DVD : Standing In The Shadows of Motown
List Price: $9.98Amazon.com's Price: $6.99 You Save: $2.99 (30%)Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Lions Gate
EAN: 0012236137801
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 22, 2003
Running Time: 116 minutes
Sales Rank: 3829
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Description:
Detroit, Michigan, 1959. Berry Gordy gathers the best musicians from the city's thriving jazz and blues scene for his new record company: Motown. For the next 14 years these players are the heartbeat on "My Girl," "Baby Love," "Ooo Baby Baby," "Bernadette," "I Was Made To Love Her," "I Heard It Through The Grapevine," "Dancing In The Street," and every other hit from Motown's Detroit era. By the end of their phenomenal run, the unheralded group of musicians plays on more Number One hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, and The Beatles combined, making them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. They call themselves the Funk Brothers. But no one knows their names...this is their story.
Amazon.com:
Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a must-see film for any fan of the Supremes, the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, or any other classic Motown stars. This swinging documentary celebrates the Funk Brothers--the team of studio musicians who powered dozens and dozens of hit Motown songs--by combining reminiscences, reenactments, and clips from a recent concert put on by the Funk Brothers, featuring singers like Chaka Khan, Ben Harper, and Joan Osborne on classic tunes like "What's Going On," "Ain't Too Proud to Beg," and "Heatwave." This crafty gang of elderly musicians will charm your pants off with a slew of entertaining anecdotes. Though it seems that there's a lot of dirt they're declining to dish, the movie deftly outlines the history of Motown, surely the most significant music label in American history--the label that turned segregated "race music" into chart-topping success. A soulful delight. --Bret Fetzer
Average Rating: 
Rating: -
I bought this dvd around three years ago for myself. A couple of friends borrowed it and looked high and low for the dvd. I purchased it off of a bargain table. My friends found out that the dvd was out of production. After searching for three months they finally located one in a dvd store and the other on line. Now motown is back in production. I bought this dvd on Amazon for my son. This is one of the best documentary of the Funk Brothers, who play all the music for all the great songs that came out of Motown. If you are a music lover, you will love Standing In The Shadows of Motown.
Rating:  -
THIS . . . Is NOT the Documentary that the Legend---Which
is MOTOWN deserves. Instead of expanding the story
to cover the dozens of contributors, this Video covers
a group of Musicians (A group of Very Unique Musicians)
But, what about the real and up-close stories of
so many stars --- and HOW THEY GOT TO Grand Blvd . . .)
Rating: -
Standing in the shadow of motown is an amazing documentry of american musical history. What makes it so amazing is the fantastic and unique talents of the musicians called "The Funk Brothers", and the fact that many of the classic motown hits were acts of musical spontaneity composed on impulse,and elaborated with unique and sophisticated talents that rendered the resulting product timeless and classic.
Rating: -
This is a "must have" for any Motown fan. The documentary and music is awesome,providing some little known facts about the band that helped give Motown artists their great sound. The DVD is hard to find in stores and the price was a bargain!
Rating: -
If you're a serious student of the history of rock 'n roll...this DVD is a must. These are the shoulders todays R&B guys are standing on.
Browse for similar items by category:
|
|
|
|
|
starring: Joe Hunter, Jack Ashford, Uriel Jones, Richard 'Pistol' Allen, Bob Babbitt
directed by: Paul Justman
Related Items:
     see more
Related Items:
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Lions Gate
EAN: 0012236137801
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 22, 2003
Running Time: 116 minutes
Sales Rank: 3829
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
|
|
|
Browse:
Books |
Classical Music |
DVD
| VHS |
Electronics |
Magazines
| Movies |
Music |
Software
|
|
Today's HotLink:
Chlorine
See Also: Study Peat Moss
|
Recommended Movie:
Close My Eyes
Today's Movie Director: Kohei Oguri
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
