A Fanatic Heart Bob Geldof On W.B. Yeats¬ (MVD)
sound and vision: DVD’s The first time I ever
heard of Bob Geldof was around 1980, when a friend turned me onto The Boom- town Rats, an amazing band that, along with U2, seemed to genuinely care about the world and her people. Great musicians, yes, but equally great activists. Geldof has created an
essential documentary on the great poet, W.B. Yeats. Telling the story of Ireland’s struggles and changes, the story is interspersed with readings of Yeats by a wide swath of well-known people, in- cluding Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Van Morri- son, Sting, Noel Gallagher and many others. The film is filled with beautiful scenery of
beloved Ireland, offsetting the often tortured and upsetting life witnessed and lived by the young poet. Geldof tells of Yeats exposure to the occult, fairies, and the magic that would later influence his work. The exploration of his unrequited love who inspired so many poems, is heartbreaking. There’s also a disc of 3 hours of extras,
commentaries, readings and two songs based on Yeats poems: “Mad as the Mist and Snow” by Bono, and “A Drunken Man’s Praise of Sobriety” by Elvis Costello. A third disc, a CD, features audio readings of Yeats, completting the perfect tribute to one of the world’s truly great poets.
-Michael Buffalo Smith
David Cassidy I Think I Love You: Greatest Hits Live (MVD)
The late David Cassidy was still at the top
of his game when this concert was filmed in Glas- gow, Scotland in April 2002 for a 90-minute pop rock fest. The ‘60’s/70’s teen idol and former front man for TV’s The Partridge Family hits the
-Michael Buffalo Smith
stage with a top-flight band, backup singers and in fine voice. Dressed in black slacks and a shim- mery blue rock and roll shirt, Cassidy is like a cross between David Bowie and Elvis Presley, rocking his own hits like “I’ll Meet You Halfway” and covering tunes like Deep Purple’s “Hush,” Barry Manilow’s “I Write the Songs,” the Beatles “I Saw Her Standing There,” Bill Withers “Ain’t No Sunshine,” and Bob Seger’s “Hollywood Nights,” all to the delight of a huge arena audi- ence, the large percentage of whom are female. Imagine that. David puts on a Las Vegas quality show, with the audience in the palm of his hand. Of course, he saves his biigest hit- actually a Top Ten sin- gle from the Partridge Family, “I Think I Love You” for late in the show. To his credit he didn’t re- quire the audience to wait through the entire show to hear the biggest hit. The show also in-
cludes Cassidy singing “No Bridge I Wouldn’t Cross,” “I Am a Clown,” “Could it Be Forever,” “Summerdays,” “Daydreamer,” “I Saw Her Stand- ing There,” “Last Kiss,” “Lyin’ to Myself,” “Rock Me Baby,” “Cherish,” “I Woke Up This Morning,” “How Can I Be Sure,” and “Cry.” This package also includes a CD of the
same music, along with a bonus, the studio ver- sion of the aforementioned “I Think I Love You.” It’s a fine concert by a genuine teen idol, all grown up. Dig out your copies of 16 and Tiger Beatmagazine from their dusty confines of 45 plus years and relive your teen years with David. Sure, like most pop and rock stars he had his demons, but the fact is, David was a true enter- tainer.
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