Sly Lives! (Hulu)

[JSngry]

Never forget.

[jlhoots]

On my list to watch.

[JSngry]

People who weren't there for it probably don't realize the power of Sly at his peak and therefore the power of his fall.

He remains a hero to me, fall and all.

[clifford_thornton]

Curious about this for sure. It’s supposed to be a very good documentary.

[romualdo]

hopefully it'll be on par with the recent doco film "The Summer of Soul (....or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)" - one of the best music docos I've seen

[clifford_thornton]

Summer of Soul is awesome!

[felser]

4 minutes ago, clifford_thornton said:

Summer of Soul is awesome!

I just wish they would have had more complete music footage in it.  I was always surprised they never came out with a deluxe DVD/Blu-ray set of it that included extra footage, featurettes, etc.  I think that would have sold well.

[clifford_thornton]

Agree. Would have wished for complete Sonny and Linda footage with Herbie, because I understand it was part of the concert.

[mjzee]

Summer of Soul was OK, but there was way too much political footage (interviews, etc.).  Less Nina Simone would have also been welcome.

[romualdo]

On 2/16/2025 at 7:49 AM, mjzee said:

Summer of Soul was OK, but there was way too much political footage (interviews, etc.).  

Actually, those sections were some of the most interesting moments to me.

Watched the Sly doco last night - yep, it's up there with Summer of Soul - superb production (musical footage & interviews, old & contemporary). Miles D gets a mention (including footage).

[JSngry]

I'd like to know what that interview with Sly was where he was totally lucid. Red sweater, obviously after the fall. I'd like to see the entire thing.

[mjazzg]

On 2/17/2025 at 2:52 AM, romualdo said:

Actually, those sections were some of the most interesting moments to me.

And to me, in fact I thought the premise of the film was to make a political point, it wasn't ever just a soul music concert film.