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It Might Get Load - documentary

Last night at the local arts theatre I saw "It Might Get Load". Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White in a documentary together on the electric guitar from the point of view of these three significant rock music artists, directed by Davis Guggenheim and found it most enjoyable. I will not spoil the experience by giving a complete play by play, if you need that, go to the web for trailers.

Just to make a comment about something tangential to the point of this tread for a moment and I promise only a moment. I find it strange and somewhat condescending that here in the U.S. a review or trailer to a movie tends to completely give it away (the plot). Why not tantalize and offer a mystery and establish some desire and anticipation to experience more? So few things are a mystery these days.

We'll having said that, I won't let the cat out of the bag or anything yet, sufficed to say, it is what it sounds like and I'll just highly recommend it.

Happy Listening
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dgarretson
2,593 posts
 
White is the ultimate R&R fan club and whatever his personal talent, his modesty carries the film. Page is the ultimate narcissist, and whatever his talent, his self-embracing tales obviously bore and amuse the Edge. Over a longer run U2 is as "big" as Zep-- Edge handles himself well without the need to burnish his legend.
paulsax
275 posts
 
I think the three were well chosen. Page representing the early "big rock", THe Edge as part of the middle and White as representing the latest rebirth. Notice how there is a rebirth every few years? At the end of the day you gotta make music no matter what your guitar chops are and I think thats why these 3 were chosen. Hard to think of too many alternatives (angus, sambora?, ummm?) FUnny thing was when Page explains DADGAD tuning like its some mystery of the ages. Oh well, a little respect for our elders is not a bad thing and Page did help change the landscape of guitar music. WHites great, rough and brash rock. U2 may well have created the best/biggest body of work of all.
audiofeil
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>>02-20-12: Maxnewid
but Clapton and maybe Neil Young are probably the only living guitar players whose body of works compare to Jimmy Page.<<

I believe fans of Jeff Beck will take issue with your mistake.
maxnewid
449 posts
 
I love Jeff Beck, but Clapton and Young's music is more commercially accessible. I imagine Mick and Keith would want to weigh in on my opinion as well- and let's not forget Pete Townshend.
audiofeil
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>>02-21-12: Maxnewid
I love Jeff Beck, but Clapton and Young's music is more commercially accessible<<

Commercially accessible was never mentioned in your earlier post.

But as long as the rules are open ended, as a guitarist only Neil Young couldn't carry Jeff Beck's guitar case.

And I think Neil Young is a terrific songwriter and performer.
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