Dennis two lane blacktop interview

[Rocky]

not sure if this has been posted, perhaps it belongs in the youtube thread. it's very short but nice to hear, especially towards the end, love and mercy friends

[stack-o-tracks]

Where is it?!?!? 

[mikeyj]

Maybe this is what Rocky meant to post?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO2WAw8_NzM

[Mike's Beard]

Wasn't this interview taken at the point where Dennis could have been the star and frontman of the group? 2 out of the 3 songs they performed were sung by him.

[Rocky]

ha yes that was it, thanks mikeyj...dont i feel like a goof

[Ed Roach]

Many of you have seen this before, but this great site  http://www.cinetropic.com/blacktop/index.html
has the entire shooting script, as well as The Rolling Stone article from 10/13/1970, On Route 66 - Filming Two-Lane Blacktop

http://www.cinetropic.com/blacktop/stone.html

[hypehat]

Wasn't this interview taken at the point where Dennis could have been the star and frontman of the group? 2 out of the 3 songs they performed were sung by him.

One his recent solo single, to boot.

Dennis being the frontman would have been borderline insane as the 70's wore on.... I'm not sure why he didn't seize the moment when he injured his hand and thus couldn't play drums.

[stack-o-tracks]

Wasn't this interview taken at the point where Dennis could have been the star and frontman of the group? 2 out of the 3 songs they performed were sung by him.

One his recent solo single, to boot.

Dennis being the frontman would have been borderline insane as the 70's wore on.... I'm not sure why he didn't seize the moment when he injured his hand and thus couldn't play drums.

Probably something to do with some guy named Mike....

Maybe not though. 

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

Very lovely:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tRX3npVP3Q&NR=1

[Iron Horse-Apples]

And what can anyone tell me about this DW song. This should have been on the POB set, it's great

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNPY364VMqw&feature=related

[Ian]

Despite his brash exterior, concert reviews bear out the fact that Dennis was always more at ease behind the drums than up front. When he sang a few numbers at 1970 and 71 shows he often asked for near darkness or didn't emote properly or seemed ill at ease-he wasn't a natural frontman-though he sure had talent

[DJ M]

The Criterion Collection's 2-DVD version is a "must buy" for any DW fan.  The movie itself has never looked better, and there is a wealth of extras, including extensive interviews w/ James Taylor and the director Monte Hellman.

http://www.criterion.com/films/847-two-lane-blacktop

BTW, Monte Hellman's first movie in a couple of decades, "Road to Nowhere," is now on limited release:

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/monte_hellman_says_road_to_nowhere_was_a_group_subconscious_experience/