Echo in the Canyon

A music doc that’s supposed to be about the Laurel Canyon music scene. But it’s not REALLY about that. It’s really about a certain style of mid 1960’s rock and roll, the bands who made that music, and the other bands who loved and emulated that music. Jakob son-of-Bob Dylan is the host and one of the filmmakers here. While his love of the musical style is firmly on display here, his concert during which he performs some of this music is a little off. When Dylan and his band are covering the Byrds or The Association, they don’t really nail the harmonies. Maybe it’s nit-picky, but it seems like if that’s the style you’re paying tribute to, you should try to nail those. Nevertheless, lots of good interviews and a loving tribute to that chapter of the rock and roll bible.