The Stones and Brian Jones

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Michael 11/19/2023 Lots of great unseen footage and the interview segments with Bill Wyman were fantastic. I understand the need to display Brian's descent into drugs and poor behavior choices, but there was still more of his musical contributions that could have been explored over some of the more focus on the salacious side of Brian and the Stones and their girlfriends. However the movie is still an informative viewing and spotlights Brian's importance to the band. His contributions are still missed. See more Andy F 11/08/2023 It told so much about Brian that I did not know before. Every fan of The Rolling Stones will love this part of the history of the founder of the band. See more Casey D @Redhead120 11/14/2024 They ignore what a true monster this guy is. Not bad footage but irresponsible journalism to imply that Anita brought the violence on herself, that she left brain out of some gold digging and not because he viciously attacked her. Not a documentary but some puff piece. See more Kevin L @Lakeman 04/04/2024 This is what I want from docs like this about musicians. I want bandmates, actual friends, family, studio folk who were part of their life. I generally dislike those w/ rando journalists, audiophile fans, non-band members who weren't really close to the person/band, and stale critics rambling on. Lotta video content from Jones' life I'd never seen. Does a strong job of showing the progression of Jones from r 'n' b blues guy needing to put together a band, to Jones at his heartiest as the band exploded around the world and his life was a feast of pleasure and attention, then finally to the crumbling figure w/ a consistent diet of drug abuse and self-sabotage. Interviews w/ band members and love/sex interests are fairly enlightening. Some very much cutting through any mythology of Jones or the band to the root of the problems and Jones' darker side of his personality. But man, they made some damn fine rock n' roll w/ Jones, too. 3.4 stars See more Tyler T @TylerThompson 12/16/2023 This movingly documented tragedy explains so much to me about this important band from way before my time. See more Andrew R @RT21590437 11/15/2023 One of Broomfield's best. A brilliant portrait of a troubled artist struggling in the shadow of Jagger and Richards. Some incredible archive footage too. See more Read all reviews

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