TechnoFile Previews Titles from Eagle Rock Entertainment

(note: these are not reviews, but previews of Eagle Rock titles we either haven't had a chance to review or are of bands with which we're not familiar enough to review confidently.)

Symphonic Live - Live in Amsterdam 2001

Yes are one of the most innovative and successful rock bands of all time with a career that now spans five decades. In 2001 the band took to the road accompanied by a full orchestra for the first time in their career in support of their “symphonic” album “Magnification”. As well as tracks from that album the band present unique new versions of their classic tracks.

Cream - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2005

Cream’s short original existence from 1966 to 1968 belies their status as one of the most influential rock bands of all time. They released four studio albums that were hugely successful around the world and had a number of hit singles on both sides of the Atlantic. In May 2005 Cream reunited for a sequence of concerts over four nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Filmed in high definition, this Blu-ray features tracks filmed across the four shows including many of their best loved songs. Despite a gap of nearly 40 years the band quickly reignited the chemistry that had contributed so much to their legendary status and delivered four magnificent concerts that delighted the fans who had snapped up the tickets

Bad Company Live at Wembley

RORY GALLAGHER’S IRISH TOUR ‘74 ON CD, VINYL, DVD & BLU-RAY

Eagle Rock Entertainment is proud to announce the April 12 CD, DVD, Blu-ray, and 2-LP vinyl release of Rory Gallagher’s Irish Tour ‘74, a stunning document of extraordinary blues-rock power from one of the world’s greatest guitarists of all time.
    
Captured at a time when Gallagher was voted the #1 guitar player by Melody Maker Magazine, Irish Tour is a brilliant showcase of his musical prowess. Award-winning filmmaker Tony Palmer followed Gallagher around Ireland as audiences went wild night after night. The film—which enjoyed a successful run in theatres—has been beautifully restored and remastered from the original footage, and is making its Blu-ray debut.
    
The two-hour DVD/Blu-ray features nine jams—“Walk On Hot Coals,” “Tattoo’d Lady,” “Who’s That Coming,” “A Million Miles Away,” “Going To My Home Town,” “Cradle Rock,” “As The Crow Flies,” “Hands Off,” and “Bullfrog Blues”—as well as bonus home movie footage from Gallagher’s Japanese tour of the same year. Also on the DVD/Blu-ray is the 1972 RTE (Irish television network) half-hour documentary “Rory Gallagher: Music Makers.”  Highlights on this rare gem include “Toredown,” “Laundromat,” “Pistol Slapper Blues,” and “Don’t Know Where I’m Going.”
   
Regarded as one of the greatest live albums of all time, the Irish TourCD/vinyl captures Rory’s exceptional playing, sans overdubs and studio fixes. The sound is raw, real Rory. The CD’s 10 tracks are “Cradle Rock,” “I Wonder Who,” “Tattoo’d Lady,” “Too Much Alcohol,” “As The Crow Flies,” “A Million Miles Away,” “Walk On Hot Coals,” “Who’s That Comin’,” “Back On My Stompin' Ground,” and “Maritime.” The vinyl is a double-album. Side A has “Cradle Rock,”
“I Wonder Who” and “Tattoo’d Lady.” Side B has “Too Much Alcohol,” “As The Crow Flies,” and “A Million Miles Away.” Side C has “Walk On Hot Coals,” and “Who’s That Comin’.” Side D has “Back On My Stompin’ Ground” and “Maritime.”

Rory Gallagher (1948-1995) is as popular now 16 years after his death as he ever was. His original band, Taste, in 1967, was a power trio that stretched the limits of what electricity could do to the blues. From his first solo album in 1970 throughout the rest of his tragically shortened life at age 47 due to complications from a liver transplant, his music has inspired millions with its refusal to pander to trends or even radio. Turning down an offer to join The Rolling Stones, Gallagher was passionately, religiously dedicated to his craft and his singular style. Artists as diverse as Slash, Brian May, The Edge, Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest), Janick Gers (Iron Maiden) and many others have cited him as a major influence. A feature documentary, Ghost Blues (2010 – Eagle Rock Entertainment), created even more interest in his legendary career.   

The April 12 multi-format release triggers a 2011 bonanza for the legions of Gallagher fans worldwide. Eagle Rock Entertainment plans a busy year for the restoration, re-release and re-mastering of Gallagher’s entire catalogue, including:

May 10, 2011 - Rory Gallagher CD, DeuceCD, Live In Europe CD, BlueprintCD
June 14, 2011 - TattooCD, Against The Grain CD, Calling Card CD
July 12, 2011 - Photo Finish CD, Top Priority CD, Stage Struck CD, Jinx CD
August 16, 2011 - Defender CD, Fresh Evidence CD, BBC Sessions2-CD, Wheels Within Wheels CD

On May 17, Eagle Rock will also release Notes From San Francisco, a brand new 2-CD set of previously unreleased Rory Gallagher material.

