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I’ve only watched part 2 so far, but wow, what a glimpse into a time and culture. It’s cool to see smaller, forgotten bands and fans given the same attention in interviews as Megadeath and Poison.
Feb 2, 2024
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Black Flag, Circle Jerks, X, Germs, Fear, all before anyone even knew who they were. (I did, I grew up in SoCal during that time -- but it's not like anyone outside of L.A. did).
Subtitled for the punk-impaired.
Jul 29, 2024
If you like punk music at all this is a must watch!! Here's the blurb:
Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was a band called Death. Punk before punk existed, three teenage brothers in the early '70s formed a band in their spare bedroom, began playing a few local gigs and even pressed a single in the hoped of getting signed. But this was the era of Motown and emerging disco. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vru_cgNnNv4&t=1077s)
This documentary kind of changed my life I can't even lie to you, and their album ...for all the world to see is really masterful work.
check it out --> https://open.spotify.com/album/1cRdIMuwJKSrsQXbp18jGZ?si=lwbxIEWsRT2DpvvE6O9VfA
May 7, 2024
a messy & intimate look at my chemical romance in their revenge era catching them between new jersey basements & future arena rock superstardom . the band is funny & sweet & gross in about equal measure , they clearly all love each other a lot + there’s some great performances in there as well .
it’s definitely a bit harrowing to see gerard’s alcoholism on full display , but as a portrait of the band it gives a lot of context to how the band was formed , why they became the standard bearers for 2000’s emo , why they would eventually break up (& come back together) .
for a double feature i’d recommend following this up with ‘the black parade is dead’ to see them at their absolute (2000’s) peak
Jul 30, 2024
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