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In Reply to: PBS special tonight on Atlantic records posted by lpspinner on May 2, 2007 at 21:23:25:
Although I liked the clips (Duke, Ray Charles, Aretha, etc.), the show was marred by its relentlessly Ahmet-kissing perspective: two hours of shots alternating between Ertegun's self-congratulations and famous people buttressing the same.I respect his accomplishments, but an authentically historical documentary has to explore the darker side as well: the exploitation of black talent (while withholding royalties), payola, mob influence in the record industry, the questionable deal with Stax over distribution and ownership, etc. Musically, did the world really need Foreigner? Yet what about Nesuhi, who became merely a footnote in this hagiography? What about the jazz sides with the MJQ, Mingus, Coltrane, Coleman, etc.?
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Follow Ups
- Lots of chocolate-covered noses... - Jonathan Kranz 06:47:06 05/03/07 (8)
- Musically, did the world really need Foreigner ? - J.D. 09:37:48 05/03/07 (4)
- sonically, did I really need their first test pressing? - toastyplatters 16:50:51 05/03/07 (0)
- Some of us who do not care for jazz might ask the same about some of those artists too - artemus 10:29:49 05/03/07 (2)
- this is about the film, and it's overt puffery - J.D. 10:43:59 05/03/07 (1)
- Re: this is about the film, and it's overt puffery - Fretless 11:23:08 05/03/07 (0)
- Re: Lots of chocolate-covered noses... - radiodaddy 09:18:14 05/03/07 (2)
- Documentation - Jonathan Kranz 08:04:42 05/04/07 (0)
- very good post... - lpspinner 14:25:12 05/03/07 (0)
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