Thursday, July 11, 2019

'Echo in the Canyon' will echo a long time


In Echo in the Canyon, Jakob Dylan interviews Tom Petty in Petty's last on-camera interview before he died of a heart attack at age 66 in 2017/Greenwich Entertainment

If you happen to be a singer, composer, songwriter, musician, producer, d.j., music teacher, music historian, performer, conductor, director, engineer, rocker and/or grew up during the 60s, Echo in the Canyon is a movie you'll want to see. (Or hear.)

It's a music doc all about the distinctive sounds emanating from Laurel Canyon near LA from 1965-1967 and led by Jakob Dylan (yes, his son and looking every bit like his dad) who interviews several stars from the era and current ones, too, like Brian Wilson, Michelle Phillips, Eric Clapton, Fiona Apple, and many more who sang for the Byrds, the Mamas and Papas, Buffalo Springfield, the Beach Boys, and more.
/Greenwich Entertainment

Somebody says (seriously) that Brian Wilson is better than Mozart.  I can see (or hear) thatRock on, Brian!

Many old and new clips of performances are included, but who was Frank Sinatra?  Or Nat King Cole?

Dylan and Norah Jones draw a blank when presented their predecessors' pictures in a gallery

But who is Jakob Dylan?  Before Echo I drew a blank but now that I've seen him, think Echo may be his breakout. 
Jakob Dylan and Jade Castrinos in Echo in the Canyon/Greenwich Entertainment


My only quarrel is the title.  I vote for Canyon's Edge or Edge From a Canyon or Edge something "Echo" just sounds a little too tame for all that happened and is included here.

It's a back and forth venture, for sure, and I am rushing to get the soundtrack right now! 

Andrew Slater directed and co-wrote with Eric Barrett. Congratulations, boys! 

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