Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records is a documentary about an independent record label, and neither my mom nor I were interested in it. I have no idea how Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records got in my queue. Maybe it was recommended on a top documentary list or because I saw Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest, which I also was not into. Either way, I made a mistake by watching it.
Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records begins by showing the founder, Peanut Butter Wolf, surrounded by famous people at a party. Then the documentary shows his West Coast origin story and the artists that he signed to the label, but because I had no idea who any of these people were, I was unable to grasp the significance. Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records jumped back to the origin story by focusing on the death of a friend who was also like a brother to him and linked it to finding another brother after achieving success, Madlib, who is a fellow producer and artist. I actually liked Madlib’s music.
Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records focused considerable time on an artist called MF Doom who wears a mask after the death of his brother. Because I had no idea who the frack these people were, and I was not into the music, I began to check out of the story though I kept it on. Another close friend and artist, J. Dilla, dies of a sudden illness, and as if a change in music style will protect him from loss, Peanut Butter Wolf switches to the punk scene, not hip hop.
Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records is 94 minutes long, but I did not recognize any music until the documentary showed videos by Mayer Hawthorne and Aloe Blacc. Both these artists have an old soulful sound that I could dig. Then the film explained that the label was briefly threatened by the existence of YouTube and online music distribution, but survived because Stones Throw Records found artists and let the artists be who they are instead of molding them into something that was marketable in an effort to make money.
Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records is proud that the goal is artistry, not money, which I agree is laudable, but the actual documentary bored me out of my mind. I did appreciate that Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records showed how the music community is a community that consoles and mourns like any other.
Unlike films like Muscle Shoals and The Wrecking Crew, the music did not resonate with me so I was not engaged in Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records. Also drug use is not interesting to anyone observing you from the outside. I’m glad that you had fun, but it is boring for me. Skip Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records unless you are already familiar with the label or its artists.