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Post by lowbasso on Mar 13, 2015 12:32:52 GMT -5
A Music Documentary entitled "The Wrecking Crew" opens today nationwide in the USA in a very limited fashion, and is also available "On Demand" with US Cable Companies like Comcast & Verizon FIOS. Others may carry it as well. It is similar to the films "20 Ft. From Stardom" in 2013 (about back-up singers in the 60's & 70's), or "In The Shadows of Motown" (about The Funk Brothers who played on most Motown hits). This one documents the story of the studio musicians in L.A. in the 60's & 70's behind such groups as The Beach Boys, Sonny & Cher, The Monkees, Mamas & Papas, Frank Sinatra, Herb Albert & Tijuana Brass, Jan & Dean, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Rivers, Phil Spector's "Wall Of Sound", et al. The film was actually released in 2009 and had a short life at some film festivals, but it has taken until now to secure and pay for all the music license permissions needed to legally screen all the music within the film. If you are a fan of rock music of the 60's, then this film will help fill in the gaps and give credit to many of the musicians who played on so many hit songs that usually only the stars got credit for. Will be available on DVD on June 15,2015. Trailer here; www.wreckingcrewfilm.com/
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Post by Steve Marinucci on Mar 13, 2015 16:54:51 GMT -5
A Music Documentary entitled "The Wrecking Crew" opens today nationwide in the USA in a very limited fashion, and is also available "On Demand" with US Cable Companies like Comcast & Verizon FIOS. Others may carry it as well. It is similar to the films "20 Ft. From Stardom" in 2013 (about back-up singers in the 60's & 70's), or "In The Shadows of Motown" (about The Funk Brothers who played on most Motown hits). This one documents the story of the studio musicians in L.A. in the 60's & 70's behind such groups as The Beach Boys, Sonny & Cher, The Monkees, Mamas & Papas, Frank Sinatra, Herb Albert & Tijuana Brass, Jan & Dean, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Rivers, Phil Spector's "Wall Of Sound", et al. The film was actually released in 2009 and had a short life at some film festivals, but it has taken until now to secure and pay for all the music license permissions needed to legally screen all the music within the film. If you are a fan of rock music of the 60's, then this film will help fill in the gaps and give credit to many of the musicians who played on so many hit songs that usually only the stars got credit for. Should also be available shortly on DVD as well to purchase and own. Trailer here; www.wreckingcrewfilm.com/ This has been in the works for a while. It should be good.
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Post by mikev on Mar 14, 2015 18:47:32 GMT -5
A Music Documentary entitled "The Wrecking Crew" opens today nationwide in the USA in a very limited fashion, and is also available "On Demand" with US Cable Companies like Comcast & Verizon FIOS. Others may carry it as well. It is similar to the films "20 Ft. From Stardom" in 2013 (about back-up singers in the 60's & 70's), or "In The Shadows of Motown" (about The Funk Brothers who played on most Motown hits). This one documents the story of the studio musicians in L.A. in the 60's & 70's behind such groups as The Beach Boys, Sonny & Cher, The Monkees, Mamas & Papas, Frank Sinatra, Herb Albert & Tijuana Brass, Jan & Dean, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Rivers, Phil Spector's "Wall Of Sound", et al. The film was actually released in 2009 and had a short life at some film festivals, but it has taken until now to secure and pay for all the music license permissions needed to legally screen all the music within the film. If you are a fan of rock music of the 60's, then this film will help fill in the gaps and give credit to many of the musicians who played on so many hit songs that usually only the stars got credit for. Should also be available shortly on DVD as well to purchase and own. Trailer here; www.wreckingcrewfilm.com/ This has been in the works for a while. It should be good. Carol Kaye hates the term "Wrecking Crew". Don't remember why though...
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Post by winstonoboogie on Mar 14, 2015 22:12:21 GMT -5
Looking forward to watching it!
