Music Movies of 1988
Miles Davis: Live in Munich
One of the single most influential figures in the ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
L'Africaine
Giacomo Meyerbeer's celebrated opera L'Africaine comes to life on-stage in this performance by the chorus, ballet, and orchestra of the San Francisco Opera. Swelling with French vocals, the story follows a Portuguese explorer to ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
U2: Rattle and Hum
This excellent documentary follows the Irish group U2 on their concert tour of the United States in support of their seventh album Joshua Tree. The politically involved rock quartet sets their sights on American musical ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Live From Austin TX: Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam: Live From Austin, TX documents a 1988 performance the country artist gave for the television ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Keith Richards and the X-Pensive Winos: Live at the Hollywood Paladium
This musical performance video features Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones' guitarist, and includes "Talk Is Cheap," "Time Is On My Side" and many others. ~ All Movie ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Imagine: John Lennon - The Definitive Film Portrait
The personal film archives of Yoko Ono were utilized for this feature-length documentary on the life of John Lennon. Predictably, it downplays Lennon's association with the Beatles and ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
A Reggae Session
A host of legendary reggae performers meet up in Fort Charles, Jamaica to stage a once ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Alberta Hunter: My Castle's Rockin'
Born in 1895, Alberta Hunter first rose to fame as a blues singer in the early '20s; Louis Armstrong, Eubie Blake, and Sidney Bechet all played on her records, she headlined nightclubs in the United States and Europe, and starred with Paul ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Billy Budd
Herman Melville's classic story of persecution and misplaced justice in the British navy is adapted for the operatic stage in ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Bob James: Live - From the Queen Mary Jazz Festival
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Chick Corea: Keyboard Workshop
One of the best known and most influential keyboardists in ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
A Classical Christmas
Presented by Kultur, A Classical Christmas combines festive ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Clifton Chenier: The King of Zydeco
Clifton Chenier was the undisputed king of zydeco, the Louisiana-bred mixture of blues and Cajun music. With his pumping accordion, manic French vocals and top-notch band, Chenier could ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Curtis Mayfield: Live at Ronnie Scott's
Curtis Mayfield, the legendary rhythm and blues performer is shown here singing live before his paralyzing accident. The founding member of the Impressions demonstrates his signature warm ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
D.R.I.: Live at the Ritz
Hardcore-metal pioneers D.R.I. let loose with a super-sized dose of their trademark sonic mayhem in this concert video, shot during a gig ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
The Damned: Final Damnation
One of the first and most legendary bands of the first wave of British punk, The Damned brought original members Brian James and Captain Sensible back to the stage along with fellow founders Dave Vanian and Rat Scabies (and then-current ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Dave Weckl: Back to Basics
Dave Weckl is one of the best-respected drummers in contemporary jazz, and in this instructional video ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Dennis Chambers: Serious Moves
A performance/instructional video featuring the drumming solo of Dennis Chambers. A discussion on soloing ideas is also ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Depeche Mode: 101
In 1988, moody synth pop band Depeche Mode had managed the ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
This classic tale is of a musically gifted cobbler who competes in a songwriting contest, and is brought to life by the Australian Opera in Sydney. Takes place in Rennaisance Nürnberg. ~ All Movie Guide [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Dream Syndicate: Weathered and Torn
In 1982, after the release of their debut album The Days Of Wine and Roses, The Dream Syndicate quickly became one of the most acclaimed new bands on the American post-punk underground, and while the ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Dubliners Live
In 1962, the legendary Irish folk group the Dubliners was ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Fleetwood Mac: Tango in the Night
Fleetwood Mac became one of the biggest hitmaking bands of the 1970s with the ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Frank Gambale: Monster Licks and Speed Picking
Directed by Glenn Mangel, Frank Gambale: Monster Licks and Speed Picking ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
The Gadd Gang Live
Classic R&B and jazz afficianados will appreciate the ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Hard 'N' Heavy, Vol. 1
Volume 1 of this hard rock and heavy metal video magazine series details the lives and careers of heavy metal superstars. ~ All Movie Guide [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Horror Rock
Lovers of horror movies and hard rock music are sure to flip for this gore-soaked compilation featuring some of the most gruesome scenes from your favorite ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
INXS: What You Need - The Video Hits Collection
In their day, INXS was one of the most popular acts on the alternative ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
James Brown: Live in Berlin
The hardest working man in show business proves that ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Joe Franco: Double Bass Drumming
Learn to drum like the pros with this program designed to pass along ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
La Traviata
Acclaimed soprano Marie McLaughlin headlines this performance of Guiseppe Verdi's heartbreaking tale of ill-fated love directed for the stage by Sir Peter Hall and featuring conductor Bernard Haitink leading the London Philharmonic. ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Mamas & the Papas: Straight Shooters
John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty and Mama Cass are featured in this retrospective of their work as The Mamas & The ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
The Merry Widow
Richard Bonynge conducted and Lotfi Mansouri ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Neil Diamond: Greatest Hits Live
