The
Color Of Noise (2015/Robellion Films/MVD Visual Blu-ray w/DVD)
Picture:
C+/C Sound: C+/C Extras: A Documentary: C+
Amphetamine
Reptile Records founded and ruin by the artist Haze XXL (aka Tom
Hazelmyer), take to memory lane for punk rock bands they have
sponsored over the years from bands like The Cows to Halo Of Flies.
Including interviews from the band members, directors, to artists and
dealers, they tell their stories from the streets to the stage,
through they years of drugs, violence, sex and rock 'n' roll,
especially of in Eric Robel's The
Color Of Noise
(2015).
Lock
your daughters up because this is what moms warned you about and what
dads feared their sons will become. Punk rock was something between
rock 'n' roll and metal rock, but represented the extreme culture.
Anything shocking, or taboo was it goal and their music matched their
moods. For the bands who made it big, it literally was a drug high,
the got stage stoned, and had drug and sex when they were off stage.
They were followed and supported by various artists who would draw
X-rated posters/CD covers and people who thought being rebels/rejects
of society was cool ...and they didn't care. All it mattered was the
music, the art, (and the money helps) and the high.
You have
to wonder sometimes, if music was a representation of our culture
what did punk rock want to represent? The best or the worst? The
music was loud and the words were shocking, at times some of the
bands even played naked on stage. They loved the Satanic art, Nazi
symbols in their posters, because they wanted to own being the
'rebels and misfits of society'. Watching/listen to them would make
you feel like you were doing drugs (though sadly, more than a few
band members have died from drug overdoses).
The
archive footage is rough throughout and is shown often, so the 1080p
1.78 X 1 digital High Definition image is only going to be so good
and only a marginal improvement from the anamorphically enhanced 1.78
X 1 DVD, so only expect so much from playback, though the lossy Dolby
Digital 5.1 sound on the Blu-ray is a little better than that of the
DVD. Fortunately, you get a ton of extras including commentaries,
video featurettes, music videos from bands, interviews with band
members, poster gallery and booklet, and trailers and promos.
-
Ricky Chiang