Out in the School Yard, Little Peaches Play
September 8th – September 13th
Anvil! The Story of Anvil – After watching the documentary and doing some subsequent internet searching, I’m still not entirely convinced that Anvil is for real. It’s just too good to be true. Real or fake, it doesn’t really matter all that much, the documentary is wonderful. Filmmaker Sasha Gervasi is obviously aware of the Spinal Tap influence on the band and his film. We get shots of the band at Stonehenge and even a dial in the recording studio that goes to 11. Oh, and the drummer’s name just happens to be Robb Reiner. Even if the film truly is more documentary than mockumentary, does the band Anvil exist primarily as parody? Surely, the band exists to fool us. The “documentary” just adds fuel to the mythology. The over-the-top sort of heavy metal that Anvil represents requires you to give in and rock out. It CAN be a lot of fun. Commence devil horns and head banging. METAL ON METAL!!!
For some reason I’m sad that it looks like you guys didn’t make it to Humpday. I was looking forward to a review.
So much stuff to watch and never, ever enough time…
I’ll take responsibility for our missing Humpday. I’d had too many pints of my beloved Bob’s 47 (so glad it’s back!) at our McNellie’s meetup with my coworkers, was tired, and had to get up early the next morning.
Creepy post title, by the way. Those lyrics still make me feel an overwhelming need to shower.