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Summary: A PERFECT TRIBUTE!!
Review: The film documents the making of the Deep End project. Warren and Matt invited some of the late Allen Woody's inspirations for the tribute project; Roger Glover of Deep Purple, Chris Squire from Yes, Jack Bruce from Cream, (the late) John Entwhistle of the Who...just to name a few. What this film does more than anything is bring to light the styles and influences that made Woody such a great bass player! It shows how musicians get together and interpret a piece of music. Mike Gordon, who is also the bass player for Phish, was the perfect choice to bring this to light. I highly recommend this not only to Mule fans, but anyone interested in great music.
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Summary: don't put your dumb self in the movie
Review: There is way too much footage of the filmmaker in this documentary. precious time is wasted listening to him ramble on and on. Hardly any footage of allen woody. I wouldn't recomend unless your a hardcore fan.
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Summary: A "Must" For Fans!!!
Review: This dvd is surely a must for fans for any of the musicians who contributed on this dvd. It's by the way my first footage of Gov't Mule for which I'm very pleased. Being a fan of Warren and Allen since there ABB time I knew I had to have this dvd.
A couple of other people were right, there is a bit to much Mike Gordon on my t.v. screen, but what the heck it's all for Allen Woody. So my conclusion is that this is a wonderfull documentary.
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Summary: Bass Players: Must See!
Review: This DVD is worth going out to purchase a DVD player if you don't own one. I have found myself watching different segments over and over. It also gives you a chance to "sample" the tunes before you go out and plunk $40 on the music CD's. To all bass players out there, I would recommend this DVD to add to your collection. There is a wide variety of some of the best guys that you know, as well as some that you don't. In particular is a cat that keeps coming up in conversations throughout the video. His name is Joey Arkenstat, and he is credited as playing with "Dominion Hinney". For the life of me, I can't find anything on him and wonder if it is some inside joke for this video. You here comments from other bassists mentioning that he is why they came, etc. If anybody can enlighten me, please do so. All in all, this DVD rocks!
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Summary: A fun candid view of the pros, but Mike Gordon was painful !
Review: This is great entertainment for any bassist and would almost be inspiring if it weren't for Mike Gordon's frequent and stumbling attempts at trying to sound like a guru. I found his adolescent, pot-induced babbling embarrassing to watch and usually skipped his spinning wheels of philosophy to watch the REAL bass players. John Entwisle, Les Claypool, Flea, Chris Squire and Tony Levin kept the tape rolling. It almost let you forget about the mediocre fumblings of "bass playing" by Mike Gordon and his [poor] views on "what makes a good bassist".
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Summary: Great stuff especially for bass players..
Review: Whether you're a fan of Gov't Mule or not, if you're a bass player you should definitely check out this DVD. Many of the 25 bass players featured in this documentary spend time talking about their approaches to playing, mostly from a philisophical stand point rather than a technical stand point. However, it's cool to hear how some of these great players approach their instrument. The performance footage is cool, which is pretty much just footage of the different players in their recording sessions with Warren and Matt. There is some archival stuff of old Allmans and Mule performances but they're mostly quick clips. It would've been nice to have these shown in their entirety, perhaps in the bonus DVD features or something. Even though it's a tribute to the late Allen Woody, the DVD isn't too heavy on biographical stuff on him. Rather than making the DVD a "Behind The Music" type thing on him, it simply goes over some basic stuff about him interspersed with footage and interviews with his family, friends, as well as his current and former bandmates. Anyhow, this is a must have for bass players, whether you like Gov't Mule or not. With so many players featured there's bound to be a few players that you respect and admire on here and to here them talking about their philisophical approaches to the instrument was a treat for me. It's also goes without saying that this is a must have if you're a fan of Gov't Mule.
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