I have an eclectice taste in music. The music on my iPod goes from one genre to the next. You might find a song by Metallica followed by a classic from Elton John, and then something from Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons followed by Funiculì Funiculà sung by the Three Tenors. FYI… I’m listening to the Three Tenors in Concert from 1994 right now. 🙂
Looking back on music history there is no denying that the invasion of the Beatles made a HUGE impact on the American music scene. In fact music around the world was never the same again. The Beatles opened the doors to “rock and roll” and singers like Elvis.
I had the opportunity to watch an interesting DVD documentary called Teen A Go Go. To quote the DVD, it’s “a little film about Rock and Roll history”.
The music and musicians featured in the documentary are before my time. I have never heard of any of them. Some of the bands and singers mentioned in the DVD include Lenny Kaye, King Coffey, Larry & the Blue Notes, Jack & the Rippers and the Kandy Kanes.
The DVD documentary, Teen A Go Go, focuses on what happened to the music scene after the “British Invasion”, most specifically to the town of Fort Worth, Texas.
It was interesting to see that practically over night bands were springing up all over Fort Worth ready to leave their mark on music history. Boys were growning their hair, seemingly overnight, and cutting it to resemble the looks of John, Paul, George and Ringo. Teens fresh out of high school, and some even still in high school, were suddenly renting out Armories and halls to crowds of screaming and adoring fans. Others even went from their parent’s garage to cutting demos and making records in a matter of weeks.
Who knew that Fort Worth, Texas was a mecca of some of the “hippest” music of that era.
It was really fun to get a glimpse of the teen scene back in the mid 60’s. The films shows viewers rare footage, interviews with band members, original recording and photographs. If you are into nostagia and classic music, you will love this documentary.
My favorite part was the interviews with the band members. It was interesting to get an insight into how things were like during the high of their careers and how overnight they went from being “no ones” to being a bands with hundreds, even thousands, of adoring fans.
For those of you who were teens in the mid-60’s this DVD will be a fun trip down memory lane.
Teen A Go Go is an entertaining look at the teen scene back in the mid-60’s.
There are also bonus features including A Beatles Story, The Making of the Ft. Worth Teen Scene CD’s Lenny Kaye and the Nuggeste Interview and the Making of Teen A Go Go.
I am going to pass this DVD on to my father and stepmother. Since they were both teens at that time I am curious to see what they think about the DVD. I was going to hold off doing my review until I got their feedback, but I didn’t want too much time to pass since I don’t get to see them except every other month on average.
Look for Teen a Go Go where most movies are sold.
You can also learn more about the DVD at www.Teen-a-Go-G0.com.
*I received a free screener copy in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own.