![]() ![]() Although several people in the movie talk about friendly and welcoming communities at these concerts, they also acknowledge there’s disturbing violence at these shows. The documentary has an entire segment on that too, with Urbana University head football coach Tyler Haines introducing his team members who do concert security, and showing how they interact with the crowds at concerts.Īnd there’s a lot of contradictory statements in the documentary. If you think it’s fascinating that some concert promoters hire college football players for audience security at rock concerts, then “Long Live Rock” is your kind of movie. It’s mentioned that a wall of death can be security personnel’s biggest nightmare because it simulates a war battle with large numbers of people on one side charging into large groups of people on the other side.īut it begs the question: Why is a documentary that’s meant for hard rock/heavy metal fans spending so much time on basic things that they already know about these concerts? The segments on crowd surfing, mosh pits and the wall of death all look like they were filmed as instructional videos for people training to work in concert security, not for people who are in the audiences at these concerts. There are entire segments of the movie about concert rituals such as crowd surfing, mosh pits and the wall of death. ![]() You know it’s bad when a music documentary can’t even get the sound right.ĭirected by Jonathan McHugh, “Long Live Rock…Celebrate the Chaos” gives a lot of screen time to fans who are devoted to seeing their favorite artists in concert and meeting up with other fans at big rock festivals. For example, the sound levels are sometimes mismatched and uneven in the same interview. The documentary doesn’t reveal anything new, the editing is horribly unfocused, and the movie often comes across as a long infomercial for rock concert festivals.Īnd there are parts of the documentary where the sound mixing is so amateurish, it’s embarrassing. “Long Live Rock…Celebrate the Chaos” is like a rambling ad campaign for hard rock/heavy metal’s die-hard fandom. There have been many documentaries that have tried to capture the essence of hard rock/heavy metal culture, but few have truly succeeded. Rock fans at a concert in “Long Live Rock…Celebrate the Chaos” (Photo by Jordan Wrenner/Abramorama) Shadows, Machine Gun Kelly, Maria Brink, Matt Pinfield, movies, music, Myles Kennedy, Radkey, reviews, Rick Sales, Rob Zombie, Seyth Boardman, Skillet, Steel Panther, Stephen Harrison, Stone Temple Pilots, Sully Erna, Taylor Momsen, The Offspring, Tyler Haines, Yoshiki, Zakk Wylde, Zoltan Bathoryīy Carla Hay Fever 333 singer Jason Aalon Butler in “Long Live Rock…Celebrate the Chaos” (Photo by Jordan Wrenner/Abramorama)Ĭulture Representation: The documentary “Long Live Rock…Celebrate the Chaos” features a predominantly white, mostly American group of people (with some African Americans and a few Asians and Latinos) who are musicians, fans and industry people discussing the impact of hard rock/heavy metal music in their lives and in other people’s lives.Ĭulture Clash: Hard rock/heavy metal often has a reputation for violence at concerts and in song lyrics, while musicians in the genre who aren’t white males face discrimination barriers.Ĭulture Audience: “Long Live Rock…Celebrate the Chaos” will appeal primarily to people interested in watching a documentary that gives a broad but not-very-revealing overview of hard rock/heavy metal fandom in the United States. AJ Channer, Allison Hagendorf, Andy Biersack, Andy Gould, Ash Costello, Bill McGathy, Bob Lefsetz, Brann Dailor, Brent Smith, Caleb Shomo, Corey Taylor, Dave Rumohr, documentaries, Drew Pinsky, Duff McKagan, Ed Kowalczyk, Eddie Trunk, Gary Spivack, Greta Van Fleet, Halestorm, Harold Owens, Ice-T, Jacoby Shaddix, Jason Flom, Jeff Jampol, Jerry Cantrell, John Kasich, Jonathan Davis, Jonathan McHugh, Jose Mangin, Kevin Stolper, Lajon Witherspoon, Lars Ulrich, Lizzy Gravelle, Long Live Rock, Long Live Rock Celebrate the Chaos, Lzzy Hale, M. ![]()
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