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• K.D. Lang - Live By Request | DVD | (24/09/2001) from £7.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (87.61%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Live by Request is, most certainly, a live recording of KD Lang, though nobody in the audience seems to do much requesting. Taped in December 2000 in New York, it shows Lang and her band before a smallish audience, rattling out a few of her better-known songs and some of Lang's generally creditable readings of standards, in between interruptions from a host who walks Lang through brief discussions of her career and influences. Listening to Lang sing is, of course, no hardship: few indeed are the vocalists who can mix it with the legacies of Roy Orbison ("Crying") and Patsy Cline ("Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray") and emerge with dignity intact, never mind reputation enhanced. That said, whatever intensity there may have been about the show on the night has not translated to this recording, and this is little more than a succession of polite performances greeted by polite applause. On the DVD: The picture format is the 4:3 television standard, and there are three sound modes to choose from (Dolby Digital Surround, DTS Surround, PCM Stereo). The menu of songs is easily navigable, but there are disappointingly no bonus features. --Andrew Mueller

• Blood, Sweat And Tears - In Concert | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This DVD recorded at the Civic Theatre in Halifax in 1980 features a line up of David Clayton-Thomas Richard Martinez David Piltch Keith Seymour Robert Economou Stanley Cassidy and Vernon Dorge as they put all their blood sweat and tears into this incredible performance. Formed in 1967 this New York band created a hybrid of rock blues pop jazz blues and soul that became known as 'jazz rock'. Founded by Al Kooper and co the band has been constantly updating its roster musicians whilst still maintaining its original and unique sound and style. They have released eighteen albums to date and are presently touring around the world with their current line-up including some who have been around during the past twenty years. Tracklisting: 1. Overture 2. Nuclear Blues 3. You're The One 4. God Bless The Child 5. Hi De Ho 6. Spinning Wheel 7. You Made Me So Very Happy 8. Blood Sweat And Tears Blues 9. Manic Depression.