I felt extremely lucky to be sitting on a 12 hour flight and saw that this was on the in-flight programme. This documentary tracks Jimmy Page, Jack White and erm, The Edge individually and collectively as unique ground-breaking guitarists.
Jimmy Page - unquestionably deserves to be there, Jack White is amazing and I'm quite shocked but very happy that he's being regarded as a universal icon already and The Edge - well, early U2 is pretty good but his guitar playing has never really made much of an impact on me. Anyway, this film charts the rise and further rise of these 3 guitarists - sharing their early guitar and gig memories as well as their favourite songs and techniques. Overall, it's exciting to watch and very inspiring.
Out of the 3, the most honest, original and passionate to me is Jack White. He is the embodiment of an extraordinarily talented multi-instrumentalist and comes across humble and respected for it and deservedly so. For some reason in English quarters and on the current music scene, people think you are trying to show off if you play more than one instrument. This attitude needs to be killed off and in fact people should be encouraged to pick up more instruments and attempt to master them. That's what makes music exciting and not predictable and easy. As Jack White says in the documentary, there is no point to creativity unless you are constantly challenging yourself.
Watch the documentary, reach for your guitar and feel free to reach for more music beyond that too....
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