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  • docci ...... 'it Might get loud"

i got to watch this last night ....... yep the coming together of jimmy page/the edge and jack white .......... to discuss guitars and music.......

ok lets start the review by saying that i was watching it not as a rock fan......... i kept turning down the soundtrack when they played cos it was too loud heheheh so that says it all.......... however it was a well done docci taking 3 muso's one from 70's fame one from 80/90's fame and one from the here and now and the result is an interested view on what inspired and still drives them.........

for the rock fans a must see.........

for the NON ROCK fans it's worth it to see jack white doing his retro blues....... impressive......


so my personal opinion,,,,,, i thought it was worth the watch ....... i must say the rock cuts were of no interest to me ...and i enjoyed the discussion and interview part of it more...........

HOWEVER jack white has pricked my interest ........ the other two i could not hear again and not feel i'm missing out............ but jack whites anti technology approach really hit a spot with me..........

and i loved that scene of him recording that blues song with that battered old guitar ...it was authentic and wow he gets great tone outa his 'plastic " guitars and old pawn shop kay's ......

loved his attitude of even letting that kid kick his guitar and then encoured him to do it harder.......... so yeah jack white will befinietly be on my listening list ..... his whole attitude to making music is just awesome ....... not pretentious, not worried about gear and technology ...can take anything and get a fabulous tone outa it....... and he just drips with tone whatever he plays......

yeah so respect to both page and the edge they legends ... but not my scene.....but jack white to me stole the show..........

now does anybody know if he has recorded any blues albums ..... (we not talking white stripes cd's here) cos i sure hope he has or will in future.......
    Also watched it and thought the complete reverse to you, I thought Jack White was just an Emo pleb who didnt really belong there ? Should've rather been Slash 8)
      I also saw it. Didn't like his tone. Got the feeling he is trying too hard to be "different".

      Jimmy is a legend, The Edge sure knows how to use a delay pedal.

      I'm with Nick. They should have had Slash, Clapton or Joe Bonamassa (If they wanted new), Billy Gibbons would have been awesome. Hell, even Keith Richards would have been cool.
        nick wrote: Also watched it and thought the complete reverse to you, I thought Jack White was just an Emo pleb who didnt really belong there ? Should've rather been Slash 8)
        Nothing the least bit emo about Jack White. Don't get distracted because he dresses differently to the rockers from 10 years ago. He's a rocker through and through - searing blues guitar that doesn't give a f%^k, and Robert Plant vocals.

        Page and The Edge are resting on their laurels. Jack White does amazing stuff right now. He's no more trying to be different than all those British cats playing Muddy Waters records and buying Les Pauls when everyone else was listening to the Shadows and dreaming of a red Strat. He's full of it in many ways, but when the rubber meets the road, he's got it.

        And I don't say Page and The Edge are has-beens because of their age. There are plenty of older-generation players who are still blowing peoples' minds. It's just that those two are not on the list. There's a reason that John-Paul Jones and Robert Plant are doing other things rather than reforming Led Zeppelin.
          singemonkey wrote: And I don't say Page and The Edge are has-beens because of their age. There are plenty of older-generation players who are still blowing peoples' minds. It's just that those two are not on the list. There's a reason that John-Paul Jones and Robert Plant are doing other things rather than reforming Led Zeppelin.
          Plant seems to be the major obstacle in terms of a full-on Zeppelin reunion (well.... 3/4 reunion). But then he's also the one ex-Zep that has really forged a successful career for himself. Page has made occasional forays with various cock rock vocalists, and Jones has his production gig, but it's Plant that has stayed vital and creative.

