Eagle Rock Entertainment has announced its Blu-ray slate for May-August 2010, including upcoming releases from Black Sabbath, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Michael Bolton, The Moody Blues, Tom Petty, The Shadows, and Tupac, as well as a documentary movie on The Doors.
The Blu-ray slate is as follows:
Michael Bolton: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (May 4)
Grammy-Award winning singer/songwriter Michael Bolton has sold over 50 million records worldwide and packed arenas around the globe. Filmed at London's Royal Albert Hall in October 2009, this unforgettable night of music carried the audience away with Bolton's trademark soul-soaked croon. He performs his personalized renditions of "Fly Me To The Moon," Percy Sledge's "When A Man Loves A Woman," Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay, as well as "Murder My Heart," the song he penned with Lady Gaga. The Blu-ray also includes a bonus 7-minute documentary and interview. It aired on PBS in March.
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Tupac: Live at the House of Blues (May 25)
Originally released as a standard DVD in October 2005, Tupac's Live at the House of Blues will now be available in the Blu-ray format. Capturing the raw charisma of one of hip-hop's most revered artists, this concert was filmed July 4, 1996, just months before his untimely death at the age of 25. Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Outlawz, and R&B duo K-CI & Jojo all make guest appearances. Contributing an immense body of work in his brief five year career, Live at the House of Blues is a testament to this iconic rapper / ace lyricist.
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The Shadows: The Final Tour (June 15)
Originally released as a standard DVD in November 2004, this concert at Cardiff's International Arena was just one stop on their sold-out 2004 UK tour. Performing an assortment of their hits, The Shadows – guitarist Hank Marvin, bassist Bruce Welch, and drummer Brian Bennett – reunited to celebrate their six-decade deep career. This Blu-ray is completed with a 45-minute interview with the band.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Live At Montreux (June 22)
English prog-rock collective Emerson, Lake & Palmer skyrocketed in the 1970s as a bona-fide supergroup, headlining arenas and selling over 40 million records. After a hiatus, keyboardist Keith Emerson (of The Nice), vocalist/bassist Greg Lake (of King Crimson), and drummer Carl Palmer (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown) reunited in the early 90s. Just after the release of their Black Moon album, they went on tour and hit up the Montreux Jazz Festival on the way.
The Moody Blues: Threshold of a Dream Live at the Isle of Wight Festival (June 22)
Released as a standard DVD in May 2009, this outstanding concert film is now a welcome addition to any Blu-ray library. This Murray Lerner-directed film showcases The Moody Blues at a creative pinnacle, performing at the historic 1970 Isle of Wight festival. Touring in support of the album
A Question of Balance, The Moody Blues were part of a festival line-up that included The Who, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, and Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.
Black Sabbath: Paranoid (Classic Albums) (June 29)
The original line-up of Black Sabbath – vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tommy Iommi, bassist Terry "Geezer" Butler, and drummer Bill Ward – breed a brew of blues-rock unlike anything the world had heard before, and in the process, birthed a genre. Now, the forefathers of heavy metal will join the much-lauded lineage of Eagle Rock's Classic Albums DVD series. Continuing a tradition of examining landmark albums, the back-story of 1970's
Paranoid will be unveiled, with live footage and in-depth interviews from the band and their original engineer.
When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors (June 29)
Making its theatrical debut in April, When You're Strange, written and directed by the award-winning Tom Dicillo, is an intimate and revealing look at The Doors. The legendary band ignited a creative, rebellious revolution with songs "Light My Fire," "Touch Me," "When You're Strange," and many others. This documentary, featuring only footage from 1966 to 1971, honors that legacy, following the band's journey from the halls of UCLA's film school to its establishment as an international artistic phenomenon. Narrated by Johnny Depp, and featuring previously unseen footage,
When You're Strange uncovers their impact in both musical and cultural history.
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Damn the Torpedoes (Classic Albums) (August 3)
Not long after the release of Black Sabbath's Paranoid Classic Albums installment, Eagle Rock will issue the story behind Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' Damn The Torpedoes. This 1979 breakthrough, their third album, carried the band up the charts and into more hearts, scoring with songs like top 10 single "Don't Do Me Like That." With newly filmed interviews from Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Ron Blair and Stan Lynch, co-producer Jimmy Iovine and engineer Shelly Yakus, as well as new and archival performances,
Classic Albums: Damn the Torpedoes proves why this magnum opus has stood the test of time.