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I did not pay attention to the reviews of Standing in the Shadows of Motown. I was expecting a movie portrayal, instead it is a documentary told through archival footage and still photos, narration, interviews, re-creation scenes, 20 Motown master tracks, and twelve new live performances of Motown classics with the Funk Brothers backing up Chaka Kahn, Ben Harper, Bootsy Collins, Montel Jordan, Meshell Ndegeocello, Joan Osborne, and Gerald Levert. It is about Berry Gordy gathering, in 1959, the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on "My Girl," "Bernadette," I Was Made to Love Her," and every other hit from Motown's Detroit era. By the end of their phenomenal run, this unheralded group of musicians had played on more number ones hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. Forty-one years after they played their first note an a Motown record and three decades since they were all together, they reunited back in Detroit to play their music and tell their unforgettable story.Read full review
I absolutely love all things Motown as I grew up in Detroit in the 60's. I saw this documentary on PBS Detroit and instantly knew that I had to own this. It's remarkable how today a lot of the stories about musicianship is lost to commercialism and marketing...now everything is about THE PRODUCERS who generally only know what buttons to push and who's songs to cover. No originality and integrity at all, and don't get me started about the lyrics! This is worth saving for the next generation of folks. I plan to incorporate this at our Family Reunions.
WONDERFUL VIDEO THESE ARE THE GUYS WHO MADE THE MOTOWN SOUND WHAT IT WAS GOOD INSIDE LOOK AT WHAT REALLY MADE MOTOWN SPECIAL
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