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Summary: More please
Review: It was great to watch the videos but not enough of them were included. The talking was too much and too boring and the music wasn't enough.It made me think more of Pete Ham and how good he was. He was in the wrong band. If he were in the Stones or any other credible rock band, he'd be a major superstar. He was in a band that fit like a pair of cement shoes. Too bad.
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Summary: Good stuff...
Review: Loved the live footage! Great interviews with Joey, Mike and Kathie. A must have for any Finger Fan!
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Summary: Good stuff...
Review: Loved the live footage! Great interviews with Joey, Mike and Kathie. A must have for any Finger Fan!
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Summary: Possibly the best rock documentary currently available.
Review: Mr. Katz has been able to tell an amazingly tragic story of one of the greatest bands to ever make it to the big time. He tells it through the eyes of the surviving members, without using the typical boring interview format. The video clips are great. The editing is outstanding. The story is one that needed to be told. This video is a must see for anyone that is even thinking about getting into the music business, not to mention the multitudes of Badfinger fans that are out there to this day. Great job Mr. Katz!!!!
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Summary: All Around Excellent
Review: Not only do you get the true story and insight direct from two original surviving band members, but you also get rare concert footage that shows off the under-estimated greatness of Badfinger! The video is well paced and gets you smoothly from point A to point B. No other published sources on the band can compare to the interviews offered in this video. Once you start watching you won't be able to leave your seat! GREAT VIDEO!
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Summary: I'll give Badfinger 4-stars
Review: Only because the music they made was so brilliant, not because of the direction of the feature. Editorial reviews are dead-on accurate when they say the film needed narrative for the audience. I'm familiar with the band's tragedies, but several of my friends were not, and the direction provided by Gary Katz (?) left them confused about time periods, time frames, the number of albums produced, those that were not released, and overall confusion about the band. I also cannot believe that there were not anymore live performance available for this feature. There are WAY too many lip-synced performances being shown in this film. There is, however, those truly great pop songs which is the only reason this release rates 4-stars. I'll give the direction 2-stars. Once again Badfinger gets the shaft. If Katz has a bone in his back he will MAKE SURE another cut of this film is released. He should want to for his own reputaton. In closing: Badfinger music = sublime Gary Katz Direction = Horrible.
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Summary: BETTER DAYS: Badfinger "Behind The Music" without VH1's tag
Review: Probably the only source outside of the WITHOUT YOU book where you'll get a glimpse of Badfinger's stories OR performances (particularly the visuals--"Suitcase" on The Midnight Special, and what was that Kenny Rogers thing?) I certainly didn't have any problems with Joey or Kathie Molland sharing their knowledge of the band's history, although it is funny to see Kathie speaking as if SHE had signed the bad contract with their new record deal--Suddenly she's a member of Badfinger (A little too close, I know). Gibbins also did a good job recalling events (Great sense of humor, too).It was great, except Joey Molland looks so hungry and emaciated, you wonder if he was gonna eat that fly! :)
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Summary: BETTER DAYS: Badfinger "Behind The Music" without VH1's tag
Review: Probably the only source outside of the WITHOUT YOU book where you'll get a glimpse of Badfinger's stories OR performances (particularly the visuals--"Suitcase" on The Midnight Special, and what was that Kenny Rogers thing?) I certainly didn't have any problems with Joey or Kathie Molland sharing their knowledge of the band's history, although it is funny to see Kathie speaking as if SHE had signed the bad contract with their new record deal--Suddenly she's a member of Badfinger (A little too close, I know). Gibbins also did a good job recalling events (Great sense of humor, too).It was great, except Joey Molland looks so hungry and emaciated, you wonder if he was gonna eat that fly! :)
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Summary: It's a superior, and overdue, piece of work.
Review: The story of Badfinger is one of those archetypal rock 'n' roll tragedies. The Iveys from Wales get signed by Apple, given a McCartney song, go on to produce a bucketful of hits of their own, and then it all goes wrong. Katz lets the story unfold, and it's impossible not to be caught up in it, if you love pop music at all. Above all it's a salutary tale, the kind of thing every band should be forced to see before they put their names on the line with any kind of manager or major label. It happened then, it happens now; some things never change. Whether you buy it for the music or to try and make sense of what was really senseless, buy it. It's a superior, and overdue, piece of work. Then play it to someone you know in a band. They'll understand all too well.
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Summary: Badfinger's "Anthology"
Review: The terms which this movie is billed as, "emotionally gripping" & "riveting," may be overselling a little, as the story is quite enjoyable up until the unpleasentness discussed in the last 10 or 20 minutes. The first thing you may notice is that the story is unnarrated and told via interview footage in the style of the Beatles Anthology. However, seeing as how there is not an endless supply of photographs & video footage of Badfinger like there is for the Beatles, this creates a problem of seeing the same pictures a few too many times throughout the video. (For instance, a black & white photograph of evil manager Stan Polley is shown at every mention of his name, which gets a little irritating.) The only other real problem is that, because of the lack of narration, you pretty much have to already know the basic gist of Badfinger's story to know what's going on.
The interview portions with Joey Molland & Mike Gibbins are pretty good. Entirely unprofessional, but at least they're not phony. Mike can be a little long-winded, but it's all right because you learn a few minor facts that you might not have already known.
What this collection is most valuable for, however, is the live performances. Before buying this, I was under the impression that the performances were all lip-synced (the album version plays as it shows the band performing "live"). That turned out to not be the case, save for two performances at the beginning. You get to hear Badfinger's biggest hits played live in footage taken from TV shows: "Come & Get It," "No Matter What," and "Baby Blue," as well as a rocked-up version of "Suitcase" where Pete Ham's lead & slide guitar sound awesome. The performances are all complete and without any annoying voice-over interruptions.
If you already know all there is to know about Badfinger, you won't find too much of interest here, but for anyone else who is a fan of their Apple days' music and wants to know a little bit about this band, I give this tape my full recommendation.
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