The Life and Music of Robert Johnson: Can't You Hear the Wind Howl

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Summary: Pretty good but....
Review: I feel this is a fine film. Although there are no real new insights to the music or the myth the story is told in a nice cinematic way. I prefer The Search for Robert Johnson with John Hammond Jr. but this is still a fine addition to any music collection. I have the DVD and highly recommend it.

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Summary: Don't buy if you know the basics of Johnson's bio
Review: I was hoping to gain a better insight into RJ's life, but was dissappointed to find that the insert in the musical boxset I purchased was the same info. I also am a big fan of Keb' Mo and hoped to see a lot more of him so don't buy the video for that reason. I'll sell you my copy if you want it.

Rating:
Summary: Don't buy if you know the basics of Johnson's bio
Review: I was hoping to gain a better insight into RJ's life, but was dissappointed to find that the insert in the musical boxset I purchased was the same info. I also am a big fan of Keb' Mo and hoped to see a lot more of him so don't buy the video for that reason. I'll sell you my copy if you want it.

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Summary: disappointed
Review: I was very disappointed in this video, Keb-Mo was good, but there was very little of him playing, actually there was very little playing by anyone. The interviews were fine, but you find yourself waiting for the music to start, and when it did, it didn't last.It is alright, not great by any means, I would be hard pressed to buy it for more than a couple dollars.

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Summary: Can't You Hear The Wind Howl? A Vision of Robert Johnson
Review: I would reccomend this film to any Robert Johnson fan as well as to anyone just getting into the blues who wants to know where its really at. It includes some great interviews with Johnny Shines, Robert jr Lockwood and others who knew Robert. Its worth it just to hear Lockwood play an unrecorded song of R.J.'s! The parts where Keb' Mo' re-enacts segments from R.J.'s life are well done and effectively illustrate what life would have been like back then for a traveling bluesman. My only criticism would be that there are few extra DVD features,however, that doesn't stop me watching this film again and again! A very informative insight into the life of one of the greatest Delta bluesmen.

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Summary: Pretty good but....
Review: If you are familiar with Robert Johnson's bio then you may not find this very insightful. I am a big fan of both he and Keb' Mo. I bought the video and found nothing in it about RJ that was not included in his box set and I saw very little of Keb' Mo. The limited time Keb was in shown playing was amazing but I wouldn't buy it again. I will sell you my copy if you really think you want it.

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Summary: I want my money back
Review: If you are familiar with Robert Johnson's bio then you may not find this very insightful. I am a big fan of both he and Keb' Mo. I bought the video and found nothing in it about RJ that was not included in his box set and I saw very little of Keb' Mo. The limited time Keb was in shown playing was amazing but I wouldn't buy it again. I will sell you my copy if you really think you want it.

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Summary: Not quite long enough...
Review: This DVD is a decent documentary of Johnson's life. I found the interviews with those who knew Johnson to be the best part. Johnny Shines and Honeyboy Edwards were both the best part. If your a fan of the Blues and Robert Johnson this is worth the money. However, my only complaints are that it wasn't very long and Danny Glover wasn't the best narrator for the documentary. The interviews and the music make the DVD worth the price.

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Summary: Every true Robert Johnson fan should own this film!
Review: This film is worth it's weight in platinum just for the rare photo's of Johnson and the people in his life. The majority of the photos are the same one's you see in the liner note booklet of the "Complete recordings" box set. There is also a rare performance by legendary bluesman: Son House!The major thing that sets this documentary apart from the documentary:"The Search For Robert Johnson" is that "Wind" had a much larger budget, which obviously is why you hear many of Johnson'sactuals recordings, and see many of the photos and actual props from Johnson's era in this film. "Wind" also has interviews from a few people who knew Johnson who didn't appear in "The Search" and a few very significant facts that I didn't know. I think it's safe to say that whatever is not covered in "Wind" is covered in "The Search". Also, "The Search" is more personal than "Wind" in that it adheres more towards a traditional documentary style while "Wind" leans a little more towards the docu-drama style. I think this will probably be the last documentary we will ever seeon this subject because mostly all the info has been covered between these two documentaries and many of the people who knew Johnson may not be around for another interview. There are only two things I didn't like about "Wind". 1) I didn't particularly care for the stand up segments by Danny Glover as the Narrator, I thought the film could have stood on it's own without these. 2) I was very disappointed in the quality of the footage that was shot on film on the segments outside. All these segments were very grainy. I own the DVD and don't know if something happened in the transfer, or if the error was made by someone else. It is a sad testament to Johnson'slife because all those segments were key figures who will probably never be captured on film again to tell their story about Robert Johnson!

Rating:
Summary: Every true Robert Johnson fan should own this film!
Review: This film is worth it's weight in platinum just for the rare photo's of Johnson and the people in his life. The majority of the photos are the same one's you see in the liner note booklet of the "Complete recordings" box set. There is also a rare performance by legendary bluesman: Son House!The major thing that sets this documentary apart from the documentary:"The Search For Robert Johnson" is that "Wind" had a much larger budget, which obviously is why you hear many of Johnson'sactuals recordings, and see many of the photos and actual props from Johnson's era in this film. "Wind" also has interviews from a few people who knew Johnson who didn't appear in "The Search" and a few very significant facts that I didn't know. I think it's safe to say that whatever is not covered in "Wind" is covered in "The Search". Also, "The Search" is more personal than "Wind" in that it adheres more towards a traditional documentary style while "Wind" leans a little more towards the docu-drama style. I think this will probably be the last documentary we will ever seeon this subject because mostly all the info has been covered between these two documentaries and many of the people who knew Johnson may not be around for another interview. There are only two things I didn't like about "Wind". 1) I didn't particularly care for the stand up segments by Danny Glover as the Narrator, I thought the film could have stood on it's own without these. 2) I was very disappointed in the quality of the footage that was shot on film on the segments outside. All these segments were very grainy. I own the DVD and don't know if something happened in the transfer, or if the error was made by someone else. It is a sad testament to Johnson'slife because all those segments were key figures who will probably never be captured on film again to tell their story about Robert Johnson!