Just caught this doc on a plane recently. Was a bit disappointed, though I guess there's only so much they can do with the footage they have from back then. Actually shocked how MUCH footage there is of Brian with them. Didn't have cameras all over in 1966, so I guess they make the most of it. Interviews and such were a little lacking. Felt like it doesn't paint an overall picture of him, just a lot of conjecture even though its coming from people associated with him at the time.

Didn't quite give him his due as much as I hoped. For example, I don't think it touches on his beautiful slide guitar work on No Expectations. But it did implore me to seek out those pre Aftermath albums for the first time in awhile, and definitely cool to hear about his contributions and then hear the songs themselves. Mick and Keith kinda needed to take over, but Brian is definitely hugely important to their story. The doc does a decent job portraying that, though definitely needs more of a boost to really be great.

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Just caught this doc on a plane recently. Was a bit disappointed, though I guess there's only so much they can do with the footage they have from back then. Actually shocked how MUCH footage there is of Brian with them. Didn't have cameras all over in 1966, so I guess they make the most of it. Interviews and such were a little lacking. Felt like it doesn't paint an overall picture of him, just a lot of conjecture even though its coming from people associated with him at the time.

Didn't quite give him his due as much as I hoped. For example, I don't think it touches on his beautiful slide guitar work on No Expectations. But it did implore me to seek out those pre Aftermath albums for the first time in awhile, and definitely cool to hear about his contributions and then hear the songs themselves. Mick and Keith kinda needed to take over, but Brian is definitely hugely important to their story. The doc does a decent job portraying that, though definitely needs more of a boost to really be great.

Some of the footage, especially as a teenager, was amazing. He must have been traveling in high middle class circles. We didn't have a color movie camera growing up. Didn't have any such thing until the early 90s. I don't think there's any such film on the Beatles before they got famous. (At least I don't remember any.)

also very interesting other then the home movies was hearing brian singing

I found this very interesting and love bill w. Input..crazy 60 s