Should you watch Gimme Shelter?
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Gimme Shelter
Documentary · 1970
A detailed chronicle of the famous 1969 tour of the United States by the British rock band The Rolling Stones, which culminated with the disastrous and tragic concert held on December 6 at the Altamont Speedway Free Festival, an event of historical significance, as it marked the end of an era: the generation of peace and love suddenly became the generation of disillusionment.
The sides of Gimme Shelter
- The Rolling Stones on their 1969 US tour
- The free concert at Altamont
- The band watching the footage back
Gimme Shelter is good for you if…
- you want the Stones live at their peak.
- you like a documentary that simply films what happened.
- you're curious about the day the sixties dream turned sour.
Gimme Shelter is bad for you if…
- you can't watch a real tragedy unfold in front of the camera.
- you find 1970 concert footage dated.
About: the end of an era · violence · fame
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