Standing In The Shadows Of Motown - Movie Review | PART 3

‪@airplay_movies‬ reviews Standing In The Shadows Of Motown
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[@normandaubry]

By « he didn’t make it to the finish line » Slutsky means that Robert White passed away before the documentary came out. He died before being able to get some recognition.

[@Lakeshore14]

The Funk Brothers were the real “SOUL” of Motown. It’s sad that they were not treated properly by Berry Gordy when they were the creators of the Motown Sound. God bless them for their musical genius. Thank you so much for continuing your reaction to Standing In The Shadows of Motown. Really enjoyed all 3 Parts. 👏👏👏🥰

[@marksanders8028]

So glad you guy’s are bringing some more recognition to these brilliant musicians.

[@themajicman745]

I wish that they would have done a documentary on MFSB the house band at Philly International Records. They deserved some love too.

[@deeg8849]

Here's how I rate the 4 great soul/blues studios and the muscians within each. 1- Stax, 2- Chess, 3- Motown, 4- Muscle Shoals. Muscle Shoals moves up because they adapted later into the 70s

[@g.e.5723]

"I lost my job as a spy, but I could still play piano". lol

[@324cmac]

Hits are made by musicians, songwriters, singers, production and marketing. And an unknown factor no one can define.

[@dianel222]

Love these deep dives into the origin of the “sound of …”. I grew up in the 60’s & every night would fall asleep (at 8 yrs old) listening to Mary Wells or the Supremes or Smokey. 💜💜💜

[@324cmac]

Robert White the guitarist died before The Funk Brothers got any recognition. He died in 1994. They were known in the UK though.

[@kwanshiyin]

Joan Osborne did a great job on "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted." I think you'd like to hear more of her work.

[@Wordsmyth8]

I agree. It’s a shame they skipped her performance of that. Such a great rendition.

[@kwanshiyin]

@@Wordsmyth8 Agreed. I was looking forward to seeing their reaction to it, I was disappointed that they skipped it for this video.

[@tedsmith7814]

Probably a copyright thing

[@edyarb]

I’m hoping that after this amazing Motown deep dive you can do a reaction to the documentary SOUND CITY. This is the LA studio that recorded LEGENDARY rock bands and the story of the sound board that made that sound so special.

[@wendyt7958]

Such an amazing time for music. I loved it so much, I wanted to be a Supreme when I grew up! LOL

[@mark-be9mq]

It wasn't a formula or anything in the building. It was the people, their times, experience and their hunger & desire to make the music that was inside them.

[@edwardcapobianco2975]

Robert white died just as they got the green light to make the documentary standing in the shadows of Motown. They were trying to get financing for years and Robert with the rest of the guys would finally get some recognition.but Robert died of a heart attack and never got to participate.

[@Lakeshore14]

R.I.P. to Robert White and all the original Funk Brothers who are no longer with us. 💔

[@edwardcapobianco2975]

@@Lakeshore14 right on .. the funk brothers was one hell of an ensemble!!

[@ilionreactor1079]

I believe it was (originally) guitarist Joe Messina's job to provide that slashing backbeat that is such a part of their sound (listen for it). And he always voiced the chord so the the top note was not the melody note being sung. What artists!

[@normandaubry]

Can’t wait for part 4 and the segment on Jamerson

[@ilionreactor1079]

The fact YT blocks the performances just goes to show how great, and valuable, those songs still are.

[@michaelhowell7275]

I hope you will look at Tom Dowd "the language of music". He was a fantastic engineer with Ray Charles and many others. I would love to see your guys reaction. Your input on these is very entertaining.

[@michaelhowell7275]

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[@davidwilkins5932]

I second that request. Tom Dowd was very unusual, in the road that led him to music. It’s one among a few of the best music documentaries.

[@rick063092]

I’ll third it..Mind blowing doc, Dowd was like Zelig or Forrest Gump and absolutely everywhere .. La & Che would absolutely love it, there’s a lot studio vernacular in it if I remember correctly ..

[@KennyCamaro2364]

Alright!! More Motown! Go Laa ! Go Chee !

[@edwardmason930]

Great documentary about the music I grew up with.

[@MarkL1968]

Great reaction as always! You should think about doing The Wrecking Crew next. It plays out similar to Muscle Shoals and Standing in the Shadows, but with LA studio musicians.

[@airplay_movies]

That will be the next one

[@324cmac]

@@airplay_movies Can you also do Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool?

[@MarkL1968]

⁠@@airplay_moviesI just wanted to let you know I found another music doc you might be interested in: Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande - Already out in the UK and released on 7/26 in the US. It looks really interesting and has interviews with the band and hip hop artists like De La Soul. It’s a documentary about a largely unknown British funk band who happened to have an influence on hip hop music. Here’s the movie trailer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y53Qc4eBrJqYraMsi=ZRWc-hTKSuR9EL4v

[@jenniferfoster1692]

Yay, so excited for part 3!! Thank you!

[@KennyCamaro2364]

James got a grand a week, he was the highest paid Funk Brother. Remember, in 1965, grand a week was like 12,500 a week today. 100 a week to spy, probably 300-350 to record.

[@kjisnot]

I think what that generation had was the lack of someone to copy and a standard to live up to. Sure there were other groups playing around town and radio, but no where near the saturation and repetition of today's music industry. That in turn gave them a lot of room to create (at times no idea what to do). They just pulled the next lick out of their butts and tried everything until it sounded good enough. It was almost a free for all. They weren't after perfection. That's why it sounds so good and human. EDIT-Corrected word that word correction didn't correct.

[@KennyCamaro2364]

Grapevine had two different musical tracks.. bothe hits!

[@deeg8849]

if you wanna also get the secret of the Wailers, they took a similar approach to their groove 2:18

[@johncampbell756]

I swore I had read that the band was all black, but they actually had a couple of white musicians. Though the bassist came a little later.

[@Michael-Philip]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@324cmac]

Just a reminder: This documentary came out in 2002. That's 22 years ago.

[@tedsmith7814]

Oh yeah. We have to hear the VH1 story 😂

[@324cmac]

I'm sorry but Ben Harper was the wrong singer to sing a David Ruffin song.

[@johnnyd5285]

In the end even Motown moved to California. Then they lost their mojo.

[@Wordsmyth8]

Just wondering why you guys skipped over the musical performances. To me, those are one of the most enjoyable parts of this documentary.

[@airplay_movies]

KZbin blocks our videos when we include the performances

[@deeg8849]

I saw this documentary before. Its good, but its a bit scattered. Suffers from a lack of a script to tie things together. Its great to have a collection of interviews with the actual funk bros, but it doesn't go as deep as it should. Which is a shame given how important they are.

[@324cmac]

Personally, I could listen to The Funk Brothers tell stories, however they want to, for an hour and a half.

[@deeg8849]

@@324cmac Fair enough (I enjoyed them as well) But given their significant musical contribution, I think their story could of been told much more effectively. That's all Peace and happiness

[@324cmac]

I hope you will show the performances by Joan Osborne and Gerald Levert.

[@airplay_movies]

We can’t show them. KZbin blocks the video if I include the performances

[@324cmac]

@@airplay_movies Got it. Thanks!

[@brandonboucher7090]

These guys are me

[@kcprice1115]

Please don't skip the performances 👍

[@airplay_movies]

KZbin blocks the video if I leave the performances in

[@324cmac]

The only performers I liked in this documentary were Joan Osborne and Gerald Levert. The other artists just didn't work with these songs.