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Post by lowbasso on Mar 15, 2015 10:13:36 GMT -5
I watched the movie last night On Demand through my Verizon cable company. Incredible. I am a HUGE fan of 60's rock music scene, and it blew my mind how many records these studio musicians were on in the 50's, 60's and 70's. As Dick Clark says in the film, (and the interviews for this film go all the way back to 1996 when it was first conceived and filming began), if they had listed the actual musicians who played on these records of so many bands, it would have been a complete embarrassment to many of the groups themselves how many times the same musicians appeared on the credits. I could not believe how many great groups never played on a lot of their studio recordings. And what legendary licks we all know from so many infamous hits were put there by these studio musicians and not the writers of the songs or the bands that sang on them. If you are a big fan of the 60's and early 70's American music rock scene, this movie is a must to see. It is like reading the current Lewisohn book on The Beatles which has turned upside down some of the long held myths of what actually happened to that band in its early formative years. Seeing this film also makes you appreciate all the more how great The Beatles were in that they played on their own recordings, wrote their own music, and sang their own backups. As did most of the British bands of the times. My jaw just dropped at some of the things I heard said in this film. And how much money some of these studio musicians were pulling in working almost 20 hours a day, 6 days a week often at the height of their time. Sad thing is, The Funk Brothers in Detroit, who played on most of the Motown hits of that era didn't come close to pulling down the salaries these mostly white musicians made in L.A. backing up the mostly white bands and soloists recording there. But the obscurity factor both of these session musicians groups (and back-up singers)worked under both in Detroit, and L.A. was equal for sure and undercuts who really deserved the credit for the music soundtrack of our lifetimes.
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 15, 2015 11:03:42 GMT -5
So is it the Beach Boys I'm listening to on The Beach Boys Sessions 1964? You got what sounds like Brian directing a lot of the sessions. I can't imagine him doing that if it were session guys. The band actually sounds better on these takes than they do on the original releases.
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Post by lowbasso on Mar 15, 2015 12:25:20 GMT -5
So is it the Beach Boys I'm listening to on The Beach Boys Sessions 1964? You got what sounds like Brian directing a lot of the sessions. I can't imagine him doing that if it were session guys. The band actually sounds better on these takes than they do on the original releases. Nope, it is session musicians on most of The Beach Boys albums according to this movie. Dennis Wilson was an awful drummer. Hal Blaine does the drumming on most of the studio Beach Boy albums, especially Pet Sounds. Exstensive interviews with Brian Wilson in this Doc and with the musicians that played with the Beach Boys about how Brian would bring in 20 session players, and sing to each player what exactly he wanted to hear in the songs. Brian insisted on session players, and the players loved working with Brian, said he was a genius in the studio. The other Beach Boys were quite happy to relinquish their intrumentals and just focus on the vocals. That is why you have to see this film. Everything was not as it seemed on 60's recordings of American rock groups.
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 15, 2015 13:37:36 GMT -5
So is it the Beach Boys I'm listening to on The Beach Boys Sessions 1964? You got what sounds like Brian directing a lot of the sessions. I can't imagine him doing that if it were session guys. The band actually sounds better on these takes than they do on the original releases. Nope, it is session musicians on most of The Beach Boys albums according to this movie. Dennis Wilson was an awful drummer. Hal Blaine does the drumming on most of the studio Beach Boy albums, especially Pet Sounds. Exstensive interviews with Brian Wilson in this Doc and with the musicians that played with the Beach Boys about how Brian would bring in 20 session players, and sing to each player what exactly he wanted to hear in the songs. Brian insisted on session players, and the players loved working with Brian, said he was a genius in the studio. The other Beach Boys were quite happy to relinquish their intrumentals and just focus on the vocals. That is why you have to see this film. Everything was not as it seemed on 60's recordings of American rock groups. So on Denny's Drums, it's Denny's drums, just not Denny playing them? At about 0:23, it's starts to sound a whole lot like KreenAkrore.
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Post by lowbasso on Mar 15, 2015 16:33:31 GMT -5
Nope, it is session musicians on most of The Beach Boys albums according to this movie. Dennis Wilson was an awful drummer. Hal Blaine does the drumming on most of the studio Beach Boy albums, especially Pet Sounds. Exstensive interviews with Brian Wilson in this Doc and with the musicians that played with the Beach Boys about how Brian would bring in 20 session players, and sing to each player what exactly he wanted to hear in the songs. Brian insisted on session players, and the players loved working with Brian, said he was a genius in the studio. The other Beach Boys were quite happy to relinquish their intrumentals and just focus on the vocals. That is why you have to see this film. Everything was not as it seemed on 60's recordings of American rock groups. So on Denny's Drums, it's Denny's drums, just not Denny playing them? At about 0:23, it's starts to sound a whole lot like KreenAkrore. According to Brian, Hal Blaine wad his go to drummer on studio sessions.
