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In 2006, the Rolling Stones played two nights at the Beacon Theatre in New York under the watchful eye of not only some very lucky fans, but also legendary director Martin Scorsese, who filmed the shows for an IMAX documentary.

Lucky for you, on July 29th you'll be able to watch the show in the comfort of your own home when Rolling Stones: Shine a Light on DVD and Rolling Stones: Shine a Light on Blu-ray is released.

An astonishing musical chemistry that has been evolving, with no signs of calcification, for nearly five decades.
— David Ansen, Newsweek

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Shine a Light begins with a pre-performance prologue that includes an amusing look at some of the difficulties Scorsese endured trying to wrap his arms around the production of the show, as well as meet and greet between the Rolling Stones and Bill and Hillary Clinton.

Following that, you get a solid concert film that captures the Stones' Beacon shows including plenty of big hits, a few lesser-known songs, guest appearances by Jack White, Buddy Guy, and Christina Aguilera, and lots of intimate camera angles.

While it lacks the cultural context that made The Last Waltz so remarkable, Shine a Light is hard not to like — bringing together Scorsese and the Stones, arguably the best director and best rock & roll band of our time.

If you missed it at the IMAX (or if you saw it and loved it) you'll certainly want to buy Rolling Stones: Shine a Light on DVD or Rolling Stones: Shine a Light on Blu-ray.

And if you've already bought Shine a Light, you can shop for more Rolling Stones concert DVDs right here on Jamtopia.

To commemorate the forthcoming release of Stormbringers: The Inside Story of Deep Purple DVD, I've got here a raging Black Night from Deep Purple at KB Hallen in Copenhagen, 1972. This appeared on their earlier DVD, Deep Purple Live in Concert 72/73.

Rock and Roll in the truest form, raw and ready played live in your face. Guaranteed to lift you right out of your seat!
— ricogarion

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The new Stormbringers DVD, coming February 5th, 2008, promises to be a 2 disc time capsule of live concert videos and media coverage straight from the band's archive.

In a Maiden related angle, Bruce Dickinson covered Black Night on the B side of “Dive, Dive, Dive” in 1990. Iron Maiden's Live After Death DVD will be released on the 5th as well.

Hats off to bulner1 for posting this video.

Here's a really nice live concert video of Steve Winwood doing his classic song Dear Mr. Fantasy in 2003 with Walfredo Reyes Jr. on drums and Randall Bramblett on organ.

If you believe the folks on YouTube, this one is either “amazing,” “excellent,” “brilliant,” “penetrating,” “a great cut,” “unbelievably great,” “epic,” “fantastico,” “pure talent and artistry,” “incredibly moving,” “indecently good,” “utterly fantastically brilliant,” “a psychedelic masterpiece,” or just plain “DAMN.”

I say it doesn't matter what you call it, just turn up the sound and let it rip. About two-thirds in watch for a beautiful sunset and incredibly soulful guitar work, either of which will certainly melt your face.

Dear Mr. Fantasy can be found on Traffic's debut album Mr. Fantasy.

Thanks to jairomtz for posting this video.

Bonus Video: Dear Mr. Fantasy at 2007 Crossroads Festival

If you can't get enough Steve Winwood, pick up the wonderful Eric Clapton 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival DVD. Here's a little taste...