Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was a band called Death. Punk before punk existed, three teenage brothers in the early '70s formed a band in their spare bedroom, began playing a few local gigs and even pressed a single in the hoped of getting signed. But this was the era of Motown and emerging disco. Record companies found Death's music - and band name - too intimidating, and the group were never given a fair shot, disbanding before they even completed one album. Equal parts electrifying rockumentary and epic family love story, A Band Called Death chronicles the incredible fairy-tale journey of what happened almost three decades later, when a dusty 1974 demo tape made it way out of the attic and found an audience several generations younger. Playing music impossible ahead of its time, Death is now being credited as the first black punk band (hell...the first punk band!), and are finally receiving their long overdue recognition as true rock pioneers.
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A Band Called Death
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Where Do We Go From Here?
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Freakin' Out
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Driving Through Detroit
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Hackney Blues
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Back Up Your Brother
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Crazy Kids
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Motown
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Looking For My Baby
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Manny's
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People Save The World
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Bobby Hackney:
Writer
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Pure Rock N' Roll
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""Keep On Knockin'"
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Rock-N-Roll Victim
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He Died Instantly
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The Name Death
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Let The World Turn
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Groovesville
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Roadblock
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Politicians In My Eyes
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Let Us Walk
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New England
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Requiem
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Finale
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Bobby Hackney:
Writer
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Seeking The Life That's To Be
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Bobby Hackney:
Writer
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Jesus (Please Come)
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Bobby Hackney:
Writer
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This Love
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Bobby Hackney:
Writer
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Family of Drummers
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Bury Your Son
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Wedding
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We're Gonna Make It
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David's Funeral
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Clean Copies
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$800
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Reach The Summit
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Late Night Maintenance Crew
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Attic Tapes
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35 Years
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You're A Prisoner
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Pre-Show
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David's Prediction
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Mother Hackney's Funeral
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My Brother David
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Yes He's Coming
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