Post by Fuggle on Nov 8, 2004 10:10:03 GMT -5
Let’s Rock Again
This tight, rockin’ documentary from Dick Rude follows Joe Strummer, former lead singer of the Clash, as he returns to the music world with new band the Mescaleros, shortly before his death in 2002 from a congenital heart condition.
Observing that “going from hero to zero is good for the soul,” Strummer meets throngs of adoring fans in Japan, hands out fliers for his own show on an Atlantic City boardwalk, shows up for a radio interview (where he is locked out until he mentions the Clash), and opines philosophically about his relative unimportance in the grand scheme of things. He’s full of life and extremely upbeat, with no indication that his health will shortly fail him dramatically.
We also get plenty of full-length songs from the Mescaleros, as well as a couple from the Clash for context. Can’t say I’ve ever been much of a fan of the music, but after watching this film, I’m definitely a fan of Joe Strummer the man.
(Luke Y. Thompson)
This tight, rockin’ documentary from Dick Rude follows Joe Strummer, former lead singer of the Clash, as he returns to the music world with new band the Mescaleros, shortly before his death in 2002 from a congenital heart condition.
Observing that “going from hero to zero is good for the soul,” Strummer meets throngs of adoring fans in Japan, hands out fliers for his own show on an Atlantic City boardwalk, shows up for a radio interview (where he is locked out until he mentions the Clash), and opines philosophically about his relative unimportance in the grand scheme of things. He’s full of life and extremely upbeat, with no indication that his health will shortly fail him dramatically.
We also get plenty of full-length songs from the Mescaleros, as well as a couple from the Clash for context. Can’t say I’ve ever been much of a fan of the music, but after watching this film, I’m definitely a fan of Joe Strummer the man.
(Luke Y. Thompson)