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Athens, Ga.: Inside Out

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By the 1980s it was well established that a handful of cities, including New York City and Nashville, Tenn., were the centers of American music. So it was a surprise when the low-key city of Athens, Ga., exploded onto the national music scene with bands like R.E.M. and the B-52s, giving rise to a new independent sound. Interviews with people like celebrated Georgia folk artist Howard Finster and bands like Pylon give insight into the regional and cultural factors that made Athens so special.

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Audience Member I somehow gave this a miss 25 years ago and seeing it now produced some rather complex emotions. First, there are a fair few cringe-worthy moments (many involving Michael Stipe but also from some wet-behind-the-ears teen rockers) that made me reflect on how embarrassing I was then too. Second, there are the clothes. Enough said. Third, there is the music -- and in fact a lot of the music holds up pretty well this far into the future (R.E.M. least of all, perhaps -- or at least the 2 songs featured here are not their best). The film itself often feels like it is trying too hard but eventually I did succumb to its Southern charms (including local art & poetry won me over). Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member This film is a meticulously detailed shoebox diorama. You get a chance to see REM and the B-52s in the fetus that is Athens. The post-Civil Rights melting pot of Athens is hinted at by the inclusion of some African American subjects but hangs as an undeveloped theme. In the end, Dexter Romweber steals the film but R.E.M's cover of dreams was an inspiring, if literal, closure to the film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis By the 1980s it was well established that a handful of cities, including New York City and Nashville, Tenn., were the centers of American music. So it was a surprise when the low-key city of Athens, Ga., exploded onto the national music scene with bands like R.E.M. and the B-52s, giving rise to a new independent sound. Interviews with people like celebrated Georgia folk artist Howard Finster and bands like Pylon give insight into the regional and cultural factors that made Athens so special.
Director
Tony Gayton
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 14, 2017
Runtime
1h 22m