Amazon.com: This hip look at the Seattle music scene of the past decade treats the hype with bemused humor but treats the music with respect. Packed with witty interviews with band members, record execs, and Seattle music aficionados, much of the film places a welcome spotlight on the bands that didn't become part of the national "grunge" phenomenon and scores of live clips and rare recordings show that "the Seattle Sound" didn't begin with Nirvana or end with Soundgarden. You don't have to be a fan to enjoy this ebullient rockumentary, and if you're not careful, director Doug Pray's infectious love of the music may even make you one. This video features performances by Blood Circus, Coffin Break, Crackerbash, Dead Moon, Fastbacks, Flop, Gas Huffer, The Gits, Hammerbox, Love Battery, The Melvins, The Mono Men, Mudhoney, Nirvana, The Posies, Seaweed, 7 Year Bitch, Some Velvet Sidewalk, Soundgarden, Supersuckers, Young Fresh Fellows, and Zipgun, and includes Nirvana's first live performance of the grunge anthem "Smells Like Teen Spirit." --Sean Axmaker
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Rating: - Amazing Document!
This was by far one of the greatest Grunge documentary I have ever seen. If you are a fan of a ton of Seattle bands, or want to learn more this is the product for you! I loved it, recommend it to anyone. Enjoy.
Rating: - Great documental!!
Very well structured, it really analizes all the grunge movement from his very first beggining, not just a typical commercial film...
Rating: - Hyped good!
What a great surprise. . . When you think you've heard, watched, read, or seen everything having to do with the greatest art form ever, grunge, something like Hype! comes along. And it's like discovering Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season, Screaming Trees, Mudhoney, or L7, all over again.
And the Seattle scene is captured perfectly.
Rating: - Great for those who want to know more.
Hype! is one of those documentaries that is actually true to the genre by researching the topic at its source. That research is in the interviews with bands and others in the industry that were truly at the heart of the scene and not just the big names. This documentary gives even the most self-proposed diehard "grunge fan" a deeper look into how everything really took place, behind the huge promotional blitz from major labels. There are some interesting live performances in here and the interviews are simply full of quality responses. I only gave this four stars for two reasons. One, I don't ... Read More
Rating: - All You Need To Know About Grunge
This movie is great. Represents the Seattle scene well and has a plethora of awesome bands. Interviews are interesting and live performances are ones to wish for. Gives a better if not best insight to the Grunge world than anything you can probably find in my opinion. A Good buy for sure.
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