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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

byNina Simone
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マー君
1.0 out of 5 stars 曲を聴くのではなく能書きを聞くDVD
Reviewed in Japan on 7 July 2022
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当時の会社情勢やフェスティバルの意味を伝えたいのは分かるが曲を潰しすぎる。演奏が始まるとこれからという時に能書きと割り込み映像が始まりまともに曲を楽しめない。
コンサートの内容ではなく当時の黒人会社を伝える為のDVDと感じた。
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JMyles
1.0 out of 5 stars Mot about the music
Reviewed in the United States on 19 February 2022
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This is not about the music of the times. It is a clip of TEASER performances that is used to get the people to buy a film featuring individuals who did not perform at the festival. The Summer of Soul ran from June 29, 1969 until August 24, 1969. It is advertised as running during the Woodstock event, BUT Woodstock was from August 15, 1969 until August 18, 1969. So Woodstock only overlapped SOS for three days. Take NOTE: Sly and the Family Stone performed at Woodstock.

The performances are basically substandard for the performing artists. But, the added political statements by the "Guests" are of high quality and they consume nearly 3/4 of the viewing time. Is ti worth watching, YES, only because it shows how Americans with African ancestry could have used this base to launch so many things. The togetherness that is displayed should have blossomed into so significant things.

One more observation: I doubt if there were 50.000 people in that park every day. Another thing, who provided the funds for the summer long events? The crowd was there when established artists were there.

Recommended, but don't have high musical expectations.
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Diana Lorentzen
1.0 out of 5 stars shipping was sloppy
Reviewed in the United States on 6 April 2022
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The way it was shipped the plastic case was broken and several pieces had cracked off. The DVD is ok but I wish you would ship these items more carefully.
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