"Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live” DVD collection is the "event of the season,” in the words of an old Neil Young tune.
This nine-disc boxed set of 125 rock royalty jam sessions is the must-have or must-give package of the year for the rock ’n’ roll fan of any age. The young can learn from it, and the baby boomers can revel in the music they grew up to, played by the original players who’ve survived in the business of be-bop-a-lu-la for 25 years and longer — the required length of time you have to have been a pro player to be eligible for immortalization in Cleveland’s monument to rock and its attendant attitude and spirit.
Some of the performances are a little rough, particularly the uneasy reunion of the five original Byrds in 1991 for a mangling of "Turn, Turn, Turn,” and the reunited Cream’s sluggish run at "Sunshine of Your Love.”
But the sweet moment when Stevie Nicks lovingly caresses Lindsey Buckingham’s shoulders during a moving acoustic solo break in "Landslide,” and Ann and Nancy Wilson’s majestic interpretation of Led Zeppelin’s "Battle of Evermore,” with Ann on acoustic guitar, harmonizing with Nancy on mandolin, are unforgettable, historic, once-in-a-lifetime performances. Prince’s jaw-dropping solo at the end of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps” during the posthumous induction of George Harrison is almost worth the $120 price tag all by itself.
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