also known as A History of Chicago Punk 1977-1984
You Weren't There2007
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Awesome interviews, great footage. Thanks for documenting this little-known piece of music history.
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Awesome interviews, great footage. Thanks for documenting this little-known piece of music history.
A well done documentary on the inception and nurturing of the Chicago punk/hardcore scene. It seems Chicago has always been the kid brother trying to catch up with the older, more experienced sibling..."c'mon guys, I wanna play too!" It that sense, the misguided pride in a geographic location and chip-on-the-shoulder trying too hard can detract from original, confident art. And these are some grumps, too. The belief that the music ended when the "originators" stopped playing it is bunk. Chicago gave birth to plenty of exciting, creative, relevant punk post '84. Just because you can't find it doesn't mean it's not there, you geezers. So while the film is crafted nicely, moves at a good pace while giving a lot of information, it's too bad the last 5 minutes is embittered dudes waxing nostalgic like old hippie burnouts would about the '60s, maaan.
cool doc on that time and space ... who knew? some kind of punk back-water in the mid-west, growing like a weed! man they had it hard, mediocre music but captures the zeitgeist of the era thanx fandor!