The group's historical footage and then-current interviews are interspersed with framing interview footage of Sammy Hagar explaining the group's influence on his generation of American rock & rollers. The early performance clips - especially a live performance of "Talkin' 'Bout You" - from the venues where they played at the outset of their history present some of the best footage you're likely to see of any English group of the period. When it was first screened in 1991, this was an awesome documentary about the band, its history, and the personalities in and outside of the band, and it has aged well. Musical selections include Ellington orchestral performance excerpts from "Black, Brown and Beige", "The Sacred Concerts", "The Far East Suite" and climactic dance sequences, choreographed by Alvin Ailey, from "Night Creature" and "The River".
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