1991: The Year Punk Broke
1991: The Year Punk Broke | |
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Directed by | Dave Markey |
Produced by | We Got Power Productions Sonic Life |
Music by | Sonic Youth Nirvana Dinosaur Jr Babes in Toyland Gumball The Ramones |
Distributed by | Tara Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
1991: The Year Punk Broke,released theatrically in 1992, is adocumentarydirected byDave Markey,[1][2]featuring Americanalternative rockbandSonic Youthon tour in Europe in 1991. While Sonic Youth is the focus of the documentary, the film also gives attention toNirvana,Dinosaur Jr.,Babes in Toyland,GumballandThe Ramones.[3]Also featured in the film areMark Arm,Dan PetersandMatt LukinofMudhoney,androadieJoe Cole, who wasmurdered in a robberythree months after the tour ended. The film is dedicated to Cole.[4]
Several scenes in the film involve re-enactments and references to scenes from theMadonnatour documentary,Truth or Dare,such as Gordon complaining about "industry people" in the front row, or Cobain, introduced as "Costner" telling Sonic Youth that their show was "neat". At a screening of the film at the 2008All Tomorrow's Partiesfestival in Monticello, New York, Markey mentioned that the working title for the film wasTooth or Hair,as a further play on this connection. A home video VHS was released by theDavid Geffen Companyon April 13, 1993.[1]The film was again re-released on DVD on September 13, 2011, by theUniversal Music Group.[5][4]
Cast[edit]
- Don Fleming
- Jay Spiegel
- Eric Vermillion
- Others
- Nic Close
- Joe Cole
- Dave Kendall
- Courtney Love
- Dave Markey
- Craig Montgomery
- Bob MouldofHüsker Dü
- Susanne Sasic
- Peter Van Der Velde - tour manager
- Dave Evans - driver
Songs included in the film[edit]
The songs included in the film are:[6][7]
- Sonic Youth- “Schizophrenia”
- Nirvana- “Negative Creep”
- Sonic Youth - “Brother James”
- Nirvana - “School”
- Sonic Youth - “Teen Age Riot”
- Dinosaur Jr.- “Freak Scene”
- Babes In Toyland- “Dust Cake Boy”
- Sonic Youth - “Dirty Boots”
- Nirvana - “Endless, Nameless”
- Sonic Youth - “I Love Her All The Time”
- Gumball- “Pre”
- Dinosaur Jr. - “The Wagon”
- Sonic Youth - “Mote”
- Nirvana - “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
- The Ramones- “Commando”
- Sonic Youth - “Kool Thing”
- Nirvana - “Polly”
- Sonic Youth - “Expressway To Yr. Skull”
Tour dates[edit]
The film takes place over the course of Sonic Youth and Nirvana's 1991 European tour. The European dates, given at the beginning of the film, are as follows:
Date | City | Country | Venue/Festival |
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August 20, 1991 | Cork | Ireland | Sir Henry's |
August 21, 1991 | Dublin | Top Hat | |
August 23, 1991 | Reading | United Kingdom | Reading Festival |
August 24, 1991 | Cologne | Germany | Monsters of Spex Festival -Tanzbrunnen |
August 25, 1991 | Hasselt | Belgium | Pukkelpop |
August 27, 1991 | Bremen | Germany | Überschall 91 -Aladin Music Hall |
August 28, 1991 | Halle | Easy Schorre | |
August 29, 1991 | Stuttgart | Longhorn Country & Western Saloon | |
August 30, 1991 | Nuremberg | Serenadenhof | |
September 1, 1991 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ein Abend In Wien-De Doelen |
Charts[edit]
Original 1993 VHS release[edit]
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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USTop Music Videos(Billboard)[8] | 25 |
2011 DVD re-release[edit]
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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UK Music Videos (OCC)[9] | 7 |
References[edit]
- ^abGaar, Gillian (September 21, 2023)."11 Reasons Why 1993 Was Nirvana's Big Year".GRAMMY.RetrievedSeptember 21,2023.
- ^O'Driscoll, Des (2021)."Nirvana in Cork: The legendary 1991 gig in Sir Henrys".Irish Examiner.RetrievedSeptember 5,2021.
- ^Pearis, Bill (August 6, 2021)."1991: The Year Punk Broke,' '24 Hour Party People & more showing at" Screen Slate "@ Roxy Cinema 10th anniversary".BrooklynVegan.RetrievedSeptember 5,2021.
- ^abSpitz, Marc(September 23, 2011)."Generation X In a Time Capsule".The New York Times.RetrievedSeptember 5,2021.
- ^Mullineaux, Lauren."1991 The Year Punk Broke Review".Contactmusic.RetrievedSeptember 5,2021.
- ^"Sonic Youth - 1991 The Year Punk Broke (DVD)".newreleasesnow.RetrievedSeptember 5,2021.
- ^Birchmeier, Jason."1991:The Year Punk Broke".AllMusic.RetrievedSeptember 5,2021.
- ^"Top Music Videos"(PDF).Billboard.May 8, 1993. p. 55.RetrievedDecember 13,2021.
- ^"Official Music Video Chart Top 50".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 11 December 2021.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- 1991: The Year Punk BrokeatIMDb
- 1991: The Year Punk BrokeatAllMovie
- 1991: The Year Punk Brokeat theTCM Movie Database
- 1991: The Year Punk Brokeat theAFI Catalog of Feature Films
- 1991: The Year Punk BrokeatBox Office Mojo
- 1991: The Year Punk BrokeatDiscogs(list of releases)
- Dave Markey's 1991 tour diary