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Very interesting! Its amazing how with technology the music industry is being forced to evolve.

too much DMB but I think that the point was well made. Opening with that Ray Charles/Billy Preston clip was AMAZING. We just don't see talent like that anymore. I will recommend this to all my music-loving friends and family!

Very interesting and informative video. It really makes you stop and think about the music industry today and what the future holds for today's artists. I have been music fan and musician since the mid sixties.

Fantastic look at the state of the music industry. Gives me hope as a musician that all is not lost.

When you hear it; the sounds everything seems to fit. Your mood shifts to a good feel. Staying power in your head for a long time. The idea of a distinct standard can be traced to the broad sweep of brilliance linked to Stan Lathan's musical images on display as Save the Children (1973). Lathan's direction spreads over three remarkable concert performances: The Jackson 5's gallery of dance moves, the hand-held camera steady focus on the choreography, edited to a soul train style multiple screen union of choreographed intrepretation to a sweaty fan's turn, balanced later by the bluesy tones of Nancy Wilson; then kick back, stir in Marvin Gaye's jazzy croon for emphasis that renders the title song with heart, play these examples past a homage that's more than historical, but to the attention-grabbing musicians gathered for the festivity, backed up nicely, Before the Music Dies.

As a musician myself, this film greatly emboldened me and backed up what I already knew and had been saying about todays music scene for some years now. And when I hear such famous artist's such as Branford Marsalis, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Les Paul and Erikah Badu say the same thing that a nobody like me has been saying for years, it really hits home. I was literally thinking "is it just me?", but it's NOT. Marsalis nailed it big time when he commented on the the fact that it's a joke that non-musician's are the great dividing line between a real musician's success or failure and they stand in judgment of talent and if they had any talent themselves they'd be playing themselves. And he is 100% right, that is indeed a very harsh, bad joke being played on all concerned, the real musician and the truly appreciative music fans who would love the real musicians music that they aren't getting to hear. It clearly says that musicians themselves need to be the ones in the decision making positions. After all, who knows best what a good song sounds like but a real musician who actually play and sing in key. And this goes for every level; the corner bar gig, the regional festival events, all the way up to record labels and radio airplay. This is a very important movie to see for any musicians and music fans who appreciate real talent. And for those who don't know the difference as well!