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I watched this yesterday while I home sick...worst seasonal allergies I've experienced even though I'm taking Claritin.
Anyway, it was great document of their contribution to the history of music. There was a lot of information I never knew. The original band, the Swampers deserves greater recognition. Despite the bullshit that the RnR HoF is, if the Stax boys and the Wrecking Crew are in the Swampers deserve to be there too. We've all heard them a ton whether we knew it or not.
On a related note, it turns out only two of the Funk Brothers have been inducted...that's messed up.
As to the documentary though, it's interesting in the way that Sound City was. I realize how important the business side of things are, but I tend to not think about it. As such I always think that the creative side is the primary driver, forgetting that "hits" keep the train rolling for the bands, producers, studios, session players, etc. Part of my delusion is that I tend to like whole albums and my favorite albums rarely have real big hits and even if they do, my favorite songs are rarely those tunes. But between Rick Hall being all about the business and winning the hits war and even Jimmy Johnson becoming the producer at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, you get the reality of what drives the the business and allows people to maintain a career. Fascinating and sad at the same time...for me and my utopic notions anyway.
Anyway, it was great document of their contribution to the history of music. There was a lot of information I never knew. The original band, the Swampers deserves greater recognition. Despite the bullshit that the RnR HoF is, if the Stax boys and the Wrecking Crew are in the Swampers deserve to be there too. We've all heard them a ton whether we knew it or not.
On a related note, it turns out only two of the Funk Brothers have been inducted...that's messed up.
As to the documentary though, it's interesting in the way that Sound City was. I realize how important the business side of things are, but I tend to not think about it. As such I always think that the creative side is the primary driver, forgetting that "hits" keep the train rolling for the bands, producers, studios, session players, etc. Part of my delusion is that I tend to like whole albums and my favorite albums rarely have real big hits and even if they do, my favorite songs are rarely those tunes. But between Rick Hall being all about the business and winning the hits war and even Jimmy Johnson becoming the producer at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, you get the reality of what drives the the business and allows people to maintain a career. Fascinating and sad at the same time...for me and my utopic notions anyway.
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