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Rebel Music - The Bob Marley Story
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The Movie:
There have been few musicians over the years that have been as influential as Bob Marley, who passed away in 1981 from a form of cancer, but not before putting his home country of Jamaica on the map. One of the group of individuals responsible for starting ska music (one of my favorite genres of music), "Rebel Music" takes the viewer through the start of the singer's career in Trenchtown all the way up until his sickness and passing. Interviews are provided with many of the fellow artists and friends that followed Marley as he made music history, including Chris Blackwell of Island Records, who was also responsible for releasing the ska soundtrack to "The Harder They Come", which went on to sell millions of copies and introduce the music farther out into the world.
The wealth of interviews (such as the ones with wife Rita Marley) give a great deal of insight about who Bob was as a person; we find out more about how he had to push for his music to be played on the radio as well as how government tried to use him since he was the voice of the people at the time. The amount of performance footage is also thrilling, as hits from the early years till towards the end are covered well and allowed to play, if not always completely, for a good length of time. Within the 95 minute running time, director Jeremy Marr does a very fine job of editing down the information to give us the most interesting facts as well as allow us to learn more about the arc of Marley's life and career, from begining to a tragically early end.
Overall, this is a splendid effort from all involved, informative and insightful about both Marley the man and Marley the legend.
The DVD
VIDEO: "Rebel Music" is presented in its original 1.33:1 full_frame aspect ratio. As you might expect from a documentary, the picture varies in quality throughout as it takes footage from a mixture of years and sources. Sharpness and detail are generally pretty good, especially from the newer footage, while some of the older pieces do look rather soft and not as well-defined, suffering further from some flaws.
Flaws are mainly due to age; some of the moments of older footage display flaws in terms of scratches, marks and other elements of wear, along with some grain. I didn't notice any pixelation or edge enhancement - the only problem was from the print wear now and then. Colors also varied throughout the documentary; some moments displayed bold, well-saturated colors while others had subdued, rather faded looking colors. Overall, not a bad transfer, but there's a few blemishes now and then.
SOUND: "Rebel Music" is presented in Dolby 2.0 audio, and generally remains in a "documentary"-style audio presentation. The music comes through with varying degrees of clarity - some of the newer performances sound clearer, cleaner and fuller, while some of the older presentations sounded slightly thinner. The interviews, dialogue and narration all come through with fine clarity and general sound quality.
MENUS:: The main menu contains well-done animation, with clips playing as a part of an animated background.
EXTRAS: Discography, Palm Pictures Previews & Weblinks.
Final Thoughts: "Rebel Music" is certainly one of the best music documentaries that have come to DVD in recent memory, really capturing who Bob Marley was and why his music was so important. Although audio/video quality are not terrific, Marley fans will still likely find this DVD very enjoyable.
There have been few musicians over the years that have been as influential as Bob Marley, who passed away in 1981 from a form of cancer, but not before putting his home country of Jamaica on the map. One of the group of individuals responsible for starting ska music (one of my favorite genres of music), "Rebel Music" takes the viewer through the start of the singer's career in Trenchtown all the way up until his sickness and passing. Interviews are provided with many of the fellow artists and friends that followed Marley as he made music history, including Chris Blackwell of Island Records, who was also responsible for releasing the ska soundtrack to "The Harder They Come", which went on to sell millions of copies and introduce the music farther out into the world.
The wealth of interviews (such as the ones with wife Rita Marley) give a great deal of insight about who Bob was as a person; we find out more about how he had to push for his music to be played on the radio as well as how government tried to use him since he was the voice of the people at the time. The amount of performance footage is also thrilling, as hits from the early years till towards the end are covered well and allowed to play, if not always completely, for a good length of time. Within the 95 minute running time, director Jeremy Marr does a very fine job of editing down the information to give us the most interesting facts as well as allow us to learn more about the arc of Marley's life and career, from begining to a tragically early end.
Overall, this is a splendid effort from all involved, informative and insightful about both Marley the man and Marley the legend.
The DVD
VIDEO: "Rebel Music" is presented in its original 1.33:1 full_frame aspect ratio. As you might expect from a documentary, the picture varies in quality throughout as it takes footage from a mixture of years and sources. Sharpness and detail are generally pretty good, especially from the newer footage, while some of the older pieces do look rather soft and not as well-defined, suffering further from some flaws.
Flaws are mainly due to age; some of the moments of older footage display flaws in terms of scratches, marks and other elements of wear, along with some grain. I didn't notice any pixelation or edge enhancement - the only problem was from the print wear now and then. Colors also varied throughout the documentary; some moments displayed bold, well-saturated colors while others had subdued, rather faded looking colors. Overall, not a bad transfer, but there's a few blemishes now and then.
SOUND: "Rebel Music" is presented in Dolby 2.0 audio, and generally remains in a "documentary"-style audio presentation. The music comes through with varying degrees of clarity - some of the newer performances sound clearer, cleaner and fuller, while some of the older presentations sounded slightly thinner. The interviews, dialogue and narration all come through with fine clarity and general sound quality.
MENUS:: The main menu contains well-done animation, with clips playing as a part of an animated background.
EXTRAS: Discography, Palm Pictures Previews & Weblinks.
Final Thoughts: "Rebel Music" is certainly one of the best music documentaries that have come to DVD in recent memory, really capturing who Bob Marley was and why his music was so important. Although audio/video quality are not terrific, Marley fans will still likely find this DVD very enjoyable.
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