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Post by Vale on Jan 7, 2019 5:50:15 GMT -5
Endless Harmony: The Beach Boys Story is a 1998 biographical documentary directed by Alan Boyd. The film is a biography of the American rock band The Beach Boys. The documentary features archived footage and interviews by band members along with interviews from musicians such as Jackson Browne, Glen Campbell, Elvis Costello, and Sean Lennon. The soundtrack to the documentary was released along with the documentary's release. Source wikipedia Directed by: Alan Boyd Production company: Capitol Release date: August 27, 1998 Running time: 141 minutes
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Post by Vale on Jan 7, 2019 6:03:19 GMT -5
9. The title says: " The definitive story of The Beach Boys in their own words..." and I agree with that until a few years ago, but after 21 years we need another definitive doc!  A lot of things happened after that, the SMiLE Sessions, MIC, the copyright extension releases (that showed us The Beach Boys under a different light, especially the last 1968 sets), so I believe there is material for a new one. After saying this, I believe it's really well done but I think it should have been longer. |
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Post by kds on Jan 7, 2019 8:28:39 GMT -5
9/10
The only reason I'm not giving it a perfect score is because it's a little too short. Otherwise it's a great doc. I do hope we get a full on Beatles Anthology style program while Mike, Brian, Al, Dave, and Bruce are still with us.
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dumbchops
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Post by dumbchops on Jan 8, 2019 20:08:41 GMT -5
I wish I had complete versions of the "Cottonfields" and "Good Vibrations" promos filmed in New Orleans ("Cottonfields" is in Endless Harmony and "Good Vibrations" is in the A&E Biography). Alan Boyd did a great job and the soundtrack is a whole other world of goodies. I gave it a 9 out of 10 because I could watch it anytime. I too wish there was a series similar to Beatles Anthology but is there enough demand? Mike Love is very dismissive of SMiLE in his interview. Are we ready to accept that he did not like SMiLE or do we have to keep rewriting history? That kind of irks me a bit.
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Post by kds on Jan 9, 2019 8:19:48 GMT -5
I wish I had complete versions of the "Cottonfields" and "Good Vibrations" promos filmed in New Orleans ("Cottonfields" is in Endless Harmony and "Good Vibrations" is in the A&E Biography). Alan Boyd did a great job and the soundtrack is a whole other world of goodies. I gave it a 9 out of 10 because I could watch it anytime. I too wish there was a series similar to Beatles Anthology but is there enough demand? Mike Love is very dismissive of SMiLE in his interview. Are we ready to accept that he did not like SMiLE or do we have to keep rewriting history? That kind of irks me a bit. I think it's fair to accept that Mike may not have liked Smile, and listening to Smile Sessions, I can kind of see why. But, that's different from saying that Mike was the main reason Smile was scrapped. |
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Post by filledeplage on Jan 9, 2019 9:58:52 GMT -5
I wish I had complete versions of the "Cottonfields" and "Good Vibrations" promos filmed in New Orleans ("Cottonfields" is in Endless Harmony and "Good Vibrations" is in the A&E Biography). Alan Boyd did a great job and the soundtrack is a whole other world of goodies. I gave it a 9 out of 10 because I could watch it anytime. I too wish there was a series similar to Beatles Anthology but is there enough demand? Mike Love is very dismissive of SMiLE in his interview. Are we ready to accept that he did not like SMiLE or do we have to keep rewriting history? That kind of irks me a bit. Sounds like Peter Fornatale with Carl on Smile. Says the legend of the tapes burning was from Jules Siegel. "It was dumb and not the truth." Also says that the "group couldn't handle it." (The release) "A lot of it was transferred to 16 track - Desper did it." ("Jim Lockhert set it up.") - referring to Smiley Smile. |
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Post by lonelysummer on Apr 9, 2019 21:35:28 GMT -5
I had great hopes for this one, but the more I watched it, the less I liked it. I find Mike at his most insufferable here. "I think the main reason the Beach Boys meant so much to so many people is because of the positivity - and that was MY contribution! Brian is melancholy!" And anytime I am really getting into a performance here, they cut away to Sean Lennon or whoever talking about the music.
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Post by Jason (The Real Beach Boy) on Apr 11, 2019 8:13:34 GMT -5
7. Definitely the politically correct band documentary, but for what it is, it works. The omission or near-ignorance of complete swaths of the band's career is disappointing.
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neonjo
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Post by neonjo on Apr 19, 2019 11:36:03 GMT -5
Endless harmony was THE thing that sent me down the Beach Boys rabbit hole. Prior to that I'd heard some compilations and been intrigued by songs like Friends and heroes and villains but never dug further (lack of internet!). This documentary really blew my hair back- obviously I realise now there are some biases and inaccuracies but it's a pretty amazing piece of work. I could live without Stamos though- describing the late eighties as 'pretty much plain sailing' hah!
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Post by Awesoman on Oct 18, 2022 6:52:58 GMT -5
This is easily one of the best documentaries to come out about the band. A straightforward telling of the group's history from the band members themselves. And far less hokey than the cheeseball π΄π π΄πππππππ π΅πππ movie from the 80's.
The only problem is that a lot has happened to the group since this came out and we're due for a suitable update. I do think it was around this time that the band's entire career began to experience something of a renaissance. All of a sudden their post-60's music, which was up to that point in the late 90's was almost completely ignored by both the public and the band themselves, finally started to receive some proper attention. I think this documentary was a factor in elevating the group's popularity overall.
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