First off - this documentary is right up my alley. I love the music from the 1970s and know quite a lot of the history as well. I was expecting this show to be a 10/10 hans down but it just wasn't there.
First off it's great that they included history of the surrounding environment and how the world was at the time.. But all the views they shared are limited - and not always the full story. I think the time would have been better served focusing on the music - in such a short series. If they had the ability to make it longer they should have included more about the history and more about the music.
The actual musicians they chose to feature - while I can't complain about them - it's just such a small part of what was going on. It's almost impossible to make everyone happy it's just I would have selected differently if I were them. I do hope the series is able to continue for many many more and able to include many more musicians from that time period. I really wish this show was more like the 'hip hop evolution' show where it is much much more in depth.
When featuring George Harrisons concert for Bangladesh, the camera rolls by Leon Russell and he only gets the caption with his name under it.. I think he could deserve his own half an episode - much like some of the other people performing that night.
In other words it's like they left out more than they included. Even in what they did discuss it wasn't 100% the facts or the whole story..
Like for example with the Jim Morrison thing - the quote they included would have been much funnier if they included what was really happening at the time. Jim was being accused of pulling his pants down on stage - they cut his rant off short before he got to that part. Whether he did it or not is contested but that is what actually caused the major issues with the police - not for 'causing a riot'. It makes his words at the end saying 'I think there should be complete freedom for the artist and performer' even funnier. However who knows if that was even directed at this scenario.
I don't want to be too critical or rate this show too badly because more than anything I want it to come back bigger and better than before.
First off it's great that they included history of the surrounding environment and how the world was at the time.. But all the views they shared are limited - and not always the full story. I think the time would have been better served focusing on the music - in such a short series. If they had the ability to make it longer they should have included more about the history and more about the music.
The actual musicians they chose to feature - while I can't complain about them - it's just such a small part of what was going on. It's almost impossible to make everyone happy it's just I would have selected differently if I were them. I do hope the series is able to continue for many many more and able to include many more musicians from that time period. I really wish this show was more like the 'hip hop evolution' show where it is much much more in depth.
When featuring George Harrisons concert for Bangladesh, the camera rolls by Leon Russell and he only gets the caption with his name under it.. I think he could deserve his own half an episode - much like some of the other people performing that night.
In other words it's like they left out more than they included. Even in what they did discuss it wasn't 100% the facts or the whole story..
Like for example with the Jim Morrison thing - the quote they included would have been much funnier if they included what was really happening at the time. Jim was being accused of pulling his pants down on stage - they cut his rant off short before he got to that part. Whether he did it or not is contested but that is what actually caused the major issues with the police - not for 'causing a riot'. It makes his words at the end saying 'I think there should be complete freedom for the artist and performer' even funnier. However who knows if that was even directed at this scenario.
I don't want to be too critical or rate this show too badly because more than anything I want it to come back bigger and better than before.