Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert: Encore Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.0
Audio		4.5
Extras		0.0
Overall		4.0

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert: Encore Blu-ray Movie Review

Well, of course there had to be another volume — this is a Time Life series, after all. For those scratching their heads over that perhaps cryptic comment, I refer you to our Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts Blu-ray review, where I discussed my obviously troubling obsession with both Time Life book and Time Life music series, both of which were major parts of my collecting life in my childhood and adolescence. Time Life took a good long while to follow the above linked release with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert, but now they seem to be getting back in the good old “Time Life swing of things” (so to speak) with this particular release, which comes a mere five months for the third entry in the series to be released. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert covered the years of 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, while the release currently under review travels backward to offer 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Once again, as with the earlier release, this offers a cornucopia of acts both being inducted and doing the inductions, and part of the fun is in fact seeing some of the musicians as veritable emcees, if only for a moment.

The 25th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(Waldorf Astoria, New York, New York, March 15, 2010)

Genesis



• Watcher of the Skies Phish


• Trey Anastasio Inducts Genesis


• Acceptance Speech: Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford

The Stooges



• Billie Joe Armstrong Inducts the Stooges


• Acceptance Speech: Scott Asheton, Iggy Pop and James Williamson


• Search and Destroy The Stooges


• I Wanna Be Your Dog The Stooges with Billie Joe Armstrong

The Hollies



• Steven Van Zandt Inducts The Hollies


• Bus Stop Allan Clarke and Graham Nash with Jesse Carmichael, Adam Levine and Paul Shaffer and the Hall of Fame Orchestra


• Carrie-Anne Allan Clarke and Graham Nash with Jesse Carmichael, Adam Levine and Paul Shaffer and the Hall of Fame Orchestra


• Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) Allan Clarke, Graham Nash and Terry Sylvester with Pat Monahan, Steven Van Zandt and Pau Shaffer and the Hall of Fame Orchestra

Paul Shaffer



• 25 Years of Great Music Appreciation Award Jann Wenner Presents


• Paul Shaffer Acceptance Speech

Abba


• Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb Induct ABBA


• Acceptance Speech: Benny Andersoon and Anni-Frid Lyngstad


• The Winner Takes It All Benny Andersoon with Faith Hill and Paul Shaffer and the Hall of Fame Orchestra

The 26th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(Waldorf Astoria, New York, New York March 14, 2011)

Dr. John



• John Legend Inducts Dr. John


• Dr. John Acceptance Speech



Darlene Love



• Bette Midler Inducts Darlene Love


• Darlene Love Acceptance Speech



Alice Cooper



• Rob Zombie Inducts Alice Cooper


• Eighteen Alice Cooper


• Under My Wheels Alice Cooper


• School's Out Alice Cooper with Rob Zombie


• Acceptance Speech: Michael Bruce, Alice Cooper, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith



Tom Waits



• Neil Young Inducts Tom Waits


• Tom Waits Acceptance Speech



Leon Russell



• Award for Musical Excellence


• Elton John Inducts Leon Russell


• Leon Russell Acceptance Speech



Performances



• Make It Rain Tom Waits


• Rain Dogs Tom Waits


• House Where Nobody Lives Tom Waits


• Right Place Wrong Time Dr. John with Paul Shaffer and the Hall of Fame Orchestra


• Such a Night Dr. John with John Legend and Paul Shaffer and the Hall of Fame Orchestra


• Delta Lady Leon Russell with John Mayer and Paul Shaffer and the Hall of Fame Orchestra


• A Song for You Leon Russell with John Mayer and Paul Shaffer and the Hall of Fame Orchestra


• Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah Darlene Love with Paul Shaffer and the Hall of Fame Orchestra


• (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry Darlene Love with Paul Shaffer and the Hall of Fame Orchestra


• He's a Rebel Darlene Love with Bette Midler and Paul Shaffer and the Hall of Fame Orchestra

The 27th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, April 14, 2012)

Program



• Letterbomb Green Day



Freddie King



• Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill Induct Freddie King


• Acceptance Speech: Wanda King on behalf of Freddie King


• Hide Away Joe Bonamassa, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Derek Trucks


• Going Down Joe Bonamassa, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Derek Trucks



Donovan



• John Mellencamp Inducts Donovan


• Donovan Acceptance Speech


• Catch the Wind Donovan


• Sunshine Superman Donvana with Paul Shaffer and the Hall of Fame Orchestra


• Season of the Witch Donovan with John Mellencamp and Paul Shaffer and the Hall of Fame Orchestra