One of America's most popular singers and songwriters, Neil Diamond performs 18 of his biggest hits in ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Raffi in Concert with the Rise and Shine Band
This performance film captures Raffi, perhaps the best known children's music performer of all time, in concert. With the Rise & Shine Band, the venerable performer stomps and shimmies through versions of 20 of his songs. Famous for mixing ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Roy Ayers: Live at Ronnie Scott's
Ronnie Scott's was host to the music of Roy Ayers. ~ All Movie Guide [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Rush: A Show of Hands
Progressive power trio Rush is captured on-stage at the height of their powers in ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
This documentary of the late jazz great Thelonius Monk) (1917-1982) uses ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Tina Turner: Live in Rio
A record 180,000 fans packed Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro to see legendary R&B diva Tina Turner put on her trademark explosive show, and a camera crew was on hand to capture the excitement for this ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Toots Thielemans in New Orleans
Featuring Belgium-born guitarist-harmonica extraodinaire Toots Thielmans, this live performance was ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Werther
Jules Massanet's operatic adaptation of Goethe's Die Leiden Des Jungen Werthers has been brought to the screen by noted Czech director Petr Weigl. Werther is a man desperately in love with Charlotte, who is engaged to marry his close ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers: Conscious Party Live at the Palladium
Originally filmed in May of 1987, this live performance from Ziggy Marley and the Melody ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
La Cenerentola
This witty production of the classic Cinderella fairy tale, La Cenerentola, by Gioacchino Rossini, is performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus at the Salzburg Festival. Under the direction of ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Madonna: Ciao Italia - Live from Italy
Madonna visits the land of her noble heritage for this ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Maria Stuarda
This audacious blend of cinematic, theatrical, and operatic styles contrasts the lives and ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly
Narrated by Robbie Robertson, A Vision Shared ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
The Who: Who's Better, Who's Best
The Who were one of the most exciting and original rock bands to come out of England in the 1960's, combining a distinctive and intelligent lyrical perspective with a music that was ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Airto & Flora Purim: The Latin Jazz All-Stars - Live at the Queen Mary Jazz Festival
This concert performance was recorded while Airto and Flora Purim played at one of the Queen Mary Jazz Festivals. Master percussionist Airto ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Mozart: Requiem
The Bayerischen Rundfunks Choir and Symphony Orchestra ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Steve Smith, Part 1
After first finding success as the drummer for the seminal '80s arena rock band Journey, percussionist Steve Smith went on to have a rich and illustrious career in the world of jazz. This release from Warner Brothers Music finds Smith sharing ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Steve Smith, Part 2
In this released designed to instill drummers with the basic concepts of double bass drumming, soloing, and odd groupings, acclaimed drummer Steve Smith demonstrates ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Tuck Andress: Fingerstyle Mastery
The instructional video Tuck Andress: Fingerstyle Mastery features the professional guitarist leading the viewer through a series of exercises ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Luisa Miller
Featuring June Anderson in the title role, this production of Verdi's celebrated opera was performed under ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Kat a Kabanova
This three-act production of Leos Janacek's Kat a Kabanova was performed alongside ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
A Night in Havana: Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba
Music, and particularly jazz, knows no borders, and this documentary follows the eminent trumpet great Dizzy Gillespie during a musical tour of Cuba, during which he gets to meet with ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Mozart: Mass in C Minor
The concert video Mozart: Mass in C Minor features conductor Bernard Le Monnier leading both a chamber orchestra and a full orchestra through a variety of classical ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
G.G. Allin: Live and Pissed
With his startlingly outrageous behavior, G.G. Allin became one of the most infamous performers in the history of rock and roll. G.G. Allin: Live & Pissed 1988 ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique/Les Nuits d'Ete
Hector Berlioz's ground-breaking orchestral work Symphonie Fantastique, and another of his best-loved compositions, Nuits D'ete, are ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Cheap Trick: Live in Australia
Recorded in Sydney, Australia, during Cheap Trick's 1988 comeback, this live concert video features the songs "Just Got Back," "On Top of the World," ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Dr. John Teaches New Orleans Piano, Vol. 2
This video is the second volume in a set that presents Mac Rebennack, known to the music world as Dr. John, in a demonstration of piano styles that have come out of New Orleans. The piano master ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Solas: Live
Solas has become one of the most renowned Irish folk bands because of their ability to deliver classical sounds with modern instrumentation. This concert film features the quartet performing over a dozen songs including "The Maid on the ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Carmen
This performance of Georges Bizet's classic opera Carmen features ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Herbert Von Karajan - His Legacy for Home Video: New Year's Concert 1988 - Piano Concerto 11
From Sony Classics comes another entry in the Herbert Von Karajan - His Legacy series. Each program presents viewers with one of the many performances by legendary conductor, Herbert Von Karajan, whose music career spanned ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Ki Ho'alu: That's Slack Key Guitar
The documentary Ki Ho'alu: That's Slack Key Guitar offers ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
The Snader Telescriptions: The Vocalists
Four of the twentieth-century's most beloved singers are featured in this installment in the Jazz Legends series from Storyville Films. "I May Be Wrong" by ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Harlem Roots, Vol. 1: The Big Bands
