30-10-2024, 16:58
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
I always enjoy these biopics. Nice to see how everyone fits into the band - past and present, and to get a sense of their characters. Our Brucie is very much the chief of this tribe! He definitely runs the show and he wrote and produced this film which says a lot. It gives you an excellent idea of the life of touring musician, which is what he is. I read somewhere recently that he has a net worth of something like 1,2 billion dollars - Forbes, I think. No wonder he takes his massive concerts so seriously. Quid pro quo for the fans. They love him. Not sure how much longer the voice will hang in there - neither is he. Worth a watch if it shows up on your screens.
and then something completely out of character for me, which turned out to be so interesting ...
The Beach Boys
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_Boys_(film)
An in depth look at how the band formed, the focused genius of Brian Wilson, the contributions by the other members, the ups and downs within the group, rivalry with The Beatles, and so on. At a pivotal moment in music history. Shewy - those that remain are getting on a bit now! I never really understood the hype TBH, but as they say in the movie, what Brian Wilson was doing with sound had not been done before, and all I have really ever heard are the popular tracks that everyone knows. I haven't purposely listened to them ever, to my recollection, other than to Dennis Wilson. I might dig out some of their lesser known stuff and check it out. Carl had a really great voice too. And Brian basically did what he did out of not knowing that he couldn't - if that makes any sense! It was worth 113 minutes my life.
I always enjoy these biopics. Nice to see how everyone fits into the band - past and present, and to get a sense of their characters. Our Brucie is very much the chief of this tribe! He definitely runs the show and he wrote and produced this film which says a lot. It gives you an excellent idea of the life of touring musician, which is what he is. I read somewhere recently that he has a net worth of something like 1,2 billion dollars - Forbes, I think. No wonder he takes his massive concerts so seriously. Quid pro quo for the fans. They love him. Not sure how much longer the voice will hang in there - neither is he. Worth a watch if it shows up on your screens.
and then something completely out of character for me, which turned out to be so interesting ...
The Beach Boys
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_Boys_(film)
An in depth look at how the band formed, the focused genius of Brian Wilson, the contributions by the other members, the ups and downs within the group, rivalry with The Beatles, and so on. At a pivotal moment in music history. Shewy - those that remain are getting on a bit now! I never really understood the hype TBH, but as they say in the movie, what Brian Wilson was doing with sound had not been done before, and all I have really ever heard are the popular tracks that everyone knows. I haven't purposely listened to them ever, to my recollection, other than to Dennis Wilson. I might dig out some of their lesser known stuff and check it out. Carl had a really great voice too. And Brian basically did what he did out of not knowing that he couldn't - if that makes any sense! It was worth 113 minutes my life.
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