The latest Music DVDs reviewed

MAXIMO PARK
Found on Film Warp
***

This time last year Maximo Park were one of the new UK bands to watch, a rabble of rousers from Newcastle that featured a veritable nest of cats in lead singer and high kicker Paul Smith. And then, earlier this year, along came the NME Awards Tour, where they headlined over Arctic Monkeys. Oh, dear. Not that this appears to concern Smith and company, who have the kind of kinetic Jam/Clash/Specials hybrid that binds them close to the hearts of both old and new kids on the block. Live, Smith comes across as a self-deprecating fellow, all jerky movements and combed over hair; he sings articulate songs of small town north-east UK alienation in front of a musical backing that throbs with straight-edged energy. Unfairly, we feel, they will be consigned to the remainder racks quite soon. Extras include promotional videos, an on-the-road documentary and a nine-track CD of BBC sessions. www.maximopark.com    Tony Clayton-Lea

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
Under Review Chrome Dreams
***

This is a valiant attempt to somehow explain the unexplainable. It's hardly controversial to note that you either get Beefheart or you don't. Either you find Trout Mask Replica to be an assault on musicality itself or you view it as one of the most influential albums ever released. Over the course of two hours, the producers here try to explain to the nonconverts just what they've been missing. It's very well put together: there are rare live and studio performances and in-depth interviews with just about everyone connected to Beefheart. Still, you just can't help feeling that this isn't going to win over gainsayers and is strictly for fans only. As Donovan would have it, when it comes to Beefheart, you might as well be trying to catch the wind. Brian Boyd