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Supertramp Album: “Brother Where You Bound [Video]”
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Brother Where You Bound [Video] |
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Release Date:1985-01-01
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Classic Rock, 1970s Rock, 1970s Soft Pop
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:013023246041
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Review - :
{$Supertramp}'s {#Brother Where You Bound} is a 30-minute compilation of three video clips from the 1985 album of the same name. {&"Cannonball"} features fun, lip-synched "performance" footage from what looks like an empty {~Hollywood Bowl}. It also includes weird scenes of a caveman coming down from the hills to discover a modern-day highway. It wouldn't be a mid-'80s video without nonsensical portions, right? {&"Better Days"} includes lots of newsreel footage, with two mimes leading a young man through 20th century history; he is even led into the future and watches himself die as an old man in a rocking chair. Both videos featured veteran director {$Steve Barron} at the helm. The highlight is {#Brother Where You Bound}, an 18-minute film written and directed by {$Rene Daalder} and starring actor {$Chris Mulkey}, who also appeared in the feature films {#First Blood} and {#Ghost in the Machine} and on the television shows {#Twin Peaks}, {#Bakersfield P.D}, {#Grace Under Fire}, and {#Any Day Now}. Both the album and the film became dated rather quickly because they addressed cold war paranoia. Nevertheless, {$Daalder}'s film is interesting. The fascinating opening sequence depicts a military officer giving an insightful speech about the nature and future of war, as an animated history of the evolution of weaponry plays on a screen behind him. Although the plot is ambiguous, apparently {$Mulkey}'s character is a Vietnam veteran who protests the military and is arrested. He quickly escapes, and much of the rest of the film is a chase scene, with {$Mulkey} being pursued by police and other shadowy figures. The creepiest scene involves bizarre-looking people surrounding him on a bus. {$Mulkey} escapes on a motorcycle, and {$Daalder} piles on fireworks and laser effects during this eye-melting finale. {#Brother Where You Bound} is out of print, but it's worth watching if you can find it. ~ Bret Adams, All Music Guide
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