Rock Journalist Joe Viglione on Varulven.com
http://www.joeviglione.com
Q U O T E S
Bill Press on Visual Radio-Television
"...Joe Viglione, the King of Mass. cable - tv!"
Bill Press, MSNBC commentator
author of Dutton Press book BUSH MUST GO 7/26/04 Cambridge, Mass.
http://www.billpress.com
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Boston Globe Feb. 2004 Article on
Joe Viglione:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/02/01/landing_big_names/
Landing big names
By Diana Brown, 2/1/2004
Cable television host Joseph Viglione launched his Visual Radio
Television show nine years ago in Woburn. He has lined up some pretty
impressive interviews along the way, which number 300 now and have aired
in many local towns. Virgin Airlines founder Richard Branson, singers
Judy Collins and Suzanne Vega, performance artist Laurie Anderson,
''Mystic River" author Dennis Lehane, professor Stephen Hawking, and
band members from The Doors, Grand Funk Railroad, The Rolling Stones,
The Cars, and The Jefferson Starship, are just a sample of the notables
Viglione has had on his show. Viglione writes for All Media Guide and is
working on a book about Lou Reed's 1973 Rock 'n' Roll Animal Tour
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Subject VH-1
Date Mon, August 2, 2004 3:19 am
Hey Joe!
Congrats on your success with VH-1.
All the best
Trudi and Ian Hunter
(Though Joe Viglione was taped for VH-1's "Story Behind The Songs"
Autumn, 2003, Trudi and Ian are talking about VH-1s publishing of Joe's
biographies on their webpage!)
Ian Hunter's � Rant � http://www.mmmll.no/thm/collection/h/details/17548.html
FROM LARRY HOPPEN of ORLEANS
Date: � Mon, August 2, 2004 7:11 am
To: � varchives@varulven.com
Joe, just wanted to say that you are indeed one - if not the BEST -
person when it comes to knowing the real scoop on Orleans over the
years. Our history, how we got from A to B, who was involved where and
when etc.
Beyond that, I happen to think that your critiques are dead on target,
especially with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight. The fact that you called
these opinions at the concurrent time make them all the more credible.
TTy soon, larry Hoppen
http://www.findarticles.com/p/search?qt=Joe+Viglione++ORLEANS&tb=art&qf=all
Above link has JV reviews of Orleans and about 1,000 other AMG reviews
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"It's A Cool Review"
Arend & Luke 7/26/04 7:28 a.m.
(Arend Slagman & Steve Lukather)
http://www.stevelukather.net/Session.aspx?id=228
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Hey Joe-
����Super review of the JBA DVD, thank you very much ! A lot of people
including Bob Boyd worked very diligently on this project and I wanted
to thank you personally for the thoughtful and positive words. Have a
great holiday today, I look forward to talking with you in June.
Take care,
Jon
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040404192102200693&sql=Aau4gtq6zzu48
Jon Butcher Axis: Live At The Casbah
Artist Jon Butcher
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Looksmart.com has compiled 1060 of my
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/search?qt=Joe+Viglione&tb=art
Possibly because these articles have been published on what The Boston
Herald's Larry Katz noted is a site that is going to get about 200
million pages read this month, AMG, the Varulven site
has vaulted into the top 100,000 on the web.
Mr. Katz Article:
http://theedge.bostonherald.com/musicNews/view.bg?articleid=36429
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This was a handy index for you to access the thousands upon thousands of
postings of joe viglione's record, film, book, dvd and other reviews,
biographies and other writings.
Past tense because the companies publish the material for a period of time - licensed from AMG,
then different companies utilize the work and
previous companies change content providers,
usually going to Muse.com
This update made on Bobby Hebb's birthday,
July 26, 2004.
Check out
http://www.bobbyhebb.com
I'm the editor!
