Cris. Posted yesterday at 02:18 PM Share Posted yesterday at 02:18 PM 12 minutes ago, pacejunkie punk said: I agree, it felt sort of all over the place like HLAHG did and it didn’t tell a compelling story clearly. They should have gone deeper into the interviews about where the band really was at the end of the Warning era, with a triumphant finish to where they ended up. They did that loosely but more interviews with the people involved like Rob Cavallo, Warner execs, etc. cut all the repeat footage from HLAHG and BIAB and for god’s sake give up on the story that the tapes were stolen and just tell the truth. Instead of “we had a lot of fun on tour”, show how they first wrote an okay album, their career was on the line, the label pushed them to do something better and with hard work and sacrifice (like two divorces and a DUI) they got there and succeeded. It’s an emotional story if they ever want to really tell it. Exactly! That would have been an amazing narrative and so interesting to watch. Or if they didn't want to make it so personal, they could have focused on the creative process. They could have also talked people through some of the demos, like the Homecoming one. What inspired them to do that, how they started piecing it together... how it evolved into the version that was released, same for JoS and Lowlife, how they came about to merge the two of them, etc. I can think of a few different angles they could have given the documentary to make it a cohesive story that would have been fantastic to watch and so valuable for any fan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Grohl Posted yesterday at 02:29 PM Popular Post Share Posted yesterday at 02:29 PM The documentary definitely has its shortcomings. I also thought it would have more of a narrative and take us through the timeline of everything leading to American Idiot and beyond. But I still enjoyed all the fun bits we got especially things we didn't get on HLAHG and BIAB. Definitely feel like there was more they could've done, but I'm still happy with it. I had a good time watching it, whereas HLAG is decent....but then I remember the dance number in the beginning and I get mad all over again. Really disappointed that a disc was wasted on that. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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