Live Forever

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Summary: good fookin dvd....knowwhatImean!!!
Review: If you were ever into the whole 90's britpop scene(Blur,Oasis,Pulp,Sleeper,Suede,Elastica)..you will enjoy this film!! Amazing footage and candid interviews by the main players!!!This Dvd makes me feel old....reminds me of drugs, alcohol, night clubs, ....not remembering half the night before...I NEED MY DEMON BACK!!!!!

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Summary: Not Quite What I Had Hoped For
Review: The idea of this DVD appealed to me greatly. As someone who was in college during what many consider to be the height of the 90's BritPop craze, I was totally immersed in this music! Having had no particular interest in the grunge scene of the early 90's, to me, the BritPop renaissance was a Godsend!
Having said that, when I saw this DVD at the store just the other day, I figured I would give it a try. While there are terrific moments, the whole affair comes up short.
Sure, it's great to see such in-depth interviews with the likes of The Gallagher Brothers from OASIS, Damon Albarn from BLUR and Jarvis Cocker from PULP, but there is so much missing!
I guess I was hoping for more live performance footage. The breif excert they show of PULP singing COMMON PEOPLE from Knebworth was a real highlight! But, as I said, it was breif.
My biggest problem is the fact that the film focuses a little too much on the old OASIS vs. BLUR argument. What about all the other great bands of that era? Sure, they talk a bit about PULP and they do give some credit to the STONE ROSES, but there were so many other bands that were either mentioned breifly or not at all. It would have been nice to see and hear more from amazings bands like SUEDE, THE VERVE, and RADIOHEAD.
Still, there are moments that make this DVD at least worth renting. It's worth it alone to see Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn sadly discuss the demise of this great movement in music.
In closing, this DVD is not a must to avoid. If you are a fan of BritPop, you will enjoy it, but you will inevitably be craving more when it is over.