louisthebass Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Managed to finally see this movie doc, and along with SITSOM and "Muscle Shoals", has got to be one of the best music documentaries I've seen in a long time. Also seemed appropriate with the recent passing of Glen Campbell, who was part of that outfit. It's still amazing (even in this day & age) at the body of work they produced in the commercial music and film market from the late 50's to the mid to late 1970's, and none of it ever comes across as being cold & mechanical. Carol Kaye and Joe Osborn get a fair bit of air time, and the stories of Hal Blaine and Tommy Tedesco are tinged with sadness, but at the same time fascinating to see and hear. A bygone age we'll never see again, especially with the advent of technology in the last 10 years... Recommended viewing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Is this the one with Will Lee et al that's been Kickstarted like crazy on Facebook? Didn't know that was out yet. And, yes, SITSOM and Muscle Shoals are great too, so long as you can filter out Bonio's white ring on the latter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisthebass Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 [quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1503700967' post='3360476'] Is this the one with Will Lee et al that's been Kickstarted like crazy on Facebook? Didn't know that was out yet. And, yes, SITSOM and Muscle Shoals are great too, so long as you can filter out Bonio's white ring on the latter... [/quote] Will Lee doesn't feature in the version I've seen - it looks like a great chunk of it was filmed in the late 1990's when the likes of Tommy Tedesco and Al Casey were still alive. All the interviews are (mainly) with the musicians and some of the artists who recorded with them. There's a copy kicking around on YouTube at the moment, well worth spending an hour and 40 mins of anyone's time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) Came out 2 years ago. Got my copy this wk. Bonus disc promises 6 hours of extras! Edited August 26, 2017 by Mickeyboro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Aaah, different one then... will have to check it out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) Yes, different film. I think 'Wrecking Crew' might still be up on Netflix though. Edited August 26, 2017 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJE Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Am I right in thinking there are basically two versions of the same film? I read in line that the film was started in 1996 and released to film festivals in 2008? It seems they couldn't get licenses for the music they wanted to use, so they started a kickstarter. It seems the latest version was properly released in 2015. If I'm wrong Inwould love someone to correct me because I'm trying to find the right film to watch, it sounds fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) [quote name='NJE' timestamp='1503779995' post='3360905'] Am I right in thinking there are basically two versions of the same film? I read in line that the film was started in 1996 and released to film festivals in 2008? It seems they couldn't get licenses for the music they wanted to use, so they started a kickstarter. It seems the latest version was properly released in 2015. If I'm wrong Inwould love someone to correct me because I'm trying to find the right film to watch, it sounds fascinating. [/quote] I happened across an interview with Tedesco's son. That sounds about right, except he said they were trying to do crowd funding before crowd funding existed for most of it... lol! The other doc I was initially thinking of is "Session Men". From the clips on the web that should also be a good watch if it ever gets finished and released... https://www.facebook.com/SESSIONMEN1/ Edited August 26, 2017 by TrevorR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) This is The Wrecking Crew! doc... The Wrecking Crew! by Denny Tedesco https://itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/the-wrecking-crew/id967453506 Edited August 26, 2017 by TrevorR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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