But, was anyone else frustrated by the lack of even one song in its entirety as I was? - Stirchley
No, I wasn't. I expected this to be a documentary about the band, not a concert film (
Listening to You: The Who at the Isle of Wight) or concert-film compendium (
The Kids Are Alright), and would not expect to have seen and heard an entire song.
Perhaps if this had been made in the 1960s or 1970s, when concert footage was at a premium, it would have included a few key songs in their entirety. (Leaving aside that the biographical timeline would have been much shorter.) Or if the filmmakers had taken a
Last Waltz approach and interspersed interview segments with concert footage (although
The Last Waltz's interview segments were fragmented glimpses of the Band and not a comprehensive narrative overview).
But Amazing Journey is from 2007, and by this time concert footage of the Who (and so many other musical acts) is readily available from various sources, so it could concentrate on its biographical purpose--and, given how long the band has been around, its attempt at framing the Who's legacy.
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Stirchley
10 years ago
Or if the filmmakers had taken a Last Waltz approach and interspersed interview segments with concert footage (although The Last Waltz's interview segments were fragmented glimpses of the Band and not a comprehensive narrative overview).
Why bring up
The Last Waltz in this context? That was a movie about
The Band's farewell concert, not a biography of the band's life.
its attempt at framing the Who's legacy
Which is their music, none of which we heard in its entirety, which was my OP.
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darryl-tahirali
10 years ago
Why bring up The Last Waltz in this context? That was a movie about The Band's farewell concert, not a biography of the band's life. - Stirchley
Because it's an example of how you could weave in an entire song in a film that is not strictly a concert film. Just a suggestion.
Putting in entire songs, unadorned and uninterrupted, means making the movie much longer or cutting back substantially on the narrative.
Which is their music, none of which we heard in its entirety, which was my OP.
Then you're looking for a feature-length video compilation or a much longer film. As it is, there was an
Amazing Journey supplement released subsequent to this first film to present material that was not in the first one.
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