Rick Brewster

There is nothing more glorious than the joy of music being passed from one generation to the next. Four generations of Brewsters making music. Full circle. The power of music. There’s an orchestra on stage. And a choir. This is family – A ‘Symphony of Angels‘. Filmed and recorded live in 2018 at the Adelaide Festival Theatre, this is a 20-song extravaganza of The Angels’ hits performed alongside the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and the La La Land Choir as conducted by Rob John.

The Angels came hurtling out of Adelaide in the 1970s with the searing guitar sound of the Brewster brothers and Doc Neeson, a frontman who was beyond intense. Their songs remain etched in the DNA of this city: Am I Ever Goin’ to See Your Face Again, Take a Long Line, No Secrets. They worked their way up, developing an unmistakably unique musical style. By 1978 they were a behemoth of the local rock scene and on the path to international success… until they just missed their chance. Yet they still revolutionised the Aussie music scene transforming it from pretty pop to gritty guitar rock featuring ferocious and theatrical live shows. Adelaide director Maddie Parry (Hannah Gadsby: Nanette) has made a surprisingly intimate documentary, with band members’ home videos and never-before-seen photos, exploring the internal tensions that strained relationships to breaking point, even while producing incandescent rock’n’roll. - AFF

This two-part documentary looks back to the '60s and '70s and charts how Australia got its own rock 'n' roll sound thanks to the life-long bond between music company Albert Productions and The Youngs.