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The Madonna DVD “Celebration” is in stores now and available from on-line resellers. The two disc DVD features over 40 classic Madonna videos. Long time Madonna fans will notice that some videos are missing. Not here are music videos for “Everybody,” “Dress You Up,” “Bad Girl,” “Nothing Really Matters,” and “You Must Love Me.” Now what fans can enjoy are two discs filled with restored classic Madonna music videos.

Disc #1 opens with the music video “Burning Up.” This 1983 video introduced Madonna to the masses as it was played on MTV. Other classic music videos featured on the first DVD are “Like a Virgin,” “Material Girl,” “Papa Don’t Preach,” and “Like a Prayer” among others. Disc two should please fans as well as it features the music videos for “Secret,” which was the first single released from the 1995 Madonna album “Bedtime Stories.” Other modern classics featured on the second disc are “Frozen,” “Ray of Light,” “Die Another Day,” and “Music,” among others. The second disc features the majority of the post 2000 Madonna music videos all the way up to the video for “Celebration.”

The Madonna DVD “Celebration” is in stores now.

Mariah Carey is an international superstar. Her fan base is huge and her recent world tour was a huge success. Mariah Carey fans will be pleased with the release of the two DVD disc release of The Adventures of Mimi concert tour. During the tour Mariah performs her greatest hits both old and new. The concert opens up with Mariah’s performance of the song “It’s Like That.” She then launches into “Heartbreaker.” The song selection is a nice mix of Mariah’s ballads and up-tempo songs. She is joined by Boyz II Men for the performance of “One Sweet Day.” Mariah performs 19 songs in total. Bonus features on the first disc include behind the scenes footage and a jukebox feature.

The second disc features a documentary about the Adventures of Mimi Tour and several other features. The total running time is 165 minutes and the DVD is presented in Dolby Digital Surround sound.

Nirvana performed on MTV’s “Unplugged” at the height of the shows success and at the peak of their career. They had just received international attention due to the success of their album “Nevermind.” “Nirvana Unplugged In New York” is available on DVD for the very first time. The DVD includes the full performance from the show complete with extras. Extra’s included on the single disc include the MTV News special “Bare Witness” which includes interviews from the band and fans who attended the special. Also included with the extra’s are rehearsals.

Nirvana fans may remember seeing clips of the Unplugged performance over the years. MTV aired the “All Apologies” performance for years after the special aired. Songs performed during the Unplugged performance include “Come As You Are,” “The Man Who Sold The World,” and “Polly.” At the time of the performance, it was considered surprising that Nirvana didn’t perform an unplugged version of their biggest hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”

“Nirvana Unplugged In New York” has been long awaited on DVD. Nirvana fans will love to add this to their collection. The running time for the release is 102 minutes.

The Paul McCartney DVD box set The McCartney Years is a must have for any Paul McCartney fan. The deluxe set is broken up into three volumes. Volume 1 and Volume 2 features a definitive collection of Paul McCartney music videos beginning with the 1970 clip for “I’m Amazed” up to the 2005 release “Fine Line.” If you are a fan of Paul McCartney you will love owning so many of his music videos on DVD. The sound and picture quality are excellent. The videos can be viewed chronologically or in special play lists created by Paul himself. The DVD release also includes commentaries for the music videos which were recorded for this release. The commentaries add a personal touch to the video viewing experience.

The third volume on the DVD release includes three live performances. The live performances on the disc include “Rockshow,” which was filmed on Wing’s 1976 tour, a new edit of Paul McCartney Unplugged from 1991 and his performance at Glastonbury in 2004.

The DVD release includes more than just music videos and concerts. Included with the release is a documentary titled “Creating Chaos at Abby Road.” In addition to the feature length documentary are Paul’s Superbowl half-time show and his performance of “Let It Be” from Live Aid.

The McCartney Years is affordable and a must have for the Paul McCartney fan.

Queen is easily one of the most well known groups in the history of rock & roll. Their songs “Another One Bites The Dust,” “We Will Rock You,” and “We Are Champions” are stadium classics. Eagle Vision has released a 95 minute Queen DVD titled “Queen Rock Montreal.”

Fans of Queen may know that the group now tours with Paul Rodgers. This DVD features Queen with their original lead singer the late Freddie Mercury. The concert was filmed over two nights back in 1981. Queen was at the height of their early 80’s success when they packed the house with over 18,000 fans.

The concert film was originally titled “We Will Rock You,” when it was released in the United States back in 1984. Now titled, “Queen Rock Montreal,” this concert film will make a great addition to one’s Queen collection.

Songs performed include “We Will Rock You,” “Under Pressure,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “Another One Bites The Dust,” and “We Are Champions” among other classic Queen songs. Bonus features include a brand new audio commentary with Brian May and Roger Taylor.

This release does not include Queen’s Live Aid performance. The Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid is a separate release.

“Queen Rock Montreal” is in stores now.

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Warner Bros. Home Video has released the documentary film Rock The Bells on DVD. The film is a must see for fans of the legendary hip-hop group The Wu-Tang Clan. The Wu-Tang Clan is known to be one of the most followed hip-hop groups in the short history of the music form and they have a very dedicated fan base. The group members are as well known for their solo work and side projects as they are as a group. Method Man, Ghostface Killah, GZA, the late Old Dirty Bastard and the various other members of The Wu-Tang Clan have been making an impact on hip-hop for over a decade.

