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House That Ahmet Built DVD??

holmesholmes 3,532 Posts
edited January 2008 in Strut Central
Can someone who's seen this tell me what you think, I wanted to buy it to hear about the beginings of Atlantic & their 50s-60s awesomeness. But when I went to buy it the cover said "Narrated by Bette Midler" & "Interviews with a bunch of lame-o's eg.Kid Rock. So I got scared & put it back on the shelf!! Is it cool or not??

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  • FunkyFlatulentFunkyFlatulent 1,106 Posts
    is that the one the showed on..i think it was PBS. If that's the same one it was great and definitely worth the pick up.
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    is that the one the showed on..i think it was PBS. If that's the same one it was great and definitely worth the pick up.

    Yea, I agree. I didn't mind the Midler part - I like seeing folks when they are first are starting out and are so rough - and the section with Kid Rock is not as bad as you might think, you might cringe but ultimately it's more about Ertegun's love for music and his open-mindedness.
  • DJCireDJCire 729 Posts
    I dug it...
  • Birdman9Birdman9 5,417 Posts
    I liked this one better for a documentary about Atlantic Records, and it ends up covering a lot of the same ground as their careers were so intertwined for so many years. Tom Dowd is just such an interesting guy with a unique mind (and unique ears).

  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
    I liked this one better for a documentary about Atlantic Records, and it ends up covering a lot of the same ground as their careers were so intertwined for so many years. Tom Dowd is just such an interesting guy with a unique mind (and unique ears).



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    I already knew Dowd's name from so many records but watching this documentary was a revelation.
  • holmesholmes 3,532 Posts
    Thanks, I'll look at grabbing either of these DVDs this weekend.
  • DigginDiggin 319 Posts
    Anyone bought this issue of the Tom Dowd movie? Same content as the other one?

    ??3.99 incl. free shipping (in Europe) is cheap as hell.
    http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3441203/Tom-Dowd-And-The-Language-Of-Music/Product.html#

  • johmbolayajohmbolaya 4,472 Posts
    Can someone who's seen this tell me what you think, I wanted to buy it to hear about the beginings of Atlantic & their 50s-60s awesomeness. But when I went to buy it the cover said "Narrated by Bette Midler" & "Interviews with a bunch of lame-o's eg.Kid Rock. So I got scared & put it back on the shelf!! Is it cool or not??

    It is worth buying (or renting from Netflix'ing and giving it the ImgBurn treatment). Midler was an Atlantic artist and did her fair share of good music during her stay there, although the Kid Rock interview is corny. Ertegun talks about what made him want to work with Kid Rock, and fortunately it's the only low point on the DVD. At that point, Ertegun had proved himself many times over, so having Kid Rock a part of the Atlantic roster is not as impressive as, oh, Debbie Gibson, Winger, or L'Trimm.
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    I think it is lame that the documentary goes from Bette Midler to Frickin' Phil Collins time line wise in what they cover..they leave out AC/DC altogether, Im thinking Black in Black may be the second or third largest selling Atlantic release of all time, next to a couple Led Zep LPs...ridiculous they leave them out, I mean AC/DC has sold a bazillion more records than fuckin Phil and Bette combined...
  • johmbolayajohmbolaya 4,472 Posts
    I think it is lame that the documentary goes from Bette Midler to Frickin' Phil Collins time line wise in what they cover..they leave out AC/DC altogether, Im thinking Black in Black may be the second or third largest selling Atlantic release of all time, next to a couple Led Zep LPs...ridiculous they leave them out, I mean AC/DC has sold a bazillion more records than fuckin Phil and Bette combined...

    I agree, at times it does come off as a mainstream perception of how they want people to remember Atlantic and Ertegun. Perhaps in the future, someone will dig deep and get into the good stuff, but they better hurry.
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    I think it is lame that the documentary goes from Bette Midler to Frickin' Phil Collins time line wise in what they cover..they leave out AC/DC altogether, Im thinking Black in Black may be the second or third largest selling Atlantic release of all time, next to a couple Led Zep LPs...ridiculous they leave them out, I mean AC/DC has sold a bazillion more records than fuckin Phil and Bette combined...

    I enjoyed watching it. For me it was sad that Ahmet chose to abandon soul music in favor of rock. Personally I can't stand Phil Collins, or Genisis or all that 80s stuff. Meanwhile Ahmet is talking about this is the way music should sound.

    I guess that just shows that he was more open minded and had a better ear than me.

    I remember I had some other little nerdy nitpicky complaints.

    The main thing about the doc is it is about Ahmet. I found out that what I really liked about Atlantic was Jerry Wexler.

    I want to see the Tom Dowd.
  • johmbolayajohmbolaya 4,472 Posts
    The main thing about the doc is it is about Ahmet. I found out that what I really liked about Atlantic was Jerry Wexler.

    I also don't remember hearing any references to Joel Dorn. None.

    I want to see the Tom Dowd.

    The Tom Dowd one is great, worth checking out. They do of course touch on the Eric Clapton/Duane Allman temple, literally, but the interview with Ray Charles is worth watching too, and of course all of the Stax-era discussion.
  • holmesholmes 3,532 Posts
    I bought the Ahmet DVD a couple weeks ago & did like it. Interesting, but I don't agree with Ahmet on the Bette/Collins/Kid Rock stuff I have to say.
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