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| The Passing Show - The Life & Music of Ronnie Lane | 
 enlarge | Actor: Ronnie Lane
Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (11 reviews)
Sales Rank: 30092
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Import, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 107 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: EV30185-9
UPC: 801213018598
EAN: 0801213018598
ASIN: B000ION7CG
Release Date: November 7, 2006
Theatrical Release Date: October 31, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
This music documentary a specal import-only version tells the story of Ronnie Lane from his heyday with first the Small Faces and then the Faces throught the 60's and 70's his experiments with a rural life style and the touring musical circus that he dubbed the Passing Show. Finally it charts his latter days once he developed Multiple Sclerosis. Includes lots of musical clips and interviews with family friends and colleagues including Eric Clapton Pete Townshend Ian McLagan Kenney Jones Glyn Johns Henry McCullough Joe Ely and many more.System Requirements:Running Time: 105 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS Rating: NR UPC: 801213018598 Manufacturer No: EV30185-9
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Ronnie Lane-The Passing Show June 4, 2008
Probably the best overview of Ronnie's life you'll ever see. Ronnie was loved by everyone who knew him, and this "biography" shows why. I was introduced to him through his work with The Faces (not the Small ones). The songs he wrote while with that band showed a mature, gentle and insightful songwriter. His voice, while not strong, is a perfect fit for the songs he wrote. Interesting even for the casual fan, or the new fan as well. May he rest in peace.
Beautiful Depiction of a Simple Man February 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wonderful and sad depiction of one of the most humble men on the music scene. Great interviews and historical references that I was unaware of make this a very special viewing experience.
Excellent June 8, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As an old mod I am glad I puchased this DVD, it is an excellent DVD and if you are a fan of Ronnie and the Small Faces go and buy it you will not regret it!!
Little Known Story April 19, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not many listeners know the music of Ronnie Lane. In his heyday you had to dig a little to find his records, and now his heyday is about thirty years passed. He died in 1997 of MS. There was never much flash about the guy, but his music was excellent and unique. The niche he occupied was a very particular one and, sadly, no one before or since has come close to filling it. His personal misfortune notwithstanding, Ronnie Lane wrote largely acoustic, glad-to-be-alive songs in which accordians, tin whistles and the like featured. This DVD tells his story pretty well and serves to give the viewer a sense of the music he made, though, as one reviewer noted, there isn't the first complete performance to be had. Given the dearth of material on Ronnie Lane, that can be forgiven. It's high time someone cut an inroad into this largely ignored territory, and I'm more than pleased to have it.
 Sorry To Be A Stick In The Mud January 26, 2007
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
I must admit to being somewhat disappointed with this DVD.
The greatest disappointment I have is that there is not a single musical Ronnie Lane performance on this DVD that is even close to complete. In fact almost all of them are only very short snippets. Now I realize that this DVD is designed mainly to tell the life story of the wonderful Mr Lane, I still dont understand why a couple of the live performances could not have been shown in their complete form. If the concern was upsetting the flow of the story of Ronnies life, then why not add some original complete performances as DVD extras ? Perhaps another DVD is in the works of live Lane material ?
Secondly, while there were indeed some interesting interviews ( like with his wives ), I must admit that all in all I learned very little from this DVD that I didnt already know. The DVD also seemed to slight the " Faces " portion of his career. ( possibly due to a Mr Rod Stewart )
All that being said, I am still glad I purchased this DVD, as ANY documentary of Ronnie Lane is welcome, and long overdue.There are some nice still photos of Ronnie during his career, and the brief bits of his interview from the 80's is certainly worth viewing and hearing.
Here's hoping that there is a " Ronnie Lane Part 2 " DVD in the works featuring only live performances.
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