Cast:
Pete Townshend, Brian Poole, Rick Parfitt, Steve Hackett, Jimmy Page (a.f.), John Lee Hooker (a.f.), Eric Clapton (a.f.), Jimi Hendrix (a.f.), Ritchie Blackmore (a.f.), Ian Gillan (a.f.) (more)Plots(1)
One iconic black box has probably more than anything else come to define the sound of rock - the Marshall amplifier. It has been, quite literally, behind some of the greatest names in modern music. It all started in 1962 when drum shop owner Jim Marshall discovered the distinctive growl that gave the electric guitar an exciting new voice. Music got a whole lot louder as young musicians like Clapton, Townshend and Hendrix adopted the revolutionary 'Marshall Sound'. The electric guitar now spoke for a new generation and the genre of rock was born. Soon Marshall stacks and walls were an essential backdrop of rock 'n' roll. The excesses of rock machismo were gloriously lampooned in the 1984 movie This is Spinal Tap. In an extraordinary piece of reverse irony, it was this comic exposure that rescued the company from financial meltdown. With contributions from rock legends like Pete Townshend, Lemmy and Slash, plus an interview with the 'Father of Loud' Jim Marshall, this documentary cruises down the rock ages with all the dials set to 'eleven'. (BBC)
(more)Cast
Pete Townshend
UK
Best movies:
The Who: At Kilburn 1977 (1977) (concert)
The Who: Tommy - Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2017) (concert)
The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979) (theatrical recording)
Brian Poole
UK
Rick Parfitt
UK
Best movies:
Status Quo Pictures: Live at Montreux (2009) (concert)
Jimmy Page (a.f.)
UK
Best movies:
Blow-Up (1966)
John Lee Hooker (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Eric Clapton (a.f.)
UK
Best movies:
Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 - Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2015) (concert)
Eric Clapton: The Lady in the Balcony – Lockdown Sessions (2021) (concert)
Tommy (1975)
Jimi Hendrix (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Psych-Out (1968)
Ritchie Blackmore (a.f.)
UK
Ian Gillan (a.f.)
UK
Ian Paice (a.f.)
UK
Roger Glover (a.f.)
UK
Jon Lord (a.f.)
UK
Jon Bon Jovi (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Pay It Forward (2000)
The Concert for New York City (2001) (concert)
Lemmy
UK
Best movies:
Motörhead: Clean Your Clock (2016) (concert)
Eat the Rich (1987)
Airheads (1994)
Zakk Wylde
USA
Slash
UK
Best movies:
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992) (concert)
Guns N' Roses: Welcome to the Videos (1998) (music video)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Nicko McBrain
UK
Best movies:
Iron Maiden: Visions of the Beast (2003) (music video)
Girls Gone Dead (2012)