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Rebel Beat: The Story of L.A. Rockabilly

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Rebel Beat: The Story of L.A. Rockabilly

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Los Angeles might be the corporate music capital of the world, but it's also the home to America's longest-running underground music scene, a scene that has survived underground for 50 years thanks to diehard musicians, promoters and fans of the rebel rock you won't see on MTV. Rebel Beat: The Story of LA Rockabilly is the first documentary to tell the story of LA's original underground music scene, from the '50s cowboy rockers like Glen Glenn to the revivalists like Ray Campi to legends like Big Sandy and Dave Gonzales. LA Rockabilly remains a low brow, low-fi, sexy culture with a passion for its retro roots. Rebel Beat captures LA Rockabilly's small town soul at car shows, swap meets, barbecues, barrio cafes and hidden juke joints before pulling up to the biggest rockabilly party of the year - Viva Las Vegas.

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Format:	Color, DVD, NTSC
Language:	English
Number of Discs:	1
Studio:	Betty Vision
Run Time:	105 minutes
DVD Release Date:	February 06, 2007
Average Customer Rating:	based on 4 reviews

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7 of 10 found the following review helpful:

Not a good representation of LA rockabilly from the 70's & 80's which was the rebirth of it all Sep 01, 2007 By B. Hudson "B H"
I was disappointed in this representation. How could anyone talk about LA Rockabilly and not mention Art Fein or Club Lingerie??!!

This does mention Ray Campi and Ron Weiser, the Blasters, Los Lobos and the Paladins, oh, and Tony Conn, but it leaves out so many others. It does go as far as crediting Ronnie Weiser with the entire revitalization which is well deserved.

There is mention of the Stray Cats. Note to all, when Stray Cats came to LA, they hardly gave Ray and Ron - or any other LA Rockabilly artist, the time of day. Such brats... sorry to vent. They owed everything to Ron and Ray and really did very little if anything to acknowledge it when they had the chance.

There are so many artists and promoters missing. Maybe I will sit down and make a list, but it suffices to say, this seems to be more about the Latino version of the scene - not the Hollywood, rockin', all out ripping scene that had everyone so excited.

Picture lines of kids that wrapped around for blocks to get in, all dressed up in their finest, with hair too cool. From Hollywood to Orange County, the kids lined up to see bands like Ray Campi and his Rockabilly Rebels; Rockin Rebels; James and Rick Intveld; Rip Masters and the Cool & the Crazy; Rosie Flores; Red Devils; to name a few. I apologize to all of the names/bands not listed.

There were spin-off acts, too, that rocked - like Keith Joe Dick and James Harmon. Maybe in the best rendition, these might not have been mentioned, but I am mentioning them, here. :)

It also does not highlight Ronnie Mack and his barn dances at the Palomino that kept the scene alive as much as Art's bashes at the Lingerie had.

To go from interesting film and interviews on the 50's and skim right over the true 70/80's scene is a shame. Sooo much is left out of this that one can't even begin to get the real feel of the time. I was there and fully immersed in it. I knew all of these people and am very disappointed to see these kind of omissions. There was more footage on tattoos and 50's cars than the 70's/80's LA music scene.

This did not give full kudos to the real backbone(s) of the scene when it was all so hip to be rockabilly in LA. What I got out of it was that they felt they HAD to include Ray, so they did. After all, no one would ever accept this without Ray or Ronnie Weiser in it, but they really took license with the rest.

I don't negate the artists that are on here, but they were certainly not what brought the Hollywood and Orange County rockabilly fanatics out to party. Maybe there just weren't enough cameras in the 70's/80's, but there still should have been more mention of the actual artists and promoters of the time.

I am always happy to see rockabilly being promoted as it is incredible music and fun way of looking at life. This being said, this is not a very good representation of the 70's and 80's LA Rockabilly scene. I hope it inspires someone to make a more accurate one and do it all justice.

On a lighter, brighter note, I liked the description further on of the merits of authentic vintage rockabilly clothes, hair, etc. Loved the background music, too. The current LA scene looks interesting. I don't live in LA, anymore so I cannot review this aspect. Big Sandy seems more rockabilly/swing. Good, but I guess I am partial to roots rock rockabilly.

