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Post by drbill on Oct 26, 2019 23:13:48 GMT -6
....a pretty cool retrospective doc with a lot of cool studio footage. It's on Netflix. The EMI console that Clapton is sitting in front of is worth it alone. Wow. Wish I knew where that was. Maybe it's his personal studio? Not sure. Anyway, there's shots of United Western, Sunset Sound, Capitol, Gold Star and a bunch more. Brings back memories of my youth. Some of my first sessions were in those rooms. I remember my first time at Gold Star right before they tore it down, and my first pro session was at United Western on Sunset in the room where they shot the "Never My Love" sequence for the film. Room looks just the same. Thankfully they haven't really changed out the live room. Iconic records cut there.... I was too young to really catch this era, but those songs are still ringing down Laurel Canyon.  I totally dug the studio stuff, and the interviews with the folks who lived the era. Didn't dig the "recreations" that Jakob Dylan, Beck and crew did that much. Good, but lost a lot of the spirit of the originals I thought. Anyway, IMO, worth the watch. <thumbsup> PS - and seeing the Tom Petty interviews were awesome. Must have been shot right before he died....  I think it was his last on screen interview. |
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Post by popmann on Oct 26, 2019 23:25:34 GMT -6
Went to see it in the theatre here...with Jakob talking and then playing after....fun night.
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Post by Bender on Oct 27, 2019 0:52:57 GMT -6
Just finished this last night and yeah it was a treat. I too didn’t really care for all the Jakob Dylan covers, did enjoy seeing Fiona apple in one of those live covers. And hey a surprisingly coherent Brian Wilson too, seemed more peppy and intelligible then from some other things I’ve seen him in so that was a nice surprise too. Kinda surprised they didn’t mention a thing about Jim Morrison or the doors though...also not shocked old Neil young didn’t say a thing- but (spoiler alert) he is there in his own way In the credits.
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Post by stormymondays on Oct 27, 2019 1:37:21 GMT -6
Gotta watch it. Pretty sure that console is the one at Mark Knopfler’s British Grove studios.
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Post by chessparov on Oct 27, 2019 3:27:02 GMT -6
I'll have to see it too.
I'd like to meet Michelle Phillips someday and see if she remembers me, back in the 60's when...
I was a little boy (60 now), when my hippie babysitter Janet, would take me to the Laurel Canyon get togethers.
Sang with Mama Cass at least a few times, she loved kids! Met Lowell George when he was thinner too. They'd sometimes pass one or two acoustic guitars around and sing. Lots of cool memories.
Chris
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Post by Vincent R. on Oct 27, 2019 6:18:49 GMT -6
Sounds cool.
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Post by Guitar on Oct 27, 2019 8:10:59 GMT -6
I'm going to watch this tonight, thanks for the tip!
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Post by chessparov on Oct 27, 2019 9:10:25 GMT -6
Yes, of course I didn't realize how special that time was, at that time. I'm also curious if the other ones still around, remember me... Like Howard Kaylan/Mark Volman/Roger McGuinn/David Crosby/etc. Chris |
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Post by mike on Oct 27, 2019 10:54:47 GMT -6
Nice film. I Loved the past and present studio shots, commentaries and recollection's from the original artist's...... and though it was fine, I would have preferred seeing more of the former and less of Jacob and friends covers that were probably a large part of the idea for getting the film made I'd guess which is then good. Though I definitely enjoyed it, I would have enjoyed seeing even more, an exhaustive history of musicians from Laurel Canyon over a broader scope of time adding those left out of the film since pop music was evolving so quickly over that decade into the next. But it was a good watch
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Post by Guitar on Nov 5, 2019 17:46:29 GMT -6
Dylan's singing is just awful. No feeling whatsoever. The AutoTune makes almost all of it hard to listen to. No soul. Same thing in that Beatles re-hash movie Across The Universe. Bad trend. Big mistake.
Really good movie though. Great history, great interviews.
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Post by Johnkenn on Nov 5, 2019 18:16:35 GMT -6
Yeah. I hated all the post correction. Cool stuff that I didn’t know about the Mamas and the Papas. That Michelle Phillips was kind’ve a s...I’ll be nice.
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Post by EmRR on Nov 5, 2019 20:41:21 GMT -6
I liked it but it feels really incomplete. Like the edit running time constraints kinda f'd it up. Lots of things aren't explained, including the motivation and premise for the film itself. It does not stand as a documentary, nor does it disclaim itself. It's meant for insiders, and that's a failing. Tons of great moments and shots tough for sure, no one should miss it. Take every piece ya can get. To imagine a time Michelle would have been the one fired.....it's not hard....but are ya kidding me?
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Post by Guitar on Nov 5, 2019 20:45:04 GMT -6
Yeah it felt short to me too. All that dylan filler crap somebody else mentioned it's mostly dead air. Half good/half bad I guess. It didn't feel like a real, deep documentary.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2019 21:53:00 GMT -6
i preferred the bbc documentary from a few years back.
Someone has posted it on youtube over a few parts.
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Post by sirthought on Nov 6, 2019 16:16:39 GMT -6
I really enjoyed the film. Everything was pretty good. But while the performances were completely fine, I felt they really could have done so much more with the history and they left a lot of artists out of the discussion. It was almost like the performances were an unnecessary component, even though I thought the musicians did well.
Really an interesting and fertile time in pop music, and art in general. With the rise of the internet and how musicians meet and network, I'm not sure these artists communities will be talked about as much in the future. That's part of why I'm thankful to have some type of community with you guys.
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I think it was his last on screen interview.
