I Am Trying To Break Your Heart A Film About Wilco Music Cd

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I Am Trying to Break Your Heart - A Film About Wilco      List Price : $26.98 USD        Your Price : $24.99 USD      ProductGroup: DVD      Actor(s): Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Leroy Bach, Glenn Kotche, Jay Bennett      Director(s): Sam Jones Movie      Release Date : 2003-04-01      Studio : Plexifilm      Label : Plexifilm      Avg. Customer Rating : (58 reviews)      Running Time : 92

Reviews Customer Reviews for I Am Trying To Break Your Heart A Film About Wilco      Wilco fights the good fight      Rating:      Being a fan of the band Wilco (and Jeff Tweedy's previous band, Uncle Tupelo), I really enjoyed this documentary. I remember waiting for the 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot' CD to be released and hearing all about the studio problems that delayed it's release for over a year. This movie chronicles that time period, and the fight Jeff Tweedy and the band had trying to battle the labels efforts to change their music to be more "hit oriented". When the album was finally released on an indie label (after the band bought back the rights from the major label), it was a huge critical success. There was vindication for Tweedy and the band. Highly recommended to fans of Wilco, or to those that are interested in seeing a behind-the-scenes look at the current state of the music industry. I applaud Wilco for sticking to their principals with their music, and I remain a fan. Beautifully filmed in black and white.     Customer Reviews for I Am Trying To Break Your Heart A Film About Wilco Cd      Bad Documentary with Good Music      Rating:      I was fortunate enough to be at the world premier and have just recently tried making it through this film again. Years later, it's not any better than it was the first time. I love Wilco and all the songs so that part of the film is great. Any Wilco fan will eat up all the fantastic performance footage. It's just not a very good documentary. My general feeling is that Sam Jones approached this as a fan and didn't want to do anyhing that would jeopardize his filming access especially when everything changed with the band lineup and record label. As a result there's nothing here that seems like it wasn't Jeff Tweedy approved. Interviews with the other band members and differing opinions are practically non-existent. John Stirratt in particularly seems surprisingly absent considering how long he's played with Jeff and how many band members he's seen come and go. Jay's actual firing is missing which makes no sense unless it was dictated by some kind of contract that Sam was working under. Either Sam wasn't agressive enough with the cameras and interviews or a lot of unflattering stuff ended up in the trash. It's still a great story of perseverance and success but in the end I felt that the film was unneccesarily cruel to Jay and dishonest in its tone in order to make the story work. Editorial Reviews for I Am Trying To Break Your Heart A Film About Wilco Audio Cd      Amazon.com      This splendid documentary captures the band Wilco's struggles (both with their record company and within the band itself) while recording their album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart is completely engrossing, whether or not you are familiar with the band. As they work on the album, there's some tension between singer-songwriter Jeff Tweedy and bandmate Jay Bennett, but overall the band members are happy and enjoying exploring their music. But when they turn in the finished songs, their record label drops them, leaving them adrift with the album that promises to be a huge artistic leap. For fans of Wilco, this gorgeously photographed movie will be a thrilling look at the life of the band and Tweedy's creative process; but even novices will be drawn into the contrasts between art and commerce brought out by the conflict. --Bret Fetzer