THIS DOCUMENTRY SHOULD BE AWESOME!
IF YOUR A MUSIC LOVER OR MUSICIAN YOU WILL LOVE THIS ONE!
ROCK ON MY FRIENDS
In this film, three of the most prolific guitarists of their times, Jack White,
The Edge, and Jimmy Page, are brought together to talk about rock. Although this
is the premise of the documentary very little footage of the actual meeting are
shown. Instead, the movie is driven by the juxtaposition of interviews and
footage of each of the individual artist. The director, Davis Guggeheim (who
also directed An Inconvenient Truth) chose the perfect three artists for the
movie because they are so distinct from each other not only in their music but
in their philosophies.
Jack White is the most open of all the artists in
the movie because he was able to genuinely express his approach. To Jack, music
is a struggle, "You have to pick a fight with the guitar," he says. His view was
artistically expressed in a scene where Jack is talking about the history of the
blues and on the screen footage of Jack playing "Blue Viens" in concert so hard
his hands are bleeding all over the guitar is contrasted with pictures of
historical blues musicians. This modern day blues artist addresses everything
from his past to his influences throughout the movie.
The Edge, in stark
contradiction to Jack White's minimalistic style and plastic Airline guitar, is
shown through out the movie playing with effects modules and techonologic pedals
to produce his U2 stadium rock style. He explains in the movie how it is
possible to completely change the sound of the guitar just by utilizing these
innovations. He also talked about U2's past and how they started off by playing
after school in their elementary school and their early struggles.
To
Jimmy Page, rock is sex. "The curves of the guitar are like a woman's," he says
at one point and later on when talking about Stairway to Heaven, "it just builds
and builds like an orgasm." It was obvious throughout the movie that Jimmy Page
was not accostumed to interviews because it seemed that he struggled with being
open. But, this prolific Led Zeppelin guitarist was a key dynamic in the movie
because he was able to address his development as an artist in the dawn of
rock.
These three artists were able to capture the history and the
essence of rock and ultimately the film is not just about music, but ultimately
it is a statement about culture and how music is statement the times and the
experiences of each artist.
ARE YA WITH ME ON THIS ? I PLAN ON SEEN THIS FOR SURE!
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR SUMMER & KEEP ROCKIN' LOVE & RESPECTS, TO YOU ALL
TONI~
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Led Zeppelin 1
By Led Zeppelin
Release date: 1994-06-21 |
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