Hired Gun (2017)
A documentary film about session and touring musicians that are hired by well-established and famous bands and artists. These people may not be household names, but are still top-notch performers!
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Highly Overrated But Still Good
Excellent but underrated film
A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.
If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.
1/11/18. What a cool bunch of professionals. This is a great documentary to watch in which session musicians get to share their love of playing for the sake of playing. Though many have gone nameless, playing in the shadow of big personalities, they are so grateful for the chance just to play in that kind of environment. These are the true artists in the music world! Worth catching.
What a wonderful, engaging, funny, sometimes sad look at the life of a session musician, the guys who are hired to play on another musicians recordings. I consider this the companion piece to the excellent "Wrecking Crew" documentary.Often anonymous, these guys and girls are the backbone to many of your favorite artists. As someone who played drums for many years and dreamt of being in a traveling band, I realized years ago what a grind touring could be. Many artists are interviewed and they are all candid about the business side of music, and what it takes to make it. Rob zombie puts it thus: You have to be the best musician, but also willing to put the spotlight on the main artist. Most importantly though, you need to be someone that can live on the road 24/7 with others and not be annoying! Toiling away, night after night, for little pay can drain anyone, and it does take a toll. Even those that were very successful can be dumped for no reason, sending the artist out looking for work. Liberty Devitto, the drummer for Billy Joel for many years, was dumped by Joel along with his bandmates, one of whom later killed himself. It's a hell of a way to make a living, and the heights are high, but the pitfalls are always around the corner. A must watch for any music fan!
Everything in this movie appears to be something unknown to the regular music lover like me. The hired guns were something I didn't even considered in the music industry. Really good featured musicians, fun stories. Really great job. You must see it, trust me!
Hired Gun is a backstage look at some of the most prolific and popular musicians, bands, singers, and songwriters. There are so many wonderful and interesting stories here. From Billy Joel to Kiss, Metallica, Bon Jovi, and Pink. There is literally something for everyone. Learning about the band members lives and hearing how and why they are where they are was a blast. I saw this in the theater twice and loved it both times. I highly recommend it.