The Saints of British Rock tells the
tale of a mythical rock band that rise to stardom during the sixties. Using the
format of a celebrity chat show, supplemented by slides, movies and animation,
they relate stories of their success before disappearing into a time warp that
is connected with Camelot and King Arthur. Somehow they are converted into
eco-rock warriors and re-emerge as musical campaigners for the natural
environment. So far so good. The dialogue from the two main characters however
just seems childish and pointless. The intent presumably is to satirise the
phenomenon of vacuous rock stars being thrust into the limelight and forced to
be spokespersons about things they know little about, but the writing is
tedious and lacks punch. Musically the show holds together and has some nice
moments. It would work better if they just told the story with music and multimedia
and drastically prune the dialogue.
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