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Post by OldFred on Mar 20, 2015 11:16:22 GMT -5
Loved the film, sets the record straight that the Monkees weren't the only group or artists that used studio musicians on their recordings. And remember that the Beatles and Stones did use studio musicians too, though they were more for orchestral backing on songs like Yesterday and As Tears Go By. Also Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones started their careers as studio musicians. I'm very glad that the Music Industry's "dirty little secret" is having the spotlight shining on it and the behind the scenes musicians on some Rock and Pop's greatest classics are getting their long deserved due. Jimmy Page visiting the Monkees' set with Ann Moses of Tiger Beat magazine
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Post by OldFred on Mar 20, 2015 11:48:40 GMT -5
Here's a bonus interview from The Wrecking Crew documentary on the Monkees. This will probably be available on the DVD release of the film.
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Post by lowbasso on Mar 22, 2015 14:32:43 GMT -5
George Harrison worked with the Wrecking Crew in the 1970s. (George is not mentioned in the Documentary movie anywhere, but The Daily News in NYC ran a review of the movie with this picture and caption headlining the article.) I wonder what track(s) he did.
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Post by lowbasso on Mar 22, 2015 14:45:35 GMT -5
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 22, 2015 16:09:13 GMT -5
I just rented this Wreaking Crew film on AT&T Demand. I didn't know Ice-T and Snoop Dogg were going to be in it. I certainly didn't know it was going to be this violent.
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Post by lowbasso on Mar 22, 2015 17:56:54 GMT -5
I just rented this Wreaking Crew film on AT&T Demand. I didn't know Ice-T and Snoop Dogg were going to be in it. I certainly didn't know it was going to be this violent. They aren't in it. It is called The Wrecking Crew , not Wreaking Crew. Look at the trailer posted in my first posting to see what this about. Or any of the other posts here.
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 22, 2015 19:26:05 GMT -5
I just rented this Wreaking Crew film on AT&T Demand. I didn't know Ice-T and Snoop Dogg were going to be in it. I certainly didn't know it was going to be this violent. They aren't in it. It is called The Wrecking Crew , not Wreaking Crew. Look at the trailer posted in my first posting to see what this about. Or any of the other posts here. I'm sorry. Let me rephrase my comment: "I just rented this Wreaking Crew film on AT&T Demand. I didn't know Ice-T and Snoop Dogg were going to be in it. I certainly didn't know it was going to be this violent. " The movie had the same title but it's from 2000. I didn't rent the movie. I know what the Wrecking Crew is about. I was joking. There was another The Wrecking Crew movie from 1968 with Dean Martin, Elke Summer and Sharon Tate. Another movie in the Matt Helm series.
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Post by winstonoboogie on Mar 24, 2015 20:51:31 GMT -5
Wow! Thanks, lowbasso! I never saw that!
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 24, 2015 21:57:59 GMT -5
Where's the cello player?
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Post by markc on Mar 27, 2015 12:56:49 GMT -5
I think that's Jackie Lomax on the drums in the George photo.
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Post by winstonoboogie on Mar 29, 2015 15:27:59 GMT -5
I just saw in the theater in Gainesville, Fl. (the Hippodrome, fyi). I agree - it was great! I knew some background, but it really interested me how ubiquitous they were! Definite thumbs up!
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 29, 2015 21:33:07 GMT -5
Word is Hal Blaine was the real drummer on all those Bernard Purdie records.
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Post by scousette on Mar 30, 2015 15:47:15 GMT -5
Saw it last night in a nearly empty theater. Great film by Denny Tedesco, son of guitarist Tommy Tedesco.