PREVIOUS INFORMATION
10/13/03 FYE Transworld just added to this site,
they have picked up many of the reviews as has
Ticketmaster Live Daily and others. When visiting
Barnes & Noble stores put the CD under the scanner to read Joe
Viglione's reviews of The Scorpions, til tuesday (first album), Johnny
Mathis "I'll Buy You A Star" and other discs - the reviews
on the scanner at the listening booth.
Keep These Links Handy:
Varulven's Rank on the Web
http://community.webtv.net/pubmac/LisaJasonsVision
Song Reviews
http://community.webtv.net/mrhd/songreviews
Jo Jo Laine
http://community.webtv.net/musicbm/JOJOLAINE
The Quarrymen
http://community.webtv.net/pubmac/TheQuarrymenLive
Alice Cooper
http://community.webtv.net/vra/records
The Guess Who / BTO (page coming soon)
Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin
http://community.webtv.net/pubmac/LisaJasonsVision
Jimi Hendix
http://community.webtv.net/pubmac/JimiHendrix
Tommy James / Elton John
http://community.webtv.net/TheMadFaxer/AMGMiscellaneous
Mick Taylor
http://community.webv.net/pubmac/MICKTAYLORONVISUAL
Dave Davies/Kinks
http://community.webtv.net/TheMadFaxer/DaveDavies
http://www.joeviglione.com
http://www.varulven.com
SOUNDTRACK REVIEWS
Link to compilation reviews:
http://community.webtv.net/TheMadFaxer/compilationreviews
Film Critic Joe Viglione writes reviews for
Al Aronowitz's BLACKLISTED JOURNAL
http://www.bigmagic.com/pages/blackj/1jvig.html
Mark Snyder's http://www.pmpnetwork.com
www.pmpnetwork.com/ReviewsData/Music.htm
AI, X2, Terminator3: Rise of the Machines,
The Mummy Returns, Star Trek Nemesis, Daredevil
Reviews by Joe Viglione. ...
www.pmpnetwork.com/ReviewsData/movies.htm
Reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author-2690/
Billy Zane Museum CQ Review
http://www.billyzanemuseum.com/Craft/Movies/CQ/CQreviews.html
Killer Movies - The Matrix Review by Joe Viglione http://www.killermovies.com/reviews/the-matrix-review-9w7.html
A CIVIL ACTION Movie Review
http://www.us.imdb.com/Reviews/164/16416
What Women Want
http://www.expage.com/mgibson
as well as http://joevigfirstimpressions.blogspot.com
among other publications.
Here are 37 of his Soundtrack album reviews for the
All Music Guide:
HERMAN'S HERMITS
SOUNDTRACK TO THE FILM "HOLD ON'
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ls9ks36ba3dg~T1
THE STRAWBERRY STATEMENT
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70308132334&sql=Aek4gtq2zbu4o
RIOT ON SUNSET STRIP
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70308140137&sql=At9c8b5m4tsqf
PSYCH-OUT Seeds, Strawberry Alarm Clock
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70308140137&sql=A1r6qoaeayijv
MEDICINE BALL CARAVAN w/ Alice Cooper
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70308140137&sql=A75j20r2ar48p
THE SAVAGE SEVEN with Cream
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70308140137&sql=Abxr9keft7q7m
CANDY with The Byrds, Steppenwolf
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70308140137&sql=Arh9hs38ba3dg
ZACHARIAH (1971) Doug Kershaw
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70308140137&sql=Akb63tr2rklkx
ISN'T SHE GREAT Soundtrack to a Bette Midler film without Bette singing on it!
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70308140137&sql=A1snsa9lgl23k
THE ROSE with Bette Midler
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70308140137&sql=Acj9hs34ba3vg
The Deep John Barry Original Soundtrack http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lmfnzff7eh5k~T1
Jackpot Soundtrack featuring Bobby Hebb's SUNNY http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j6rx288i05oa~T1
THE WAR
A Kevin Costner/Elijah Wood film with Bobby Hebb's "Sunny" http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70308140137&sql=Axq5ibkh9kakq
please note that the tracking on AMG currently doesn't match this soundtrack to THE WAR - we're working to fix that!
ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II
(A great Beatles tribute album, actually) http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70308140137&sql=A5qfozfo8eh3k
THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS AT MONTEREY
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70308221101&sql=A1wjqoa8abijx
ENDLESS SUMMER/LAST OF THE SKI BUMS
The Sandals
Complete Sandals 1964-1969: Wild as the Sea http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70308140137&sql=A69nyxd7b4olg
MICHEL LEGRAND
WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70308221101&sql=A1c821va1zzba
PETULA CLARK GOODBYE MR. CHIPS
[Original Soundtrack]
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS80309221305&sql=Atne097ijkr0t
TV Soundtrack MOVING WITH NANCY (Sinatra) http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?userid=2VAA1FTL5I&ean=90771605726
SPRING BREAK III / Speedzone Soundtrack
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70308252041&sql=Awj9ds38ya3zg
SPLASH "Spring Break" Grudge Records
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70309040846&sql=A9kq8g4sttv4z
DOGS IN SPACE
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70309040846&sql=Afmdayl18xpbb
Carnivore Soundtrack
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70306200948&sql=Agq63tr8tkl7x
David Bowe --- Ziggy Stardust Motion Picture http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS80309181333&sql=Ay1ua6j3h71e0
Elephant's Memory Songs From Midnight Cowboy http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70309212305&sql=Awdu06j7h71r0
The Legend Of Billy Jack with Coven
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70308251732&sql=A0kmsa9wgu238
The Glitterhouse (featuring songs from the soundtrack to the film "Barbarella")
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid= CASS70310030128&sql=A8u65mpsk9f2o
Badfinger on The Magic Christian Soundtrack: Carry On Till Tomorrow (flip of Come & Get It) http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70310021410&sql=X4221602
Flash Fearless Vs. the Zorg Women, Pts. 5 & 6
With Alice Cooper
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=SEARCH&sql=Ayqfjzfhheh8k
Steelyard Blues Soundtrack produced by Nick Gravenites http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDD4AAE7420EDBC0C65E79D5CC73AFE7ADBA6310F0476F3982D6DA30B47D00BE49F81B9E57DAB7BAFFF2AE85B0ED9C8EA5CFFD9764C40&sql=10:bkyvad4kt8wj~T1
Janis Joplin (Film Soundtrack)
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:qku36j5h71e0~T1
Janis Joplin at Woodstock
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:neom963ohep8~T1
Soundtrack Recordings from the Film Jimi Hendrix http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4zrc28ol053a~T1
Experience: Original Soundtrack
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7sp1z88aoyv5~T1
More Experience: Vol.2 of Original Soundtrack http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zad3vwrva9yk~T1
Jimi Hendrix Live At Royal Albert Hall (The same music as on Experience & More Experience)
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:evae4j276wae~T1
Jimi Hendrix Live at the Isle Of Wight
http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:26184~C
Blue Wild Angel
http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:276129~C
BLUE WILD ANGEL: Jimi Hendrix Live At The Isle Of Wight
Blue Wild Angel: Jimi Hendrix Live
at The Isle Of Wight is a 102 minute documentary by Academy Award winner
Murray Lerner which features a crystal clear updated sound mix by
engineer/record producer Eddie Kramer and other goodies separating this
version from the 56 minute 1970 release. Videotaped documentary footage
recorded three decades after the original film was shot adds insight.
There are interviews with Kramer, bassist {$Billy Cox}, drummer Mitch
Mitchell, Jim Marron - president of Electric Lady Studios, Hendrix tour
manager Gerry Stickles, along with director Lerner himself and full
length versions of the included songs from the legendary festival. As
audio fragments of this concert became commercially available through
the years including three tracks on Columbia Records The First Great
Rock Festivals Of The Seventies and four other titles on Polydor's Jimi
Hendrix / Isle Of Wight lp, different perceptions of one of Jimi's final
concerts reached the public consciousness. At nearly double the 54
minute length of the Rhino Home Video} from 1970 entitled Jimi Hendrix:
Live At The Isle of Wight, the result is simply breathtaking with Jimi
Hendrix -
the rock star performing in all his glory as his sun was about to set.
