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What about 'All That May Do My Rhyme?'

posted 17 years ago by soma-2
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I loved this movie, but I do have one complaint: it leaves viewers with the impression that Roky didn't record any music at all for decades. The film completely skips All That May Do My Rhyme, released in 1995 and considered by many to be his best album. The film should have at least referenced the recording and release of this album. How did they get him into the studio? Was it recorded during a rare lucid period? What are the thoughts of the musicians who played with him at the time? We'll never know, or at least not from watching this movie.

There's a little bit of information on "All That May Do My Rhyme" on this web page: http://www.earcandymag.com/rrcase-erickson.htm.

[–] csutton-3 17 years ago

I was wondering the same thing and why didn't play the whole "Two headed dog" song? That was such good and rare footage, but we'll only get a small taste of it . There was a lot more that this documentary could and should have covered.

[–] Below-Me 16 years ago

I was a bit surprised that 'The Explosives' didn't really get mentioned at all.IMO 'Casting The Runes' was by far his best Album,yet the documentary only focussed on The Stuff he Recorded with 'The Aliens' and his solo stuff.Maybe there were legal problems with the record label or former band members,copyright,etc.

[–] hans-rydstrom 16 years ago

Casting the runes is a bootleg, so guess that's why.

[–] Below-Me 15 years ago

Good point hans.I saw Roky play last month and it was pretty much the same set as Casting The Runes.Still bloody good.

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[–] kohntarkosz 15 years ago

<< That was such good and rare footage, but we'll only get a small taste of it .>>

Well,I haven't seen the documentary yet (I've got the DVR programmed to tape it on the Sundance Channel next week), so I don't know how short the clip is. BUT, I do know that clips that you see in documentaries are negotiated on the basis of seconds. In other words, whoever owns the footage charges a certain amount of money per second that's used. That's why so many clips you see in documentaries are so short.

There may have also been a publishing matter, as again, when you're talking about songs being used in movies, the producers are basically paying by the second. SO even if it was "new" footage, there could have been an issue with paying for the mechanical rights to use the song. That's why, for instance, the movie Bubba Ho-Tep doesn't have any actual Elvis songs in it, because the budget for the movie was so small they couldn't actually afford to use anything.