I love this genre of music and eagerly awaited its release. I was expecting something along the lines of "20 Feet from Stardom" and "The Wrecking Crew".
As the movie unfolded, I became painfully aware that this movie is just a vehicle for Jakob Dylan. If I wanted to hear the Byrds play, let them be the ones to play - not Jakob Dylan and his tribute band. I found myself waiting for his performances to finish so the movie could proceed. They easily could have cut out his performances and devoted the space instead to footage of the original artists - or maybe some love for the ones they left out. Jim Morrison lived next door to The Country Store, for crying out loud, and not a peep about the doors. No Joni Mitchell? On the other hand, they had footage of Jakob Dylan in a studio looking at at picture of Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles and he's saying "...I'm not familiar with them..." I'm giving it 4 stars for the interviews and stock footage.
Review of Echo in the Canyon