BH

With A Special Appearance By Chingy!! Feb 01, 2011 By Stanley Runk "Runkdapunk"
This is an entertaining documentary. Well, if your music collection consists of an ipod jam packed with Black Eyed Peas and Coldplay tracks, you're not gonna find this terribly entertaining. Music enthusiasts with wider ranges might get a kick out of it however. Bear in mind right from the getgo that this documentary is not a history lesson. Rockabilly's history is touched upon here and there, but this is not a film on the music's origins. Other reviewers have slammed it for it's lack of coverage of the 70s and 80s rockabilly scenes, and it's failure to mention "X" band. Like I said, the aim here isn't exactly a history lesson or a rundown of the important and influential bands in the genre. Instead, this film shows us a glimpse of the very little known rockabilly scene in L.A.(probably the only place in the U.S. that has much of a scene. In my neck of the woods there is no scene at all. Just me and probably four other guys who all don't know each other) as it is today, or circa 2006/2007 when the film was shot. The film makes it look like a large scene, but it really isn't. It's a cool scene too, Daddy-O! From what you gather in the film, it seems to be a releatively close knit scene, and though the image of the rockabillies tends to be one of bad boys and rebels, they seem rather respectable-almost like a big family.
Many of the interviews are with a handful of the members of the scene, and they give their personal viewpoints about the music, their lifestyle, the cars, the dress, the hair, etc. Also getting a large amount of screen time is Ronnie Weiser, a record producer who pretty much single handedly started the rockabilly revival of the 70s with his label, Rollin' Rock Records. A few of the musicians from his stable are here too, most notably Ray Campi(unfortunately no Johnny Legend, that woulda been cool).
The rockabilly lifesyle as far as man/woman relationships go, might put some folks off as it shows them as being more 1950s with the man being the worker and the woman being the housewife(granted, only one couple is shown this way, so it's probably not representing the entire scene). However, the relationships between men and women in the scene also seem to be ones of mutual respect. Woman aren't looked at strictly as sex objects and hit on vulgarly at the rockabilly dances. A few of the women interviewed express how they have been treated in hip-hop dance clubs, and in the rockabilly clubs they feel more like women.
The rockabilly folks also don't have any hangups about talking down on other music scenes(but don't all music scenes talk down on others anyway? People always talk down on something they're not a part of). Ronnie Weiser certainly makes it clear how he feels about hippies. The heavy metal crowd(though I'd call it "classic rock" since they site Led Zeppelin) isn't looked upon highly either.
But my only complaint is that at one point the film seems to lose focus. When talking about the Latino branch of the scene(which is large and plays a big part in keeping the scene alive), we're given a tour by some kid of the Latino section of L.A. This seemed a little off track to me, but thankfully it all gets back on track.
Like I said, it's no history lesson, but it's a very interesting and entertaining peek into a small, underground music movement that's keeping the original American rock and roll alive.

Very fun to watch! Nov 20, 2009 By Mark L.
Really enjoyed this video! However I'm partial to roots rockabilly and country and I am from Orange County/LA myself, which this movie focuses on. As the other reviewer pointed out, this movie skips over 70's and 80's rockabilly scene. From what I remember they even address why they skip over it in the movie itself. Personally I didn't mind one bit. The way I see it, this movie takes a look at the current rockabilly scene in the Orange County/LA area and attempts to explain it's roots. Personally I think they did a wonderful job!

2 of 4 found the following review helpful:

Nonesense! May 21, 2010 By Greg Reed "Ayatollah of Rock n Rolla"
This "story" is pure rubbish! Previous post laid out the pioneers that were left out of the "story". This video also had a very peculiar aspect to it - the repeated mentioning of Israel and Jewish chauvinism. What that has to do with something as Americana as Rockabilly music, who knows!?!? But it sure played a central theme to this self-congratulation of a video. It's bad enough that we are subject to deliberate and non-stop pro-Israel, pro-Jewish identity politics in mainstream culture; we don't want to purchase the "story" of LA Rockabilly to be bombarded with a fairytale of nonesense Jewish supremicist garbage! This video and its makers are crap in my pants! DO NOT BUY THIS UNLESS YOU LIKE TO BURN MONEY!