I saw it first during its premiere new york run in late 1970. Gimme shelter, from 1968s let it bleed, is a tense enough track on its own. The top uses of gimme shelter by the rolling stones in. Saw it a bunch of times when it hit the firstrun theater in chapel hill. Released on the same day in december 1969 as the stones illstarred, badacidandcheapwine appearance at altamont speedway in northern california, at which teenager meredith hunter was stabbed to death by hells angels, gimme shelter would also become the alltoo appropriate title of the maysles brothers documentary film of that debacle.
If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Gimme shelter is best remembered for its chilling finale the death of concertgoer meredith hunter at the stones free 1969 show at altamont but throughout, directors albert maysles. The rolling stones gimme shelter 2000, dvd discogs. Rolling stones tour film gimme shelter is a classic rock. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. A documentary on the rolling stones 1969 us tour and the tragic events that concluded it. Gimme shelter by the rolling stones is just about how it sounds. Why does martin scorsese love the rolling stones so much.
The film also includes archive footage from the bands career and marked the first utilisation by scorsese of digital cinematography for his films, with it being used for the backstage sequences. The documentary the rolling stones didnt want you to see. Flight ive realized that the rolling stones gimme shelter is used way too often. Martin scorcese made a cliche out of it decades ago, but since then it not only. A harrowing documentary of the stones 1969 tour, with much of the focus on the tragic concert at altamont. The rolling stones gimme shelter official lyric video. Under my thumb altamont, 1269 19 the rolling stones. Web of stories life stories of remarkable people 3,815 views 4. But more than almost any other artist, scorsese seems to love the rolling stones. The rolling stones gimme shelter, and the fact that its used in a lot of movies and tv shows, as well as video games and rock band. Back home in north carolina shortly thereafter, i followed it through the celluloid food chain of the time. The film is named after a song from the stones album let it bleed 1969 the film was originally supposed to be a straightforward documentary. The nasa missions tv spot gimme shelter the movie cinema trail.
Perhaps no film illustrates this more vividly than gimme shelter 1970, which began as a visual document of the rolling stones american tour for its selftermed apocalyptic 1969 album, let it bleed. The use of gimme shelter by the rolling stones in some of martin scorseses films. Meredith hunter, the 18yearold with the gun, is stabbed by a hells angel, alan passaro, before being dragged offscreen and brutally beaten. Whether it be your favorite stones song, or your favorite use of one in the film please dont just vote for your favorite film on the list though. The rolling stones are the legendary british rock band known for many. According to mick jagger the rolling stones deliberately left gimme shelter out of shine a light precisely because the song had been used in so many scorcese films. The world is closing in on you and theres no place to go, so you need some respite from the impending doom that seems to exist on all sides.
In their 1970 film, gimme shelter, the maysles brothers used one such direct cinema technique to help convey a statement of momentous impact. Heres five examples of cracking track use by aspirant scorseses as well as the real deal. Charlotte zwerin and david and albert maysless rolling stones film gimme shelter 1970 is the zapruder film of concert documentaries, the best vantage of a critical inflection point of. The film was released in 1970 and can be seen above in its entirety. Gimme shelter is the opening track to the 1969 album let it bleed by the rolling stones. The 1970 documentary film gimme shelter, directed by albert and david maysles and charlotte zwerin, chronicling the last weeks of the stones 1969 us tour and culminating in the disastrous altamont free concert, took its name from the song. Various rolling stones songs have been used in many film soundtracks. These are just some of the mediums that use the song. Gimme shelter, from 1968s let it bleed, is a tense enough track on its own, even before its association with the documentary of the same name about the deathly stones concert at altamont. Gimme shelter is not a concert film but a statement of a sea change, of the group way back when and of an end to its and the publics innocence and to the counterculture that once flourished.
What film trailers feature gimme shelter by the rolling stones. Gimme shelter is a compilation by the rolling stones, released on decca records in 1971. So this is what it felt like to be the rolling stones in 1966 dark, jumpy, surly. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. The rolling stones helped usher in the end of the peace and love era with their notoriously illfated 1969 u. Keith richards guitar in the rolling stones gimme shelter.
It was shot by albert and david maysles and directed by the maysles brothers and charlotte zwerin. If gimme shelter, the 1970 doc that focused on the tragedy of the stones show at altamont, was about the end of an era, cs blues doesnt have any profound statements to make. The top uses of gimme shelter by the rolling stones in movies. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects. The rolling stones gimme shelter appearing in goodfellas 1990, casino 1995 and the departed 2006, all directed by martin scorsese. The cultural changes portrayed in gimme shelter include a glimpse of the rolling stones own transformation from beatleshaircut teen idols to the hardened rock and rollers epitomized by mick. Gimme shelter ends with hunters dead body being loaded into a helicopter. The first half of the film is predominately live footage of the stones thanksgiving 1969 show at madison square garden and mixing wild horses at muscle. However, the main focus of the film is on one concert altamont speedway, outside san francisco, 6 december 1969. Gimme shelter captures some of the ensuing tragedy. Gimme shelter is a 1970 rockumentary film and concert film, documenting the 1969 american tour by the rolling stones, then hitting their peak as artists. This song is featured quite often in movies and tv in hopeless situations that dont offer a whole lot of promise.
