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TJB members were named in the end credits.I though it was excellent.
Only wish the members of the Tijuana Brass along with Julius were acknowledged.
I'm hoping it stays up till Sunday - that is the first day I have any "free" time.
I was kind of surprised that there wasn't any mention of "Diamonds"
No mention of Chris Montez (who did "The More I See You" with Herb)!!
No mention of Chris Montez (who did "The More I See You" with Herb)!!
Thanks for the info Harry. It appears that this current doc can compete with the BBC doc, less the TJB member interviews I alluded to earlier.Many of the same stories were shared in the new documentary. It was about Herb, plain and simple, and of course it's intertwined with his career, A&M Records, and those around him. There was a lot of great unseen footage from the TjB days that had been filmed by a crew back then and never used. Mr. Scheinfeld, the director, found that footage and made some great use of it.
My one big take-away from the after-interview was when a question from a viewer asked about the TV specials and if they'd ever come out. Herb answered that he was very proud of those TV specials and answered in the affirmative and then said something like, "Aren't they already out?" which confirms that Herb is really forward thinking and doesn't dwell too much on the past.
It's possible that he was confusing the use of those specials in compiling THE VERY BEST OF HERB ALPERT, the video program edited by Lani back in 1991, as opposed to the full release of the specials in the video format.
I hope that someone in the powers that be recognize that those specials are very much desirable by fans and should be made available in one format or another - streaming, Blu-ray, DVD, etc.
Many of the same stories were shared in the new documentary. It was about Herb, plain and simple, and of course it's intertwined with his career, A&M Records, and those around him. There was a lot of great unseen footage from the TjB days that had been filmed by a crew back then and never used. Mr. Scheinfeld, the director, found that footage and made some great use of it.
My one big take-away from the after-interview was when a question from a viewer asked about the TV specials and if they'd ever come out. Herb answered that he was very proud of those TV specials and answered in the affirmative and then said something like, "Aren't they already out?" which confirms that Herb is really forward thinking and doesn't dwell too much on the past.
It's possible that he was confusing the use of those specials in compiling THE VERY BEST OF HERB ALPERT, the video program edited by Lani back in 1991, as opposed to the full release of the specials in the video format.
I hope that someone in the powers that be recognize that those specials are very much desirable by fans and should be made available in one format or another - streaming, Blu-ray, DVD, etc.
less the TJB member interviews I alluded to earlier.
Yes! I felt John added a lot more insight in this one.John Pisano appeared in the new documentary a few times.
What a beautiful film. Herb and Lani still look great.
The post-1971 story seemed to move much quicker in the film. I looked up the running time of the film (111 minutes) when the Carpenters were being covered and wondered how they were going to move through the later years in the remaining time. I was kind of surprised that there wasn't any mention of "Diamonds" or "Making Love in the Rain", or Herb's performances at the Olympics and the Super Bowl.
I also didn't notice any mentions of Sol Lake (Lachoff) or Julius Wechter. Glad to see Burt Bacharach still looking well at 92.
That and he played a major part in A&M's first two #1 hits, two big milestones for the label (and one for Herb). Now that I think of it, I find it interesting that despite all the great sides he cut with Dionne at Scepter, it took coming to A&M for Burt to get big #1 hits.Bacharach was an obvious choice because he's still able to provide both a retrospective and current observation of Herb's career.
And yes, it would’ve been nice to see the Super Bowl national anthem perf.