Later With Jools Holland: First 15 Years

Introduction

Later…With Jools Holland is easily one of the most recognisable and best live music show on TV currently, surpassing even old BBC staple The Old Grey Whistle Test in terms of quality and variety of acts. Holland, ex-Squeeze and ex-Tube, gathers both mainstream and eclectic musical guests each week to perform a track or two. What is stunning about Later… is the ability to have the likes of R.E.M alongside Seasick Steve. This 2 dvd set features performances from the last fifteen years of the show, yes it's been that long…


Disc 1
1.Mary J. Blige - Just Fine
2.Feist -1234
3.The Who-The Seeker
4.Duffy -Mercy
5.Manu Chao-Rainin' In Paradize
6.Battles-Atlas
7.Bjork-Declare Independence
8.LCD Soundsystem-North American Scum
9.CSS-Let's Make Love
10.Tinariwen-Cler Achel
11.Mika-Grace Kelly
12.Yusuf Islam-I Think I See The Light
13.Amy Winehouse-Tears Dry On Their Own
14.Raul Midón-State Of Mind
15.Hot Chip-Over and Over
16.Morrissey-You Have Killed Me
17. John Fogerty-Fortunate Son
18. Jools Holland & Solomon Burke-Roll This Soul Tonight
19. Vashti Bunyan-Hidden
20. KT Tunstall-Tangled Up In Blue
21. Martha Wainwright-Bloody Mother f***ing Asshole
22. Arcade Fire-Power Out
23. Mariza-Ha Uma Musica Do Povo
24. Love with Arthur Lee-Alone Again Or…
25. Buddy Guy-Look What All You Got
26. Robert Palmer-Am I Wrong?
27. Coldplay-The Scientist
28. Damien Rice-The Blower's Daughter
29. Norah Jones-Cold Cold Heart
30. Elvis Costello-When I Was Cruel No 2


Disc 2
1.Ryan Adams-New York, New York
2.Kelly Joe Phelps-Piece By Piece
3.Abdullah Ibrahim-Cape Town To Congo Square
4.Bert Jansch-River Bank
5.Al Jarreau-Puddit (Put It Where You Want It)
6. Warren Zevon-My s***'s f***ed Up
7. Moloko-The Time Is Now
8. Kirsty MacColl-In These Shoes?
9. The Flaming Lips-Race For The Prize
10. Joshua Redman-How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
11. R.E.M.-Electrolite
12. Roni Size Reprazent-Brown Paper Bag
13. Massive Attack-Risingson
14. Foo Fighters-Monkey Wrench
15. Radiohead-No Surprises
16. Khaled-Didi
17. Beck-Devil's Haircut
18. Blur-The Universal
19. Scott Walker-Rosary
20. Hole-Doll Parts
21. J.J. Cale-Call Me The Breeze
22. Johnny Cash-The Beast In Me
23. Crowded House-Private Universe
24. Bonnie Raitt with Jimmie Vaughan-Three Time Loser
25. The Pretenders-Night In My Veins
26. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds-Red Right Hand
27. Al Green-Let's Stay Together
28. Paul Weller-Has My Fire Really Gone Out?
29. PJ Harvey-Naked Cousin
30. John Cale-Hallelujah
31. David Gray-Birds Without Wings
32 KD Lang-Miss Chatelaine

Visual

Picture is warm and broadcast quality, although you can really see the difference in quality between new and older clips.

Audio

Nice surround track.

Extras

None.

Overall

I like Later…, although I'm a bit of a late convert - only really catching on when I realised that he included the likes of Goldfrapp during their electro-stomp days (which weren't that long ago really). I've kind of missed out as well as there are some cracking performances of bands I've missed such as CCS, Hot Chip and Manu Chao.


There's no intro to this bar an initial opening sequence at the start of each disc. Each act is credited with name, track title and date of appearance but that's about it - no commentary or anything.

Oddly though, whilst both discs are packed with performances, it still feels like a bit of a missed opportunity. The DVD format will allow up to 3 hours of feature and each disc is only about two thirds full; there's fifteen years worth of performances that could have been used.

Some performances don't do it for me, some do, some I know, a lot I don't. Good showcase but could have done with a bit more filler.