Release......: Anvil.The.Story.Of.Anvil.2010.PAL.MDVDR
Artist.......: Anvil
Title........: The Story Of Anvil
Label........: TF1 Video
Language.....: English
Subtitles....: FR
Genre........: Docu
Year.........: 2010
Source.......: PAL DVD5
Aspect ratio.: 16/9
Region.......: All
Size.........: 86*50
Video........: untouched
Audio........: DD 5.1, DD 2.0
Menu.........: untouched
Removed......: -
Content......:
Is Anvil the real Spinal Tap? That's a label that could be applied to any number
of hapless hard rock bands, but there's enough evidence in Anvil: The Story of
Anvil to suggest that these guys may have, uh, tapped into the motherlode. The
parallels are many, including getting lost on the way to a gig, playing before
174 people in a 10,000 capacity venue (in Transylvania, yet), inept management,
ridiculous songs (even Nigel Tufnel and David St. Hubbins couldn't match "Thumb
Hang," an Anvil tune about the Spanish Inquisition) heck, they even visit (the
real) Stonehenge. But dig deeper and you'll find some real heart in this 2007
documentary. Two hearts, actually--the ones belonging to singer-guitarist Steve
"Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner (remove one "b" and you've got the director
of This Is Spinal Tap). These two were there when the Canadian metal band formed
in the early '80s and went on to share festival stages with the likes of Bon Jovi
and Whitesnake. Now, a quarter century later (a new bassist and guitarist joined
in the '90s), Reiner and Kudlow are in their fifties, living in Toronto with
wives, kids, and menial jobs. But they still haven't given up their undying
belief that with a new album (their thirteenth) and couple of breaks, they will
be rock stars.
URL..........: http://www.amazon.fr/Anvil-Story-Lips-Kudlow-Steve/dp/B003TP3U46
Notes........: 2010 PAL french subtitled dvd.