Music

This is a list of some of my favourite music artists, including the DVDs & Blu-rays I own, plus links to my detailed reviews and other mentions.

Contents

• Queen
  • The Band
  • Solo Work
  • Collaborations
• AC/DC
• The Beatles
• Def Leppard
• Electric Light Orchestra
• Kerry Ellis
• Led Zeppelin
• Madness
• The Rolling Stones
• The Shadows
• Status Quo
• Suzi Quatro
• T. Rex
• The Who
• Other DVDs & Blu-rays
• Other Reviews & Mentions

Queen

The Band

• Detailed Reviews:
  • Studio Albums:
    • Queen – Original Album / Collector’s Edition
    • Queen II
    • Sheer Heart Attack
    • A Night At The Opera – Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3
    • A Day At The Races
    • News Of The World
    • Jazz
    • The Miracle – Collector’s Edition
  • Theatre Shows:
    • We Will Rock You
    • Queen Machine Symphonic & Kerry Ellis
    • Symphonic Queen
  • Other Outings:
    • Bohemian Rhapsody Movie & Carnaby Pop-Up Shop
    • London Locations Walk
• DVDs & Blu-rays:
  • Music Videos:
    • Greatest Video Hits 1 & 2 (DVD)
    • A Night At The Opera – 30th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
    • A Night At The Opera – The Making Of (DVD)
    • The Miracle – Promo Videos (Blu-ray) – Part of the album’s Super Deluxe box set.
    • Made In Heaven – The Films (DVD)
  • Concerts:
    • Live At The Rainbow 1974 (Blu-ray)
    • A Night At The Odeon 1975 (Blu-ray)
    • Rock Montreal 1981 & Live Aid 1985 (Blu-ray) – See review of their Live Aid set.
    • On Fire: Live At The Bowl 1982 (DVD)
    • Hungarian Rhapsody 1986 (Blu-ray)
    • Live At Wembley Stadium 1986 (25th Anniversary Edition) (DVD) – Plus extra features disc from 2003 release (see mention).
    • Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 1992 (Blu-ray) – See mention of the 2002 DVD.
  • Other Titles: 
    • Days Of Our Lives – Documentary (Blu-ray)
    • Bohemian Rhapsody – Movie (Blu-ray) – See cinema & Blu-ray reviews.
• Other Mentions:
  • Music:
    • Rock In Rio – Album
    • Face It Alone – Single
  • TV:
    • Queen Mania
    • Queen At The BBC
    • Last Night Of The Proms 2025
  • BBC Radio 2:
    • Friday Night Is Music Night
    • Sounds Of The 70s
    • It’s A Kind Of Magic: The Queen Story
    • Eras Podcast
  • Youtube:
    • Queen The Greatest
  • Merchandise:
    • T-Shirts & Face Mask

Freddie Mercury

• Albums, DVDs & Blu-rays:
  • The Solo Collection (DVD) – See detailed review
  • Lover Of Life, Singer Of Songs (Album & DVD) – See review
  • Never Boring (Blu-ray) – See detailed review
  • Barcelona (Special Edition) (Album & DVD) – See review
  • The Great Pretender (Blu-ray)
• Sotheby’s Exhibition & Auctions:
  • Japan – Art & Fashion / Other Japanese Items
  • Sky Arts Documentary Review
• BBC Documentary Mentions:
  • A Life In Ten Pictures
  • The Final Act
  • Archive On 4: Mercury
• Online Documentary Mentions:
  • Finding Freddie: Video Podcast
  • Peter Freestone: Talkshow & Photos

Brian May

• Blu-ray & Audiobook Collection:
  • The Candlelight Concerts 2013 (Blu-ray) – With Kerry Ellis, see review.
  • Maggie Meets Brian May (Audio)
• Deluxe Album Reissue Reviews:
  • Back To The Light & Time Traveller Video
  • Another World
• Collaboration Mentions:
  • Kerry Ellis: Acoustic By Candlelight
  • Kings Daughters: Get Up & Dancing In The Rain
  • Online Champions & Friends: Driven By You – Cover version in support of Brian
  • Planet Rock: TV Appearance & Single Release – With Andy & The Oddsocks
  • Graham Couldman: Floating In Heaven

Roger Taylor

• Single & Album Mentions:
  • Isolation – Single
  • Outsider – Album
  • Outsider Tour Live – Album