Rock The Bells is a documentary film directed by Chang Weisberg which chronicles his dream of reuniting all 9 members of the Wu-Tang Clan for a performance. Using guerilla tactics he sets out to reunite the group. Its a well known fact its not easy getting all of the members of the Wu-Tang Clan together for a performance and the director gives the fans a front seat ticket to what it takes just to pull off reuniting the Wu-Tang Clan from broken equipment, over zealous fans, it’s a must see music documentary.

The film includes guest appearances by the members of the Wu-Tang Clan, Redman, Dilated Peoples, and other hip-hop artists. Rock The Bells also features several featurettes. Featurettes included in the DVD are Dirty’s Last Days,R.I.P. O.D.B.,Who Is Wu-Tang, and a alternate opening. Outspoken and loud Wu-Tang member Old Dirty Bastard passed away suddenly in 2005. The DVD includes an interview with Old Dirty’s mother and former bodyguard. The two-sided discs includes musical performances, artist profiles, and much more. Rock The Bells is available on DVD.

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Comedian Katt Williams filmed The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1 several months ago. The special aired on HBO and was well received. This was Katt’s first stand up DVD. The performance includes cameos or special appearances from Snoop Dogg, Anthony Anderson, Da Brat, Cam’Ron, and Lil’ Jon among others.

I watched it. If you like Katt’s brand of comedy this will be right up your alley. It was a little too heavy on the profanity side for my taste but the performance was funny.

Katt Williams may be best known as Money Mike from the Friday films. His career has thrived in the past few years thanks to his various special appearances and his ring tone sales have been through the roof. He also is a featured performer on the MTV series Wild N’ Out With Nick Cannon.

The Pimp Chronicles was filmed April 15th. 2006 at The Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The DVD arrives in stores on November 7th.

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For the first time Prince and the N.P.G.’s Diamond and Pearls Video Collection is available on DVD. The collection was a treasured favorite when it was available on VHS.

First things first, I must address the picture and sound quality. It doesn’t appear that the set was re-mastered—the picture or the sound. Despite this, it looks and sounds good—just not what you would expect from a DVD. Sound and picture wise it’s not much different than my VHS version.

If it’s been awhile since you have seen this collection let me refresh your memory. It includes the music videos from Prince’s album Diamond and Pearls album. Videos included are “Gett Off,” “Cream,” “Diamonds and Pearls,” “Call The Law,” “Willing and Able,” “Insatiable,” “Strollin’,” and “Money Don’t Matter 2 Night.”

Live concert footage featured on the set includes “Thunder,” “Dr. Feelgood,” “Jughead,” and “Live 4 Love.”

The running time of the set is 58 minutes. It’s pretty much the same as the VHS version—except on DVD. There is nothing new, but its great that Prince fans can finally own this set on the most current format available.

Synopsis
Drawing from music Prince originally recorded with his backing bands The Revolution and The New Power Generation, Ultimate tracks the artist’s evolution from his early albums (Prince, Dirty Mind and Controversy) and pop successes (1999, Purple Rain and Sign ‘O’ The Times) to more eclectic albums (Lovesexy, Diamonds And Pearls and the “symbol” album).

Diamonds and Pearls contains more than an hour of music including the DVD debut of concert performances, interviews and classic videos. The collection spotlights songs from Diamonds and Pearls, Prince’s thirteenth studio album and his first with the New Power Generation. Videos for the smash singles “Gett Off,” “Cream” and the title track are bolstered by clips of fan favorites such as “Money Don’t Matter 2 Night” and “Insatiable,” as well as three more album tracks.

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Track Listing

Disc 1

1. “I Wanna Be Your Lover”

2. “Uptown”

3. “Controversy”

4. “1999”

5. “Delirious”

6. “When Doves Cry”

7. “I Would Die 4 U”

8. “Purple Rain”

9. “Sign ‘O’ The Times”

10. “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man”

11. “Alphabet St.”

12. “Diamonds And Pearls”

13. “Gett Off”

14. “Money Don’t Matter 2 Night”

15. “7”

16. “Nothing Compares 2 U”

17. “My Name Is Prince”

Disc 2

1. “Let’s Go Crazy” – Special Dance Mix

2. “Little Red Corvette” – Dance Remix

3. “Let’s Work” – Dance Remix

4. “Pop Life” – Fresh Dance Mix

5. “She’s Always In My Hair” – 12″ Version

6. “Raspberry Beret” – 12″ Version

7. “Kiss” – Extended Version

8. “U Got The Look” – Long Look

9. “Hot Thing” – Extended Remix

10. “Thieves In The Temple” – Remix

11. “Cream” – N.P.G. Mix

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DVD Track Listing

1. “Gett Off”

2. “Cream”

3. “Diamonds And Pearls”

4. “Call The Law”

5. “Willing And Able”

6. “Insatiable”

7. “Strollin’”

8. “Money Don’t Matter 2 Night”

9. “Thunder”

10. “Dr. Feelgood”

11. “Jughead”

12. “Live 4 Love”