Jack White, Jimmy Page & The Edge star in this movie, which will be different from other Rock Music Documentaries as it is about the relationship these musicians have with their instruments. It Might Get Loud may have three different stories to tell, but there's one reason I can't wait to see this film. It's when the trio finally get together on an empty soundstage, with their pride and joy collection of toys, to swap stories, influences and chord progressions. Showtime tonight is 9:30 pm, Eau Claire Market - Cineplex Odeon - Screen 5.
This will be a welcome angle of trying to get inside the minds of the artists. I remember seeing the Led Zeppelin documentary The Song Remains The Same as a teenager and being awestruck by the concert footage, but the psychedelic dream-like sequences (which were intended to shed light on the bands musical inspiration) were just a distraction. A dozen years later, when the U2 movie Rattle & Hum was released substance was once again lost to style. (A White Stripes film may be forthcoming.)
I think Director Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) will be telling the story he had pitched to him by Producer Thomas Tull. The film ought to be about the process of making music and the paths these artists have taken, plus the dialog they have while sharing their passion for the craft of playing guitar.
(Diane Bennett is covering Events, Headliners & Music On Film)
