Review of Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2013) by Stephen R — 11 Feb 2016

Not particularly well-made; self-congratulatory.

This review of Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2013) was written by Stephen R on 11 Feb 2016.

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation has generally received positive reviews.

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By Tom Keogh (466) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 29 May 2013

Though lacking narrative focus, it offers rich impressions of a New York City artistic community that profoundly influenced American popular culture…

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By Rick Groen (1,350) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 08 Mar 2013

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation behaves altogether too much like the generation that got defined - yep, its starts out energetic…

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By Chuck Bowen (756) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 17 Jan 2013

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By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 07 Feb 2013

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By Tracy F (421) on 08 Mar 2013

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for New York Times (5,786) on 17 Jan 2013

Evokes the flavor of the era just before the music business exploded into a mass-market juggernaut…

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By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Mar 2013

Its blandly generic title is all too disappointingly germane to this loving but far from incisive documentary covering a vital time in music history…

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By Perry T (8) on 14 Jan 2014

The number of artists they interviewed was tremendous. Told the story from the musicians' point of view…

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By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 21 Jan 2013

A history lesson that holds some pleasures even for those who know its material by heart…

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