The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
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| B's International | Release Date: June 17, 1988 |
Starring:
Alice Cooper, Bobby Dall, Bret Michaels, Gene Simmons, Joe Perry, Lemmy, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul Stanley, Rikki Rockett, Steven Tyler
Summary:
Documentary showcase, what life was like for the music artists living during the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene in the mid and late 1980s.
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Much of metal's appeal is the mythology of power -- mighty images of conquest (sexual and otherwise) carried on tidal waves of thunderous music. Spheeris shows us the insecurity, frailty and dim-bulb vacuousness behind the myth, in a film that is sometimes disturbing and always fascinating. [05 Aug 1988, p.C8]
This is a well-made, observant documentary, with attitude to spare and plenty of justifiable laughs at the expense of its subjects. Focusing in on every aspect of this subculture--from the fascinating, to the absurd, to the downright depressing--this would make the perfect double bill with This Is Spinal Tap.
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