Review of the 2019 film Echo in the Canyon-Write a review of

Write a review of the 2019 film Echo in the Canyon addressing the following questions: what argument(s) does the film present?  How does this portrayal relate to or differ from accounts offered in class and in the readings?

Review of the 2019 film Echo in the Canyon-Write a review of

Write a review of the 2019 film Echo in the Canyon addressing the following questions: what argument(s) does the film present?
How does this portrayal relate to or differ from accounts offered in class and in the readings?
What does the film leave out?
How does it support, or not, support the argument?

A simple Plot of Echo in the Canyon

Echo in the Canyon celebrates the popular music that came out of L.A.’s Laurel Canyon neighbourhood in the mid-60s. It is when folk went electric and The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas cemented the California Sound.  It was a moment (1965 to 1967) when bands came to L.A. to emulate The Beatles. Eventually, Laurel Canyon emerged as a hotbed of creativity and collaboration for a new generation of musicians. They whom would soon put an indelible stamp on the history of American popular music.

Hosted by Jakob Dylan, the film explores the Laurel Canyon scene via never-before-heard personal details behind the bands. Also, their songs and how that music continues to inspire today.  The songs from that era provide an entry point as Dylan. Some of his fellow musicians interpret and perform many of these classic songs in concert at L.A.’s Orpheum Theatre.

Echo in the Canyon contains candid conversations and performances with Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys), Michelle Phillips (Mamas & the Papas), Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield), David Crosby (The Byrds), Roger McGuinn (The Byrds) their contemporaries Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash and slightly younger followers Jackson Browne and Tom Petty (in his last film interview) as well as contemporary musicians influenced by their music such as Beck, Fiona Apple, Cat Power, Regina Spektor and Norah Jones.