First documentary of TIFF was a piece on the electric guitar by Davis Guggenheim (the director of "An Inconvenient Truth").
The hook (for what is a guitar without a hook) of "It Might Get Loud" was that the film was built around the thoughts, history and creative output of Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White and included a section known as "The Summit" where the three played together on a soundstage in LA).
The film succeeded in providing a condensed history lesson of the three and gave some insight into their characters. Ironically, the youngest (White) is the traditionalist of the group. The Edge was the sonic architect who used all manner of effects pedals to augment the sound of his guitar. Page came across as a good-natured student of all sorts of musical genres, but overall, he had less presence than the other two.
The screening turned into a bit of a madhouse Friday night as all the principals showed up for the screening. It added a rock concert atmosphere to the screening and, if truth be told, they showed more chemistry together in the Q&A than in the movie.
I suspect this will be released, if only through one of the documentary channels. The music really needs to be heard through a kick-ass sound system. As a film though, it was an interesting idea competently rendered but not very compelling.
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For real guitar historian lovers - check out CBC Radio archives for Randy Bachman's shows where he's featured the history of at least 2 different guitars. He speaks of their development, who's used them and how and has great stories along the way. I'd rather listen to Randy then The Edge any day!
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