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08/14/07
Tom Dowd and the Language of Music (2004)
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Reviews Counted: 28 Fresh: 25 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 7.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Synopsis: In the annals of pop music, there's probably no one other than legendary impresario John Hammond whose ubiquitousness compares with that of engineer/producer Tom Dowd. From the 1950s on, Dowd was both a tireless technological innovator and a uniquely musical engineer and producer. A key... [More]
Genre: Education/General Interest
Starring: Tom Dowd, Tito Puente, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Allman Brothers
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09/26/05
The film's high points are to be found in tremendous archival footage.
12/17/04
This highly enjoyable documentary makes sure that Dowd's contribution to the music business will not be forgotten.
11/15/04
If nothing else, you'll earn a new appreciation for the way music is produced.
11/14/04
Mark Moormann's documentary tends to the worshipful, but Dowd, a charmer onscreen, was by all accounts just as appealing in real life, a gentleman and a scholar who loved music, loved musicians and loved making them sound their best.
08/13/04
A fitting epitaph for a giant few people outside the industry knew but whose work everybody heard.
08/13/04
The film is full of artists' stories and testimonials from both the old and new schools of the music industry. But it is the delightfully charming Dowd that makes the movie. He's a hoot, and a legendary one at that.
08/13/04
As a probing look at a really nice-guy genius in the studio world, it succeeds admirably.
08/13/04
Deserves credit, not only for choosing a wonderful and deserving subject for a film, but for doing him proud.
08/13/04
A movie that overcomes a somewhat superficial approach and patchwork assembly through the sheer force of its subject. And the music ain't bad, either.
08/13/04
A loving portrait of 50 years of pop music and a man who by all accounts was a musical genius.
08/13/04
Shows firsthand the appreciation and warmth from the musicians who worked with him.
08/13/04
It fails ... to deliver a balanced portrait of the man's life and work.
08/12/04
If you care about the popular music of the last 50 years, this is a documentary you'll want to see.
08/12/04
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