This documentary from Sundance does an able job of compiling a wealth of information about the career of LA's most famous all-woman rock band. People may argue that that band should be The Runaways or The Bangles or (insert band here), but the film makes it clear that The Go-Go's were an instant phenomenon globally, and they were the first to do it.
You don't have to be a fan of the band to enjoy their story. A scrappy act born out of the American punk scene, which afforded the women in it a surprising amount of power in their everyday life as well as a chance to make music that didn't require anyone's permission to make it, the ladies of The Go-Go's were anything but ladies. They had a ferociousness in their sound and, with the inclusion of Charlotte Caffey, Gina Schock, and Kathy Valentine, founding members Belinda Carlisle and Jane Wielding proved to be an unstoppable force of songcraft and rock 'n' roll spirit.
Whether it's surviving the English punk scene, the drug dens of LA, the sexist American record scene, or the internal forces working against staying together long term, all of their struggles, achieving and maintaining success on a global scale became too much for the band, made the band legendary. To their credit, the indiscretions and insecurities of youth didn't stop them from staying in each other's lives, and they still make music to this day, inspiring generations of musicians, men and women. A must-see documentary if you love music.
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