Lerner calls this "a labor of love which took a long time to finish" and
he credits the Experience Hendrix company with helping obtain the
backing to complete the project. Filmed between approximately 2 AM and 4
AM on August 31, 1970, it is so dark that the 600,000 or so people in
the audience hardly affect what you see on the screen. The director said
the film is "deliberately claustrophobic" realizing that "Jimi was the
key thing to photograph" stating that they stuck to Hendrix "very
intensely". Billy Cox's brilliant bass work can be heard cleanly as both
he and drummer Mitch Mitchell creat a platform on which genius unfolds.
Jimi's versatility is in evidence, he clearly separated making a record
from performing on stage. Purple Haze explodes in a way that would
never have captured AM radio airplay, and is a stark contrast to the
blues of "Red House" which, on film, has lots of interesting shots of
Jimi's hand playing against the light while his facial expression is of a
man lost in thought while in the throes of a wild solo. The guitarist
here is a master technician, as is Murray Lerner who captures this
modern day Beethoven with equal brilliance. The contrast of "Red
House's" subtleties to Hendrix turning up his Marshall stacks and giving
the people what they want -he psychedelic blasts of "Foxy Lady" - is
more proof of how the singer/performer utilized all aspects of the stage
- combining the volume and feedback with his clothing, hair, body
movements, foot on the wah wah pedal, over amplification, all tools of
this part of his trade. The build up with photography of the landscape
before the main event and daytime glimpes of the crowd (along with Billy
Cox's memories of how loud they were) combine to make this a respectful
and precise look at a special moment in music history. Murray Lerner
feels the 20 minute version of "Machine Gun" here "makes a big
difference. It's much more powerful" (than the previous seven minute
edit they had in release). The DVD has different camera angles for some
of the songs included in the theatrical version, and will also include a
bonus rare live performance of "Dolly Dagger".
Joe Viglione
for more Hendrix see
http://community.webtv.net/pubmac/JimiHendrix
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peter noon with joe vig vrtv #75
There is an avalanche of All Music Guide reviews of songs, DVDs,
records, biographies, books, film etc. published and re-published on
multiple sites: SamGoody.Com, Spun.com, DJango Music, ArtistDirect.com,
Barnes & Noble (on the internet as well as on the scanners in the
stores!), Microsoft Network including Windows Media, Yahoo! Shopping
Music, etc. etc. As more companies utilize the reviews they will be
joining this page.
Getting to understand what growing at an exponential rate means!
The approximate number of published
articles with my byline - Joe Viglione - (keep in mind it is an approximation)
in the three years plus would be impossible to count at this time. "Get
Music".com had many articles, but is now using RollingStone.com for
their
content (which is still the material from
AMG).
Additional writings have been printed in
The Irish Emigrant, Pepperell Free Press,
The Woburn Advocate, Woburn Daily Times & Chronicle, Melrose Free
Press, Stoneham Sun, Gloucester Times, Medford Transcript, New England
Ent. Digest, Medialine, along with weekly and bi-weekly posts on usenet
and google newsgroups regarding films, the tv programs, political
ramblings and activism!
Many of the essays have been re-posted
by the artists reviewed on their own sites! Some in their entirety,
some utilizing quotes.
Reviews have also shown up in
publications in Greece and Russia!
It's hard to keep track of the unauthorized
use of the work - sellers on EBAY have
re-printed the articles as have other
individuals who find the writings
informative.
There are additional reviews self - published in our own Music Business monthly
Music Busines Monthly - Front Page
http://www.varulven.com/mbm/mbmfrontpage.shtml
http://community.webtv.net/musicbm/MusicBusiness
thanks for visiting this site! Everything
will be moving to:
http://www.varulven.com
at some point in time.