          And he's had some surprising successes which have helped him transcend the "former vocalist for Led Zeppelin" tag. The most egregious example being his collaboration with the Queen of bluegrass Allison Krauss.
            JPJ also played with Diamanda Galas, and is now with Josh Homme (probably the most vital force in rock au moment) in The Crooked Vultures. Page keeps trying to go over old ground, and half the time appears fearfully under-practised compared to his guitar-god heyday.
              I have a copy and keep gravitating back to it because it shows the humans behind the stars with their most intimate relationship to guitar and music. I love Jimmy playing air guitar to Link Wray... so what if he's out of practice... jeez what else does he have to prove? Watch Zep DVD to hear him reach the heavens. Albert Hall is trumped only my Hendrix at Monterey in my books. The Edge? Not a U2 fan but a huge fan of people who are passionate about guitar playing, you can hear the LOVE for his pedal board. Jack White? A true perfomer and music lover. Could it have been a different set of guitarists? Sure. Want others? Why not make your own doccie.

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                I think you're just assuming that we weren't interested in the "human" elements of the documentary. I thought those, too, were somewhat lacking - with notable exceptions, like Edge showing where U2 started out. We're all allowed to have our opinions.
                  Stratisfear wrote: I think you're just assuming that we weren't interested in the "human" elements of the documentary. I thought those, too, were somewhat lacking - with notable exceptions, like Edge showing where U2 started out. We're all allowed to have our opinions.
                  I've got a case of "it touched me, so I want it to touch everyone else too" ? Your opinion is completely valid of course!

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                    In hindsight, there may have been more going on in terms of revealing their love for guitars than I gave the film credit for...but in a sense, what took the lead out of my pencil was that you had the feeling these three guys (and I was perfectly happy with the choices, even though I've not been much of a Jack White fan) were being driven to this secret location where suddenly sparks would fly, conversations and emotion would erupt...and nothing like that seemed to happen. There were great reminiscences from all three about childhoods and guitars (yeehah), some old footage (though unnecessarily slanted towards noise, for effect) (yeehah), as well as a little technical banter (though not nearly enough) (yeehah). On the down side, I felt like Jimmy was phoning it in (boo), Jack was contrived (boo), and the Edge frustratingly distant (boo). Like I said, those were first impressions, and I've only seen the film once. I'm keen to give it another viewing when a) I've had some time to think more about my first impressions, b) I'm not having to crane my neck downwards because the person in front of me has reclined their seat to the max, and c) it comes out on circuit/DVD here.
                      Stratisfear wrote: In hindsight, there may have been more going on in terms of revealing their love for guitars than I gave the film credit for...but in a sense, what took the lead out of my pencil was that you had the feeling these three guys (and I was perfectly happy with the choices, even though I've not been much of a Jack White fan) were being driven to this secret location where suddenly sparks would fly, conversations and emotion would erupt...and nothing like that seemed to happen.
                      So it's like reality TV except there was nobody stirring the pot from the wings?

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                        X-rated Bob wrote:
                        Stratisfear wrote: In hindsight, there may have been more going on in terms of revealing their love for guitars than I gave the film credit for...but in a sense, what took the lead out of my pencil was that you had the feeling these three guys (and I was perfectly happy with the choices, even though I've not been much of a Jack White fan) were being driven to this secret location where suddenly sparks would fly, conversations and emotion would erupt...and nothing like that seemed to happen.
                        So it's like reality TV except there was nobody stirring the pot from the wings?
                        Totally, Bob. I don't know why nobody was voted off.
                          Stratisfear wrote: In hindsight, there may have been more going on in terms of revealing their love for guitars than I gave the film credit for...but in a sense, what took the lead out of my pencil was that you had the feeling these three guys (and I was perfectly happy with the choices, even though I've not been much of a Jack White fan) were being driven to this secret location where suddenly sparks would fly, conversations and emotion would erupt...and nothing like that seemed to happen. There were great reminiscences from all three about childhoods and guitars (yeehah), some old footage (though unnecessarily slanted towards noise, for effect) (yeehah), as well as a little technical banter (though not nearly enough) (yeehah). On the down side, I felt like Jimmy was phoning it in (boo), Jack was contrived (boo), and the Edge frustratingly distant (boo). Like I said, those were first impressions, and I've only seen the film once. I'm keen to give it another viewing when a) I've had some time to think more about my first impressions, b) I'm not having to crane my neck downwards because the person in front of me has reclined their seat to the max, and c) it comes out on circuit/DVD here.
                          I recommend another watch, if only to see it on a larger than postcard size screen but... there still won't be fireworks at the "summit". It was weak and my least favourite part, especially after the set up... roadies wheeling in equipment, a large set etc. It would have come off better in someone's living room, certainly lower expectations and less guarded chat. Telling that the most interesting conversation they have is after everything is being shut down. For me, I always wondered what the stairwell Zep recorded the drums for Levee looked like, now I know ?
                          I would vote the director off for misleading us as to the impact of the summit, or even calling it a summit. Call it a cup of tea.
                            I haven't seen this yet and am in no way dissing it. Can't wait to watch it!

