Kind of like an . . . I don't know . . . standard?

1959 - one of the best years in American popular music history.

1959 - one of the best years in American popular music history.

As a sometimes grumpy, not-quite, but almost old guy, I get where this documentary seems to be coming from. If it's mainly a celebration of the studio, the albums that were recorded there, and (somehow) something about the "sound" of those albums, that could be very cool. There is something sweet about analogue…

As a sometimes grumpy, not-quite, but almost old guy, I get where this documentary seems to be coming from. If it's mainly a celebration of the studio, the albums that were recorded there, and (somehow) something about the "sound" of those albums, that could be very cool. There is something sweet about analogue…

I read the book a few years before the movie came out. I loved it and the twist totally blew me away and, at the time, seemed incredibly well done. I've often wondered if it would hold up, but haven't ever invested the time to track down another copy of the book. Anybody read it fairly recently?

I read the book a few years before the movie came out. I loved it and the twist totally blew me away and, at the time, seemed incredibly well done. I've often wondered if it would hold up, but haven't ever invested the time to track down another copy of the book. Anybody read it fairly recently?

It's more like —-> S U B T E X T <—-

It's more like —-> S U B T E X T <—-

Well, it's either like Jesse James in that repeated viewings will tease out nuances that a first viewing makes hard to catch. Or Dominik did err a bit by making the political "subtext" so overt, which robs it of a lot of its effectiveness. I saw the film a few months back and enjoyed it, but I'd have to agree with the…

Well, it's either like Jesse James in that repeated viewings will tease out nuances that a first viewing makes hard to catch. Or Dominik did err a bit by making the political "subtext" so overt, which robs it of a lot of its effectiveness. I saw the film a few months back and enjoyed it, but I'd have to agree with the…

Jewison's first film with Hal Ashby editing - one of the more fruitful collaborative relationships of the 1960s. In fact, Jewison wasn't incredibly attracted to the material, but hoped that a McQueen hit would give him the cache to work on some of the more social-conscious type movies he was becoming interested in…

Jewison's first film with Hal Ashby editing - one of the more fruitful collaborative relationships of the 1960s. In fact, Jewison wasn't incredibly attracted to the material, but hoped that a McQueen hit would give him the cache to work on some of the more social-conscious type movies he was becoming interested in…

Agreed on Bound for Glory. One of its (many) strengths is that it depicts Guthrie pre-fame, so it becomes more a meditation on how this small-town sign painter became one of the centuries great songwriters. It also concentrates as much on the growth of his political consciousness as it does his music career (and,…

Agreed on Bound for Glory. One of its (many) strengths is that it depicts Guthrie pre-fame, so it becomes more a meditation on how this small-town sign painter became one of the centuries great songwriters. It also concentrates as much on the growth of his political consciousness as it does his music career (and,…

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Pablo Ferro would have a word . . .

Pablo Ferro would have a word . . .

Just to interject a bit . . . Phil Rudd's drumming is deceptive in its simplicity but hardly remedial. Whatever one thinks about the "sameness" of their music, AC/DC's rhythm section(well, Rudd and Malcolm Young) is cracker jack, particularly Bon-era.