Feel Like Going Home
- Episode aired Sep 28, 2003
- 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
454
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A documentary about the blues and it's African origins.A documentary about the blues and it's African origins.A documentary about the blues and it's African origins.
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John Lee Hooker
- Self
- (archive footage)
Salif Keïta
- Self
- (as Salif Keita)
Johnny Shines
- Self
- (archive footage)
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- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- ConnectionsReferenced in Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2021)
- SoundtracksYou can't Lose What You Never Had
Written by Muddy Waters (as McKinley Morganfield)
Performed by Muddy Waters
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Enjoyable At Times. But Mostly Dissapointing.
Just an ok start to the series. Enjoyable at times, but mostly dissapointing. It first traces the earlier years of recorded blues then you wonder if it will provide enough background to what their was before recorded blues. Eventually, it does. But then over does.
A few highlights. Son House it appears, was an awesome guitarist. Sort of Jimi Hendrix, without amplifiers or groupies. Or maybe just without amplifiers.
Secondly Robert Johnson was quite good. (Whether by nature or devil.) I do not say that, because it's been said before, but because I personally believe their was some magic in his voice and guitar playing. Beyond all the mythology, their existed a truly fascinating talent.
Thirdly, the importance of flute and drum related instruments to early African-American music. I was already aware of that through Lomax's recordings, but the documentary reveals it also. Of course, the flute and drum didn't make it out of Mississippi it appears, and didn't reach to St. Louis or Chicago. But yeah it was an early, and important connection to Africa.
The documentary is hosted by a young blues artist named Corey Harris, who acts as a sort of Virgil through the regions of blues. He is humble and very sympathetic. So that's nice.
My biggest criticism of the film is that it spends maybe too much time in West Africa, which causes things to dip from 7/10 to 5/10. Too bad. Maybe I'm mistaken, but I think documentaries should have some propulsion.
A few highlights. Son House it appears, was an awesome guitarist. Sort of Jimi Hendrix, without amplifiers or groupies. Or maybe just without amplifiers.
Secondly Robert Johnson was quite good. (Whether by nature or devil.) I do not say that, because it's been said before, but because I personally believe their was some magic in his voice and guitar playing. Beyond all the mythology, their existed a truly fascinating talent.
Thirdly, the importance of flute and drum related instruments to early African-American music. I was already aware of that through Lomax's recordings, but the documentary reveals it also. Of course, the flute and drum didn't make it out of Mississippi it appears, and didn't reach to St. Louis or Chicago. But yeah it was an early, and important connection to Africa.
The documentary is hosted by a young blues artist named Corey Harris, who acts as a sort of Virgil through the regions of blues. He is humble and very sympathetic. So that's nice.
My biggest criticism of the film is that it spends maybe too much time in West Africa, which causes things to dip from 7/10 to 5/10. Too bad. Maybe I'm mistaken, but I think documentaries should have some propulsion.
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- ArmandoManuelPereira
- Apr 1, 2021
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- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD
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