The film explores the multiple threads that converged to bring together one of the most influential bands in rock and roll. Todd Haynes' first documentary is just experimental enough to capture the raw artistic energy that sparked the Velvet Underground and able to translate the language of a singular American moment.
Rock became a vehicle for artistic ideas and theatrical performance. From the pop-art multi-media experiments of Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground to the sinister gentility of Peter Gabriel's Genesis. We follow Pink Floyd from the fated art school genius of Syd Barrett through the global success of Dark Side of the Moon. The film explores the retro-futurism of Roxy Music and the protean world of David Bowie.
