RELEASED 24.10.2011
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the English-American rock supergroup featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist
Glenn Hughes (
DEEP PURPLE,
TRAPEZE,
BLACK SABBATH), blues rock guitarist/vocalist
Joe Bonamassa, drummer
Jason Bonham (
LED ZEPPELIN), and keyboardist
Derek Sherinian (
DREAM THEATER), will release its first concert DVD,
"Live Over Europe", on October 24, 2011 (Blu-ray to follow November 15) on the
J&R Adventures imprint. The two-DVD live set was filmed with 14 HD cameras and 5.1 Surround Sound during the band's debut tour in the summer of 2011. Over three nights, playing to packed venues in the German cities of Hamburg, Munich and Berlin, the 18-song set list (17 originals and one cover) hits on both of
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION's albums — 2010's debut and 2011's sophomore release
"2", which
The Sunday Mercury praised, "This is classic rock goes large, an album that lives up to its heritage. It may not be bettered this year."
"Live Over Europe" highlights include the songs
"Black Country",
"One Last Soul",
"Save Me",
"Man In The Middle",
"Cold" and
"Song of Yesterday", which fans can sign up to receive as a free audio track download, available September 8. Bonus features include an exclusive 28-page collector's booklet and DVD with a 20-minute "behind-the-scenes" featurette and photo collection.
Producer
Kevin Shirley explains, "We saw that this live act could be an awesome force of nature to behold; one that promised legendary performances like those of our heroes of classic rock. The plan was to get them out there for the entire world to hear. Records allow a certain musical finesse, but live performance promises so much in the very transient nature of a gig; chances are taken, boundaries are crossed and the most exciting performances explode. Two studio albums built a repertoire big enough for a full concert which allowed us to unleash the monster for all the world to see and feel."
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION recently completed its debut tour, visiting a select number of cities in North America and Europe. On June 10, the band played to a near-sold-out crowd in Anaheim, California, prompting
The Orange County Register to write, "The four members of
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION truly recast the heavy rock of the '60s and '70s and yank it into the 21st century as well as anyone in recent memory." At the Wolverhampton Civic Hall,
The Birmingham Mail called the band's performance "rip-roaring" and "breath-taking."
As part of
J&R Adventures' strategy to use social media as an integral part of the initial marketing launch of
"Live Over Europe", they created the
Facebook BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION event page.
Facebook members can
join the page here to receive an exclusive glimpse of the new DVD and a chance to download the live free track
"Song Of Yesterday".
"Live Over Europe" track listing:
01.
Revolution of the Machine02.
Black Country03.
One Last Soul04.
Crossfire05.
Save Me06.
The Battle For Hadrian's Wall07.
Beggarman08.
Faithless09.
Song of Yesterday10.
I Can See Your Spirit11.
Cold12.
The Ballad of John Henry13.
The Outsider14.
The Great Divide15.
Sista Jane16.
Man In The Middle17.
Burn18.
Smokestack WomanBonus Features
* Forging BCC - The Making of "Live Over Europe"
* Photo Collection - Live On Tour
* Photo Collection - Behind The Scenes
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION initially came to fruition when producer
Kevin Shirley saw
Hughes and
Bonamassa join forces on stage in Los Angeles in November 2009 for an explosive performance at
Guitar Center's
King of the Blues event.
Shirley then recruited
Bonham and
Sherinian for the project, which is named after the industrial area in the British Midlands where both
Hughes and
Bonham were born and raised.
Tento produkt byl přidán dne Čtvrtek 08. září 2011.