Steal away, now, steal away
Three-day weekend went by too fast! :( It rained, rained, rained here all weekend (with some pretty gusty wind too) so I stuck to indoor activities. Which is just as well because a) I'm still not completely over this cold and spend a good portion of the weekend sneezing, coughing, and blowing my nose, and b) it gave me time to continue unpacking/organizing my house. I got quite a bit done - the living room bookcases are installed and everything on the shelves! And all the a/v stuff is hooked up and I've started on the office/craft/sewing room. It kind of takes forever when you are doing it by yourself, especially like when you need to empty a room of furniture and boxes before you can put things back in, unpacked and arranged how they are supposed to be. *le sigh*
I did have a tiny bit of fun as well - I took myself to see It Might Get Loud, which was quirky and interesting and wonderful, but probably only if you are a fan of U2 and/or The White Stripes and/or Led Zeppelin.
It was oddly constructed - it's supposed to be a documentary of the electric guitar, but it really comes across more like three poorly integrated documentaries on Jack White, The Edge, and Jimmy Page. All were very interesting (especially Page's part - such rich history! He was a studio musician for awhile and recorded on tons of TV and movie soundtracks, etc. And the old b/w pictures of him are just adorable. There's one old clip of him, like in high school, where he introduces himself as James Patrick Page, daw!), even if Jack's part was a little odd (he had a mini-me following him around for some scenes who was supposed to be Jack Aged 9. Um, OK). And when they all finally meet in this warehouse, it's a little awkward. They seem to have a wary respect for each other, but I wouldn't say any bonding occurs. Jack and Jimmy have more in common with their blues roots and Jack's Led Zeppelin vocal stylings, and you could tell that Jack was pretty awed by Jimmy. But there was one part where the camera follows The Edge around his guitar studio while he's figuring out the tracks for "Get On Your Boots" and he talks about his love of effects and technology. Then they cut to Jack talking about using cheap instruments and lo-fi leanings, and you think, wow, these guys have *nothing* in common, save they both play the guitar.
The all jammed on one song from each of their respective bands: U2's "I Will Follow," Led Zeppelin's "How Many More Times," and The White Stripes "Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground" which was pretty cool, especially Jimmy asking The Edge if he was *sure* a certain note or chord was right on "I Will Follow" and the Edge is all, "uh, yeah, pretty sure!" :) At the very end they all play The Band's "The Weight" (Take a load of Fanny, take a load for free...) with The Edge and Jack switching on vocals and Jack singing the high parts in the chorus.
I think the director got "the most" out of The Edge as far as musing on the guitar and letting us into his world. But the archival footage of U2 and of Jimmy and then Led Zeppelin is really the best stuff of the movie. I feel like the director didn't give the guys any direction, so they just sort of fizzled when they got together.
Oh, and Seattle guitar-maker Randy Parsons was highlighted a little bit, making a custom guitar for Jack (with a retractable harmonica microphone, LOL!)
So, it was definitely an interesting film to me, but I don't know that I'd recommend it to anyone unless you are a *fan*.
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In unrelated weekend news, I think this is Boba Fett's dream desk!
I did have a tiny bit of fun as well - I took myself to see It Might Get Loud, which was quirky and interesting and wonderful, but probably only if you are a fan of U2 and/or The White Stripes and/or Led Zeppelin.
It was oddly constructed - it's supposed to be a documentary of the electric guitar, but it really comes across more like three poorly integrated documentaries on Jack White, The Edge, and Jimmy Page. All were very interesting (especially Page's part - such rich history! He was a studio musician for awhile and recorded on tons of TV and movie soundtracks, etc. And the old b/w pictures of him are just adorable. There's one old clip of him, like in high school, where he introduces himself as James Patrick Page, daw!), even if Jack's part was a little odd (he had a mini-me following him around for some scenes who was supposed to be Jack Aged 9. Um, OK). And when they all finally meet in this warehouse, it's a little awkward. They seem to have a wary respect for each other, but I wouldn't say any bonding occurs. Jack and Jimmy have more in common with their blues roots and Jack's Led Zeppelin vocal stylings, and you could tell that Jack was pretty awed by Jimmy. But there was one part where the camera follows The Edge around his guitar studio while he's figuring out the tracks for "Get On Your Boots" and he talks about his love of effects and technology. Then they cut to Jack talking about using cheap instruments and lo-fi leanings, and you think, wow, these guys have *nothing* in common, save they both play the guitar.
The all jammed on one song from each of their respective bands: U2's "I Will Follow," Led Zeppelin's "How Many More Times," and The White Stripes "Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground" which was pretty cool, especially Jimmy asking The Edge if he was *sure* a certain note or chord was right on "I Will Follow" and the Edge is all, "uh, yeah, pretty sure!" :) At the very end they all play The Band's "The Weight" (Take a load of Fanny, take a load for free...) with The Edge and Jack switching on vocals and Jack singing the high parts in the chorus.
I think the director got "the most" out of The Edge as far as musing on the guitar and letting us into his world. But the archival footage of U2 and of Jimmy and then Led Zeppelin is really the best stuff of the movie. I feel like the director didn't give the guys any direction, so they just sort of fizzled when they got together.
Oh, and Seattle guitar-maker Randy Parsons was highlighted a little bit, making a custom guitar for Jack (with a retractable harmonica microphone, LOL!)
So, it was definitely an interesting film to me, but I don't know that I'd recommend it to anyone unless you are a *fan*.
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In unrelated weekend news, I think this is Boba Fett's dream desk!