Eagle Rock Entertainment is an international media production and distribution company operating across audiovisual entertainment programming. Eagle Rock Entertainment works directly alongside talent to produce the highest quality programming output covering film, general entertainment and musical performance. Eagle Rock Entertainment has offices based in London, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Hamburg, & Paris.

For more information, please visit: www.eaglerockent.com

ONE OF THE SEMINAL ALBUMS OF THE 1990s - SCREAMADELICA BY PRIMAL SCREAM - RETURNS!

EAGLE ROCK TO RELEASE SCREAMADELICA LIVE CONCERT ON DVD/CD & BLU-RAY!

Award-Winning Documentary Series Classic Albums Goes Behind-The-Scenes On Blu-Ray-Only Exclusive

On May 31, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release a Blu-ray and a DVD/CD package celebrating one of the seminal albums of the 1990s, Screamadelica by Primal Scream. The DVD and Blu-Ray will contain the full Screamadelica Live! concert production as performed by Primal Scream in 2010 at London's Olympia, the first time it had ever been performed in its entirety. Additionally, a second eight-song "Rock Set" of the band's most powerful tracks is included. 

The DVD/CD package, with the full two sets (Screamadelica and the "Rock Set"), and the CD with only the Screamadelica portion, showcases the band accompanied by a full brass section, a gospel choir and specially-made background visuals. The Blu-ray edition not only boasts the full concert and rock set, but gets the full "Classic Albums" treatment, running three and a half hours of pure Primal Scream.

Screamadelica defined a generation. The band, originally formed in 1982 Scotland, made its mark in London with its 1987 Sonic Flower Groove debut.  Screamadelica, in 1991, was their third album and made them international kingpins of alternative British rock. Utilizing ample parts indie-rock, house, dance, dub, gospel, pop and more, it set the scene for dozens of like-minded bands on both sides of the Atlantic.

Screamadelica Set List:
1) Movin' On Up
2) Slip Inside This House
3) Don't Fight It, Feel It
4) Damaged
5) I'm Comin' Down
6) Shine Like Stars
7) Inner Flight
8) Higher Than The Sun
9) Loaded
10) Come Together

Rock Set List:
1) Accelerator
2) Country Girl
3) Jailbird
4) Burning Wheel
5) Suicide Bomb
6) Shoot Speed / Kill Light
7) Swastika Eyes
8) Rocks

Eagle Rock Entertainment is an international media production and distribution company operating across audiovisual entertainment programming. Eagle Rock Entertainment works directly alongside talent to produce the highest quality programming output covering film, general entertainment and musical performance. Eagle Rock Entertainment has offices based in London, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Hamburg, & Paris.

For more information, please visit: www.eaglerockent.com

Eagle Rock Entertainment Is Proud To Present RIDE RISE ROAR - A Live Concert Film Featuring David Byrne On DVD and Blu-ray May 31

"This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no humdrum concert documentary. Alternating between black-and-white behind-the-scenes glimpses and full-color footage of live performances, filmmaker David Hillman Curtis offers a singularly satisfying package." -Variety

"Ride Rise Roar burns with strange grace." -Wired

On May 31 Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Ride Rise Roar, a documentary film detailing the unique creative process of David Byrne shot over the course of his '08/ '09 "Songs of David Byrne & Brian Eno" tour.

Having screened at the prestigious Silverdocs, SXSW and Seattle International Film Festivals, Ride Rise Roar is called "a visceral experience" by The Hollywood Reporter while Time Out Chicago notes that "What makes this doc work-besides the fact that Byrne gives a really great show on this tour and uses dancers to liven things up a bit-is the interviews with Byrne, the various noted choreographers...and with the dancers and back-up singers. The doc looks and sounds great."

Ride Rise Roar combines exclusive behind-the-scenes footage with onstage action from Byrne's recent world tour.  Including band audition footage, rehearsals and interviews with Byrne and the key players in his group, the film explores the inner workings of a complex and theatrical live presentation along with the creative process behind the creation of the live show.  Ride Rise Roar demonstrates the eclectic artist's idiosyncratic vision with live performance footage displaying Byrne's trademark fusion of pop, soul, funk, world, rock and modern dance. The track list spans Byrne's illustrious career, from his early CBGB days to his pioneering work with Brian Eno. Byrne's performances during the tour were hailed as
"brilliant" by the Boston Globe and "the most open-hearted singing of his career" by The Washington Post.

Known as the force behind Talking Heads and later as creator of the highly-regarded record-label Luaka Bop, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member David Byrne also works as a photographer, film director, author, and solo artist; he has published and exhibited visual art for more than a decade.  Recent works include Playing the Building, an interactive sound installation at New York's Battery Maritime Building and London's Roundhouse; Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, Byrne's first collaboration with co-writer Brian Eno since 1981's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts; Big Love: Hymnal, music from the second season of the HBO series; a series of unique bike racks installed throughout New York City in conjunction with the New York City Department of Transportation; Bicycle Diaries, a chronicle of David's travels on his bicycle published by Viking Press and available as an audio book featuring narration and original music by Byrne; the official soundtrack from Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps; Here Lies Love, a 22-song cycle about the life of Imelda Marcos in collaboration with Fatboy Slim; and a collaboration with Will Oldham for the soundtrack to the upcoming Sean Penn film This Must be the Place.

