative newcomer, you might be best off starting with Yesyears to get a more well-rounded lesson on the classic yes stuff first.