Recently I bought volume one of Saturday Night Live 25 Years of Music. Featuring live performances from bands from 1975 to 1980 I enjoyed it so much I ended up buying all 5 volumes.
As well as music there’s a good sprinkling of music related SNL sketches. All the clips are held together by links from one of each particular era’s alumni.
Volume one features Carly Simon, Simon and Garfunkel, Patti Smith performing ‘Gloria’ and Joe Cocker performing alongside John Belushi doing an impression of him. It also features a controversial performance from Elvis Costello, which allegedly got him banned from the show. Although went on to appear again.
The set features a lot of acts at the peak of their powers, doing one of their most recognisable songs.
Rick James doing ‘Super Freak’, Neil Young performing ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’, Nirvana playing ‘Rape Me’ and Talking Heads doing ‘Take me to the River’.
Even bands I initially wasn’t interested in offer gripping performances such as Live, Blind Melon, Randy Newman and Fine Young Cannibals.
It also includes Sinead O’Connor’s infamous performance of Bob Marley’s ‘War’.
The sketches include Bill Murray singing ‘Star Wars’, Steve Martin as King Tut, Kevin Spacey, Michael Palin and Beck in a sketch called ‘Weed Doctor’ and Chris Farley and Patrick Swayze auditioning for the Chippendales.
At only 3 quid per disc, take a trip into your nearest Fopp or Music Zone to pick one up. Below is Elvis Costello and the Attractions.
Saturday 14 April 2007
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A great track from Elvis there. I tried to find the reprise of this incident, when the Beastie Boys began "Sabotage" and then broke into "Radio, Radio" as Costello took the stage at (I think) the SNL 25th Anniversary show, but alas, its been taken down. Shame - it was another great SNL moment.
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