Bob Smeaton

Filmography

Bob Smeaton - filmography

Classic Albums - The Doors on DVD (2008)
Starring: The Doors
Director: Bob Smeaton
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This release celebrates the musical legacy of one of the most important and influential rock bands of the 1960s counter-culture, the Doors. The band's self-titled debut album is widely regarded as their finest achievement, and the story behind its conception is told here through interviews with the ..read more »

79% from 136 members

Festival Express on DVD (2003)
Starring: Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, The Band
Director: Bob Smeaton
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In 1970 a train journeyed across Canada carrying some of the greatest rock bands of all time. Janis Joplin, The Band, The Grateful Dead, Ian & Sylvia, Buddy Guy, Delaney & Bonnie, and others lived (and partied) for five days, giving concerts where and when they stopped. The train was called the ..read more »

64% from 796 members

Classic Albums - Nirvana - Nevermind on DVD (2003)
Starring: Nirvana
Director: Bob Smeaton
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There possibly isn’t an album in history that is as genre defining as Nirvana’s Nevermind. Released in 1991, it single-handedly was responsible for the birth of what became to be known as grunge and has gone on to sell millions. Nevermind was the second album from the Seattle trio and the first on ..read more »

72% from 651 members

Classic Albums - Elton John - Goodbye Ye... on DVD (2001)
Starring: Elton John
Director: Bob Smeaton
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Elton John followed up his masterful 1972 album HONKY CHATEAU with a record that was far more ambitious in scope. The result was 1973s sprawling GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD, a record that mixed genres and sounds with ease and spawned hit singles such as "Bennie and the Jets," "Saturday Night's ..read more »

67% from 274 members

Classic Albums - Lou Reed - Transformer on DVD (2001)
Starring: Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground
Director: Bob Smeaton
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Lou Reed's TRANSFORMER, his second album after the breakup of the Velvet Underground, has garnered a reputation as one of the best albums of the 1970s, and for good reason. A cohesive album whose more obscure tracks such as "Andy's Chest" and "Goodnight Ladies" hold up well against popular classics ..read more »

68% from 357 members

UB40 - The UB40 Story Of Reggae on DVD (1999)
Starring: UB40
Director: Bob Smeaton
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Since forming in 1970, UB40 have been at the forefront of British reggae, and been a key factor in helping the music reach a mainstream audience. This documentary follows the band as they tell their story and record an album with many of their own reggae heroes such as Winston Groovy, Ken Boothe ..read more »

69% from 190 members

Classic Albums - Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell on DVD (1999)
Starring: Meat Loaf
Director: Bob Smeaton
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Hear the story of BAT OUT OF HELL as told by Meat Loaf himself and others who contributed to the release and success of this album. Includes interviews, archive footage, and live performances.

67% from 462 members

Classic Albums - The Band - The Band on DVD (1997)
Starring: The Band
Director: Bob Smeaton
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Interviews and clips from the cagy members of seminal rock group The Band. Features a behind-the-scenes look at the making of their self-titled album as well as performances of some of their most influential songs with such luminous guests as Eric Clapton, George Harrison, and Don Was.

72% from 298 members

Jimi Hendrix - West Coast Seattle Boy on DVD
Starring: Jimi Hendrix
Director: Bob Smeaton
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WEST COAST SEATTLE BOY - by American blues-rock legend JIMI HENDRIX, this title is a centrepiece of Legacy's second group of HENDRIX reissues. The set compromises of previously unreleased studio and live recordings as well as a documentary based on the life and career of HENDRIX directed by Bob Smeaton.

65% from 8 members

The Band - 3 times - show films
Nirvana - 2 times - show films
Elton John - 2 times - show films
Lou Reed - 2 times - show films
The Velvet Underground - 2 times - show films

none - 2 times - show films