The T.A.M.I. Show Collector's Edition
by Steve Binder
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Actor: Chuck Berry, James Brown and The Flames, Marvin Gaye, The Beach Boys, The Rolling StonesDirector: Steve Binder
Brand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Collector's Edition, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 112 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2010-03-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Shout! Factory
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DVD Review: 60's Music Icons vs. Go-Go Dancer Demons
Summary: 4 Stars
HEY! Let's get some of the very best acts of the day in R&B and rock 'n roll and bring them all together to do a live show! We'll give each act a certain amount of time to present their material -- although not equally -- some, like Lesley Gore, get too much time to present unknown material and others, like the brilliant Miracles with Smokey Robinson in his prime, get too little. We'll fill the audience with 13 year-old girls who are clearly coached to scream on cue for certain performers so loudly that you cannot hear them sing, but be quiet as church mice for others. Then we'll pay not enough attention to the sound quality, which varies from very good to inaudible [note: this could be a remastering issue, but who knows?]. And we'll pay even less attention to the camera work, so that sometimes we're staring at the butt of one of the Miracles, or drummer Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys at the exact moment his brother Carl is playing the guitar solo, or zooming in so closely on the Rolling Stones that bassist Bill Wyman is absent from the shot entirely, or panning back so far from James Brown that we can hardly see his fabulous, fancy footwork. We'll have to hire somebody to direct the whole affair, complete with awkward segues by Jan & Dean and trendy, minimalist sets comprised of scaffolding, staircases and what look like rows and rows of shiny paper plates suspended from the ceiling. Last but not least, we'll pack the sets to the rafters with a hoard of manic, twitching, gyrating, bikini- and tights-wearing go-go dancers. Then we'll require those same go-go dancers to gambol and frolic on the stage in back of, to the sides of, IN FRONT OF, around and through the performers as they present their music. (To be fair, Marvin Gaye and Chuck Berry seemed to be having a good time and not minding the plethora of go-go dancers in their midst, especially that one well-endowed brunette in a bikini.)
But poor Miracles, poor Supremes...how did they stand it? With all the effort they put into choreographing their acts down to the smallest hand gesture, to say nothing of the impeccable singing -- only to have a gaggle of frenetic dancers blast directly through the middle of their ensembles. I know, it was 1964, and go-go dancing was an intrinsic part of the scene. (Can somebody please remind me WHY? I was there, I used to dance like that. But seeing it now, I am grateful that, over time, certain aspects of pop culture have changed and evolved.)
It was hard for me to get past the distracting and annoying presence of those go-go dancers, but there's no denying that some outstanding music was represented in the T.A.M.I. show. It was a very fertile era for R&B and rock 'n roll. Soul, Motown, the British Invasion, surfer music...almost every act was well worth watching. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles: brilliant. Ditto Marvin Gaye, James Brown (you'll see where Michael Jackson got his moves), the Stones, and Chuck Berry. Teenager Lesley Gore had a great voice, even though she was dressed like a 45 year-old woman going to a bar mitzvah (I know about that, I'm Jewish). The Supremes were the epitome of polish and poise. Anything that includes the Beach Boys is fine by me, even though between the screaming and the bad sound it was hard to hear Brian's falsetto. Even Gerry and the Pacemakers, who I remembered as a middling act, presented their hits with so much verve and sweat that I found myself singing along and smiling. Is it just me, or did Gerry look like the Joker from Batman without make-up?
Why the Barbarians were included, I can't say. Maybe they had an uncle who knew somebody. And whatever nostalgic feeling I might have had for Billy J. Kramer was lost after watching his set. Despite his great tunes, most of which were written, I believe, by Lennon & McCartney, "Little Children" gave me the willies: Hey little children, I'll give you candy and a quarter if you get lost so I can suck face with your sister. And his back-up band, standing in a row as if in front of a firing squad, appeared to be having as much fun as ... as people in front of a firing squad.
I wavered between three and four stars on this review, but settled on four, because why penalize the great performers for the sins of the producers? Besides, it was a different time. And how. It may be mainly a nostalgia thing, but there are a lot of great memories wrapped up in this music, and a lot of greatness in the music itself.
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