Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 07:59:55 -0500 From: "Alan Atwood" <datwood3 at houston dot rr dot com> Subject: School Of Rock
In the new movie, "School Of Rock," the Jack Black character is teaching the kids the history of rock and has written a diagram on the chalk board. Headings like "British Hard Rock" and "R&B." Being the hardcore Crim fan that I am, I quickly looked for a "Prog Rock" heading and was surprised to see one (since most movies about rock always ignore the genre). To my surprise and delight, there it was, and written under that heading were the following bands: YES, Pink Floyd, Genesis, The Residents and King Crimson. In fact, there are several references to YES, Rush, Hendrix and Pink Floyd.
It's nice to see the genre represented - and in a family movie!
Strange enough, the movie was quite good. The previews made the movie look awful, which I had decided not to see it since it looked like it was going to be another formula movie where the teacher's a slob and he is emotionally touched by the students - you've seen the type.
But then I was reading all these great reviews so I decided to check it out and was really delighted. The movie is good because the writers know the rock genre, unlike so many "rock" movies (example: in "Rock Star," what die-hard metal head would name his band something as cliched "Steel Dragon"?)