Almost Famous

ScottandPearlJam
ScottandPearlJam Posts: 1,126
edited September 2008 in The Porch
How cool is this movie
I watched like a hundred times
Imagine being on a PJ tour bus like that?
I know its all different now but can you imagine.
Going to everyshow, highlites, downfalls, all the posters :), PJ first t-shirt...lol


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  • Smellyman2
    Smellyman2 Posts: 689
    underrated film. I really liked it.
  • Tremendous Upside
    Tremendous Upside Posts: 118
    Love the movie, but even more than that, I love the fact that the guitar parts in Stillwater were played by none other than The Master Mike McCready

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  • JP2026766
    JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    Tremendous Upside wrote:
    Love the movie, but even more than that, I love the fact that the guitar parts in Stillwater were played by none other than The Master Mike McCready

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    Yup, just learned that fact about Mike not too long ago. Makes me love the movie even more! ;)

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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,913
    Tremendous Upside wrote:
    Love the movie, but even more than that, I love the fact that the guitar parts in Stillwater were played by none other than The Master Mike McCready

    Fever Dog, scratching at my back door

    Wow. I had no idea that was Mike playing the guitar parts in Stillwater. Now I love that movie even more.
  • mjb
    mjb Posts: 1,315
    I believe Cameron Crowe based a lot of the film on his experiences covering PJ on tour in the early 90s (including being pulled into the circle before the band goes out on stage)
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    mjb wrote:
    I believe Cameron Crowe based a lot of the film on his experiences covering PJ on tour in the early 90s (including being pulled into the circle before the band goes out on stage)

    Most were based on his experiences with bands from mid to late 70's, correct?

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  • Stone Is God
    Stone Is God Posts: 1,331
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    Most were based on his experiences with bands from mid to late 70's, correct?

    PBM

    Correct. It was his time spent with the Allman Bros. Band and Led Zeppelin. A mixture of the 2.
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  • MakeMeCry43
    MakeMeCry43 Posts: 355
    I agree! I love this movie actually! It's damn good and it's sad that it's underrated! I just love the whole feel of the tour bus and going to shows and just being in that inner circle, just seems that Cameron Crowe had a blast in his youth! I mean you'd be a lucky SOB if you got to cover the Allman Bros. and Led Zeppelin! I also heard that Stillwater was based on Zeppelin, like that part where their guitarist stands on the roof and says "I'm a golden God" or something like that..yeah, I think Robert Plant said that too at one point.

    And Oh! I just love the part where they all sing Tiny Dancer, wish I could expirence something like that!

    How awesome is it that Mike did the guitar parts?! He is indeed THE MASTER!

    Great great flick all in all :)
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  • rmc1981
    rmc1981 Posts: 114
    Stone Is God wrote:
    Correct. It was his time spent with the Allman Bros. Band and Led Zeppelin. A mixture of the 2.


    mjb is right. The part where the kid gets pulled into the circle is based off when crowe traveled with Pearl Jam a while back, and Ed pulled Crowe into the the group circle on the last night of the tour.
  • poto101
    poto101 Posts: 446
    Same witht he bus pulling away from the gas station without the lead singer.

    happened to eddie and he hitch-hiked his way to the gig, made his way through the crowd and onto the stage
    It's all happening....

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  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    scott & pearl jam wrote:
    How cool is this movie
    I watched like a hundred times
    Imagine being on a PJ tour bus like that?
    I know its all different now but can you imagine.
    Going to everyshow, highlites, downfalls, all the posters :), PJ first t-shirt...lol


    Scott

    you sound like SENROCK! ;)
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  • locked
    locked Boston Posts: 4,048
    mjb wrote:
    I believe Cameron Crowe based a lot of the film on his experiences covering PJ on tour in the early 90s (including being pulled into the circle before the band goes out on stage)

    nope ..

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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    Stone Is God wrote:
    Correct. It was his time spent with the Allman Bros. Band and Led Zeppelin. A mixture of the 2.
    rmc1981 wrote:
    The part where the kid gets pulled into the circle is based off when crowe traveled with Pearl Jam a while back, and Ed pulled Crowe into the the group circle on the last night of the tour.
    poto101 wrote:
    Same witht he bus pulling away from the gas station without the lead singer.

    happened to eddie and he hitch-hiked his way to the gig, made his way through the crowd and onto the stage

    all this is correct
  • pc_loadletter
    pc_loadletter Posts: 164
    mike only played the guitar on the studio versions of the songs. peter frampton actually taught billy crudup to play the guitar so when the band is performing live, its actually them doing everything..... even jason lee singing. god i love that movie

    "so how old am i?
    you're eleven
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  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    Stone Is God wrote:
    Correct. It was his time spent with the Allman Bros. Band and Led Zeppelin. A mixture of the 2.

    i heard that it was also from the time he spent with the eagles.
  • Noonie
    Noonie Posts: 93
    Good God I love this movie sfm.
    poto101 wrote:
    Same witht he bus pulling away from the gas station without the lead singer.

    happened to eddie and he hitch-hiked his way to the gig, made his way through the crowd and onto the stage

    WHAT?? I never heared of this. when? how?
    lol, I'm sure it was Stone's fault.
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  • Stone Is God
    Stone Is God Posts: 1,331
    GlorifiedAnimal wrote:
    i heard that it was also from the time he spent with the eagles.

    It's possible. He spent a lot of time with many different band's throughout his career with Rolling Stone. It's probably all encompassing.

    I do believe Stillwater was loosely based on Zeppelin. If I recall correctly Jimmy Page was a difficult interview for Crowe to get because RS killed all of Led Zeppelins albums.

    The part about seeing his sister in the airport was true. I think Greg Allman had taken all of his notes and tapes from the time he spent on the road with them. Allman was so fucked up on drugs he though Crowe was a cop. That's where the whole airport scene came into play.
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  • SENROCK
    SENROCK Posts: 10,736
    scott & pearl jam wrote:
    How cool is this movie
    I watched like a hundred times
    Imagine being on a PJ tour bus like that?
    I know its all different now but can you imagine.
    Going to everyshow, highlites, downfalls, all the posters :), PJ first t-shirt...lol


    Scott

    you and I should talk more.... :)
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  • SENROCK
    SENROCK Posts: 10,736
    pc_loadletter wrote:
    mike only played the guitar on the studio versions of the songs. peter frampton actually taught billy crudup to play the guitar so when the band is performing live, its actually them doing everything..... even jason lee singing. god i love that movie

    "so how old am i?
    you're eleven
    eleven? ELEVEN!?!?!?"

    both The Masters Frampton and McCready with Nancy Wilson held a "rock n roll school for "stillwater" to teach them how to be rockstars for the movie. Movements, mic holding, crowd focusing, etc. This movie.....i cant say enough about.
    ~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
    Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
    EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!

    "Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95

    It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    GlorifiedAnimal wrote:
    i heard that it was also from the time he spent with the eagles.

    "Jesus, man, can you change the station? I've had a--had a rough night, and I hate the fucking Eagles, man."

    PBM
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