Queen + Paul Rodgers

• DVDs:
  • Return Of The Champions 2005 (DVD) – See album review.
  • Super Live In Japan 2005 (DVD) – From The Cosmos Rocks Album
  • Live In Ukraine 2008 (DVD)
• Other Mentions:
  • Bohemian Rhapsody – Live Hyde Park Single
  • It’s A Beautiful Day – 2005 Remix for Q+PR Tour
  • C-lebrity – Single
  • The Cosmos Rocks – Studio Album

Queen + Adam Lambert

• Blu-rays:
  • Live Around The World (Blu-ray) – See detailed review
• TV & Online Concert Mentions:
  • Rhapsody Over London
  • Live In Japan 2014
• Other Mentions:
  • The Show Must Go On – Documentary
  • You Are The Champions – Single

AC/DC

• DVDs & Blu-rays:
  • Family Jewels – Volumes 1-2 & Volume 3 (DVD) – Volume 3 from Backtracks box set.
  • Plug Me In (DVD)
  • Let There Be Rock 1979 (Blu-ray)
  • Live At Donington 1991 (Blu-ray)
  • No Bull 1996 (Director’s Cut) (Blu-ray)
  • Stiff Upper Lip Live 2001 (DVD)
  • Live At River Plate 2009 (Blu-ray)
• Other Mentions:
  • Power Up

The Beatles

• DVDs & Blu-rays:
  • 1+ (Blu-ray)
  • Anthology (DVD) – See review.
  • Concert For George (Blu-ray) – See review.
  • Get Back (Blu-ray) – Includes audio description. See review.
• Album Reviews:
  • Super Deluxe Box Sets – Sgt Pepper, White Album, Abbey Road, Let It Be & Revolver.
• Live Performance Reviews:
  • Paul McCartney at Live Aid & Live 8
• Song Reviews:
  • Now & Then
• iTunes Videos: 
  • Mini Album Documentaries
  • Washington Coliseum 1964
• Audiobooks:
  • The Authorised Biography by Hunter Davies
  • Fab Fools by Jem Roberts

Def Leppard

• DVDs & Blu-rays:
  • Best Of The Videos (DVD)
  • Visual Hysteria & Classic Albums – Hysteria (DVD) – From Hysteria Box Set
  • Mirrorball: Live & More 2009 (DVD) – See mention
  • Viva! Hysteria 2013 (DVD)
  • And There Will Be A Next Time 2016 (Blu-ray)
  • Hysteria At The O2 2018 & Hits Vegas 2019 (DVD) – From London To Vegas Box Set
• Box Set Reviews:
  • Hysteria – 30th Anniversary Super Deluxe
  • London To Vegas (Ad)
• Other Album Reviews & Mentions:
  • CD Collection Volumes 1, 2 & 3
  • Mirrorball – Live & More
  • Def Leppard
  • The Early Years 79-81
  • Diamond Star Halos
  • Drastic Symphonies
• Concert Mentions:
  • 2005 – Live 8
  • 2025 – Radio 2 In The Park

Electric Light Orchestra

• DVDs & Blu-rays:
  • Live In Hyde Park 2014 (Blu-ray)
  • Wembley Or Bust 2017 (DVD)
• Mentions:
  • Flashback – Box Set
  • From Out Of Nowhere
• Tribute Band Review: 
  • ELO Experience

Kerry Ellis

• Live Concert Review:
  • Queen Machine Symphonic & Kerry Ellis
• Blu-rays:
  • Brian May & Kerry Ellis – The Candlelight Concerts 2013 (Blu-ray) – See review.
• Album Reviews:
  • Anthems
  • Acoustic By Candlelight
  • Kerry Ellis
  • Golden Days
  • Feels Like Home
  • Kings & Queens
• Other Songs:
  • Lockdown 2020 – New Podcast & Song Collaborations
  • I’m A Woman – WOMAN group
  • Panic Attack 2021 – With Brian May
  • Song For Nature – With Brian May
  • Save Me – Supergroup
  • Forever And Ever With You – With Luca Minnelli & Brian May

Led Zeppelin

• DVDs & Blu-rays:
  • Led Zeppelin (DVD) – See review
  • The Song Remains The Same 1976 (Blu-ray) – See soundtrack mention
  • Celebration Day 2007 (Blu-ray) – See mention
• Other Mentions:
  • Complete Studio Recordings
  • How The West Was Won
  • Live Aid

