It Might Get Loud |  | Artists: Jimmy Page, The Edge, Jack White, Bono, Michael McKean
Label: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  126 reviews
Sales Rank: 1,864
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Region: 99
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 043396315129
UPC: 043396315129
EAN: 0043396315129
ASIN: B002RVZV9K
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: December 22, 2009
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| • | DVD | | • | Featuring The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), and Jack White (The White Stripes) |
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Product Description
Guggenheim follows three star rock musicians for a year, exploring their musical roots and innovations on the electric guitar.
Amazon.com
Three generations of rock guitarists come together for It Might Get Loud, a 2009 documentary directed by Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth). These are not just your garden-variety guitar gods: Jimmy Page, in his mid-'60s at the time of the film, founded Led Zeppelin, who dominated the 1970s following the breakup of the Beatles. As a member of U2, 48-year-old David Evans, better known as the Edge, created one of the most distinctive and influential sounds of the past quarter century. And 34-year-old Jack White (of the White Stripes, the Raconteurs, and the Dead Weather) was described by one music publication as "the most significant rock 'n' roll figure of the past ten years." Guggenheim, who followed the three around for the better part of a year, takes us into their individual lives, past and present. There are shots of Page as a young London session musician, with the Yardbirds and Zeppelin, at Headley Grange (the estate where much of the fourth Zep album was made), and at home with his record collection. The Edge takes us to the Dublin classroom where U2 first rehearsed, as well as to the practice room he uses now (never a virtuoso soloist, he developed a style based on texture and a mind-boggling array of effects); and White, whose insistence on authenticity is admirable but perhaps a tad self-conscious, constructs a "guitar" from a plank of wood, a piece of wire, and a Coke bottle (he also plays a recording by the primitive bluesman Son House, featuring just voice and handclaps, that White says is still his biggest inspiration). The three also converge on a Hollywood sound stage, where they chat and a do a little jamming on Zep's "In My Time of Dying" (with all three playing slide guitar) and the Band's "The Weight." It's hard to say if the film's appeal will extend beyond guitar freaks and fans of these particular bands, but at the very least, It Might Get Loud offers some interesting insight into the soul and inspiration behind some of pop's best and most popular music. --Sam Graham
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 See it on the BIG Screen September 10, 2009
Arthead (Dallas)
56 out of 58 found this review helpful
Caught this film yesterday and all I can say is wow. If you like music, guitars or any combination of the two catch this one on the big screen. Then you can easily decide if you need to add this dvd to your music archives. The progression of stories and how they are told is excellent, as well as the music presented. [...]
I came here yesterday after getting home from the matinee to see if there might be a "soundtrack" available to accompany this movie. There's probably enough material here (Link Wray, Son House etc.) to make a sweet multi-disc collection. It may seem like an odd combination of guitar players, but all three are well represented and there are too many highlights to mention. Seeing these guys playing bottleneck slide guitar together on "In My Time Of Dying" is worth the price of admission by itself. Seeing this film was a joyful experience for me and my heart does a little happy dance just thinking about it.
Sensational! November 5, 2009
Diane H. Welsh (Brooklyn, NY)
39 out of 44 found this review helpful
I also saw this in a theater and when it was over, it was clear no one wanted to leave the room, we all would have been content to spend the rest of the afternoon and evening with these 3 guys. One of my fav moments is when Jimmy Page starts the opening notes of Whole Lotta Love - the looks on the Edge's face, and Jack White's face in particular are priceless: they are trying to maintain you know, professional demeanor, but inside they're going "OMG it's Jimmy Page playing Whole Lotta Love!!!!" I am buying this for a bunch of people on my list, and a copy for me too, to watch all over again.
phenomenal! November 5, 2009
Frater 541 (Oklahoma)
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
It's hard to put into words just how riveting this documentary is. If you are a fan of Led Zeppelin, U2, or Jack White (who I had never heard of before this film) you will want to watch this over and over. Some of the coolest parts: watching the Edge as he listens to old tape of U2 giving birth to a song, complete with Bono faintly counting time in the background; watching Jimmy Page put a 45 on a turntable and play air guitar in his home to one of his early influences - the 1958 hit The Rumble; watching Jack White build an electric guitar in the opening scene, and just being delighted overall at this "young" guy's appreciation for the blues and his talent as a musician.
My favorite band is Led Zeppelin, my wife's is U2, so this film would have had to absolutely fall on its face for us to not like it. But even as excited as we were, as high as our expectations were, and as much as this film had to live up to in our eyes, it did, and more!
It Might Be Brilliant November 5, 2009
Cindy Clifford (Long Island, New York)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I caught this limited release documentary in the theater and cannot wait to see it again and to gift it to every guitar-loving friend I know.
"It Might Get Loud" is ridiculously, thunderously, deliciously good. If you love music, if you love guitars, if you love the creative process, you'll love watching while the boys pull back the curtain on their first guitars, on falling in love with music and on how it all comes together.
Some of the highlights; the Edge at the bulletin board where he first spotted 'Larry's' ad for musicians, the grown-up Jack White talking to little Jack White and getting to see Jimmy's face light up when he starts talking about the music. It's all just fabulous.
And when it was all over, I was just so glad that I play the guitar-- until I remembered, uh... I don't. But they do. And their enthusiasm and appreciation is just so infectious, you'll be running home to grab your imaginary Fender.
Excellent DVD!!--Guitar Players Will Love This! January 3, 2010
MUZIK4THAPEOPLE!! (Seattle, Washington)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I recieved this as a Christmas gift from my nieces and nephews (AWWW!!)
and I have watched it three times now to date and I love it!
What more can I say other than as both a musician and admirer of Jimmy Paige,
The Edge and Jack White's work, I found this to be a great interaction and you could
feel the mutual respect that each of these 3 decades of guitar giants had for each other.
When Paige broke into "Whole Lotta Love" and other classic Zeppelin stuff,
The Edge and Jack White both looked like Wayne & Garth in their basement headquarters
with wide-eyed gleeful grins saying AWESOME DUDE!!
Each individual guitar icon is given a platform for their backstory to be told
(for those who don't know already!) and we get to visit and view locations which
were crucial to their development. Alot of this I already knew, but for the youngsters
who are just learning about Paige, The Edge and Jack White, it's cool.
My summation: Plenty of good playing, conversation, backstory, etc.,
and I can't say anything better than what the other positive reviewers have already said.
A worthwhile DVD for guitar players and rock music lovers!
I liked it so much that I bought 4 extra copies this past
weekend to give to some musican friends of mine.
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