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Movie and Music Analysis from One Lacking Any Credentials to Provide It

Tag: Music

  • Movie Review: “Love & Mercy” (Bill Pohlad, USA 2014)

    The most important songwriters in rock history are Jon Lennon, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, and Brian Wilson. There are plenty of other greats and plenty of others who are important, but I think that’s pretty clearly the top group. I’ve heard many times over the years of the concept of stripping a song…

  • Movie Review: “Searching for Sugar Man” (Malik Bendjelloul, Sweden/UK 2012)

    The Story in the United States In 1970, Detroit-based folk rock singer-songwriter Rodriguez released Cold Fact. While very commercially successful, the album was a miserable failure commercially. A year later, Rodriguez released his second album to a similar mix of critical acclaim and public yawning. He was then dropped by the failing Sussex label and…