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All Things Must Pass

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7.2/10 • 88

2015-10-161h 34m

Documentary

The doors are closed. But the legacy lives on.

The explosive trajectory and tragic demise of iconic music retailer Tower Records, and the legacy of its rebellious founder Russ Solomon. Two hundred stores in thirty countries on five continents. In 1999 it made $1 billion. In 2006 it filed for bankruptcy. What went wrong?

Directors
Colin Hanks
Writters
Steven Leckart
Editors
Steven Leckart, Darrin Roberts

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Dave Grohl

    Dave Grohl

    Self

  2. Elton John

    Elton John

    Self

  3. Bruce Springsteen

    Bruce Springsteen

    Self

  4. Chris Cornell

    Chris Cornell

    Self

  5. Questlove

    Questlove

    Self

  6. Heidi Cotler

    Heidi Cotler

    Self

  7. Chuck D

    Chuck D

    Self

  8. Rudy Danzinger

    Rudy Danzinger

    Self

  9. Bob Delanoy

    Bob Delanoy

    Self

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Killa-What?

Sep 10, 2016

7/10

While living in Australia and never really having anything like this type of store it's not anything really close to my heart but I can appreciate what it meant. Like so many iconic businesses of the music industry that didn't change when the digital download age came about and as such is no more. It's a documentary about the rise and fall of Tower records, their business philosophy from day one, through to expansion to Japan and later other parts of the world. Featuring interviews with owner and CEO Russ Solomon to employees and a few names in the industry (Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Elton John, David Geffen) tells the tales of how the empire grew over a 40 year period and then died within a few years of 2000, generally because of the music industry shift from physical media to downloaded online music and not changing or foreseeing the shift. It's an informative documentary about the places and people of the time it was around, so well worth watching. However it's a watch once, too bad so sad, move on type movie. You might also consider checking out Sound City and It Might Get Loud.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
music businessrecord industry