This week's music DVD releases reviewed

The Final Chapter SPV ***

The Mission have been real goth-rock warriors since 1986, when they formed out of the ashes of The Sisters of Mercy. Featuring mainman Wayne Hussey and an ever-revolving cast of musicians, The Mission finally decided to pack it in after a European tour that ended with a four-night run at Shepherds Bush Empire. This sprawling work is taken from the band's final night and features some terrific material from such albums as The First Chapter, God's Own Medicineand Carved in Sand. Many have tried to imitate this particular brand of goth-rock, but only The Mission could do it properly. Loads of extras include on-the-road footage, band interviews and a tour documentary. Good value for money.

BRIAN BOYD

Quiet Please – The New Best of Nick Lowe Proper ***

Nick Lowe has been a British songwriting institution for the past 40 years, a maverick who has traversed all manner of songwriting styles, from pub rock and punk to roots (all of which have been imbued with a singular, if not peculiar Britishness), and finally settling on reflective material befitting a man of his age and hair colour. The DVD in this three-disc set (the CDs are a fitting encapsulation of the mans career, which is more highly credible than massively commercial) features a 2007 concert at Brussels' Ancienne Belgique and a selection of video clips for the likes of Cruel to Be Kind, Cracking Up, Little Hitler, I Love the Sound of Breaking Glassand All Men Are Liars. The clips are equal parts low- budget amateur productions, choice and quaint, while the concerts shows Lowe as a subtle master craftsman of both song and stage.

TONY CLAYTON-LEA