Mind” is quite nice as well. Beau not only delivers great accomponying
guitar, he is featured on a couple of outstanding acoustic instrumental workouts. Very tasty play- ing.
Also featured is a film of “Peace will
Come,” from the Glastonbury Fayre in 1971, a re- minder is just how downright cute Melanie was back in the day. Melanie in concert in the 21st century stands as a happy reminder of how im- portant many of the songs of the 1960’s were and still are. It’s nice to remember the dreams we all had back then of peace, love and universdal har- mony. It’s still a nice dream.
-Michael Buffalo Smith
Glastonbury Fayre:1971 The True Spirit of Glastonbury (MVD) The first ever Glastonbury festival took place back in 1971, bringing a wide variety of popular acts to the stage in the UK for a free outdoor show. The magic was cap-
tured by acclaimed film director Nic Roeg and is availkable now on DVD from MVD. Performers featured at the show included
Steve Winwood & Traffic, Melanie, Fairport Con- vention, Terry Reid, Linda Lewis, and Arthur Brown.
It’s a kick to relive the magic of thousands
of young people, flower children as it were, hav- ing fun, smoking weed, dancing naked, rolling around in the mud and dancing while promoting peace.
The director does a great job of showing
how much work went into building the famous “pyramid stage” for the show. The roaming cam- eras truly capture the feel of the event. Terry Reid, a powerhouse singer who actu-
ally turned down Jimmy Page’s invite to be lead singer for Zeppelin and recommended instead Robert Plant, blisters the stage, as does Fairport Convention, even though this is a post Richard Thompson version of the band, they still sound great. Melanie is as cute as a bug in a rug, and
sings her songs with passion and heart, and Arthur Brown reminds everyone that he was the first shock rocker, before Alice Cooper and wore full makeup onstage long before KISS. Sadly, the man who went on to superstar-
dom following this show is not seen in the film. David Bowie was onstage at 4 am. and according to history, the camera crew slept right through it. Glastonbury Fayre may not be as huge a
film as say, Woodstock or Monterey Pop, but it deserves to be seen. The crowd at the Fayre were peaceful and the event should be a lesson on how to do huge outdoor shows correctly. It all comes together nicely.
-Michael Buffalo Smith
Yessongs 40th Anniversary Special Edition (MVD) One of the most loved prog-
rock bands of all time, Yes was filmed in 1972 at London’s Rain- bow Theatre, and the movie was
released in theaters in the UK. Now, the fully re- stored film is available on a deluxe Blu-Ray with high def 5.1 surround sound, and includes a docu- mentary on the making of the movie and a collec- tors set of prints by the album cover artist Roger Dean.
Steve Howe’s guitar and John Anderson’s
vocals sound as good as ever, and it’s great fun re- living Rick Wakeman’s glitter-rock onstage per- sona with sparkling cape as he displays his amazing talents on piano, organ and Moog sythi- sizer. Watching the film reminded me of my high school days, back when Wakeman was recording his succesful solo records like The Six Wives of Henry VIII. The band deliver their finest works, in-
cluding “I’ve Seen All Good People” and “Round- about.” Anderson, Howe and Wakeman, along with Chris Squire and Alan White are at their finest here. Good stuff.
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