Small Faces / Faces



• Steven Van Zandt Inducts the Small Faces / Faces


• Acceptance Speech: Kenney Jones, Mollie Marriott on behalf of Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan and Ron Wood


• Ooh La La Kenney Jones, Ian McLagan and Ron Wood with Mick Hucknall and Conrad Korsch


• Stay With Me Kenney Jones, Ian McLagan and Ron Wood with Mick Hucknall and Conrad Korsch



Beastie Boys



• Chuck D and LL Cool J Induct the Beastie Boys


• Acceptance Speech: Michael "Mike D" Diamond and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz


• Beastie Boys Medley: No Sleep Til Brooklyn / So What 'Cha Want ' / Sabotage The Roots, Black Thought, Travis McCoy, Mix Master Mike and Kid Rock



Red Hot Chili Peppers



• Chris Rock Inducts the Red Hot Chili Peppers


• Acceptance Speech: Flea, Jack Irons, Anthony Kiedis, Josh Klinghoffer, Cliff Martinez, James Slovak on behalf of Hillel Slovak, and Chad Smith


• By the Way Red Hot Chili Peppers


• The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie Red Hot Chili Peppers


• Give it Away Red Hot Chili Peppers


• Finale: Higher Ground Red Hot Chili Peppers with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Jam Band

The 28th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(Nokia Theater, Los Angeles, California April 18, 2013)

Randy Newman



• I Love L.A. Randy Newman with Jackson Browne, John Fogerty and Tom Petty


• Don Henley Inducts Randy Newman


• Randy Newman Acceptance Speech


• I'm Dead (But I Don't Know It) Randy Newman with Don Henley



Albert King



• John Mayer Inducts Albert King


• Acceptance Speech: Alice Johnson on behalf of Albert King


• Oh, Pretty Woman Gary Clark, Jr.


• Born Under a Bad Sign Gary Clark Jr., Booker T. Jones and John Mayer



Heart



• Chris Cornell Inducts Heart


• Acceptance Speech: Michael DeRosier, Roger Fisher, Steve Fossen, Howeard Leese, Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson


• Crazy on You Heart with Jerry Cantrell


• Barracuda Heart with Jerry Cantrell, Chriss Cornell and Mike McCready



Quincy Jones



• Ahmet Ertegun Award for Lifetime Achievement


• Oprah Winfrey Inducts Quincy Jones


• Quincy Jones Acceptance Speech



Public Enemy



• Spike Lee and Harry Belafonte Induct Public Enemy


• Acceptance Speech: Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Terminator X and Professor Griff



Rush



• Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins Induct Rush


• Acceptance Speech: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart


• 2112: Overture Rush with Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins and Nick Raskulinecz


• Tom Sawyer Rush


• The Spirit of Radio Rush

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert: Encore Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert: Encore is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Time Life with an AVC encoded 1080i transfer in 1.78:1. This continues the generally excellent sharp and well detailed look of the series, though I'd rate this just a notch down in video quality from the last release, if only by a hair. Part of this is due to some slight instability in the pixellated display behind some of the performers or induction speakers, and some is due to some odd lighting choices which add just a hint of posterizing a time or two. Generally speaking, though, the palette is nicely suffused and natural looking, and detail levels remain high. There are some very minor passing combing artifacts on the "usual suspects" like fast strumming hands and the like.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert: Encore Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert: Encore features robust sounding DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 mixes. Aside from some ambient crowd noise, there's not much difference between the surround and stereo mixes during the induction ceremonies, but things open up considerably during the actual performances on the surround track. The most significant change to my ears was a rather nice boost in the lower midrange and even lower frequencies, where the surround track offered much more energetic support for acts like Green Day and Alice Cooper. All elements are rendered cleanly and clearly and there are no problems with distortion or other distractions.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert: Encore Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

There are no supplements on either of the discs, but there's a nicely done insert booklet with a little information on each of the ceremonies and full performance credits.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert: Encore Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

This particular release frankly didn't quite capture my fancy like the last two, in part because this particular group of inductees may not have been as personally moving to me as some in the two earlier releases. That said, it's quite possible some fans will find this the most satisfying of the releases thus far because of these inductees, so I recommend looking over the rather wide array of performing talent that's on hand for these enjoyable ceremonies. Technical merits are solid, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert: Encore comes Recommended.