22 October 2015 | petercbell

7 | A pleasant diversion

This movie is more about the music than the musicians. Some little-known bands play and sing a bunch of excellent songs. Sometimes they are singing in vans, sometimes in campgrounds, sometimes on stage. If you like that sort of thing, you'll like this movie.



We don't really get to know any of the musicians at a personal level. The one attempt at delving into the difficult past of one of the singers ultimately falls flat. The music is compelling, though, especially the spectacular harmonies of The Staves.



Although the narrator waxes eloquent about both the extreme rigors and rapturous rewards of touring, the audience actually doesn't see much of either on the screen. In reality, nothing particularly noteworthy happens. Still, it's reasonably pleasant to be riding along with the bands.