Madness

• DVDs:
  • Divine Madness (DVD)
  • Madstock 1998 (DVD)
  • Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da (Special Edition) (DVD)
  • Gogglebox Box Set (DVD), including:
    • The Liberty Of Norton Folgate Live 2009
    • Madstock 2009 – A Fan’s Tale
    • Take It Or Leave It (Documentary)
    • Madness In The Gogglebox (Extras)
  • The Get Up! (DVD) – See review
  • Suggs: My Life Story (DVD) – See mention
• Audiobooks:
  • Before We Was We
• Album Reviews:
  • Theatre Of The Absurd Presents C’est La Vie
• Single Mentions:
  • Bullingdon Boys
• Concert Mentions:
  • Goodbye Television Centre
  • Rocks Big Ben Live
  • Two Mad Men And A String Quartet
  • Ladykillers – Free Concert Audio
  • Radio 2 In Concert
  • Royal Variety Performance
• Documentary Mentions:
  • Before & After
  • Before We Was We

The Rolling Stones

• DVDs & Blu-rays:
  • Crossfire Hurricane (Blu-ray)
  • Rock And Roll Circus 1968 (DVD)
  • The Stones In The Park 1969 (DVD)
  • From The Vault – The Marquee Club 1971 (DVD)
  • Ladies & Gentlemen 1972 (DVD)
  • From The Vault – L.A. Forum 1975 (DVD)
  • Some Girls – Live In Texas 1978 (Blu-ray)
  • From The Vault – Hampton Coliseum 1981 (DVD)
  • From The Vault – Leeds 1982 (DVD)
  • Steel Wheels Live – Atlantic City 1989 & Tokyo Dome 1990 (Blu-ray) – See mention
  • From The Vault – Steel Wheels – Tokyo Dome 1990 (DVD) – Different show to above.
  • Voodoo Lounge Uncut 1994 (Blu-ray) – See mention
  • Totally Stripped 1995 (DVD)
  • Bridges To Babylon 1997 (DVD)
  • Bridges To Bremen 1998 (Blu-ray) – See mention
  • Bridges To Buenos Aires 1998 (Blu-ray) – See mention
  • From The Vault – No Security – San Jose 1999 (DVD) – See mention
  • Four Flicks 2002-2003 (DVD) – Shows from Madison Square Garden in New York, Twickenham Stadium in London & Olympia in Paris, plus other bonus performances.
  • Licked Live In NYC 2003 (Blu-ray ) – Remastered, uncut version of the Madison Square Garden show from Four Flicks, with extra tracks, rehearsal footage & documentary. See review.
  • The Biggest Bang 2005-2006 (DVD) – Shows from Zilker Park in Texas & Copacabana Beach in Rio De Janeiro, plus other performances around the world.
  • A Bigger Bang – Live On Copacabana Beach 2006 (Blu-ray) – Remastered, uncut version of the show from The Biggest Bang, with extra tracks plus a bonus show from Salt Lake City. See review.
  • Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live 2013 (Blu-ray)
  • From The Vault – Sticky Fingers – Live At The Fonda Theatre 2015 (DVD)
  • Havana Moon 2016 (Blu-ray)
  • Olé! Olé! Olé! 2016 (Blu-ray)
• Album Mentions:
  • Goats Head Soup (Super Deluxe)
  • Tattoo You (Super Deluxe)
  • Live At The El Mocambo
  • Hackney Diamonds (Deluxe)
• Other Mentions:
  • Live Aid – Dancing In The Street & Mick Jagger in Philadephia
  • Forty Licks – Greatest hits
  • Living In A Ghost Town – Lockdown single
  • My Life As A Rolling Stone / Rolling With The Stones – 60th anniversary shows

The Shadows

• DVDs:
  • Hank Marvin – Hank Plays Live 2001 (DVD)
  • The Shadows – The Final Tour 2004 (DVD)
  • Cliff Richard & The Shadows – The Final Reunion 2009 (DVD)
• Other Mentions:
  • Hank Plays Holly, Singles Collection & Hank Plays Live (Albums)
  • The Shadows At Sixty (Documentary)

