{"id":14884,"date":"2021-06-01T06:30:51","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T10:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/?p=14884"},"modified":"2021-05-22T16:58:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T20:58:42","slug":"rockfield-the-studio-on-the-farm-mythical-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lepetitseptieme.ca\/en\/2021\/06\/01\/rockfield-the-studio-on-the-farm-mythical-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm \u2014 Mythical place"},"content":{"rendered":"

“50 years ago musicians started arriving at a studio on a farm. This is their story.”<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\"ROCKFIELD<\/a>50 years ago, deep in the Welsh countryside, two brothers were milking cows and preparing to take over the family farm – but dreamed of making music. They had the audacious idea to build a studio in their farmhouse attic and record their own tunes. Animals were kicked out of barns and musicians were moved into Nan\u2019s spare bedroom. Inadvertently, they\u2019d launched the legendary Rockfield studios.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm <\/span><\/i>is director Hannah Berryman’s first feature-length documentary, in which she introduces us to the sometimes surreal universe created by the Ward brothers.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the beginning\u2026<\/b><\/h4>\n

The documentary presents the history of the Wards in chronological order: from creation in the early 1970s to recent productions. It’s also great proof that, sometimes, it’s worth chasing a dream. No, the Ward brothers haven’t turned into a big band. They haven’t really had a career as a band. But they have earned their place among the greats of music production.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kingsley Ward, Co-Founder of Rockfield \u00a9 ie ie productions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To illustrate her point, the director uses numerous archive images, and some animations. The compelling tales of the Wards and the various artists do the rest.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bands and stories<\/b><\/h4>\n

Basically, <\/span>Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm<\/span><\/i> is a kind of tribute diary to two men who lived and brought to life the passion of music. Usually, this kind of movie quickly falls into boring and irrelevant memories. But here, the speakers are so interesting and fascinating that I have no other choice but to have really liked it. After all, who doesn’t love a dream come true story?<\/span><\/p>\n

Rockfield’s reputation spread like wildfire, quickly gaining international fame. Black Sabbath, Oasis, Coldplay, Stone Roses, Robert Plant, Simple Minds, The Charlatans and many more tell about the chaos and music they’ve made to Rockfield over the decades.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Liam Gallagher and Bonehead \u00a9 ie ie productions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We are told, among other stories, that this is where Queen recorded Bohemian Rhapsody and that it is also there, looking at the starry sky, that Chris Martin would have written Yellow.<\/span><\/p>\n

Still…<\/b><\/h4>\n

Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm <\/span><\/i>is a story of dreams, drugs and rock & roll, intertwined with a family business\u2019 struggle for survival, in the face of an ever-changing musical landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n

Told through archives, animations and personal interviews, legendary musicians tell us their amazing Rockfield stories \u2014 sharing with us the ups, downs and magical moments that have created some of the most famous, and the most beloved songs in rock history, from <\/span>Paranoid<\/span><\/i> to <\/span>Yellow<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let me conclude with 4 quotes that will make you want to watch Berryman’s film:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chris Martin of Coldplay \u00a9 ie ie productions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Just to go from Birmingham to Monmouth was an adventure. You don\u2019t understand, we\u2019d never been in a studio, we\u2019d never been on a farm!” \u2014 Ozzy Osbourne<\/span><\/p>\n

“We used to smoke marijuana and smoke a bit of hash and play music. Sometimes record under the influence of organic mescaline… we were renowned for doing that.”\u00a0\u2014 Dave Brock<\/span><\/p>\n

“You lived there and you didn\u2019t leave the studio until you had your album finished. It\u2019s like the Big Brother house, innit, but with tunes.” \u2014 Liam Gallagher<\/span><\/p>\n

“It was very much like some sort of musical Hogwarts, we were sent away to figure it out.” \u2014 Chris Martin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Rating: 8.5\/10<\/span><\/p>\n

Trailer <\/i><\/p>\n