Music Movies of 1988
Miles Davis: Live in Munich
One of the single most influential figures in the history of modern jazz, Miles Davis was an artist who staked out his own sonic territory from the first note he played to the last moment of his life, and this ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
L'Africaine
Giacomo Meyerbeer's celebrated opera L'Africaine comes to life ... [ 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 ... [ 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 series Austin City Limits. The DVD features performances that did not appear on the original broadcast. The setlist of ... [ 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 ... [ 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 ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
A Reggae Session
A host of legendary reggae performers meet up in Fort Charles, Jamaica to stage a once in a lifetime musical event spanning two generations in an all-star reggae mega-concert featuring unforgettable performances by Bunny Waller, Ziggy ... [ 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 ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Billy Budd
Herman Melville's classic story of persecution and ... [ 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 contemporary jazz, Chick Corea offers musicians an inside look at his working methods and musical disciplines in this instructional video. ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
A Classical Christmas
Presented by Kultur, A Classical Christmas combines festive Christmas music performed by the New Philharmonic Masterpiece Orchestra and the UCLA Madrigal Singers with images of the holiday, scenes of winter, and the art of Currier & Ives. ... [ 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 set a crowd to dancing like few performers before ... [ 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 smooth vocal delivery in ten ... [ 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 in New York City ... [ 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 ... [ 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 he offers practical advice on the basics of drumming which will help both beginners and experienced players eager to refresh ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Dennis Chambers: Serious Moves
A performance/instructional video featuring the drumming solo of ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Depeche Mode: 101
In 1988, moody synth pop band Depeche Mode had managed the remarkable feat of becoming a major draw ... [ 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 breakthrough to mass ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Dubliners Live
In 1962, the legendary Irish folk group the Dubliners was formed, and their rough and tumble approach to the songs of the Emerald Isle ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Fleetwood Mac: Tango in the Night
Fleetwood Mac became one of the biggest hitmaking bands of the 1970s with the arrival of guitarist, ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Frank Gambale: Monster Licks and Speed Picking
Directed by Glenn Mangel, Frank Gambale: Monster ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
The Gadd Gang Live
Classic R&B and jazz afficianados will appreciate the heartfelt live performance from the Gadd Gang circa 1988. Musicians include ... [ 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 fright flicks set to the tune of music by Del-Lords, Elvis Hitler, ... [ 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 ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
James Brown: Live in Berlin
The hardest working man in show business proves that his title applies around the world and not just in the United States on this home-video release. Recorded during a powerful concert recorded in Germany in ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Joe Franco: Double Bass Drumming
Learn to drum like the pros with this program designed to pass ... [ 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 ... [ 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 Papas. Features the music that made ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
The Merry Widow
Richard Bonynge conducted and Lotfi Mansouri directed this version of Lehar's operetta. Dame ... [ 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 this 1988 concert filmed in Los Angeles. ... [ 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 ... [ 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 this live video, recorded at Birmingham, England's National Exhibition Centre during the group's 1988 tour of the U.K. ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
This documentary of the late jazz great Thelonius Monk) (1917-1982) uses footage taken from 14 hours of European concert performances filmed in 1967-68 by Christian Blackwood. From his ... [ 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 ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Toots Thielemans in New Orleans
Featuring Belgium-born guitarist-harmonica extraodinaire Toots Thielmans, this live performance was originally captured on film in 1988, when Thielmans, along with his band, delivered an invigorating and eclectic concert ... [ 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 ... [ 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 Makers took place in the famous Los Angeles Palladium. Two ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
La Cenerentola
This witty production of the classic Cinderella fairy tale, La Cenerentola, by Gioacchino Rossini, is performed by the ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Madonna: Ciao Italia - Live from Italy
Madonna visits the land of her noble heritage for this high-energy concert video filmed in 1988. Songs include "Open Your Heart," "Papa ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Maria Stuarda
This audacious blend of cinematic, theatrical, and operatic styles contrasts the lives and loves of Mary, Queen of ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly
Narrated by Robbie Robertson, A Vision Shared documents the lives and influences of musical folk artists Woody Guthrie and Huddie Ledbetter ( or Leadbelly). Footage of ... [ 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 ... [ 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 perform Mozart's final, unfinished work. ~ All Movie Guide [ 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 ... [ 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 ... [ 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 that should improve one's ability at a variety of techniques including walking bass patterns, ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Luisa Miller
Featuring June Anderson in the title role, this production of Verdi's celebrated ... [ 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 Fidel Castro and has ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Mozart: Mass in C Minor
The concert video Mozart: Mass in C Minor features conductor Bernard Le Monnier leading both a ... [ 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 ... [ 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 performed in this ... [ 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," "Dream ... [ 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 ... [ 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 ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Carmen
This performance of Georges Bizet's classic opera Carmen features the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra under the direction of conductor James Levine. Agnes Baltsa performs the part of the famous title character. ~ Perry ... [ 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 ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Ki Ho'alu: That's Slack Key Guitar
The documentary Ki Ho'alu: That's Slack Key Guitar offers performance footage of and interviews with a variety of musicians who specialize in this uniquely Hawaiian form of music. They explain how the music is informed by the rich ... [ 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 ... [ 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 ... [ 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 ... [ 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 presents another collection of "Soundies," short musical ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Harlem Roots, Vol. 4: Jivin' Time
In the Storyville Films series Harlem Roots, the ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Live from the Rock 'n' Roll Palace, Vol. 6
Rock & roll was the music that defined an era. Its beat and ... [ 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 getting the idea to ... [ 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 fiction, including Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Experts give testimony as to ... [ 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 ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Famous Composers: Maurice Ravel
Each episode of Famous Composers offers a ... [ 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 adaptation of the eighteenth and nineteenth chapters of The Gospel According to St. John. Directed by Christopher ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Ariadne auf Naxos
Ariadne auf Naxos begins with a lengthy prologue involving the premiere of an opera based on the story of Ariadne. A conflict develops when the opera's composer discovers that a frivolous comedy ... [ 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, Finland, Finnish rockers Nightwish arrive on American shores to the delight of stateside metalheads. ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Ohne Filter - Musik Pur: Albert Collins in Concert
Influential bluesman Albert Collins is captured in a live performance in this release from Germany's In-akustik. Shot on October 27, 1988, Ohne Filter - Musik Pur: Albert Collins in Concert features the guitarist on a total of nine ... [ 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 Never Loved ... [ 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 performances from the TNN series Rock 'N' Roll Palace. Live From the Rock 'n' Roll Palace: Rock 'N' Roll's Greatest Hits in ... [ 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 ... [ 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. 60, ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Michael Gielen/SWR Sinfonieorchester: Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 7, 8, 9
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. 7 in A major, Op. 92, ... [ 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, ... [ 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 ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Inside T-Rex: A Critical Review 1970-1973
This documentary, part of the rock & roll-themed ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Inside the Doors: A Critical Review 1967-1969
This critical program reviews the material of the 60's ... [ 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 ... [ 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 Latin ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Soda Stereo: El Ultimo Concierto
The Argentinean band Soda Stereo perform twenty-five Latin-pop favorites in this 2005 concert release from BMG Music Entertainment. Included in Soda Stereo: El Ultimo ... [ 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 ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
The Beatles: Phenomenon
Explore the impact that John, Paul, George, and Ringo had on the worlds of music and pop culture in an independent review that speaks with those who knew the ... [ Music movie - 1988 ]
Led Zeppelin: Videobiography
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