The History of Rock 'N' Roll
An unprecedented documentary culled from 10,000 hours of concert and archival footage. Jam-packed with 204 interviews featuring rock's biggest stars. Filled with 1,807 fascinating clips. Bursting with 250 memorable songs from 260 live, in-concert vignettes. It's Elvis gyrating. Chuck duckwalking. Beatlemania. Jimi burning his guitar. Townshend smashing his. Jimmy Page playing with a violin bow. And Bruce Springsteen collapsing onstage. It's everyone's favourite songs played loud... and live. It's 10 awesome episodes divided by era, with homages and observations by stars of other eras. In short... incredible.
Year: 1995
Genre: Music Capsule
Country: USA
Director: Andrew Solt, Bud Friedgen, Obie Benz, Valerie Norman, Susan Steinberg, Marc J Sachnoff, Bill Richmond, Ted Haimes
Duration: 578 Minutes
Rating: M
7.6/10
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