The Echo in the Canyon fades quicker than you’d like.
Jakob Dylan wonders what happened in Laurel Canyon, California in the 1960s. So he asks around. And music legends answer: folk mixed with rock and roll; bands mixed with bands; just about everything mixed with drugs. The time was one of optimism and experimentation.
It is special to hear such personal stories from such influential people. But take note, this movie is more homage than history. Song covers feature as heavily as the interviews with their original performers. The movie is informative and fun, but nothing as special as the time it contemplates.