Joe Viglione
http://www.joevresume.cjb.net
brand new links from july 26, 2004 brand new links
Steve Lukather
http://www.stevelukather.net/Session.aspx?id=228
The Supremes Right On � MP3.com
http://www.mp3.com/albums/60084/reviews.html
Todd Royce
http://www.yorkcountycoaststar.com/calendar/07152004/gossip/26767.htm
While artists often have love/hate relationships with reviews, Todd
Royce is rather pleased with a recent, positive one at All Media Guide, (www.allmediaguide.com), for his CD "Step Into The Light."
"The big deal is it was written for a fairly mainstream Web site, by a
prominent Boston rock critic who reviews well-known, established
artists," says Royce. "It was kind of an amazing little thing that
happened."
Writer Joe Viglione was researching Joe Jackson for a forward he was
writing for the artist's new box set. When he Googled Jackson's drummer
Gary Burke, with whom Royce recorded a few years ago, the writer came
across the Maine musician's site.
"Joe Viglione wrote to me. We got to chatting, and he requested a copy
of my CD. He liked it, got his publisher to request a review for AMG,
and voila!"
Meanwhile Royce is making last-minute changes to his in-progress CD,
"Waiting For You." He's invited regular drummer PJ Donahue to do the
last two recordings, which were originally planned as acoustic tunes.
"Because his outstanding drumming just continues to impress the hell out of me," Royce says.
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Tim Moore Collectible Records
http://www.oldies.com/product/view.cfm/id_74622.html
Stompy Jones
http://www.stompyjones.com/reviews.html
Reviews on Nils Lofgren's page
http://www.shinesilently.com/flip.htm
SpunMusic.com Barry & Holly Tashian
http://www.spun.com/music/product-detail.jsp?id=2227845
Lou Reed tribute on CD Baby
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/afterhours/from/indiejournal
Gabriel Gordon Gypsy Living on Wherehouse Music http://www.wherehouse.com/music/product-detail.jsp?id=2405970
Burt Bacharach on MMGuide Music Match
http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=972000&AMGLENGTH=full
Jim Vallance / BTO Rock & Roll Nights
http://www.jimvallance.com/01-music-folder/albums-folder/pg-album-bto-01.html
Songs of Shirley Bassey
http://www.songsofshirleybassey.co.uk/info/trkl032.html
Hubert Sumlin on THE BAND page
http://theband.hiof.no/albums/hubert_plays_muddy.html
Lindsey Buckingham page
http://www.followthesound.com/g11.html
Ivan Julian Page
http://www.ivanjulian.com/press.html
Brooklyn Dreams with Bruce Sudano
http://www.bluedesert.dk/brooklyndreams.html
Sunny on Universal Music webpage:
http://www.hip-oselect.com/catalogue_hebb.asp
Melissa Ferrick on V Store Market
http://vstore.vstoremarket.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=2612111
A cool commentary on Joe Viglione:
http://www.permuted.org.uk/links.htm
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Joe Viglione and author Dennis Lehane
interviewed on Visual Radio for his book
"Prayers For Rain" - the first TV interview
for that book! Re-broadcast the week of October 10,2003 to coincide
with release of Lehane's MYSTIC RIVER see the VRTV homepage:
VISUAL RADIO/TELEVISION
http://community-2.webtv.net/musicbm/VISUALRADIO/index.html
It's Innovative Television tm
Called by John Sgarlat, creator of the Infomercial,
"The best show on Public Access In America",
Joe Viglione developed Visual Radio - Television
while working for Mr. Sgarlat's North American Media Corporation -
as Director Of Research.
North American Media created PBS specials
with actor Paul Sorvino and mezzo soprano Marilyn Horne.
