Rock and Roll documentaries are usually a mixed bag with few rarely achieving greatness such as "Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down A Dream." After viewing quite a few mediocre "rock docs" this year I can finally say that "Jackson Browne: Going Home" is one of the best.
After being disappointed with this year's "Legends Of The Canyon" DVD that failed to include Jackson Browne as one of the pioneers of the Southern California music scene, this re-release of "Jackson Browne: Going Home" DVD rectifies this oversight and then some.
Originally shown on the Disney Channel in 1994, this award-winning documentary shows Jackson Browne in concert promoting his then new CD release "I'm Alive" -- which in my opinion is one of, if not "the" best collection of songs Jackson has ever recorded.
This documentary finally lets the casual music fan in on what the true believers have always known… Jackson Browne is to Southern California what Bruce Springsteen is to New Jersey. Not to mention that he has rocked that feathered pageboy haircut for almost 40 years. Yes, even at 62 years of age, he still exudes a boyish charm and a knack for writing heartfelt impassioned lyrics set to music that can be danceable one minute and emotionally melodic the next.
But don't take my word for it. Just watch and listen to his peers: Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt, Graham Nash & David Lindley as they tell you what Jackson Browne means to them and to the world. Not just as a singer-songwriter but also as an activist and humanitarian.
What is especially appealing about this documentary is the way it seamlessly weaves concert footage from 1994 into vintage footage from his entire career while adding in current and classic interviews. This gives the viewer the most well rounded view of an artist in a way I have never seen done before.
It doesn't want to be just a concert film and it doesn't want to be just a documentary it wants to be "more." And, by achieving this, "Jackson Browne: Going Home" is that rare music DVD that fans will want to revisit over and over again.
Drumroll please… 10 out of 10 drumsticks!!!
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