Standing In The Shadows of Motown
starring: Joe Hunter, Jack Ashford, Uriel Jones, Richard 'Pistol' Allen, Bob Babbitt
directed by: Paul Justman
directed by: Paul Justman
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Fourteen years in the making this film is based upon a book of the same title that won the 1989 Rolling Stone / BMl "Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award" STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN was shot in 35mm film on location in Detroit and elsewhere. This one hour and forty-eight minute documentary and performance film tells the Funk Brothers' saga through archival footage and still photos narration interviews re-creation scenes 20 Motown master tracks and twelve new live performances of Motown classics with the Funk Brothers backing up Chaka Khan Ben Harper Bootsy Collins Montell Jordan Meshell Ndegeocello Joan Osborne and Gerald Levert.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: UPC: 012236137801 Manufacturer No: 13780
Amazon.com:
Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a must-see film for any fan ofthe Supremes, the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, or any other classic Motownstars. This swinging documentary celebrates the Funk Brothers--the team ofstudio musicians who powered dozens and dozens of hit Motown songs--bycombining reminiscences, reenactments, and clips from a recent concertput on by the Funk Brothers, featuring singers like Chaka Khan, BenHarper, and Joan Osborne on classic tunes like "What's Going On," "Ain'tToo Proud to Beg," and "Heatwave." This crafty gang of elderly musicianswill charm your pants off with a slew of entertaining anecdotes. Though itseems that there's a lot of dirt they're declining to dish, the moviedeftly outlines the history of Motown, surely the most significant musiclabel in American history--the label that turned segregated "race music"into chart-topping success. A soulful delight. --Bret Fetzer
Fourteen years in the making this film is based upon a book of the same title that won the 1989 Rolling Stone / BMl "Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award" STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN was shot in 35mm film on location in Detroit and elsewhere. This one hour and forty-eight minute documentary and performance film tells the Funk Brothers' saga through archival footage and still photos narration interviews re-creation scenes 20 Motown master tracks and twelve new live performances of Motown classics with the Funk Brothers backing up Chaka Khan Ben Harper Bootsy Collins Montell Jordan Meshell Ndegeocello Joan Osborne and Gerald Levert.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: UPC: 012236137801 Manufacturer No: 13780
Amazon.com:
Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a must-see film for any fan ofthe Supremes, the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, or any other classic Motownstars. This swinging documentary celebrates the Funk Brothers--the team ofstudio musicians who powered dozens and dozens of hit Motown songs--bycombining reminiscences, reenactments, and clips from a recent concertput on by the Funk Brothers, featuring singers like Chaka Khan, BenHarper, and Joan Osborne on classic tunes like "What's Going On," "Ain'tToo Proud to Beg," and "Heatwave." This crafty gang of elderly musicianswill charm your pants off with a slew of entertaining anecdotes. Though itseems that there's a lot of dirt they're declining to dish, the moviedeftly outlines the history of Motown, surely the most significant musiclabel in American history--the label that turned segregated "race music"into chart-topping success. A soulful delight. --Bret Fetzer
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - I would give it six if I could
On the recommendationof my boss I DL'd this on itunes and watched it on a plane. I have since watched it over 10 times. I was born i 62 so Motown was a part of my gowing up and even when hearing a song by a rock act if it had a Motown groove I pretty much was guaranteed to dig it.
Motown bass, Motown Beat. . . . . .dug it all.
I had no idea that the Funk Bros played on more #1 hits than Stones, Beatles, Beach Boys and Elvis. . . .combined.
When the movie opens ... Read More
Rating: - Motown-The Funk Brothers
I not only enjoyed the music, but I gained some insight as to who these great musicians are.
Rating: - Took me back to the good ol' days
OMG.....This was so fantastic. I have loved the music for years and listened to it as a kid but never realized the "Funk Band" was what made it all happen. I fell in love with those guys and it is so sad so many didn't make it to this documentary, But the ones that did, have become the loves of my life. It's a must see
Rating: - The Men Behind the Sounds
Here's a DVD that will inform you while it's charming the pants off you. It deals with Motown Records out of Detroit city and the musicians who comprised the rhythm section for that record company. You might think, as I did, that each Motown artist had different musicians playing with them for their recordings... and that would be wrong.
For the most part, the same group of people played behind Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, the Temptations, the Four Tops, the Supremes, etc. The list is ... Read More
Rating: - This DVD should be rated 10 Stars or more...
Buy this magnificent DVD and pay homage to the greatest group of musicians ever assembled. The Funk Brothers WERE THE MUSIC behind the priceless Motown songs that are and always will be, absolute pure genius. Every one on this planet who has experienced the pure magic that is a song sung by the Temptations or the Four Tops, The Miracles or The Shirelles, Martha & The Vandellas or the Supremes, Marvin Gaye or The Contours, Jimmy Ruffin or Freda Payne, etc., etc., etc., (more groups & individual artists ... Read More
- I would give it six if I couldOn the recommendationof my boss I DL'd this on itunes and watched it on a plane. I have since watched it over 10 times. I was born i 62 so Motown was a part of my gowing up and even when hearing a song by a rock act if it had a Motown groove I pretty much was guaranteed to dig it.
Motown bass, Motown Beat. . . . . .dug it all.
I had no idea that the Funk Bros played on more #1 hits than Stones, Beatles, Beach Boys and Elvis. . . .combined.
When the movie opens ... Read More
- Motown-The Funk BrothersI not only enjoyed the music, but I gained some insight as to who these great musicians are.
- Took me back to the good ol' daysOMG.....This was so fantastic. I have loved the music for years and listened to it as a kid but never realized the "Funk Band" was what made it all happen. I fell in love with those guys and it is so sad so many didn't make it to this documentary, But the ones that did, have become the loves of my life. It's a must see
- The Men Behind the SoundsHere's a DVD that will inform you while it's charming the pants off you. It deals with Motown Records out of Detroit city and the musicians who comprised the rhythm section for that record company. You might think, as I did, that each Motown artist had different musicians playing with them for their recordings... and that would be wrong.
For the most part, the same group of people played behind Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, the Temptations, the Four Tops, the Supremes, etc. The list is ... Read More
- This DVD should be rated 10 Stars or more...Buy this magnificent DVD and pay homage to the greatest group of musicians ever assembled. The Funk Brothers WERE THE MUSIC behind the priceless Motown songs that are and always will be, absolute pure genius. Every one on this planet who has experienced the pure magic that is a song sung by the Temptations or the Four Tops, The Miracles or The Shirelles, Martha & The Vandellas or the Supremes, Marvin Gaye or The Contours, Jimmy Ruffin or Freda Payne, etc., etc., etc., (more groups & individual artists ... Read More
