1991: The Year Punk Broke

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Audience Member I have always been a fan of grunge and alt rock and this movie is a wet dream! Rare Nirvana concert footage and a lot more. Good luck finding a copy of this movie though Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review delysid d the hitler youth is great! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/30/18 Full Review david f I can't imagine anyone getting into this unless they're a diehard Sonic Youth fan. There's some scenes featuring Nirvana both on stage and backstage which is what I came for but for the most part it's cheeky punk bands with lots of attitude. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A tour diary of sorts from Sonic Youth's two-week visit to Europe (with support act Nirvana) to play various big festivals, edited and "directed" by Dave Markey who had also done some of their music videos. At first, when I realized there would be horsing around between each song, I thought "this is going to be too much wankery" - but as things progressed, I found that Markey's editing of the backstage goofin' and the various European locales (and fans and radio interviewers etc) actually moved at a pretty good clip and the video experimentation (with color and sound) throughout added value. But you come for the music and I must say that these are some pretty fantastic Sonic Youth performances with songs drawn from throughout their early repertoire (Schizophrenia, Expressway to Yr Skull, I Love Her All The Time, Brother James, Dirty Boots, Mote, Kool Thing). Also featured (just to raise the nostalgia value for those who were, say, 23 to 25 years old, in 1991) are Nirvana, Dinosaur, Babes in Toyland, Gumball, and (briefly) The Ramones. This vid is unafraid to get noisy. Those were the days that make me think "bionic ear" and, of course, miss you friends. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member (Watched Sat 4 Aug 2012) Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member a great tour documentary with live footage of nirvana , sonic youth, dinosaur jr., babes in toyland, the ramones and gumball Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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