Post by mitchfit on Apr 24, 2014 19:59:29 GMT
very fortunate to have PBS access to independent lens here in NETEX. pretty slim pickings for antenna TV in my neck of the woods, and i can't see much advantage in paying for 120+ channels of direct/satellite feeds that have little more worth watching than the dozen or so stations i can presently receive. it just takes longer to realize nothing's on.
this weeks featured program is "muscle shoals". kinda historical retrospect about one of the few recording studios in the US that dared to be different, and ended up having a profound effect on music here. my hat off to the person(s?) who laid out an excellent story line for the film.
the story is as complex as a James A Michener novel, appearing to be historical narrative on the surface, with many, many pertinent sub plots coloring the story just beneath the surface. it hints broadly at many moral lessons to be learned from the story. things like how a producer ruling his kingdom with an iron fist can result in making music that is more theirs than the band's. about the great leaps in music depth obtained by those whose who could get past the beliefs they were raised with, and accept "black" music, and even worse still to the deep south mindset about "hippie's" music. it makes reference to how strictly following the 2-3 minute format that was at time a commercially imposed reality on song length could hinder music greatly. about how a dirt poor southern boy could rise above the ashes of his ~very~ adverse circumstances and somewhat tragic life, to become a noteworthy music pioneer. i found it interesting that many of the big name bands who had made their own personal pilgrimages to the studio seemed to agree that the geographical location and "ju-ju" of the studio had an indelible imprint on the music. [see chess records/motown music/sun studios, etc]
to me a very worthwhile watch:
www.pbs.org/independentlens/muscle-shoals/
enjoy,
mitchfit
this weeks featured program is "muscle shoals". kinda historical retrospect about one of the few recording studios in the US that dared to be different, and ended up having a profound effect on music here. my hat off to the person(s?) who laid out an excellent story line for the film.
the story is as complex as a James A Michener novel, appearing to be historical narrative on the surface, with many, many pertinent sub plots coloring the story just beneath the surface. it hints broadly at many moral lessons to be learned from the story. things like how a producer ruling his kingdom with an iron fist can result in making music that is more theirs than the band's. about the great leaps in music depth obtained by those whose who could get past the beliefs they were raised with, and accept "black" music, and even worse still to the deep south mindset about "hippie's" music. it makes reference to how strictly following the 2-3 minute format that was at time a commercially imposed reality on song length could hinder music greatly. about how a dirt poor southern boy could rise above the ashes of his ~very~ adverse circumstances and somewhat tragic life, to become a noteworthy music pioneer. i found it interesting that many of the big name bands who had made their own personal pilgrimages to the studio seemed to agree that the geographical location and "ju-ju" of the studio had an indelible imprint on the music. [see chess records/motown music/sun studios, etc]
to me a very worthwhile watch:
www.pbs.org/independentlens/muscle-shoals/
enjoy,
mitchfit