The Rolling Stones - Just for the Record (Unauthorized)

Starring:The Rolling Stones
Studio: Passport
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Description
The Rolling Stones Just For The Record is a five-part documentary series commemorating the "Greatest Rock `n' Roll Band in the World." With hour-long segments chronicling each decade of their career, the Stones' legacy is presented in its entirety as never before.

Told by band members, fellow musicians, friends, family, biographers and fans, Just for the Record features over 50 exclusive interviews and takes us through 40 years of maximum rock `n' roll. From their backstreet beginnings in London to the 2002 Licks World Tour, experience the incredible life and times of rock's most prolific band.

Hear about the making of their greatest albums, see them on every major tour and best of allget to know them in private.

Through success and failure, indulgence and tragedy, highs and lows, boom and bust - it's all here, a rock `n' roll odyssey of epic proportions.

Packed with rare concert footage, timeless recordings and historic interviews with the band, Just For The Record is the ultimate story of the Rolling Stones.

Disk 1

The 1960's were a coming of age for the Rolling Stones. Raised in the aftermath of World War II, Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman and Ian Stewart came together with one common interest - rhythm and blues music. They would share one common fate - success beyond their wildest dreams.

From the back-street pubs of London to the premiere concert halls of America, the 1960's watched the Stones grow from an R&B cover-band into the greatest rock `n' roll band in the world. But what took place during the first 8 years of the band's legacy is as dynamic as the era itself. From swinging London through the age of flower power, the Rolling Stones weathered a storm of change, and even served as a symbol for it. They tragically lost a founding member, yet nothing would keep them from redefining the sights and sounds of their generation. This is where it all began

Disk 2

The 1970's was a decade of extremes for the Rolling Stones. They rose to the height of their creative powers, spun downward under stardom's weight and then climbed back up again.

They were taxed into exile and spent much of the decade as rock `n' roll nomads, recording and performing what many believe to be the best music of their career.

It was during the "Me Decade" that they proved to be the "Greatest Rock `n' Roll Band in the World" but not without a price. Drug problems, personal conflicts and overall disillusionment edged the band into disarray. But in the age of hot pants and bad politics; funk, punk and disco, the Stones bounced back never missing a beat. This is rock `n' roll at its best...

Disk 3

The 1980's proved to be the most trying decade the Rolling Stones ever faced. Amidst middle-age, creative conflicts, and solo projects, the Stones almost broke up for good. But the same tensions that nearly shattered the band would also reinvent them.

"If we made it through the 80's, we can go on forever"

Keith Richards

The Stones would go on to book-end the decade with two of the largest tours in rock `n' roll history while retaining their title as the greatest rock `n' roll band of all time.

In the era that saw both the fall of communism and the rise of MTV, the Rolling Stones proved to the entire world that rock `n' roll never really died, it just matured...

Disk 4

It was during the 1990's that the Rolling Stones proved once and for all that rock `n' roll has no boundaries or age limits.

Having survived the fallout of the 1980's, the Rolling Stones charged through the 1990's like Patton's 3rd Army, conquering new lands while liberating the eyes and ears of rock-starved fans around the world. And yet as the world changed around them, the spirit of their music remained true.

During the decade when both Keith and Mick became grandfathers, the Stones managed to complete 3 world tours amounting to over 300 shows, released 5 new records not counting solo projects; all the while remaining on the cutting edge. Not bad for a group of rockers in their 50's. Despite broken marriages, creative differences and even the departure of Bill Wyman, their search for the Holy Grail carried on. Nothing would deter the Stones from evolving through yet another prolific stage in their illustrious career. This is the band that knows no end...

Disk 5

Only one band has defined Sex, Drugs & Rock `n' Roll for 40 years. Only one band has truly stood the test of time, from their untamed, bluesy beginnings in swingin' London to the changing of the millennium 40 years later. Only one band can justly be called "The Greatest Rock `n' Roll Band in the World," and that one band is the Rolling Stones.

And now, in 2002, the Rolling Stones are celebrating their 40th Anniversary. With the release of their long-awaited 40 Licks compilation, the Stones have also embarked on a worldwide tour.

Description

The Rolling Stones Just For The Record is a five-part documentary series commemorating the "Greatest Rock `n' Roll Band in the World." With hour-long segments chronicling each decade of their career, the Stones' legacy is presented in its entirety as never before.

Hear about the making of their greatest albums, see them on every major tour and best of all…get to know them in private.

Through success and failure, indulgence and tragedy, highs and lows, boom and bust - it's all here, a rock `n' roll odyssey of epic proportions.

