Gospel According to Al Green

Starring:Al Green (II), Willie Mitchell, Ken Tucker
Director: Robert Mugge
Studio: Winstar
Product Type: DVD

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Gospel According to Al Green is a fascinating 1984 documentary about soul music's most insinuating singer, Al Green. Directed by Robert Mugge, it captures an expansive Green talking about his career and performing in front of a military crowd in a hotel ballroom. Green's high, seductive voice, passionate performing style, and sinewy stage presence make the musical sections of the film compelling--even if you're not a fan of gospel music. Because, at this particular juncture in his career, that's what Green was performing, though the songs have the slow-boiling insistence of his best soul songs. In the interview segments, Green talks about how he wrote his songs and the religious conversion experience he underwent that caused him to put his pop-music career aside and serve the Lord--and how, when he gets cooking onstage, people don't seem to care that when he's singing about "Love and Happiness," he's praising God's name, rather than singing to a woman. Green, notoriously press-shy, is remarkably open discussing his tragic encounter with a spurned lover, who dumped boiling grits on him and then killed herself. --Marshall Fine

Customer Reviews:

Great overview.......2005-01-09

the Interview was on point but the Music was classic of course.Al Green Sounded so Great.this is the kind of Film that truly captures a Artist at his full Zenith.Great job all the way around here. a must see&Have.

Fabulous.......2004-10-20

I discovered this movie in 2001 on french TV arte. Yet I was in love with the song "Let's stay together" but this film just put me on my knees... not religiously I mean (nevertheless I'm quite beleiver) but musicaly. Eversince Al Green became my preferate singer and an exemple for being talentuous. writting this just made me remember I wanted (but never did) to just write THANK YOU Mr Greene on his official site... There I'm going right now.
PS: Sorry for my english but I'm french

NEED I SAY MORE.......2004-05-13

LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!! NEED I SAY MORE. THIS DVD SHOWS YOU JUST HOW TALENTED THIS MAN IS. IT IS ENJOYABLE TO WATCH HIM PERFORM AND INTERACT WITH HIS AUDIENCE. THIS DVD GIVES YOU 'LETS STAY TOGETHER' AND PLENTY OF WONDERFUL GOSPEL MUSIC PLUS HIS FIRST SERMON. WHEN HE SUNG 'WHEN THE GATES SWING OPEN' JUST BLEW ME AWAY! IF I HAD A COMPLAINT IT WOULD BE WE DIDN'T GET MORE OF THE R&B. REGARDLESS, THIS IS A MUST HAVE. LOVE YOU AL GREEN.

Outstanding.......2003-02-01

I first saw this documentary in 1990 on the Memphis PBS affiliate. I was stunned by the power of the music. Al has one of the best ears for gospel harmony in the business. The interviews are enlightening and entertaining, but the music steals this show. Let's hope he keeps on keeping on for many years to come.

Honest and powerful........2002-07-14

This is a great video. Al Green is honest and does an excellent job singing. He answers a lot of questions about his career. He talks about the high and low points of it. I don't understand how anyone could not rate this video with 5 stars. My opinion is that Neil has a problem with the gospel of Jesus Christ. The video title indicates that it is a gospel video!!!

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