Wednesday, April 30. 2008
Movie: Standing in the Shadows of Motown
| Finally had the chance to see a much overlooked movie Standing in the Shadows of Motown. It is a documentary, intercut with concert footage, of The Funk Brothers. The Funk Brothers were an outstanding group of studio musicians that played on every Motown hit, but still remained largely unknown, even though their hits are legendary. It was a very well done movie and I would highly recommended it, especially if you are a fan of music history. (now if only this movie was available on Blu-Ray....  ) |  |
#1 - RMA said:
2008-05-16 23:24 - (Reply)
Good recommendation. I really enjoyed it although the vocals during the modern concert performances were truly awful to listen to much of the time, at least in the Dolby D track I first listened to. Joan Osborn, who I like a lot, sounded painfully tinny with too much reverb. Went back and listened to the stereo track and it was a whole lot better. Had no idea who Gerald Levert was but I liked his performances enough to go look him up, only to learn he died a couple years ago at the age of 40. What a shame. His interplay with Tom Scott on "Shotgun" was a blast. The surviving Funk Brothers were a treat, of course. Bob Babbitt - wow, what a bassist.