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A triumph! Fantastic!, April 3, 2009
This review is from: 13 Most Beautiful... Songs for Andy Warhol Screen Tests (DVD)
Preordered this when it was first announced...being both a Warhol fan and a fan of anything Britta Phillips or Dean Wareham are involved in. The screen tests are breathtaking, backed by one of the most eclectic and satisfying soundtracks I could have imagined. The new studio versions of the Luna songs are fantastic, but of special note are the original compositions that Dean & Britta have come up with. If this is hinting at the direction of Dean & Britta's next album then I am EXTREMELY anticipating it. The covers are also of note, especially Velvet Underground's 'I'm Not a Young Man Anymore'.
BTW, my favorite screen tests are Ann Buchanan and Freddy Herko. However, they all are excellent.
BRAVO!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Perfect, June 29, 2009
This review is from: 13 Most Beautiful... Songs for Andy Warhol Screen Tests (DVD)
It's wonderful to have some of Warhol's screen tests available for the first time on DVD and the sound track by Dean & Britta on here makes this a perfect marriage of film and music. There's some breath taking stuff on here. While everything on here is noteworthy, particularly haunting is Eddie Sedgwick's screen test with the beautiful and sad "It Don't Rain in Beverly Hills."
The DVD is beautifully packaged with an accompanying book filled with info on the composition of music and information about the screen test subjects, as well as general info on the whole project from the Warhol museum curators. Dean Wareham is particularly insightful and forthcoming on his essay of the process of recording the music and his fondness(?) of the Warhol era and its subjects.
Go see the performance live if you get the opportunity.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Right On! Incredible DVD!, July 20, 2009
This review is from: 13 Most Beautiful... Songs for Andy Warhol Screen Tests (DVD)
I agree with everyone who says this is a great work. It's a little clichèd to say Dean & Britta's soundtracks 'capture' the subjects - the music just plain fits. Now c'mon, Warhol Museum - give us more! more! More AW Screen Tests along with D&B! Yeah! (& while I'm at it - please please get Chelsea Girls out!)
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