DVD Track Listing:
Once in a Lifetime
Life Is Long
I Zimbra
Road To Nowhere
One Fine Day
The Great Curve
My Big Nurse
Burning Down The House
Houses In Motion
Air
Life During Wartime
Heaven
I Feel My Stuff
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

Eagle Rock Entertainment is an international media production and distribution company operating across audiovisual entertainment programming. Eagle Rock Entertainment works directly alongside talent to produce the highest quality programming output covering film, general entertainment and musical performance. Eagle Rock Entertainment has offices based in London, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Hamburg, & Paris.

For more information, please visit: www.eaglerockent.com

SHERYL CROW IS MILES FROM MEMPHIS DVD & BLU-RAY CONCERT TO BE RELEASED JUNE 7

Eagle Rock Entertainment is proud to announce the simultaneous June 7 DVD and Blu-ray release, through its wholly-owned Eagle Vision subsidiary, of Miles From Memphis: Live At The Pantages Theatre by Sheryl Crow.  Featuring 18 songs in high definition, DTS 5.1 Surround Sound, the 2-hour+ release captures a standout show at this pristine art deco Hollywood venue.
Filmed in the Fall of 2010, the show captures the talented singer/songwriter—touring in support of her 100 Miles From Memphis album—fronting a powerhouse 9 piece band that swings through the best tracks from the record, and reinvigorates fan favourites with a soulful Memphis flavour.  And there's a little Motown in the mix too, with Crow's 1994 megahit "All I Wanna Do" extended with a jam on Marvin Gaye's classic "Got To Give It Up", and a joyous rendition of the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back". 
Opened in 1930, the Pantages Theatre is an art deco masterpiece. Howard Hughes once owned the venue, which hosted the Academy Awards from 1949-1959. This glamorous Hollywood treasure provides a stunning backdrop for Crow and her band, The Thieves. "It was a very special night, playing with this incredible band in this wonderful venue, and I'm so happy to be able to share it with all my fans around the world," said Sheryl Crow.
Bonus features include a special behind-the-scenes bonus feature of Sheryl and her band, and a soundcheck of two songs—“Eye To Eye” and “Stop” which were not in the main show. 
Sheryl Crow has sold in excess of 35 million albums worldwide.

TRACK LISTING
1) Our Love Is Fading
2) A Change Would Do You Good
3) 100 Miles From Memphis
4) Can’t Cry Anymore
5) Strong Enough
6) Summer Day
7) My Favorite Mistake
8) Redemption Day
9) Long Road Home
10) Every Day Is A Winding Road
11) Sideways
12) Roses And Moonlight
13) If It Makes You Happy
14) Soak Up The Sun
15) Peaceful Feeling
16) All I Wanna Do/Got To Give It Up
17) I Want You Back
18) I Shall Believe

Eagle Rock Entertainment is an international media production and distribution company operating across audiovisual entertainment programming. Eagle Rock Entertainment works directly alongside talent to produce the highest quality programming output covering film, general entertainment and musical performance. Eagle Rock Entertainment has offices based in London, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Hamburg, & Paris.

For more information, please visit: www.eaglerockent.com

Heaven & Hell Radio City Music Hall – Live! Blu-ray Release Date: May 17, 2011

Radio City Music Hall – Live! was filmed at the iconic New York venue on March 30, 2007. It was the first U.S. concert by the Dio / Iommi / Butler/ Appice line-up in over 15 years and formed part of Heaven & Hell’s 2007 world tour. It was the success of this tour that led to the continued existence of Heaven & Hell, a new studio album and further live dates, and ongoing plans that were only curtailed by the sad death of Ronnie James Dio.

Filmed in high definition but originally released on DVD only by Rhino in North America, the show is now being released for the first time on Blu-ray by Eagle Vision with additional bonus material.

TRACK LISTING
1) E5150 / After All 2) Mob Rules 3) Children Of The Sea 4) Lady Evil 5) I 6) Sign Of The Southern Cross 7) Voodoo 8) The Devil Cried / Vinny Drum Solo 9) Computer God 10) Fallin Off The Edge Of the World 11) Shadow Of The Wind 12) Die Young 13) Heaven And Hell 14) Lonely Is The Word 15) Neon Knights

Bonus Features:  Road Movie / Hail The Gods Of Metal /Meet The Mob / Radio City / The Wisdom Of Dio

Format: BRD [16:9 ] LPCM Stereo, 5.1 Surround Sound, DTS-HD Master Audio
TRT: 159 minutes

For more information, please visit: www.eaglerockent.com.

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