Who better than Rolling Stone to issue a list of the top 25 music DVDs? That's just what the editors recently did. You can see the entire list on their website and view clips of the films. To watch the entire film, visit the Westport Library's AV department and choose from among an eclectic group of music DVDs including most of the notables appearing on Rolling Stone's list. Number one on the list is The Last Waltz featuring the 1976 farewell concert of The Band captured by no less a director than Martin Scorsese. The Band is joined by Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Muddy Waters and Bob Dylan. Dylan is the subject of No Direction Home also directed by Scorsese.
Speaking of The Band, they are featured in # 4 on the list, Woodstock, joining other legends such as Jimi Hendrix, Country Joe McDonald and The Who. All of these groups were captured the year before in a documentary about the Monterey Pop Festival.
Moving forward in time The Filth and the Fury is gleaned from the archives of the Sex Pistols, a band that only existed for 26 months. Want to see some talking heads that aren't political now that Election Day is over? See them in Stop Making Sense, number eight on the list.
Icons represented include Elvis in his 1968 Comeback Special, Madonna in Truth or Dare and Prince in Purple Rain.