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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jan 21, 2003
Pros: good music, sweet interviews
Cons: bad singing, could have focused more on the past
Summary: Most people are familiar with several Motown artists such as The Supremes, Smokey Robinson, The Four Tops, and The Temptations among others. But do you know who played the instruments on Motown's countless hits?
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 11, 2012
Pros: You will appreciate seeing and hearing the original musicians
Cons: Some of the Funk Brothers did not get to enjoy the recognition
Summary: From the introduction: "In 1959, Barry Gordy gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to cut songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on 'My Girl', 'Bernadette', 'I Was ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 4, 2003
Pros: Fascinating, important, a joy to watch -- brought tears to my eyes.
Cons: Long overdue, but nonetheless wholly welcome.
Summary: I loved this documentary and have been telling everybody I know about it.
Apparently like many others, I had no idea that the same core group of musicians performed on all the great Motown hits my generation grew up on. Calling themselves the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 3, 2003
Pros: This documentary is the definitive archive of the reasons behind Motowns
musical longevity.
Cons: That it took so damn long to tell this story......
Summary: I've always noticed something very peculiar about American culture especially in recent times and that is the amount of media attention lavished upon individuals and collectives that in my opinion have contributed little if anything to the enrichment of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 1, 2003
Pros: Long overdue propers are paid. Music--- timeless.
Cons: Inappropriate amount of tention (read: none) paid to back-up singers; Ben Harper's lifeless.
Summary: The back-up singers. Doesn't anybody care about the back-up singers?
Standing in the Shadows of Motown, Paul Justman's affectionate chronicle of the Funk Brothers--- who, the film boasts, played on more hits than the Beatles, Elvis, and ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 25, 2003
Pros: Authenticity, attention to details, worthwhile documentary, nicely photographed combined with great archive footage.
Cons: None for this type of film.
Summary: As incredible as the film is (and it IS because it tells such an incredible story, some very funny, some of it painful), I caught the live show at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on April 23, 2003.
It was phenomenal, to say the least. I ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 29, 2002
Pros: Thoroughly enjoyable
Cons: None that I could find
Summary: Motown music ruled the 1960s and 1970s. The songs and the artists were everywhere, on the charts, jukeboxes, in dance halls and Motown artists were worldly famous: Stevie Wonder, the Contours, the Supremes. The bouncing rhythmic sound, strong drum ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 18, 2002
Pros: Great story about the history of Motown. Familiar songs with great live concerts.
Cons: Might be slightly boring to those that aren't into music.
Summary: I'm not a musician. My wife and a good friend are. We went to see the movie. They loved it! I enjoyed it.
The other reviewers really gave great details and I agree with them.
If you grew up with the music (and many of us did) it'll ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 7, 2002
Pros: Great music and an interesting story for music fans.
Cons: Kind of uninspired in its style.
Summary: I’ve never really considered myself a Motown fan. Sure, I know Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, and the rest, but looking back through my CD collection I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that I don’t own a single Motown ... read more
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Feb 3, 2004
Pros: The old songs sound fresh and new...a well-deserved tribute
Cons: None at all
Summary: I saw this on a movie channel as I was flipping through the Sunday morning offerings. Within 30 seconds, I was hooked. While I don't really think of myself as a "Motown Fan", this show made me reconsider. I realized how much I enjoy many of the old
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