Caravan - Classic Rock Legends (2001)

Caravan's self-titled DVD (also referred to as "Caravan Live" in the credits) is yet another concert document by the Canterbury-spawned band, from a 1990 show at Central Studios in Nottingham. Originally released as part of the |Bedrock series, it features the lineup of Pye Hastings (guitar, vocals), Richard Coughlan (drums), Dave Sinclair (keyboards), Jimmy Hastings (sax, flute), and Richard Sinclair (bass, vocals) in five pieces, including the epic-length "Nine Feet Underground." Their performance is laid-back and smooth, with some gorgeous sax work by Jimmy Hastings and excellent playing all around. One reason that Caravan has endured across 36 years of history is that they've never lost their musical edge or their virtuosity, and they can still make a decades-old song – even one running 15 minutes – fascinating to hear. The audio quality might not quite match the more recent concert documents by the band, which reflect better technology and more special venues (especially their American tour), but this will more than suffice, nearly an hour of progressive rock that's out of its own time but not lacking for excitement, hard and sharp edges, or virtuosity. Director David Millard does an excellent job of keeping his cameras in motion and the shots and angles constantly changing as the focus shifts around the music and songs. Each track gets its own chapter number and, for a change in this series, the numbers correspond to the songs they're supposed to match up with. The disc opens on a simple three-selection menu that goes to three layers deep in presenting selections from the rest of the Classic Rock Legends DVD catalog. ~ Review by Bruce Eder





Track Listing

01. Head Loss
02. Videos of Hollywood
03. Nine Feet Underground
04. Winter Wine
05. For Richard

Musicians

• Pie Hastings / guitars and vocals
• Richard Coughlan / drums
• Richard Sinclair / bass and vocals
• Jimmy Hastings / flute and saxophone
• David Sinclair / keyboards

LIVE IN NOTTINGHAM 1990






Many thanks to uploader: BarmY78

SEE also:
Caravan 1971 In The Land Of Gr...mini LP) Platinum SHM-CD 2014]
Caravan 1973 For Girls Who Gro...mini LP) Platinum SHM-CD 2014]
Caravan 1976 Blind Dog at St. Dunstans [Japan Mini-LP CD 2006]