Humble Pie: The Life and Times of Steve Marriot

I love a great rock doc, especially if it is done well.  Recently I stumbled across a new documentary which focusses on the career of Steve Marrriot.  As you would expect, the doc. mainly covers his work with Small Faces and Humble Pie.  This documentary takes an in depth look into Marriot's career and the bands he made household names.  It also dives into his personal life as well as his mysterious death. 

There are several guest appearances from the likes of Peter Frampton, Jerry Shirley and Greg Ridley from (Humble Pie), Kevin Dubrow (Quiet Riot), Simon Kirke (Free, Bad Company) as well as many more.  The interviews with the artists, appeared to be done some time ago.  I'm not sure how long this one has been in the works, but most of the interviews are dated.  That said, it's not a bad thing, because each artist gives great insight behind Marriot, Small Faces and Humble Pie. 

The best thing about the doc. is the archival footage from Humble Pie.  I really dug seeing that as well as the Small Faces footage. The only downside to this film is the screen.  The movie fills the center of the screen, but the borders are either blurred or showing some other graphics.  It became distracting at times.  Other than that, a solid documentary on the very underrated Steve Marriot.  By the way, don't forget to watch the special features to catch additional interviews with Rick Nielsen and Bun E Carlos (Cheap Trick) as well as extended interviews with the other artists featured in the film.

Bottom Line:  A solid look into two bands that help shape the face of rock n roll, and the man behind them.

-Ragman is thinking of checking out some additional Marriot works after this one.