Zachary Fenell"Anvil: the Story of Anvil" (2009)
October 4th 2009 18:57
Over the summer “Anvil: the Story of Anvil” was one of the movies I desired to see but never ended up getting to movie theatres to watch. Therefore when I learned “Anvil: the Story of Anvil” was making its television debut on VH1 Classic I made sure to tune in. “Anvil: the Story of Anvil” is a documentary about the band Anvil.
Anvil is led by guitarist/singer Steven “Lips” Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner. The two started making music together as teenagers. In the early 1980s Anvil toured alongside big name bands, like Whitesnake and Bon Jovi. After the tour the band plummeted into the land of obscurity. However, Lips and Reiner continued to make music, with hopes of one day becoming huge rock stars. For over two decades Anvil played bar after bar looking to get discovered.
“Anvil: the Story of Anvil” is a touching story. With that said the documentary is far from perfect. In one scene Lips and Reiner would be expressing their love and appreciation for each other (as best friends) and in the next scene be physically fighting without any explanation why.
Still, “Anvil: the Story of Anvil” tugs at your heart strings. In the final scene of the film the members of Anvil are making their way through a hallway to a stage of a large Japanese venue. The time is 11:35am and Anvil is the opening act of a large music festival. Due to what you learn about Anvil in the rest of the film you can’t help but hope people have showed up early to see Anvil. After all, what would be worse than playing for five people in a venue that holds thousands?
Anvil is led by guitarist/singer Steven “Lips” Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner. The two started making music together as teenagers. In the early 1980s Anvil toured alongside big name bands, like Whitesnake and Bon Jovi. After the tour the band plummeted into the land of obscurity. However, Lips and Reiner continued to make music, with hopes of one day becoming huge rock stars. For over two decades Anvil played bar after bar looking to get discovered.
“Anvil: the Story of Anvil” is a touching story. With that said the documentary is far from perfect. In one scene Lips and Reiner would be expressing their love and appreciation for each other (as best friends) and in the next scene be physically fighting without any explanation why.
Still, “Anvil: the Story of Anvil” tugs at your heart strings. In the final scene of the film the members of Anvil are making their way through a hallway to a stage of a large Japanese venue. The time is 11:35am and Anvil is the opening act of a large music festival. Due to what you learn about Anvil in the rest of the film you can’t help but hope people have showed up early to see Anvil. After all, what would be worse than playing for five people in a venue that holds thousands?
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