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TITLE:          Blank Generation/Dancing Barefoot

DVD DATE:      **.**.2001
(M)DVDR DATE:  16.03.2014
RUNTIME:       114 min
GENRE:         Punk

VIDEO TARGET:  DVD NTSC
QUALITY:       untouched
AUDIO:         DD2.0

LANGUAGES:     english
SUBS:
STRIPPED:      warnings
ARCHIVES:      89x50

ISO SIZE:      4320 MB

WEB:      http://www.amazon.com/Blank-Generation-Dancin-Barefoot-Blondie/dp/B00005JH9U

NOTES:

he years 1974 through 1976 were important times in the rebirth of American rock music,
and it was centered primarily at a roach-infested hole-in-the-wall in New York City
called CBGB's. Hilly Kristal's club was the new home to a legion of then unsigned
alternative bands, though that term had not yet been coined to describe the music
of Talking Heads, Ramones, Television and The Patti Smith Group.In 2001, Music Video
Distributors compiled and released two separate, but thematically connected projects
on one disc, both of which look back at a time when some of modern music's biggest
names were just starting out. These were the bands that inspired the British punk
movement, and though the footage is a bit rough, the music speaks volumes.Blank
Generation (53m:02s)It's hard to imagine that the only existing footage of the
early days of bands like Talking Heads, Blondie and Ramones exists on shaky,
grainy black & white 8mm stock. Blank Generation bypasses formal narration,
and simply moves from one band to another, letting the images convey the message.
Regardless of my initial disappointment at the poor video and audio quality, a
second viewing helped me appreciate how Ivan Kral and Amos Poe put this feature
together using the crude, soundless footage with intentionally out of synch audio.
The effect is distracting, but effective in a disorienting kind of way. This isn't
a concert film as much as a video scrapbook, and if you look at it that way it has
more raw appeal. Each group is focused on briefly for three or four minutes, and
as a fan of these bands I found it somewhat exciting. Blank Generation highlights
Patti Smith Group, Television, Ramones, Talking Heads, Tuff Darts, Wayne County,
Blondie, Harry Toledo, Marbles, Shirts, Dolls and Heartbreakers.Dancing Barefoot
(01h:01m:03s)This documentary, made in 1995, focuses on the various works of Ivan
Kral, the legendary Czech guitarist who played with Patti Smith, Iggy Pop and John Cale.
Kral, whose narration is supplied in his native Czech with English subtitles, also
features dialogue with a whole host of key musicians, including David Byrne, John
Cale, Lenny Kaye, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Johny Ramone,
Iggy Pop and, of course, Patti Smith herself.Kral's various musical iterations, from
mid-1960 Prague pop-star-wannabe to guitarist in The Patti Smith Group and beyond,
is handled with a steady mixture of recollections and insight, and includes some rather
interesting backstage footage. The guy is a frigging legend, and it's nice to see him
get his just rewards with this detailed documentary. His influence even extends to
U2's Bono, who provides a phoned in message extolling his reverence of Kral over the
opening and closing credits. If you have never been formally drenched in the music of
Patti Smith, and you have a love of rock music, you should find the content here
enlightening, even if you are not necessarily a fan.

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