Status Quo

• DVDs & Blu-rays:
  • XS All Areas – The Greatest Hits (DVD)
  • Accept No Substitute – The Definitive Hits (DVD)
  • The Party Ain’t Over Yet (DVD)
  • Hello Quo! (Access All Areas Edition) (Blu-ray)
  • Live At The BBC (DVD)
  • The One And Only (DVD)
  • Riffs (DVD)
  • Just Doin’ It! 2006 Box Set (DVD)
  • Live At Montreux 2009 (Deluxe Edition) (DVD)
  • Francis Rossi – Live At St Luke’s London 2010 (DVD)
  • Frantic Four – Reunion 2013 (Blu-ray)
  • Frantic Four – Final Fling 2014 (Blu-ray)
  • Aquostic – Live At The Roundhouse 2014 (Blu-ray)
• Reviews & Mentions:
  • Live Aid
  • Heavy Traffic
  • Backbone
  • Rick Parfitt – Over And Out

Suzi Quatro

• DVDs:
  • Suzi Q (DVD) – See mention
  • Leather Forever 2003 (DVD)
• Other Mentions:
  • Heart On The Line

T. Rex

• DVDs:
  • Born To Boogie 1972 (DVD)
• Mentions:
  • 20th Century Superstar – Box Set
  • Children Of The Revolution – Live 8 Cover

The Who

• DVDs & Blu-rays:
  • The Kids Are Alright (DVD)
  • Amazing Journey (DVD)
  • Sensation – The Story Of Tommy (Blu-Ray)
  • Maximum R&B Live 1965-1989 (DVD)
  • Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970 (Blu-ray)
  • Live In Texas 1975 (DVD)
  • Live At Kilburn 1977 (DVD)
  • Live At Shea Stadium 1982 (Blu-ray)
  • Tommy 1989 & Quadrophenia 1996 (DVD)
  • The Vegas Job 1999 (DVD)
  • Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2000 (DVD)
  • Quadrophenia – Live In London 2013 (Blu-ray)
  • Live In Hyde Park 2015 (Blu-ray)
  • Tommy – Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2017 (Blu-ray)
• Mentions:
  • Live Aid & Live 8
  • WHO – Deluxe Edition
  • The Who Sell Out – Super Deluxe Edition

Other DVDs & Blu-rays

• Various Artists:
  • The Old Grey Whistle Test (Definitive Collection Box Set) (DVD)
  • The Tube – Best Of Series 1 (DVD)
  • Live Aid 1985 & Live 8 2005 (DVD) – See reviews of Live Aid, Live 8, the Live Aid musical and Band Aid’s 40th anniversary.
  • Live At Knebworth 1990 Parts 1-3 (DVD)
  • Party At The Palace & Prom At The Palace 2002 (DVD) – See reviews of the 2002, 2012 & 2022 Queen’s Jubilee concerts.
  • The Strat Pack 2004 (DVD)
• Blondie:
  • Greatest Video Hits (DVD)
  • Live At The BBC 1979 (DVD)
  • Live By Request 2004 (DVD)
• Deep Purple:
  • Come Hell Or High Water 1993 (DVD)
  • They All Came Down To Montreux 2006 (Blu-ray)
  • With Orchestra Live At Montreux 2011 (Blu-ray)
  • With Orchestra Live In Verona 2011 (Blu-ray)
  • See mention of their Live 8 set.
• Dire Straits:
  • Alchemy Live 1983 (DVD)
  • See mention of their Live Aid set.
• Eagles:
  • Hell Freezes Over 1994 (DVD)
  • Farewell I Tour 2004 (DVD)
• John Barrowman:
  • An Evening With 2009 & Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2010 (DVD)
    • See review.
• Lynyrd Skynyrd:
  • Free Bird The Movie 1976 & Tribute Tour 1987 (DVD)
  • Sweet Home Alabama 1996 (DVD)
  • Lyve From Steel Town 1997 (DVD)
  • Vicious Cycle Lyve 2003 (DVD)
  • Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd & Second Helping 2015 (DVD)
  • One More For The Fans 2014 (Blu-ray)
• Slade:
  • The Very Best Of (DVD)
• Sweet:
  • Action – The Ultimate Story Box Set (DVD) – TV appearances, music videos, live shows (Musikladen 1974, The Marquee 1986 & The Capitol 1991) and the documentray All That Glitters

