Review of Who Is Lydia Loveless?

The title of the movie Who Is Lydia Loveless? will lead you to believe that this movie is mostly about Lydia and her life and career. She is the subject of it but the beauty of it is how well Gorman Bechard builds what is going on around Lydia's world. Her band members are like her family and this shown very well throughout the film. It takes you through the recording and songwriting process which has become a more collaborative effort over the years the more she has learned to trust her band. The interviews Gorman does with her show her shy side, her awkward side, and her fun side. You can tell she is not completely comfortable in front of the camera and would rather be singing but what comes across as does with her songs is how truthful she is as an artist. She is beyond caring around being put in a category or a label, she just wants to make good music and it all shows in her performance and in the recording studio. The live performances are dropped in the film perfectly and really display what her band is all about. Pure energy, raw rock n roll, and a lot of talent. The movie is just under two hours but flies by like it was twenty minutes. Lydia is not a household name but this is a movie I would recommend to anyone interested in music documentaries even if you had never heard of her, it was that entertaining. I think you will walk away a fan of Lydia Loveless and a fan of Gorman Bechard if you are not already one. GO SEE THIS FILM!!