Packed with rare concert footage, timeless recordings and historic interviews with the band, Just For The Record is the ultimate story of the Rolling Stones.

Disk 1

Disk 2

The 1970's was a decade of extremes for the Rolling Stones. They rose to the height of their creative powers, spun downward under stardom's weight and then climbed back up again.

They were taxed into exile and spent much of the decade as rock `n' roll nomads, recording and performing what many believe to be the best music of their career.

It was during the "Me Decade" that they proved to be the "Greatest Rock `n' Roll Band in the World"… but not without a price. Drug problems, personal conflicts and overall disillusionment edged the band into disarray. But in the age of hot pants and bad politics; funk, punk and disco, the Stones bounced back never missing a beat. This is rock `n' roll at its best...

Disk 3

"If we made it through the 80's, we can go on forever"

Keith Richards

The Stones would go on to book-end the decade with two of the largest tours in rock `n' roll history while retaining their title as the greatest rock `n' roll band of all time.

In the era that saw both the fall of communism and the rise of MTV, the Rolling Stones proved to the entire world that rock `n' roll never really died, it just matured...

Disk 4

It was during the 1990's that the Rolling Stones proved once and for all that rock `n' roll has no boundaries or age limits.

Disk 5

And now, in 2002, the Rolling Stones are celebrating their 40th Anniversary. With the release of their long-awaited 40 Licks compilation, the Stones have also embarked on a worldwide tour.

Customer Reviews:

Don't waste your money.......2005-01-25

Stupidly, I bought this box set thinking that there must be something worthwhile for the Stones fan. I mean, five disks ought to contain something of some interest, right? Forget it. Buying this set was a major mistake. The interviews (apart from those with Mick Taylor and Anita Pallenburg) were amateurish; the footage was nothing to write home about; and, there was no Stones music whatsoever -just this irritating, bush-league, Keef-like riff (actually, there were two riffs, designed to sound like Honky Tonk Women and Brown Sugar) inserted at "opportune" moments (like when the band was playing). Forty clams down the drain. Hopefully, a used CD store will take it off my hands at a 75% haircut.

Unauthorized for a good reason: No songs, No performances!.......2004-04-25

Bogus and Unauthorized! I got both 5 VHS, and 5 DVDs.
I was only fooling myself. I watched the 5 VHS tapes, starting with the 1964 1st VHS. There are NO complete songs from the early 1960's era, NONE. I also could not find any studio or live performances by The Rolling Stones, NOTHING! Genuine original Rolling Stones LPs, EPs, CDs' and videos WILL have the Andy Warhol 'Tounge' logo, abkco, London, and/or DECCA registered Trademarks, (TM). This Unauthorized set of VHS, and DVD should be burned. I'd suggest 25X5, "Lets Spend The Night Together", plus the TNT/Tami show for the REAL Rolling Stones performances, authorized legitimate products. As an 'afficinado/fan' of the original 5 Rolling Stones + the 1969-tour 'Mick Taylor' 5 Rolling Stones, I rate this Unauthorized set as SBB, "Should Be Burned!" It's lacking in substance, like even an entire studio or live COMPLETE song track or video performance, no Rolling Stones content =Unauthorized. Don't purchase this item, you WILL be singing (I Can't Get No)'Satisfaction!' Buy the Volume 2 DECCA vinyl, it's GREAT!
Andrew A! 40 + year Rolling Stones 'fan.'

No music at all.......2004-04-11

This is not a music video - it is everything but ... As a documentary film which misses the product of the people whose life it is documenting, it is acceptable. If you want their music, don't buy it.

The authors had no rights to the music and had no cooperation from the Rolling Stones and it shows.

THIS SHOW ROCKS!!!!.......2003-12-20

I love the Stones, and this show is great! I've always dug the music but I never knew too much about how they started- but this show explained it all. Some of the writers on this show are really good documentary makers, I've seen their work before. I've read other complaints below, but you have to realize that this is an unauthorized show- YOU CAN'T PLAY THEIR MUSIC! This is the undercover history of the good and bad of the band from those that were there: the drugs, the fights, the songs! And I should know, I'm Fortunato Plethora!

Just for die hard fans!.......2003-11-21

This DVD-collection contains no music by the stones, no interviews of stones members, only their history illustrated by some footage. The only interesting thing about this is other artists talking about their experiences and feelings about the band we all love so much. But it's hardly worth the price.

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Rolling Stones:Just for the Record
Starring: Rolling Stones
Manufacturer: Koch Entertainment D
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000GAKIVU
Release Date: 2006-01-10

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