It Might Get Loud
Jack White, The Edge, and Jimmy Page talk guitars and jam a bit in this documentary. I enjoyed it.
I am know nothing about guitar, but would have liked this movie a lot more if they had somebody besides Edge in there. Didn't find it as interesting with him seemingly being more about dicking around with the effects and less about playing guitar. Still a worthy doc. to watch, though.
Interesting. I think Edge was a good inclusion for that very reason.
I am sure they did that to balance out Jack's side and him making guitars out of hollow logs and duct tape. Just didn't find him nearly as interesting as the other two. Again, don't know anything about the instrument, but found myself respecting him less since it seems like a lot of his stuff was computer/effects generated.
I can see that but I think what Edge does with the technology he uses is no less complicated than the stripped to the bones approach that White takes. Stylistically I probably prefer White but you can't argue that Edge has done some amazing work too.
Artistically he has talent, but I was just a little annoyed that a doc about playing the guitar included a guy who seemingly was playing a couple notes and tweaking it through the computer. Just felt like he was a little outclassed by the other two. Don't know many people who would list him near the top of their best guitarists list. Doesn't mean that what he does doesn't take talent or he isn't an accomplished artist.
I agree. When it comes to pure guitar playing ability I don't think anyone would have him near the top (unless you are specifically talking about rhythm guitar, where I understand he is actually quite good) but, just like JW turned a coke bottle, nail and piece of wood into the most simplistic guitar ever, Edge took the most simplistic playing and transformed it into something special with his technology. The balance between Edge and JW worked for me.
My biggest problem with it was that I thought JW came off as being quite smug about his old school approach. I can't specifically point to a moment but I interpreted his body language as being just a little disrespectful and self superior, as if, at times, he was merely tolerating the other two. I could be way off base with that but I did feel that at times.
Forgot about Get Low, added.
Im honestly not sure if theres ever been a better action trilogy than Nic Cage's The Rock/Face Off/Con Air
I pretty much wore out my VHS tapes of all three in high school.
I really liked it, too.