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Post by OldFred on Mar 31, 2015 13:27:21 GMT -5
To be included in the DVD/bluray edition
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Post by lowbasso on Jun 21, 2015 1:42:57 GMT -5
A Music Documentary entitled "The Wrecking Crew" opens today nationwide in the USA in a very limited fashion, and is also available "On Demand" with US Cable Companies like Comcast & Verizon FIOS. Others may carry it as well. It is similar to the films "20 Ft. From Stardom" in 2013 (about back-up singers in the 60's & 70's), or "In The Shadows of Motown" (about The Funk Brothers who played on most Motown hits). This one documents the story of the studio musicians in L.A. in the 60's & 70's behind such groups as The Beach Boys, Sonny & Cher, The Monkees, Mamas & Papas, Frank Sinatra, Herb Albert & Tijuana Brass, Jan & Dean, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Rivers, Phil Spector's "Wall Of Sound", et al. The film was actually released in 2009 and had a short life at some film festivals, but it has taken until now to secure and pay for all the music license permissions needed to legally screen all the music within the film. If you are a fan of rock music of the 60's, then this film will help fill in the gaps and give credit to many of the musicians who played on so many hit songs that usually only the stars got credit for. Will be available on DVD on June 15,2015. Trailer here; www.wreckingcrewfilm.com/ Just got my DVD copy of this film (now available). The extras; many additional interviews on the subject are just fantastic. Especially the discussion of how Beatlemania changed everything about the American R&R scene in 1964. This film along with "20 Ft. From Stardom", and "Standing In The Shadows of Motown" are a trio of "must haves" for any serious fan of American Rock & Roll Music. "The Wrecking Crew" accentuates how incredible The Beatles were in the history of the 1960's when so few bands 1) Played their own music under their big hits. 2) Wrote their own material. 3) Developed and grew their abilities beyond one or two hits or albums. The Wrecking Crew in Los Angeles and The Funk Brothers of Detroit are clearly the unsung giant heroes of American pop music and should be enshrined in their own separate rooms in Cleveland. Darlene Love is now enshrined in Cleveland and there should also be a room dedicated to all the backup singers from the 50's, 60's, and 70's who made a huge contribution to the pop culture of our musical heritage.
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Post by sayne on Jun 21, 2015 18:52:13 GMT -5
So is it the Beach Boys I'm listening to on The Beach Boys Sessions 1964? You got what sounds like Brian directing a lot of the sessions. I can't imagine him doing that if it were session guys. The band actually sounds better on these takes than they do on the original releases. Nope, it is session musicians on most of The Beach Boys albums according to this movie. Dennis Wilson was an awful drummer. Hal Blaine does the drumming on most of the studio Beach Boy albums, especially Pet Sounds. Exstensive interviews with Brian Wilson in this Doc and with the musicians that played with the Beach Boys about how Brian would bring in 20 session players, and sing to each player what exactly he wanted to hear in the songs. Brian insisted on session players, and the players loved working with Brian, said he was a genius in the studio. The other Beach Boys were quite happy to relinquish their intrumentals and just focus on the vocals. That is why you have to see this film. Everything was not as it seemed on 60's recordings of American rock groups. In the new movie Love and Mercy, you will see a dramatic rendering of how Brian worked with the studio musicians. There is a scene where Carol Kaye questions him about two bass parts playing in different keys works. Brian says it works in his head. Then, they play the song and she smiles as she hears for the first time in her ears what Brian was hearing in his head. There is also another scene when Hal Blaine talks to Brian and tells him that even though they are all trained musicians, they all really like working with Brian better than anyone else because he challenges them and he's more interesting. Don't know if this really happened, for it's a a dramatic film, after all, but it does suggest what we've all heard about Brian.
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Post by debjorgo on Jun 22, 2015 18:34:28 GMT -5
Were there any thoughts on Smiley Smile?
"Hal, you're not getting that carrot chomp right. You got to make it pop more. Hmmm.... I'm thinking it's percussion. Maybe it's bass. Is Paul still out there? Paul, can you step in here a minute? Give him that celery stick."
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Post by Steve Marinucci on Jun 22, 2015 23:20:37 GMT -5
FYI, "The Wrecking Crew" will be on Netflix at the end of next month.
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