Black Sabbath Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 SourceThe stories of the Rolling Stones drug-fueled heyday are about as well known as many of their hits, but now fans can finally see them as they happened. The long-banned tour documentary 'C---sucker Blues,' which was filmed at the height of the group's hedonistic antics, has been leaked on the Web. Shot by photographer/filmmaker Robert Frank during the period after 'Exile on Main Street,' the film was originally commissioned by the Stones but ultimately shelved by the band after it decided that its content was inappropriate.Filmed over the course of the Stones' 1972 North American tour -- their first on the continent since the tragedy at Altamont -- the film shows both the exhilaration and boredom of being a rock superstar. The Stones can be seen completely unguarded, featuring plenty of drug use -- including a shot of, gasp, Mick Jagger snorting cocaine -- over-the-top roadies, naked groupies and an obligatory "throw a TV over the balcony" scene, among other acts of decadence. At the time of its completion, the quintet refused to sanction the movie's release which ultimately led to a court order forbidding the film from being shown unless Frank is physically present.That ruling came from the dispute between Frank -- who pushed for the film's release -- and the band. Shot with several cameras, the movie includes filming done by members of the band's entourage, who were encouraged to catch the Stones with their defenses down.A song sharing the title, "C---sucker Blues" was planned to be the Rolling Stones final single for Decca Records, however the label refused to release the controversially named tune. Now a rarity, it was only released briefly in 1983 on a West German compilation before being deleted._____Interesting. Anyone else hear anything about this or get to see any of it yet? Quote
LightningBolt Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 I've never seen it but it sounds freakin' cool. Quote
Zint Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 I've had a bootleg of that for many years.Pretty cool for hardcore fans...won't blow the casual fan away. Quote
Black Sabbath Posted August 21, 2009 Author Posted August 21, 2009 Having looked on some sites, apparently it isn't really that hard to find. Not sure why it's making such a big deal now. Quote
GivenToFly Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 I've had it on dvd for some time. Extraordinarily boring if you ask me. Just a bunch of people being high and laying around mumbling incoherent stuff. Quote
Snake Eyes Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 It's been on torrent sites for years...Worth a download? Quote
Shuffle Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 It's been on torrent sites for years...Worth a download?I haven't downloaded it myself since I can't use torrents, they can't get through my firewall for some reason and I can't change the settings to let them through (I've tried several times). I'm a huge fan so I'm sure I'd like it, but like many says it's mainly just footage of them just hanging out doing nothing (I've seen parts of it). dirtylenny will tell you it's the greatest thing ever though (or something like it) :xmasssanta: Quote
JeanGenie Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 (edited) I downloaded that back in kazaa times. :-9 It's worth a watch I'd say. If you wanna see Keith shooting up Heroin and having group sex on the plane. Edited August 21, 2009 by JeanGenie Quote
dirtylenny Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 (edited) I like it, i think its really cool although, by the stones own admission some of it was orchestrated insofar as they knew the camera was on so they kinda played up to it. Some people in the stones camp have even gone so far as to say that the director would be like "hey, i dont have any groupie scenes" or "i don't have any hotel wrecking scenes" and they'd kinda...cook em up. I think the former is the more likely one.Also, to me it kinda shatters the myth of the touring rock band cuz...i'm a totally idealist goof, i think its like this endless cool party thing but its not...a great deal of it is terribley monotonous. Its just real...its an interesting dichotomy i think because...the movie does more for them banned than it does released i think. Because as a banned article its like...contraband and the association of it for people who ain't seen it is like "wow, cool man, that movie about the stones in their day banging up and and fucking groupies and doing coke" that they don't want no one to see kinda adds to that old stones mythology yet when you actually see the movie it kinda breaks down more myths than it creates insofar as it kinda...shows the whole surrounding circus around "the greatest rock n roll band in the world" as the...puerile entity that it is. Its kinda where you realise that the music is all thats really important...and that all that has ever really been important.Also, to me Cocksucker Blues the song is one of the stones best. Edited August 21, 2009 by dirtylenny Quote
artfromtex Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 Also, to me it kinda shatters the myth of the touring rock band cuz...i'm a totally idealist goof, i think its like this endless cool party thing but its not...a great deal of it is terribley monotonous.the monotony causes all the crazy shit. you have to do something over the top to crack through the layer of boredom that just wraps itself around you. Quote
Shackler118 Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 Hey does anyone remember that GnR Documentary that was on youtube, until it was taken off? The onr where theyre in an airport, and Axl jumps on a conveyor belt, then Slash is doin BMX tricks in a stadium, It was pretty cool. Does anyone have it? Quote
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