It's on my top ten list of best music documentaries. Finally brought appreciation of the Funk Bros. to a wider audience.
MEK "kent williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 11/11/2008 08:36:44 AM: > HDNet showed "Standing In The Shadows Of Motown" Sunday Night. I > remember it being discussed on the list when it first came out, but I > just have to say what deep emotions it brought up in me to finally > hear a little of the story of those guys, and to see the survivors > perform together. > > Surprising to me was how well some unlikely (to me) characters > performed the old song -- Ben Harper and Joan Osborne were right on, > without being imitative. Chaka Khan, who I normally love, seemed like > she wanted to add her stamp to songs that need nothing more than to be > sung with an open heart. > > It doesn't have much to do with Detroit Techno, except that there must > be something in the water in Detroit to explain the honest soul > Detroit music always has. I bet the Polka bands in Hamtramck do it > with soul.
