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A movie about three guitar players talking about their
style, approach to the instrument and actually playing.
Sounds as exciting as a movie about global warming and the
damage to the environment starring a former Vice-President
of the United States and that’s because the director is
the same guy Davis Guggenheim and, surprisingly, he makes
a pretty involving movie about three generations of guitar
heroes Jimmy Page (IMHO a talented but often sloppy guitar
player), Dave “The Edge” Evans (of U2) and Jack White (of
the White Stripes) with his new movie “It Might Get Loud”.
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Building your own guitar out of fence wood, a Coke
bottle, twine and nails might seem like an extreme way to
open a movie about guitar playing but it’s a perfect illustration
of each guitar player’s approach to their instrument—after
learning the basic chords of the Blues and Rock n’ Roll
most self taught guitarists end up building up their own
sound, their own unique approach to the instrument. It also
details Guggenheim’s approach to film direction and this
movie. ***
Following Page back to his home in London as well as
the Edge back to the Dublin school where he first hooked
up with the rest of U2, allows the guitarists to relax and
revisit their past. Along the way we hear echoes of the
guitarists that influenced from them including Son House
(Page) and more contemporary musicians. The conclusion is
apt—all three play guitar merging their different, distinctive
approaches to their instruments. “It Might Get Loud” gives
us an insight into three very different era of guitar players
influenced by very different people from the Blues, Punk
Rock to Alternative Rock. ---
Image & Sound:
A sharp looking transfer, “It Might Get Loud” has a
crisp, colorful looking transfer. The detail is quite good.
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Audio is where it’s at here and we get a fine sounding
5.1 Dolby Digital Surround mix that allows these guys to
ROCK. ---
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