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Bailey liberates the electric bass from it's tradition al background role as the harmonic and rhythmic foundation of a band and demonstrates it's capabilities as a lead and solo voice. One of... more

The Tampa-based Southern rockers came to Germany for the first time in '81 and made a big splash with this show. Their epic two-guitar battles and lush vocal harmonies set this great band apart, and... more

Randy California led Spirit on a tour of Europe in '78, during which they dazzled with this Rockpalast Eurovision broadcast. This was one of the highlights of the original Rockpalast series... more

Billy Cobham, Clem Clempson, David Sancious…what a band Jack had with him when he made his Rockapalast debut in 1980. Sancious joined Jack again when the legendary Cream bassist/vocalist returned to... more

"Timbres Of Ice" is another raised treasure from the Klaus Schulze cosmos! Re-Issue of the album which was part of the limited and long exhausted 2002 5CD boxsets "Contemporary Works II". "The Lonely... more

Without a doubt, The Mission had it's first zenith in 1989/90 when the band entered the premier league of rock with the album "Carved In Sand". With "Butterfly On A Wheel" the band landed one of... more

1967 - 2017: Vanilla Fudge celebrate their 50th anniversary with another musical rock monument - Live At Sweden Rock 2016! What began in April 1967 in the Ultrasonic Studios in Hempstead/ N.Y., does... more

Thompson's Fairport Convention mates Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg and Dave Mattacks joined him onstage for an unforgettable "Rockpalast" concert in Hamburg in December 1983. About seven weeks later, in... more

The late, great Cozy Powell only spent about a year in the Michael Schenker Group, so this 1981 concert featuring Cozy is a precious document. He brings the thunder and Michael brings the... more

It took quite a long time before COMMANDER CODY aka George Frayne IV crossed the Atlantic and appeared on a German stage for the first time ever. Ten successful years as part of the US music business... more

The Rockpalast concert recorded on April 11, 2008 in Bonn, is giving a late testimony to Blue Cheer's unbroken stage power: From the soulful blues cover of Mose Allison's "Parchment Farm" of their... more

The DVD that joins the 2 CDs here is quite a trip to watch—especially the part where the crowd misunderstands what the sax player tries to say in German and swarms the stage! The band just rolls with... more

When Aswad played the Rockpalast recording at the Studio-B of the Westdeutscher Rundfunk, nobody expected them to become pop stars in the future, yet. In 1980 they still were part of the London... more

Richard Wagner could also have been part of these musical biographies on "X". Wagner is particularly close to me because for me he was the first to create a synthesis of the arts. For instance he... more

Pete Way, Phil Mogg, Andy Parker, Paul Chapman and Neil Carter rocked Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany on November 29, 1980. This was one of the most legendary "Rockpalast" concerts of the era: a... more

This intimate 2002 performance recorded in Oslo, Norway contains a mix of Mott the Hoople classics and killer cuts from Ian's equally prolific solo career! He's backed by a mostly acoustic band and a... more

In 1970 the debut album from BIRTH CONTROL was released. The year of their 10th anniversary saw numerous activities which emphasized BC's top position in the German rock scene. The band recorded a... more

This Southern-rock powerhouse reunited in the mid-'90s, recapturing their early glory with 1996's Devil's Canyon. Here they are that year, live at the Rockpalast Festival in Loreley, Germany, wowing... more

Weather Report was one of the super-bands in the 70s and beginning of the 80s. The 40th anniversary of the founding of the band, which was started by the legendary keyboarder Joe Zawinul and the... more

To celebrate the 40th "birthday" of one of the world's best bands - Weather Report - the label Art of Groove is releasing the band's Rockpalast concert in Cologne 1983 - a premiere on CD and DVD.... more

The first collaboration between Gino Vannelli and the Metropole Orchestra took place in Rossendaal Holland, during 2000. It was the beginning of an extremely creative partnership and the logical... more

Schenker's guitar was always the main event during his years with UFO and Scorpions, and became even more so after he went solo in '79. This 1981 concert features his smokin' MSG album almost in its... more