20 Feet From Stardom

I really liked the documentary that we watched in class. I thought it was the best one we have watched all year. I liked it because it came from the perspective of the actual background singers, and because many famous musicians who I had actually heard of were featured in the documentary. I liked the rap documentary, but I feel like this one topped it. The individual performances by some of the background singers were amazing. The one that really stood out to me was Merry Clayton's part in Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones, where she sang so high that her voice cracked, but still sounded amazing. I thought Lisa Fischer was really good too, and that Water family was really cool. All in all I liked the perspective the documentary put the viewer in, and I thought it was very well done.