SPEAKING TO THOSE WHO KNOW LITTLE OR NOTHING OF ROCK 'N ROLL | The History of Rock and Roll

Exelente | The History of Rock and Roll | Gary Busey, Joan Baez

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	• The History of Rock and Roll Gary Busey, Joan Baez Time-Life Video, 2004 average customer review:based on 53 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

"put another dime in the record machine"

And I do mean a dime because all these music videos and related materials must have averaged out to be that, a small price to pay for such a comprehensive piece of work. Great service, good product and just what I expected. Some of these artist haven't been seen on tv since their hits made the charts long ago but along comes Marianne Faithfull(As Tears Go By), Arthur conley(Sweet Soul Music), and many others popping out at you on that big screen tv to be enjoyed today. These discs devide rock into eras complete with a little history of the days' events. The observations of the artists and some of their explaination of the personal significance of their work help to round out the feel of Rock N Roll.

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SPEAKING TO THOSE WHO KNOW LITTLE OR NOTHING OF ROCK 'N ROLL

I seemed to have been doing something else in my post-teens, the fifties and thereafter, but somehow all the developments in popular music covered in this set passed me right by. The precursors I had heard, rhythm and blues, folk, blues, the contents of "Race" records and small labels, both played by our indefatigable NYC disc jockeys and, in the forties, available in many venues for a high school and college student in the City. However, just what Alan Freed was presenting to draw the long lines of younger people whom I passed on my way elsewhere in those years of the fifties, I never knew. Ah, yes, we did see Elvis on TV a few times and the Beatles first two movies, six or seven years after they came out, but that was about it. My judgment is that for such people as myself, and there are still some of us interested in some aspects of the history of modern popular culture, this is an excellent introduction to what we missed. There is the usual problem with the documentary form in the hands of most film-makers, how to balance the talk with the music, so as to provide a sufficiency of explanation with adequacy of examples, but that is something to which most of us are accustomed. My own feeling was that this is a basic text from which one branches out to whichever features of the period seem to warrant further study; in the case of most of us, not study in the sense of learning much more, but, rather, to gain further exposure in some depth of what promises gratification. We, who are seeing much of this for the first time, must or, I should think, should, try exposure to the product and the talk of practitioners here with a mind in sufficient control to avoid letting repulsion toward these musical forms either on musical or socio-political grounds prevent us from listening and watching in such manner as to let us be exposed to what is actually on the screen. We should do so not in the interests of the people or music we are observing, many of the former are now gone, retired, or continuing to ply what has sometimes been a source of incredible wealth for them, much of the latter has been incorporated, or been replaced, by later forms. It is for the sake of our own gratification as well as of our ability to see which forms of popular culture have earned a place of permanence in the national and international heritage.
It is simply not possible for me to judge the value of the set to those who know the music; for those I have chosen as my audience, certainly I can recommend it highly.

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Exelente

Un documental realmente exelente, recorriendo por todas las influencias del rock and roll, son como 10 horas de documento exelente, recomiento para todos los que aman este estilo musical y se quieran informar de como nacio y cualques son sus estilos e influencias... Es bastante emotivo volver a escuchar muchas musicas que hicieron mucho y nunca se borran de la memoria. Los subtitulos en español estan correctos en los 5 discos...

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AN absolute steal at $15.99, a good basic history

This box set is a very good overview of the history of rock and roll from it's beginning up until about 15 years ago when this series was made. While they may be much left out due to covering such a wide expansive subject over a many year period, to get the basic history, this is a very good set. For $15.99, it's even better. For anyone who has lived it and has an appreciation of rock and roll over the years, this is a good one to enjoy and review what you've experienced. For younger fans of rock wanting to get up to speed on where it came from and how it developed, this DVD documentary set should serve as an excellent starting point.

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Ten titanic hours of the greatest rock extravaganza ever! This definitive 10-part documentary covers rock 'n' roll history from its humble beginnings in the '50s to Lollapalooza in the '90s. Fans can experience their favorite rock 'n' roll moments all over again through hundreds of exclusive interviews, classic footage, and unforgettable in-concert performances from rock 'n' roll's biggest stars. A must-own for any rock 'n' roll fan!