Comments on: Early reviews for IT MIGHT GET LOUD http://docsthatrock.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/early-reviews-for-it-might-get-loud/ Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:30:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Warren Cohen http://docsthatrock.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/early-reviews-for-it-might-get-loud/#comment-209 Warren Cohen Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:30:38 +0000 http://docsthatrock.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-209 Totally great point....a bit overstated by that reviewer, huh? Totally great point….a bit overstated by that reviewer, huh?

]]> By: Tom McAuley http://docsthatrock.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/early-reviews-for-it-might-get-loud/#comment-208 Tom McAuley Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:50:52 +0000 http://docsthatrock.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-208 Jimmy Page was "hugely overshadowed" by Robert Plant? What? You're kidding right? As a guitarist of 40 years I can tell you that Jimmy Page is actually one of the most exposed and promoted guitarits in the history of rock & roll. Sure, Led Zeppelin had a prolific lead singer as did every great band the Stones, Who, etc. But Jimmy Page is regarded as one of the most influential guitarist of the last 40 years! How was he overshadowed? Jimmy Page was “hugely overshadowed” by Robert Plant? What? You’re kidding right? As a guitarist of 40 years I can tell you that Jimmy Page is actually one of the most exposed and promoted guitarits in the history of rock & roll. Sure, Led Zeppelin had a prolific lead singer as did every great band the Stones, Who, etc. But Jimmy Page is regarded as one of the most influential guitarist of the last 40 years! How was he overshadowed?

]]> By: Trailer released for It Might Get LOUD « Docs That Rock http://docsthatrock.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/early-reviews-for-it-might-get-loud/#comment-140 Trailer released for It Might Get LOUD « Docs That Rock Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:21:19 +0000 http://docsthatrock.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-140 [...] I’ve related the early reviews for It Might Get Loud, a doc about the electric guitar playing and the prowess of masters like Jimmy Page, the Edge and Jack White (again.) Finally, the trailer is out (see above) and a recent LA Times piece had some good quotes from Davis Guggenheim, the director, who famously did An Inconvenient Truth with Al Gore. Guggenheim, who calls himself a “Behind the Music” junkie, nevertheless says his film was a “rethink” of the music documentary: They’re either about car wrecks or drug overdoses, or they’re about celebrity worship, big platitudes about how they changed American culture. We wanted to go deeper. [...] [...] I’ve related the early reviews for It Might Get Loud, a doc about the electric guitar playing and the prowess of masters like Jimmy Page, the Edge and Jack White (again.) Finally, the trailer is out (see above) and a recent LA Times piece had some good quotes from Davis Guggenheim, the director, who famously did An Inconvenient Truth with Al Gore. Guggenheim, who calls himself a “Behind the Music” junkie, nevertheless says his film was a “rethink” of the music documentary: They’re either about car wrecks or drug overdoses, or they’re about celebrity worship, big platitudes about how they changed American culture. We wanted to go deeper. [...]

]]> By: Mad Hatter http://docsthatrock.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/early-reviews-for-it-might-get-loud/#comment-92 Mad Hatter Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:07:58 +0000 http://docsthatrock.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-92 Hey, thanks for the shout-out! I want to see it again before I put together a full-on review of the film, and just wrote what I wrote as a knee-jerk reaction. What I do want to say though, is that the film is a well made doc...and isn't just a talking heads loveletter to these three guitarists. Page spends most of his time reflecting on the past, but White and Edge actually give some pretty interesting insight into how they continue to create. White actually gets the whole films started with a sweet little scene of do-it-yourself guitar making. Having been disappointed with rather dull features on musicians I admire like USA vs JOHN LENNON, and AMAZING JOURNEY: THE STORY OF THE WHO, I think this film reaches further and achieves as a stand alone documentary, and not a video made for and by fans of the subjects themselves. Hey, thanks for the shout-out!

I want to see it again before I put together a full-on review of the film, and just wrote what I wrote as a knee-jerk reaction. What I do want to say though, is that the film is a well made doc…and isn’t just a talking heads loveletter to these three guitarists.

Page spends most of his time reflecting on the past, but White and Edge actually give some pretty interesting insight into how they continue to create. White actually gets the whole films started with a sweet little scene of do-it-yourself guitar making.

Having been disappointed with rather dull features on musicians I admire like USA vs JOHN LENNON, and AMAZING JOURNEY: THE STORY OF THE WHO, I think this film reaches further and achieves as a stand alone documentary, and not a video made for and by fans of the subjects themselves.

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