Other Reviews & Mentions

• A-Ha:
  • Cast In Steel
  • MTV Unplugged – Summer Solstice
  • Time And Again – Greatest Hits
  • Live 8
• ABBA:
  • Bjorn Again – Tribute Concert
  • Voyage – Album
• ABC:
  • The Lexicon Of Love II
• Alan Silvestri:
  • Back To The Future reviews
• Alice Cooper:
  • Don’t Give Up
• The Beach Boys:
  • Good Vibrations – 30 Years Of The Beach Boys – Box Set
  • Party At The Palace 2002
  • Live 8 2005
• Bryan Adams:
  • Christmas EP
  • Radio 2 In The Park 2025
• David Lowe:
  • BBC News Themes Album
• Foo Fighters:
  • Nandi Bushell & Dave Grohl Drum Battle & Concert Appearance
• George Michael:
  • Last Christmas 40th Anniversary & Live Solo Performances
• The Horne Section:
  • Ultrabulk
• Jason Manford:
  • A Different Stage
  • Assembly Bangers
• The Moody Blues:
  • The Very Best Of
• Lorne Balfe:
  • The War Between The Land & The Sea soundtrack
  • Man vs Baby soundtrack
• Murray Gold:
• Doctor Who reviews
• Nathan Evans:
  • Wellerman Sea Shanty
• Richard O’Brien:
  • Rocky Horror Soundtracks & Absolute O’Brien
• Steven Francis:
  • All The Stations Extras
• Tim Curry:
  • Solo Albums
• Tim Minchin:
  • Matilda & Me – Documentary
• Soundtrack Albums:
  • Isles Of Wonder: London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony
  • Only Fools And Horses: The TV Show & The Musical
• Charity Singles:
  • Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? (40th Anniversary Mix & Documentaries)
  • Military Wives – Wherever You Are
  • Tony Christie & Peter Kay – Is This The Way To Amarillo?– See also TV reaction.
• Lockdown 2020 – Captain Tom Moore, Paul Harvey & Stand Up For The NHS. I also wrote about many other songs & music videos in my Lockdown Favourites posts during the first year of the Covid pandemic.
• Compilations:
  • 80’s Re:Covered
  • SchoolDisco.com
• TV Shows:
  • Celebrating America 2020 – See mention.
  • Eurovision Song Contest – See mentions in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011.
  • Glastonbury Festival – See 2023 mention.
  • Jools Holland’s Hootenanny – See 2003 mention.
  • Last Night Of The Proms – See 2025 mention.
  • Radio 2 In The Park – See 2023-2025 reviews.
  • The Sound Of TV With Neil Brand – See 2021 mention.
  • Strictly Come Dancing – See mention of 2024 mention of Chris McCausland’s victory.
  • Tsunami Relief Concert 2005 – See mention.
  • VE Day 75th Anniversary – See 2020 mentions of the BBC musical celebration & Katherine Jenkins concert.
  • For shows about musicals, see my theatre page.
• Radio Shows:
  • BBC Sounds – See mention of shows I listen to while working.
  • Desert Island Discs – See mentions for Adrian Edmondson, Doctor Who, Jimmy Carr, Nicholas Parsons & Richard Osman.
  • Junior Choice – See 2018 mention.
  • Matt Lucas’ TV Themes – See 2019 mention.
  • My Life In A Mixtape – See Doctor Who mention.
• Obituaries:
  • 2004 – DJ John Peel
  • 2009 – Michael Jackson
  • 2016 – David Bowie, George Michael, Rick Parfitt & Other Stars
  • 2021 – Alan Hawkshaw
  • 2022 – Bernard Cribbins
  • 2023 – DJ Steve Wright
• Polls & Lists:
  • My 30 Day Song Challenge 2020
  • BBC Radio 2 – 100 Favourite Number One Songs Of All Time 2002
  • BBC Radio 2 – Sold On Song Top 100 2004
  • Channel 4 – 100 Worst Pop Records 2004
  • Channel 4 – 100 Greatest Music Videos 2005
  • Channel 4 – 100 Greatest Albums 2005
  • Blender Magazine – 50 Worst Rock Songs & 50 Worst Artists 2004
  • Planet Rock Radio – Top 100 Classic Rock Songs 2004
  • VH1 – 100 Greatest Men In Music 2002