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Summary: OK BUT SHOULD BE TITLED THE PARTIAL HISTORY OF ROCK & SLOCK
Review: OK FOR THE CASUAL MUSIC BUFF BUT SOOO MUCH LEFT OUT. EVERY HEARD OF ONE HIT WONDERS ? 4 SEASONS (WHAT WOULD THE EARLY 60'S BE WITHOUT SHERRY,LET'S HANG ON,BIG GIRLS ETC ,ETC),DION, SEEDS,LOVE,3 DOG NIGHT,GRASSROOTS, AL GREEN & THE BIGGEST SELLING SINGLES BAND IN THE LATE 60'S/EARLY 70'S CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL DON'T EVEN GET A MENTION !!! THE MOST PLAYED OLDIE IS WINDY BY THE ASSOCIATION, NEVER MENTIONED. LISTEN TO YOUR FAVORITE OLDIES STATION AND HALF OF WHAT YOU HEAR IS NOT HERE. IF IT WAS $39.99 IT WOULD BE WELL WORTH THE PRICE BUT AT 70 TO 90 DOLLARS OUCH !!PLUS IT'S NOT A CRIME TO PLAY THE ENTIRE SONG WITHOUT PUTTING BONO OR BOWIE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
I HAVE BEEN IN THE MUSIC RETAIL BUSINESS FOR 30 SOME YEARS AND A GOOD 50% OF MY SALES ARE NOT IN THIS COLLECTION. SORRY BUT HIP HOP,DANCE,HOUSE & RAP IS NOT ROCK & ROLL !!!
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Summary: cool, not complete but cool
Review: ok, so they forgot to mention some of the most influencial groups of the 60s, 70s and even 80s, but guys it still is a great documental, because thats what it is a documental!!!! man when i saw this on t.v. i was blown away just watching those historic clips, man watching steely dan in concert was priceless or the footage of the island of wight WOW!!! now thats historic, but you know what i know they missed some pretty cool bands like C.C.R. and yes they forgot to mention bob seger but you know what???? how many bands have existed??? a lot!!!! so stop winning about why these bands that were not mentioned, and actually enjoy a little bit of history!!!! man i love santana and steely dan and they were not mentioned in rolling stones 50 greatest bands in rock history, madonna was mentioned even prince and santana with steely dan get ditched????but i still bought the magazine and enjoyed it very much!!! its a great dvd and its worth every penny. asi q no jodan coño!!!!!!
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Summary: History of Rock & Roll is a great series
Review: This review is based on the VHS tapes, but I have been waiting for this release on DVD for a long time! This is an excellent production and well worth owning. If you are a music fan, there will be something in here for you. Insightful and entertaining series I first saw on PBS. 4-stars because I have yet to find any information on any special features for this set (and hope there are some)! Buy it!
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Summary: Good, but not complete history of Rock.
Review: This series is a good place to start to learn the history of Rock 'n' Roll music, especially the roots. Most of the time is spent in the early years and highlights the genres that Rock spun out of and the early artists that Rock artists came to emulate. The producers have succeeded in showing how Rock has stayed true to its roots even with the subsequent various styles. The main problem with the series is that it does offer a shallow look at much of rock's history as it omits many of its offshoots in the later years. None of the early history should be shortened, but a couple of more episodes going more in depth with some of the later variations would have been nice. (Note: This series was released in 1995, so Nu Metal and other genres since 1995 will not be represented.) An example would be that the series does get into how corporate the music became in the 70s, but really gives too few examples of the groups that embody that distinction. While I personally like late 70s and 80s rock, it was corporate and very few of the bands of that era are even mentioned. Hair Metal was not mentioned at all. It was very popular in the late 80s and its media overkill is what really brought on grunge - grunge was NOT a seamless transition from 70s punk like the series portrays. A whole era was simply erased in this documentary. Prog-Rock of the 70s was barely given a notice, with the exception of Pink Floyd. What about the Heavy Metal and Thrash movements (and any mention of the perceived Satanic influence of Rock in general)? Not covered. What about Country Music's crossover success in the early 90s, thus reuniting one of Rock's root sources with its offspring? These eras should have been discussed in a "history of Rock and Roll. But still, this is a good set to have and did reveal to me more of where rock came from and how it basically has not strayed too far from its roots. This series does explain very clearly how this music did bring people from different backgrounds and cultures together in a perfect (or sometimes not so) harmony. I think that its greatest triumph is that it shows black and white people truly belonging to the same race, and that is the human race. And in this music is the human soul revealed. I highly recommend this series.
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Summary: Get Ready for Free Love!
Review: This video is the sixth in a 10-video set documenting Rock `n' Roll in America. It's very entertaining and informative, although more on the entertainment side.
This video covers the era of the 60s--Woodstock, the Isle of Wight Festival, the deaths of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and the anti-war movement. It's a lot to cover, and as the video is only 60-minutes long, it does its best.
Although the other videos up until this point have been pretty clean, this one contains (surprise) a decent bit of nudity and cursing. One lady is even interviewed topless. I'd have to give this one an R-rating (I don't work for the MPAA, so don't take my word for it).
What I really liked about this video in particular was that it showed some of the great aspects about the hippie movement without romanticizing it. They showed clips from the Isle of Wight Festival, and there are some powerful moments when the rock stars comment about the wave of rock star deaths during that time.
The video (as it seems to continue to do) does not do a good job of explaining why the hippie movement really started, or why it ended. These are more social issues than musical ones, but none of these videos really can get more than four stars from me so far.
Enjoy.
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