To help entertain fans in self-isolation, Wilco is offering their I Am Trying To Break Your Heart documentary for free from May 5-12.
According to a description, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart “captures the band Wilco and the creation of their record Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. A film which not only looks at a turbulent chapter in the band’s history, but also a breakthrough moment in the struggle for artistic freedom in the corporate-dominated music industry. Rolling Stone hailed it as “one of the greatest music documentaries of all time.”
The band also notes that while the documentary is free, any tips should be donated to Chicago’s My Block, My Hood, My City.
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Andrew Longeteig
May 11, 2020 at 1:46 amIt’s sad this isn’t the original documentary. It’s been edited to remove some of the friction between Tweedy and Bennett and also has a lot of great studio sessions removed that Bennett was involved in. There’s added filler with Tweedy’s children and wife that wasn’t in the original and some lackluster live footage. Too bad to lose the integrity of the 2002 release, as it’s one of the best rock doumentaries made. This re-release just shows about 80% of it, so the raw integrity and grittiness of the original is not shown.
Archie
May 7, 2020 at 3:19 pmWilco does not own the rights to the movie, so they’re not offering anything. They’re merely pointing out to fans that it’s available for free right now.