"Made in Sheffield"
Sheffield Vision
The perfect antidote to Twenty Four Hour Party People, Made in Sheffield
is a low budget documentary on the post-punk Sheffield scene. It shows
the real story of how a few groups of people formed some of the most
influential, successful or forgetful bands of all time. I was
disappointed that the film was shot in 4:3 but that is only a minor
gripe. I also found some of the coverage of bands that have been
rightfully consigned to the overflowing dustbin of history a bit too
long. However, the rest I found to be an utter delight. The
interviewees are honest about their achievments and, for the most part,
accept their place in history. I was very relieved that the Human
League's well-documented split was covered in a brief, honest, and
touching manner. The same old ground was not covered again in some
journalistic zeal. Herein must lie one of the stengths of the film:
good editing. The wheat has successfully been separated from the chaff.
As a bonus, this DVD edition features extra live coverage of some bands
(none interesting to me) and longer interviews. Made in Sheffield comes with my strong recommendation to any brainwashed reader and anyone with an interest in the history of modern music.
The perfect antidote to Twenty Four Hour Party People, Made in Sheffield
is a low budget documentary on the post-punk Sheffield scene. It shows
the real story of how a few groups of people formed some of the most
influential, successful or forgetful bands of all time. I was
disappointed that the film was shot in 4:3 but that is only a minor
gripe. I also found some of the coverage of bands that have been
rightfully consigned to the overflowing dustbin of history a bit too
long. However, the rest I found to be an utter delight. The
interviewees are honest about their achievments and, for the most part,
accept their place in history. I was very relieved that the Human
League's well-documented split was covered in a brief, honest, and
touching manner. The same old ground was not covered again in some
journalistic zeal. Herein must lie one of the stengths of the film:
good editing. The wheat has successfully been separated from the chaff.
As a bonus, this DVD edition features extra live coverage of some bands
(none interesting to me) and longer interviews. Made in Sheffield comes with my strong recommendation to any brainwashed reader and anyone with an interest in the history of modern music.
