Upside Down - The Creation Records Story details
| Formats: | 15 DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Noel Gallagher, Bobby Gillespie, Alan McGee |
| Director: | Danny O'Connor |
| Genres: | Documentary - Entertainment, Music, Music/Musical - Music - Rock/Pop |
| Studio: | REVOLVER ENTERTAINMENT |
| Collections: | Best of London Film Festival, Hidden Gems, Top 20 Documentaries |
| Name | Discs | |
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Upside Down - The Creation Records Story |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 40 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 09 May 2011 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Could have been better
By Scott Thompson from London, England , 19 May 2011[Highly rated reviewer]
Fascinating story, so so execution. Personally, I would have liked less of Alan McGee going on about his drug taking and how so and so was a lunatic. You could play a good drinking game whist watching this documentary - take a shot every time McGee says 'he was a nutter/lunatic/mentalist!'. Of course, you've gotta have him in a Creation doc, but would have been nice to hear more from Ride's Mark Gardener, House of Love's Guy Chadwick and the guys who ran Creation along with the ginger one, as they all make for engaging interviewees. McGee, on the other hand, has always been a crushing bore, cool record label or no cool record label.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(6)Missed a trick by not calling this "Me and Alan McGee"
By TheOtherPieisaPuffPastry (1 review) , 01 Dec 2011Was really looking forward to this but it's a little bit of a let down. Some interesting background on the early days of creation, some good stuff on Screamadelica and Jesus and the Mary Jane but a little bit too much about Oasis who have featured in other docs and have been done to death. It would have been nicer to hear a little bit more about some of the lesser known acts. Also, Irvine Welsh? When did he become an authority on 90's indie music? He wrote a couple of decent books during the period but he didn't really add anything here.
McGee's right about one thing though. Teenage Fanclub do have phenomenal people skills!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Just OK.
By Mosco (201 reviews) from London , 04 Jul 2011[Highly rated reviewer]
This was an interesting watch but after a very detailed run through of the origins of Creation and some of the first acts they signed the second half felt rushed. They skirted over a couple of my favorite acts on the label (Teenage Fanclub, Boo Radleys) which was annoying but I guess to fit in everything would most likely double the run time. So in summary, it was worth watching but could have been better.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Read the book
By Colvin (11 reviews) from Edinburgh , 26 Jun 2011As Roy Walker would say, it's good but it's not right. I can't believe that Felt aren't mentioned at all. More characters such as Lawrence, The Legend and Momus should have been interviewed. For viewers who want to know more then I suggest David Cavanagh's excellent book, The Creation Records Story: My Magpie Eyes are Hungry for the Prize.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Could have been better
By Scott Thompson from London, England , 19 May 2011[Highly rated reviewer]
Fascinating story, so so execution. Personally, I would have liked less of Alan McGee going on about his drug taking and how so and so was a lunatic. You could play a good drinking game whist watching this documentary - take a shot every time McGee says 'he was a nutter/lunatic/mentalist!'. Of course, you've gotta have him in a Creation doc, but would have been nice to hear more from Ride's Mark Gardener, House of Love's Guy Chadwick and the guys who ran Creation along with the ginger one, as they all make for engaging interviewees. McGee, on the other hand, has always been a crushing bore, cool record label or no cool record label.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Movin' on Upside Down
By simonj24 (50 reviews) , 18 May 2011This is a must-see for all fans of British Indie music, or the horribly named Britpop. It charts the rise and a few falls (although sadly not The Fall) of this visionary record label, and the great bands it spawned: Jesus & Mary Chain, House of Love, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Oasis, etc - with interviews with band members and Creation staff, all of whom it appears did drugs all day and most nights.- Was this review helpful to you?
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