The first Visual Radio featured an interview with Jefferson Airplane
founder Marty Balin and a concert by The Jefferson Starship featuring
the first televised airing of Balin's hit record "Hearts" performed with
Jefferson Starship. Since that debut in 1995 VRTV has brought these
individuals into the homes of tv viewers:
Richard Branson,
Professor Stephen Hawking
Judy Collins
Linda Ronstadt
Lou Reed
Archer Mayor
Kevin Baker
Spiderman scriptwriter David Koepp
Laurie Anderson
Greg Hawkes & Ben Orr from The Cars
comedienne Margaret Cho
Danny Klein of J Geils Band
Alex Hahn - author of Prince Possessed
http://www.princepossessed.com
authors Kevin Baker, Donald Westlake, Jennifer Weiner, Patricia Gaffney, Sharon Salzburg -
over 280 hours of programming to about a million homes in New England weekly on Public Access television.
For more information:
Joe@varulven.com Main addresses
vrtv@varulven.com
joeviglione@yahoo.com
Visual Radio
P.O. Box 2392
Woburn, MA 01888
tel;(781)935 5386
Miscellaneous
Bette Midler in THE ROSE on Live Daily
http://www.livedaily.com/artist/albums/R%20%20%20%2024180.html?act=2056
Spun.com
http://www.spun.com/music/product-detail.jsp?id=2227845
http://www.artistdirect.com � 4201
http://www.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,28
90616,00.html
Additional links:
The Special Agents
http://www.geocities.com/thespecialagents/reviews.html
Net Music Peter Tee
http://netmusic.com/web/artist.aspx?p_id=CBNM_14770
Steppenwolf 7 on FYE
http://www.fye.com/catalog/musicProduct.jhtml?itemId=10010750
Soundtrack Reviews
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author-2690/
Billy Zane Museum CQ Review
http://www.billyzanemuseum.com/Craft/Movies/CQ/CQreviews.html
THESE ARE NOT THE OPINIONS OF THE BILLY ZANE MUSEUM.
THEY ARE HERE JUST FOR YOU TO DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO SEE/BUY CQ.
��CQ REVIEW Joe Viglione's First Impressions Oh joy! An artsy film. This
mostly flawed, disjointed, boring affair was written and directed by
the son of the man who made The Godfather movies. So before I decimate
it and spank Roman Coppola's 36 year old bottom, we must first chastise
Georgia Kacandes, Willi Baer and Francis Ford Coppola for putting their
names as executive producers on this mess, sparing the rod, spoiling the
child. Remember when Dean Martin played Matt Helm in his versions of
James Coburn's Derek Flint ??? Both launching their efforts in 1966,
with Martin getting more sequels out of it than Coburn. Turn that upside
down with a version of 007 meets Barbarella and build a film around it
featuring half-hearted quips poking fun at the movie industry. A parody
is supposed to be humorous but the jokes made about making pictures are
actually sharp barbs which boomerang right back on this display. Despite
so much falling flat, there are some redeeming moments. Jeremy Davies
as "Paul Ballard", exudes a handsome innocence which almost overcomes
the script.
The actor fails to grab the authority necessary to pull this movie out
Sominexville---and he's given the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance
to upstage Roman Coppola and do what the hero of the film is supposed to
do. The soundtrack is terrific, perhaps not as legendary as Bob Crewe's
work with sixties band Glitterhouse" and Moogy Klingman, but it is
retro cool and doesn't disappoint. Producer Michael Curb always aspired
to create this kind of music for his A.I.P. soundtracks on Tower Records
like Riot On Sunset Strip and heck, wasn't Dean Stockwell in Psych-Out,
another film from the era with music released on that legendary Tower
imprint? Well, Stockwell appears in this film as Paul's dad, Dr.
Ballard, and he keeps up his persona from the Quantum Leap TV series,
womanizing. Only it is he, not Scott Bakula, who is the anachronism
here. One of the film posters actually has "Enzo D. Martini Production",
ribbing Dean Martin from the aforementioned Matt Helm flicks????
