20 Feet from Stardom

[Markbnj]

Anyone else watch this?

http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/20-Feet-from-Stardom/70267838

Saw it on Netflix last night. Really great documentary. If you're a music lover you won't want to miss it. Focusing as it does on the lives and careers of well-known (but usually not famous) background singers it's unavoidably mo-town focused, but there are some great cameos and interviews that spread out a little bit from that center.

Highly recommended.

 

[DesiPower]

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[Kyle]

I've heard good things about it but haven't seen it yet

 

[Markbnj]

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I'll see your movie thread and raise you zero acts of coitus.

 

[MongGrel]

Yep, I used to have it, need to get in in the collection again.

Very good.

 

[MongGrel]

Just for grins and giggles watch this if ya never have.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLmZRyUbgFI

And I love "It Might Get Loud", and there was a Hendrix one I need to look for that was great.

 

[blackangst1]

Great documentary!

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I loved it. Might have been my favorite film of 2013 overall.

 

[JackBurton]

Yep, bought it when it first came out on BD. Great movie. And if you have a nice audio system, even better.

 

[MadScientist]

Watched it on Netflix. Great stuff, nominated for an Oscar. Especially liked the segment on Merry Clayton, the co-lead singer on the Stones "Gimme Shelter", one of my favorite tunes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry_Clayton

 

[SamQuint]

Another good movie along the same subject is Standing in the Shadows of Motown. It is about the studio musicians that basically are behind almost all of the early great Motown songs of that era.

 

[fatjohnny]

Watched it on Netflix. Great stuff, nominated for an Oscar. Especially liked the segment on Merry Clayton, the co-lead singer on the Stones "Gimme Shelter", one of my favorite tunes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry_Clayton

I agree 1000%. When they were interviewing Mick Jagger, and they had the isolated track of just her doing the "Raaaaape and muuuuuurrrdaa....." hook, I got chills down my spine. Wow, what a powerful voice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqXyjbgs5rU

Not to mention the story behind it, how they rousted her out of bed, how she came in with curlers in her hair..... I love hearing the story behind the story.

FJ

 

[fatjohnny]

Article from 1986, LA Times interviewed Mary Clayton. She says that she was 9-months pregnant at the time of that studio session, and the stress of the session and hitting those high notes caused her to miscarry.

http://articles.latimes.com/1986-03-13/entertainment/ca-19857_1_career-clayton

Wow.

 

[Markbnj]

I agree 1000%. When they were interviewing Mick Jagger, and they had the isolated track of just her doing the "Raaaaape and muuuuuurrrdaa....." hook, I got chills down my spine. Wow, what a powerful voice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqXyjbgs5rU

Not to mention the story behind it, how they rousted her out of bed, how she came in with curlers in her hair..... I love hearing the story behind the story.

FJ

Yeah, that was a moment man. A lot of times a single track like that doesn't sound very polished, and you could definitely tell this was pre-mix, but damn she sounded amazing.

 

[Ns1]

Man, Lisa Fischer sure does own the fuck out of her role with Rolling Stones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDxpdFKuGb4

And to add to her repertoire, Lisa Fischer also toured with...Nine Inch Nails. Seeing her do songs like "Survivalism" was pretty funny.

 

[Markbnj]

Man, Lisa Fischer sure does own the fuck out of her role with Rolling Stones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDxpdFKuGb4

And to add to her repertoire, Lisa Fischer also toured with...Nine Inch Nails. Seeing her do songs like "Survivalism" was pretty funny.

What a great performance. Just amazing that she could still rip those notes out in 2006. Jesus.

 

[Ns1]

What a great performance. Just amazing that she could still rip those notes out in 2006. Jesus.

here she is in 2013 (with NIN)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIrfGWo7fME

starts in around 3:30, goes on until 5:00

and just for fun it's backup singer freestylin' starting around 4:00 here (but if you like music you should really start in around 3:30)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isb_Oy8IM14