AUDIO ABSINTHE » The Edge http://audioabsinthe.com/blog Music - Videos - MP3s Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:02:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 It Might Get Loud http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2009/08/it-might-get-loud/ http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/2009/08/it-might-get-loud/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:43:44 +0000 AGM http://audioabsinthe.com/blog/?p=1940 Edge, Page & White turn up the volume on the big screen

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itmightgetloud1 “You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten…all the way up, you’re on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?” asks the immortal Nigel Tuffnel in the mockumentary, This is Spinal Tap. The answer may be coming soon to a theatre near you… Not since 1984’s release of Spinal Tap has a “Rockumentary” caused so much of a ruckus. But this summer’s It Might Get Loud is going to make a hell of a lot of noise. It Might Get Loud is a homage to the electric guitar, paid with a backstage pass to the lives of three rock icons from three generations – Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, U2’s The Edge and White Stripe/Raconteur Jack White. The film gives an up close look at each guitar hero’s style, habits and influences and culminates with what promises to be an epic jam session. Directed by Academy-Award winner Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth), the documentary was conceived by producer Thomas Tull (The Dark Night). The film premiered at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival, was well received at Sundance and garnered a standing ovation last month at the LA Film Festival. itmightgetloud2 “You could find other guitarists that were virtuosos, and you could find other guitarists that are legends, but you may not find three that are all searchers,” Guggenheim told Rolling Stone. “Each one of them is still searching and still trying to figure out what it means to make music.” Though I haven’t seen the film yet, I haven’t been as psyched for a rock’n’roll movie since Scorcese made Shine a Light. I applaud Tull for selecting three perfect subjects – different in style, attitude and influence. Rolling Stone ranked all three in the top 25 all time (Page 9, White 17, Edge 24) and it should be interesting to hear White’s dirty, feedback infused-sound meld with The Edge’s melodic, anthem-style riffs. Loud will be released in LA and NYC on August 14 with wider release to follow. Let’s hope your local cinema is ready to turn their amp up to eleven. itmightgetloud3

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