Hype! / Helvey/Pray Productions presents a film by Doug Pray ; produced by Steven Helvey ; co-produced by Lisa Dutton & Pete Vogt ; directed by Doug Pray.
Edition:
Collector's edition.
Publisher:
Shout! Factory,
Copyright Date:
1996
Description:
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, the Melvins. Produced in 1996. Special features: "Hype! 20 years after" featuring new interviews with members of Mudhoney, Soundgarden, and the Fastbacks, record produces Jack Endino and Steve Fisk, manager Susan Silver, and photographer Charles Peterson; new audio commentary by director Doug Pray; vintage interviews and performances; Peter Bagge's animated short, "Hate."
Contents:
The Seattle story -- The 1980s -- Degrees of separation -- Stage presence -- Home-brewed bands -- Beginnings of a sound -- Sub Pop -- Explosion of subculture -- Local band makes good -- Everything changes -- Ton of bands -- Grunge hits big time -- Grunge style -- Success sucks -- End of "The Hype" -- Perspectives.
Summary:
"Drop into the Pacific Northwest in the early '90s and watch a vibrant underground music scene explode into a global 'grunge' media frenzy. Hype! follows the music from local band playing for their friends, to Sub Pop's brilliant exploitation of 'the Seattle Sound, ' to Nirvana's 'Smells like teen spirit' hitting #1 on the charts. Questions of money, authenticity, and fame arise as 'grunge fashion' hits the runways and a mass migration of wanna-be Seattle bands saturates the city. The Northwest experience is one of humor, loss, and epic irony. With intense live performances by Soundgarden, Mudhoney, Pearl Jam, and many more, Hype! rocks the definitive story of the world's last great local music scene."--Container.
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