                            But, if you wanna watch a documentary where you get to see the "human-ness" of the stars... watch "Some Kind of Monster".

                            Sure it was a terrible album but if that documentary was the only good thing to come out of it, it was worth it! It really shows how tough it is to be huge and hate the people you work with (and so many other things - the difficulties of pleasing your record company, etc, etc).

                            Don't knock it just coz it's related to St Anger - watch it for the documentary. It made me decide I don't want to be THAT big ever ?
                              Norio wrote: I haven't seen this yet and am in no way dissing it. Can't wait to watch it!

                              But, if you wanna watch a documentary where you get to see the "human-ness" of the stars... watch "Some Kind of Monster".

                              Sure it was a terrible album but if that documentary was the only good thing to come out of it, it was worth it! It really shows how tough it is to be huge and hate the people you work with (and so many other things - the difficulties of pleasing your record company, etc, etc).

                              Don't knock it just coz it's related to St Anger - watch it for the documentary. It made me decide I don't want to be THAT big ever ?
                              I liked St Anger. There, I said it.
                                Jack White stole the show. The Edge looked freaked out by Jimmy. And Jimmy has had a facelift. Terrible really...

                                Jimmy Page inspired me to play guitar, and I was a bit sad to see there wasn't much of mind behind the brilliant guitar work. Jake White on the other hand, was very interesting, and had minimalist and controversial views on popular culture. I think in the current music climate, we need more Jack Whites than guitar heroes who can play at the speed of light.
                                  Danny B wrote: Jack White stole the show. The Edge looked freaked out by Jimmy. And Jimmy has had a facelift. Terrible really...

                                  Jimmy Page inspired me to play guitar, and I was a bit sad to see there wasn't much of mind behind the brilliant guitar work. Jake White on the other hand, was very interesting, and had minimalist and controversial views on popular culture. I think in the current music climate, we need more Jack Whites than guitar heroes who can play at the speed of light.
                                  Wow. Which statement isn't controversial...
                                    There has been many a documentary maker who believed that all it takes is to put some legends together to make something magical happen... It takes a lot more.
                                    I think it is in Edge's personality to keep his distance.
                                    I don't think old rockers like Page should ever get less good, nothing to prove but what about the love for music?
                                    Finally I was put off by the Jack White notion that music should be a struggle. It would depend on the emotion the music is intended to communicate. Plus the blood-on-pickup-cover thing was uncalled for. He to me has yet to prove that he can create magic, seems to be a far better musician than his records show. Why has he not made a Stairway / Under the Bridge / Layla / Little Wing / Tush / Still Got The Blues yet?
                                      Gearhead I have the EXACT same views with the exception of Page. I can to an extent excuse him for his playing ? Just because I think that he's past his sell by date (yea guys like Les Paul and Lawrence have played till the final stretch of their lives, but starting so young and doing only that for your entire life, I can understand one needs breaks..)

                                      I used to be a very big Jack White fan.. Now I think he's just an emo. He has that perspective on music.. Trying to be different etc