Storyville Films presents this series of short music programs, originally produced between 1941 and 1947. Called "Soundies," these popular films were shown in a jukebox machine ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Live from the Rock 'n' Roll Palace, Vol. 3
Rock & roll was the music that defined an era. Its beat and lyrics spoke to the young people that became the most rebellious generation in America's history, challenging ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Harlem Roots, Vol. 2: The Headliners
In the second of the Harlem Roots series, Harlem Roots, Vol. 2: The Headliners, Storyville Films ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Harlem Roots, Vol. 4: Jivin' Time
In the Storyville Films series Harlem Roots, the fourth film deals with a more upbeat tempo. The popular "Soundies," which were short music programs featuring popular stars at the peak of their careers, were produced ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Live from the Rock 'n' Roll Palace, Vol. 6
Rock & roll was the music that defined an era. Its beat and lyrics spoke to the young people that became the most rebellious ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Dixieland Jazz, Vol. 1: The Snader Telescriptions - The Bobcats & Jack Teagarden
It's often claimed that The Snader Telescriptions were the precursor to the modern-day music video. After ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Famous Authors: Robert Louis Stevenson
This video offers a concise portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson, the man responsible for many of our culture's lasting works of adventure ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Famous Composers: George Friedric Handel
Each episode of Famous Composers offers a penetrating look at the life and work of a major composer. In this particular episode, the work of Handel, composer of the ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Famous Composers: Maurice Ravel
Each episode of Famous Composers offers a penetrating look at the life and ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
St. John Passion (Hilliard Ensemble)
The purity of the seventeenth century musical Passions lives on in composer Arvo Part's Latin-voiced ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Ariadne auf Naxos
Ariadne auf Naxos begins with a lengthy prologue involving the premiere of an opera ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
The Art of Henryk Szeryng
In this release of two television performances by violinist Henryk Szeryng, the classical musician performs the classical works of Beethoven, Brahms, Bach, and more. A color ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Nightwish: From Wishes to Eternity - Live
Taped live at their memorable performance in Tampere, ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Ohne Filter - Musik Pur: Albert Collins in Concert
Influential bluesman Albert Collins is captured in a live performance in this ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
This performance of Giaocchino Rossini's opera, Il Barbiere di Siviglia features the Choir of Cologne City Opera. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Live From Rock 'n' Roll Palace: The Best of Lynn Anderson
Singer Lynn Anderson performs six songs in this program that was originally an episode of The Nashville Network's Church Street Station. Among the songs in The Best of Lynn Anderson are "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, "I've ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Live from the Rock 'n' Roll Palace: Rock 'N' Roll's Greatest Hits in Concert
Hosted by Wolfman Jack, this K-tel International release features a dozen musical ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
The Macc Lads: Three Bears - The Best of 1982-1988
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The Association
In this program, folk-rock band The Association performs many of their songs such as Cherish and ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Michael Gielen/SWR Sinfonieorchester: Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 4, 5, & 6 "Pastorale"
Experience three of legendary composer Ludwig van Beethoven's most moving symphonies exactly as the composer would have wanted as the SWR Sinfonieorchester performs Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Michael Gielen/SWR Sinfonieorchester: Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 7, 8, 9
Experience three of legendary composer Ludwig van Beethoven's most moving ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Ray Charles In Concert: I Can't Stop Loving You
Ray Charles In Concert: I Can't Stop Loving You features the musical legend performing some of his most beloved hits, including "What'd I ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Sada Pop! TV
The stars of hip hop reveal all in this hilarious program that lets the famous lyricists freestyle in a way never seen before. From Lil John to Snoop, these rappers will have you in stitches as an animated host DJ Whoo Kid bridges the ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Inside T-Rex: A Critical Review 1970-1973
This documentary, part of the rock & roll-themed Critical Review series, intersperses footage of the band T. Rex performing some of their most well-known hits with interviews given by many people who wrote about or worked with the band ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Inside the Doors: A Critical Review 1967-1969
This critical program reviews the material of the 60's rock band The Doors with the ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Sun Ra: Live at the Palomino Los Angeles 1988
Jazz innovator Sun Ra brings his infectious live act to North Hollywood's Palamino in this performance featuring a special appearance by Don Cherry and an interview with the elusive ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Los Temerarios/Samuray/Viento Y Sol: Incontenibles Romanticos
Ten songs from three different Latin-pop bands are collected together in this 2005 compilation from Disa ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Soda Stereo: El Ultimo Concierto
The Argentinean band Soda Stereo perform twenty-five Latin-pop favorites in ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
The Beginner's Guide to Professional Guitar
Even the most inexperienced of strummers will be playing along after viewing this instructional release which aims to instill beginner-level guitar players seeking to elevate their skills to the next level. Teacher Max ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
The Beatles: Phenomenon
Explore the impact that John, Paul, George, and Ringo had on the worlds of music and pop ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Led Zeppelin: Videobiography
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