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CVX 902144CD
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"Emerging during the folk music boom of the '60s and long established as one of the UK's foremost singer-songwriter-guitarists, the always charismatic Roy Harper simply mesmerized 120 guests on a Saturday in April 2011 at London's Metropolis Studios. His breathtaking performance and an absorbing interview that he gave afterwards are captured here for all time. Hailed by Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin (and more recently by the likes of Fleet Foxes and Joanna Newsom), beloved by fans after nearly half a century of performance, it would not be unreasonable to apply the term 'legendary' to Roy Harper. The 12 songs demonstrate the variety of his repertoire, the epic balancing the intimate, and all highlighting the fluency of his guitar playing." DVD features the concert, plus an interview; approx. run time: 90 min; region 0; audio: DTS 5.1 surround; aspect ratio: 16.9 NTSC.
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1994 release. "Originally released in 1992, Death Or Glory? was conceived after the bitter dissolution of a decade-long relationship, which makes it the emotional, if not artistic, heir of John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. The album shuns Harper's penchant for over-production in lieu of his more traditional acoustic sound. 'The Tallest Tree' is a winning tribute to Chico Mendes, with spiraling guitar work by Nick Harper. Harper is also positive in the winsome 'Evening Star,' which finds him finally recreating his classic early-'70s sound. Harper wrote the song for Robert Plant's daughter on her wedding. Perhaps the album's finest moment is the mostly instrumental tribute to Miles Davis, 'Miles Remains.' In any form, Death Or Glory? remains one of Harper's most satisfying works."
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