Girl in a Band: Tales from the Rock 'n' Roll Front Line

6.8
2015 0 hr 30 min Documentary , Music

All too often, every great female rock musician has to answer a predictable question - what is it like being a girl in a band? For many, the sight of a girl shredding a guitar or laying into the drums is still a bit of a novelty. As soon as women started forming their own bands they were given labels - the rock chick, the girl band or one half of the rock 'n' roll couple. Kate Mossman aims to look beyond the cliches of fallen angels, grunge babes and rock chicks as she gets the untold stories from rock's frontline to discover if it has always been different for the girl in a band.

  • Cast:
    Viv Albertine , Jehnny Beth , Lita Ford , Gillian Gilbert , Brix Smith-Start , Tina Weymouth

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Reviews

MusicChat
2015/10/30

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

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Erica Derrick
2015/10/31

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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Rosie Searle
2015/11/01

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Deanna
2015/11/02

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

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