Al Strange
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Have you seen me play live by any chance?!Hammer as loud as you can, bash the shit out of the drums
Have you seen me play live by any chance?!Hammer as loud as you can, bash the shit out of the drums
I get that you were being sardonic, but I actually really appreciated that they didn't just go into the madman aspect of Moon—although that was certainly discussed—but also talked about what set him apart from other drummers musically. That's something that seemed to me to get overlooked for decades, starting just a few years after his death, and it's nice that it's once again becoming part of his legacy.It was nice to see guys like Keith Moon and John Bonham get some exposure for a change![]()
I enjoyed that part too. It was probably my favourite segment of the film.I get that you were being sardonic, but I actually really appreciated that they didn't just go into the madman aspect of Moon—although that was certainly discussed—but also talked about what set him apart from other drummers musically. That's something that seemed to me to get overlooked for decades, starting just a few years after his death, and it's nice that it's once again becoming part of his legacy.
There's something about these general docs about drumming I don't find terribly interesting -
+1 on Searching for Sugar Man. And you're right. There needs to be some conflict. More simply, some thesis that director is offering and then documenting the proof. If not then it's an aimless wandering pointless set of vignettes that goes on and on until it stops. Should follow the Three Act Model. Most good documentaries do.That's how I feel about music docs in general, at least the ones I've seen on streaming services. If it's about a band, it's often 60-90 mins of people talking about how awesome the band was. That's nice and all, but it gets tiresome. I haven't seen this drumming doc, but it seems like it's basically drummers playing and talking about drums. This is something I can experience by spending a couple hours on youtube, and that way I can seek out the players that interest me. Just like a fictional movie, a doc has to have a story in order to be compelling, and for it to be really interesting, it needs some sort of conflict. I have seen some great music docs like "A Band Called Death" and "Searching for Sugar Man," but these seem to be few and far between.
Oh dude - +1 for Ghenghis Blues. I remember when that came out - we had an arthouse cinema that played these kinds of films in our town and we all went and saw it - pretty cool.My favorite music doc was Genghis Blues, about Paul Pena. It starts with a fascinating main character whose life to that point was already a good story; then it embarks on a literal adventure of a lifetime with him, while he was still alive.