Since John Lennon's sons, Sean and Julian, have yet to do anything on
par with their famous dad, this film comes off like yet another person
demanding a DNA test to see if Jimi Hendrix fathered them. You don't
need DNA in order to see, feel, hear and touch the real thing, and this
ain't no Godfather flick. There is no passion for filmmaking, no thought
of what the audience might want. For escapism, CQ could have been the
long awaited sequel to Barbarella...it should have been science fiction
all the way through with the dry humor phased in as a sub-plot...the
Dragonfly character could have been fun without the lunacy, the dragging
plotline, the thoughts of "can I leave now" entering the minds of the
viewer. WFNX Radio sponsored this event and free T Shirts were given
out, and it's a good thing...the $2.50 for parking would have been too
high a price to pay to sit through this. Maybe Roman Coppola can find
that Boston recording artist who sent out $5.00 bills to come to the
press party...oh what was his name...Morphius or something...two page
ads in Billboard, full page ads locally...free popcorn and parking is
the least a radio station can do if they want you to come out and see
this.
Boston Globe on Joe Vig
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/02/01/landing_big_names/
Miscellaneous Joe Viglione Reviews on AMG:
Tanya Tucker � Upper 48 Hits 1972-1997 Spun.com
http://www.spun.com/music/product-detail.jsp?id=2184466
Ronnie Spector Dangerous
http://www.spun.com/music/product-detail.jsp?id=890982
Siren on MSN
http://entertainment.msn.com/album/?album=167425
Genya Ravan bio on ArtistDirect.com
http://store.artistdirect.com/music/artist/bio/0,,483169,00.html?artist=Genya+Ravan
Genya Ravan bio on MSN
http://entertainment.msn.com/artist/?artist=136504
For Fans Only on MSN (#2 website in the world)
http://entertainment.msn.com/album/?album=634897
Bobby Hebb on MSN
http://entertainment.msn.com/artist/?artist=116190
Bobby Hebb on Artist Direct
http://ubl.artistdirect.com/music/artist/bio/0,,442686,00.html?artist=Bobby+Hebb
Alice Cooper Dragon Town
http://www.spun.com/music/product-detail.jsp?id=2184792
Didi Stewart The Summer We Spent In China
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040404192102200693&sql=Aphr67uy020j3
One True Heart Didi Stewart
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040404192102200693&sql=2ONE|TRUE|HEART
Begin Here Didi Stewart
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040404192102200693&sql=Auxr9kebtsq7x
Boston Does The Beatles
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040404192102200693&sql=A2bktk60xrkr3
Jon Butcher Wishes
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040404192102200693&sql=Ao8rj28gc05ja
Jon Butcher Axis
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040404192102200693&sql=Au20e4j570wae
Ocean In Motion Live In Boston 1984
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040404192102200693&sql=A2rsqoatawijr
Casbah DVD
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040404192102200693&sql=Ap21m963okep2
Right Wing Publication that needs chastising found on MichaelSavage.com
http://www.mensnewsdaily.com/archive/m-n/nevin/2004/nevin080204.htm
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Found in THE WAYBACK MACHINE
Compilation Album Reviews
Symphonic Rolling Stones
WCOZ Compilation
jan 2, 2003 11:14 am
april 19, 2003 1:29 am
august 13, 2003 11:44 pm
sept. 12, 2003 9:57 pm
sept. 16, 2003 12:18 am
oct. 13, 2003 4:21 pm
nov.13 2003 10:10pm
may 2 2004 3pm
july 26, 2004 1:37 am
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lit than 1972’s Ladies & Gentlemen The Rolling Stones, that DVD
filmed over four nights in Texas during 1972’s “Exile on Main Street”
tour, this “Some Girls Live” is from a Fort Worth, Texas from July 18,
1978. The two projects – with 6 years between them – provide a
Texas-twosome of Stones performances that make for good analysis…as well
as the general good old time we expect from Mick & the boys.