- Actors: Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker, Kevin Cummins
- Directors: John Dower
- Writers: John Dower
- Producers: Jessica Ludgrove, John Battsek
- Format: PAL
- Language English
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Whv
- DVD Release Date: 16 Jun 2003
- Run Time: 82 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00009B0RO
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39,134 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
- #13 in Film & TV > Music DVDs > Artists & Bands > Oasis
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It's hard to fill a music documentary with the same energy that ignited the movement, but Live Forever succeeds in charting the rise and decline of the Britpop genre with ease. Looking back on the 1990s phenomenon, it removes the rose-tinted spectacles that are so often donned for such retrospectives and looks at the trend and hype through a refreshing political perspective hinging around the New Labour government. It's fascinating to see how the spin doctors went to work on this new youth culture to increase popularity with voters.
It was a time of political change, when, after long Conservative rule, people were looking forward to the future, and Cool Britannia filled a cultural hole. There was bizarre art from the likes of Emin and Hurst, and a vibrant music scene filled with "jolly" Blur tunes and Pulp's off-kilter takes on the working class. But it was Oasis's meteoric rise and the simultaneous "Lad" cultural stereotype they embodied that really gripped the nation's youth (both male and female). Live Forever offers interviews with the Gallagher brothers (who actually come across as sound geezers), Damon Albarn (who fares less well, and it becomes clear where director John Dower's commitment lay in the big Britpop battle) and the sublime Jarvis Cocker (who really should have become more of a cultural icon). Although Britpop ended after a blitz of cigarettes and alcohol, its place is sealed in music history. Just as The Filth and the Fury has become the must-see documentary on punk, Live Forever may well become the defining film of the 90s generation. --Nikki Disney
DVD Description
DVD Special Features:
- Feature length audio commentary (Director/Producer)
- Unseen interview clips
- Wonderwall (tribute band) video diary – including performing at London premiere (25 mins approx.)
- Trailers
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Glory Days,
By Andras "Moholy-Nagy" (Hampshire, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Live Forever [DVD] (DVD)
This is the kind of documentary that contains enough facts but never gets tiring - in fact it is highly enjoyable right to the last frame. It has a very clever structure, it's visually strong and has a positive tone towards the era, which is represented by the Gallaghers, Jarvis Cocker, David Albarn and many others who make powerful remarks. Even your average art-enemy, Damien Hirst is an interviewee. The best short conversations are definitely the ones with the two Gallagher brothers. Although, I never liked the music and the personalities, I must admit that they are hilarious! Even their tribute band is funny.
I never watched a documentary that I had to watch again immediately. And again. And several times since then. Some might say, that it's not a full list. I don't think that it was ever meant to be. Personally, I would have liked more about The Prodigy and something about Radiohead (they are completely ignored), but I was happy with what I was given - a film, featuring most of the defining bands, characters and reliable sources about Britpop, done in a stylish, witty and entertaining manner. Even if you don't like Britpop, Oasis or Blur (you still have to have a general curiosity about music in the UK), take a chance on this one, you will not regret it! It is a very rare item - a British film that is exciting and not trying too hard to be stylish, clever and important, while it is all of these things, naturally. A wondering star!
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Live Forever [DVD] (DVD)
Cracking documentary, great extras, superb interviews, altogether a very good dvd at an even better price. GO BUY IT MAN
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great DVD, great extras.,
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This review is from: Live Forever [DVD] (DVD)
Loved this DVD, detailing the battle of Brit Pop between Blur and Oasis, aswell as going into some detail about Pulp. It also features other Britpop bands and what it meant to be a band around about that time, what went into it, and why the culture rose.It also tells us about how the culture finished. This is a great DVD, with some great interviews, many of these interviews are found on the extras and are well worth a watch.
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