it might get loud

this is a very interesting documentary that brings together three men who are considered the best guitarists of their respective generations. jimmy page of led zeppelin, the edge of U2, and jack white of the white stripes. the three men are interviewed about their perspective on guitars, playing music, what influenced them, and how they go about writing a song. it was pretty cool to hear the three different perspectives the guys have about how they get the guitar to do what they want. now, i dont have any interest in jimmy page. i'm sure he is an amazing musician, but i just dont care much about what he had to say. the other two, though, were great fun to listen to. the thing that impressed me most about the two other guys was their approach to the guitar. jack white talked about how he will take any old guitar, no matter the quality, and try to dominate it until it does what he wants, he sees technology as a crutch that limits his creativity. the edge has about the exact opposite approach, he spends hours running his guitars through the computer and through different distortion peddles trying to find just the right sound trying to make it sound like it does in his head. the two different approaches, though opposite, result in some of the best guitar playing out there today. the documentary climaxes with the three of these guys getting together, talking, and jamming. the final jam itself was a bit of a let down, but the info learned through out the course of the film was very interesting.