Paul Rogers and Friends - Live at Montreaux 1994 (CD and DVD)

Paul Rogers is an icon in the hard rock community.  He has fronted some of the biggest English rock bands (Free, Bad Company and Queen) in history.  His vocals are unmatched and get better with age.  Paul has been associated more with the bands he has fronted, than his solo career.  When he is on hiatus from working with a group he tours and has recorded some solo material.  In 1994 Paul was asked to play the legendary Montreaux Festival, so he assembled an all-star line up and proceeded to rock the crowd into a frenzy.  At the time of this performance, Paul and Co. were in the midst of supporting his Muddy Water Blues record.  Paul recruited most notably Neal Schon (Journey) and Jason Bohnam for this tour, but for this performance their were a few extra surprises, with appearances by Brian May (Queen) and Steve Lukather (Toto).

Live at Montreaux is a well shot DVD which gives you a sense of being in the audience.  The sound is  great as well.  This was a very enjoyable view because the performance was spot on, and it appeared that all were having a good time.  I think the highlight for me was, seen Neal Schon, Steve Lukather and Brian May all on the same stage.  Three monster guitarists all on one stage.  It doesn't get much better than that.  The set list was a nice mix of Blues and Classic Rock tunes from Paul's past.  The tunes were performed to perfection and sounded very fresh.  A solid view from start to finish.



Bottom Line: Paul Rogers doing what he does best - Singing his ass off.  He is one of the greats and he proves it on this DVD.  Not only that, you have some of the greatest guitarist on the planet jamming on one stage.  The songs really came alive on this one for me, and I enjoyed it much more than I originally thought I would.

-Ragman is looking for his bellbottoms.