Of her inclusion, jagger said in the 2003 book according to the rolling stones. Gimme shelter dvd, 2000, criterion collection for sale. Gimme shelter 1970 stream and watch online the landmark documentary about the tragically illfated rolling stones free concert at altamont speedway on december 6, 1969. Gimme shelter altamont free concert 1969 the movie duration. Reduce trivia the 1970 documentary film gimme shelter, directed. The rolling stones guimme shelter 1970 documentario the rolling stones guimme shelter 1970 documentario. Gimme shelter is the title of the movie that documented the stones 1969 tour, including the altamont concert where a fan was stabbed by a hells angels security guard. A history of martin scorseses love affair with the. Reflecting a world that seemed to be going to hell, the rolling stones gimme shelter song found the band at the peak of their powers. Mick jagger testifying to their culpability in the wake of the altamont free concert disaster. Incidentally, albert maysles brothers, directors of the film gimme shelter appears in the film shine a light holding a camera, and although theres nothing in imdb i am reasonably sure that scorcese gets a credit on gimme shelter. Side one is composed of previously released studio recording from 1968 and 1969. The 1970 documentary film, gimme shelter, which was directed by albert and david maysles and charlotte zwerin, and which chronicled the.
Ive been toggling around with my gnx4, but just cant really. I was wondering how to get the effect from gimme shelter by the rolling stones perfect. Kids kids kids gimme shelter is a song by the rolling stones. He has used gimme shelter, in particular, in each installment of his trifecta of mob masterpieces. Gimme shelter a documentary on the rolling stones 1969 us tour and the tragic events that concluded it. With mick jagger, keith richards, mick taylor, charlie watts. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. When tragedy struck a rolling stones festival, and the. Sympathy for the devil altamont, 1269 18 the rolling stones. Interestingly, it doesnt appear in his rolling stones. However, the main focus of the film is on one concert altamont.
The rolling stones gimme shelter in movies, tv and video games. I guess you could say i was obsessed with it for a spell. The rolling stones gimme shelter live official promo duration. Greil marcus, writing in rolling stone magazine at the time of its release, praised the song, stating that the band has never done anything better although the first word was spelled gimmie on that album, subsequent recordings by the band and other musicians have made gimme the customary spelling. Gimme shelter contains elements of a typical rock and roll documentary, with footage of the stones on the road and playing a concert at madison square garden in new york. The song was included on the album let it bleed, released on dec. Gimme shelter is the film ive seen more than any other. Gimme shelter has been played in a variety of movies and television showscommercials. Fittingly, scorseses first use of a stones song comes from their first. Tremolowhatever effect is used for gimme shelter by the. Stuck out all alone olympic studios, 468 22 the rolling stones.
The rolling stones gimme shelter in movies, tv and video. My films, the man himself once said, would be unthinkable without them. Albert maysles filming the rolling stones in gimme shelter. Supercut of martin scorseses use of gimme shelter in. Gimme shelter is a 1970 britishamerican documentary film directed by albert and david maysles and charlotte zwerin chronicling the last weeks of the rolling stones 1969 us tour which culminated in the disastrous altamont free concert. Gimme shelter, the lead track to the bands let it bleed, has been used in no less than three scorsese films. Gimme shelter 1970 stream and watch online moviefone. The film is named after gimme shelter, the lead track from the groups 1969 album let it bleed.
A history of martin scorseses love affair with the rolling stones. Shine a light is a 2008 britishamerican concert film directed by martin scorsese documenting the rolling stones 2006 beacon theatre performances on their a bigger bang tour. What film trailers feature gimme shelter by the rolling. If youve got an idea for a clip joint that youd like to. Watching gimme shelter is akin to witnessing a court deposition with the rolling stones i. The guitarists atmospheric tone presents a perfect kaleidoscopic parallel to the spiritual gospel sound of jagger and claytons vocals. The world is closing in on you and theres no place to go, so you need some respite from. Directed by albert maysles, david maysles, charlotte zwerin.
But aside from that unexpected drama, the film also works as a rockandroll document, capturing the band at their most relaxed, intoxicating, and electrifying. Press room advertising jobs conditions of use privacy policy interestbased ads. Lisa fischer on life in the shadows of the stones and tina. Another helicopter ferrets away the rolling stones moments later, literally fleeing the scene of a crime. We see footage of their concerts and of them making the sticky fingers album in muscle shoals, alabama. Gimme shelter involves the directors objective participation within the film, allowing the subjects rock band, the rolling stones to physically watch footage captured by the filmmakers, mainly. The movie was rush released in 1970 to come out before the woodstock documentary. Extensive footage of the rolling stones performing on july 5th 1969 in hyde park in front of an audience of appropriately 500,000 people just two days after the untimely death of former lead gutiarist and band founder brian jones.
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