Product Details

• Actors: Carl Gardner, Phil Spector, Jerry Lee Lewis, Danny Rapp, Elvis Presley
• Directors: Bud Friedgen
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: March 21, 1995
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000002KP6
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,113 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The years before the British Invasion, December 7, 2004

By	T. Sparfeld (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This video is the second in a 10-video set documenting Rock `n' Roll in America. It's very entertaining and informative.

The video focuses on the initial years of Rock n' roll, and particularly illustrates the division between the younger generation, who loved rock music, to the older generation who sometimes perceived rock as a bad influence.

Similar to the first video, Good Rockin' Tonight contains great interviews from great rock stars (Springsteen, Tom Petty, Don Everly, e.g.) as they talk about Elvis, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, and others. A great moment in GRT is Dick Clark's take on American Bandstand and the importance of the Twist.

This video seems to have slightly more focus than the first, and seems to stay on track better regarding its subject matter. It still seams to meander around, however. It would be nice to have a narrator leading the video in a certain direction.

Enjoy this video, especially if you like vintage rock.