"Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World" offers a lot of great music acts and a peek behind the scenes to see what was going on in Music before the 80's. Our reviewer, actor & director Alex von Roon remembers some of the acts vividly and it is interesting & fun to explore what was going on behind the scenes aside from the yellow press assumptions which had ruled for decades. The balance between interviews and original footage is bearable. "Revival69" is not too opinionated either. The footage has been nicely edited and the artists get a chance to be heard. You will not regret having spend the time to watch this timeless piece & might learn a thing or two about The Doors, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, Gene Vincent, Chicago, and Alice Cooper, as well as last-minute addition - John Lennon...Why the performance of the "Doors" has not been filmed, is beyond me. Maybe it can be found somewhere or put together?

This was an incredible line up of performers, nicely packaged in this documentary. The interviews with rock stars are well edited and give the whole thing a visceral feel. Unfortunately, pompous Robert Christgau, who wouldn't know rock and roll if it bit him on the bum, lends an air of pretentious quackery to the whole thing. What was really needed was a rock and roll fanatic and writer who lived and lives the music, not some intellectual poseur who has gotten rich off the spoils of rock music. Other than that, well worth watching for the music itself. Too bad there's not more of that and not so many boring talking heads.