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Go Behind the Scenes with Eagle Rock Entertainment's Acclaimed DVD Series! A SoundPress.net Feature Article by Rich and Laura Lynch New York, NY - Eagle Rock Entertainment, through its wholly owned Eagle Vision subsidiary, has released six DVDs from its critically-acclaimed "Classic Albums" series (expect a fall VH1-Classics televised series) on October 3, 2006. The six masterworks are Steely Dan's Aja, The Who's Who's Next, U2's The Joshua Tree, Phil Collins' Face Value, Bob Marley & The Wailers' Catch A Fire and Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell.
 What could be more classic than The Who's Who's Next? Every cut on this 1971 #1 chart-topper is classic, and remaining on the charts for five straight months. Surviving Who members Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle reminisce about the album's relation to its era, and the circumstances that led to its recording. Also, those who were there and close to the group at the time weigh in with fascinating personal anecdotes, including stories about larger-than-life drummer Keith Moon. There's hardly-ever-seen concert footage of the early days, and the symmetry behind such songs as "Won't Get Fooled Again," "Baba O'Riley" and "Behind Blue Eyes" is dissected and explored. Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer were, without a doubt, the most influential group in the history of reggae. The 1973 Wailers debut, released stateside on Island, gave the group international recognition and acclaim. The story behind the release is as fascinating and complex as the music itself, including a new interview with Wailer as well as an acoustic performance. His insight into how he, Tosh and Marley worked to make this release a surefire "crossover" is juxtaposed with rare archival footage and input, both musical and conversational, with wife Rita Marley and bassist Robbie Shakespeare. Also included are previously unseen concert footage and home movies. With Bat Out Of Hell III on the horizon, this look behind the original 30-million seller is timelier than ever. Released in the year of the punk explosion of 1977, the record bucked all the odds in its over-the-top theatrical glory. Here, Meat himself with composer Jim Steinman, producer Todd Rundgren and singers Ellen Foley and Karla DeVito tell the story. Complete with concert footage, the story is compelling and unique. Aja, the 1977 jazz-rock masterpiece from Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, with its staggering lineup of instrumentalists and singers, including Michael McDonald, the late Ian Dury, Chuck Rainey, Dean Parks, Larry Carlton, Rick Moretta and Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, is the best-selling album of Steely Dan’s career. Over a year in the making, it took its toll on its participants. The anecdotes retold by the musicians themselves are priceless, considering the well-known fact that Fagen and Becker are two of the most fastidious perfectionists who ever stalked a studio. Has any album of the 1980s had a bigger impact upon its constituents than U2's The Joshua Tree? Besides being the fastest-selling album in British chart history, logging 58 straight weeks on the American charts and garnering a Grammy for 1987's Album Of The Year, its residual effects can still be heard 19 years later in everything even remotely associated with the word "alternative" within pop culture. Bono, The Edge, Larry Clayton and Adam Mullen, as well as longtime manager Paul McGuinness, U2 fan Elvis Costello and producers Steve Lillywhite, Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois weigh in with their recollection, offset by dramatic concert footage. Rare home movies, and previously unseen performances of Phil Collins working with producer Hugh Padgham and the Earth, Wind & Fire horn section punctuate this look at Face Value, the 1981 album that launched the former Genesis drummer's solo career. Tracks are deconstructed to show the work that went into the final mix, including an illuminating remembrance of Eric Clapton's work on "The Roof Is Leaking." Plus, Collins exclusively opens his private archive of materials, and performs songs left off the final sequencing mix of the album. Eagle Vision is an imprint of Eagle Rock Entertainment. Eagle Rock is one of the leading independent sources for music audio and audio/visual programming, which it releases worldwide on DVD, CD and other formats, as well as through channels such as television and VOD. Eagle Rock's mission is to bring music fans high quality music audio and audio/visual content from the broadest range of artists, with superior production, sound and high definition visuals, as well as other historically significant releases. Eagle Vision's extensive catalog covers every genre of music, the most popular of which are the "Classic Albums" documentary series, which tells the stories behind some of the greatest albums in rock history, and "Live At Montreux," which features performances from top artists at the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival. Eagle Vision, Eagle Records, Eagle Media and Eagle Eye Media are also imprints of Eagle Rock Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S., which is a part of Eagle Rock Entertainment, Ltd. The company's North American headquarters are in New York City. Its corporate headquarters are in London, with offices in Toronto, Paris and Hamburg. Related Links: For more information on Classic Albums and the other organizations mentioned please visit the following links -- EagleRockEnt.com
(Originally Published on October 15, 2006) |
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