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It's the sound of the heartland, of the midwest and the industrial cities, born 
in the early 70s by kids who had grown up in the 60s and were now ready to make 
their own noise, to come of age in the bars, arenas and stadiums of the US of 
A. Out of blues and prog and glam and early metal a distinct American rock 
hybrid started to emerge across the country courtesy of Alice Cooper, Grand 
Funk Railroad et al, and at its very heart is the Great American Rock Anthem.

At the dawn of the 70s American rock stopped looking for a revolution and 
started looking for a good time - enter the classic American rock anthem with 
big drums, a soaring guitar, a huge chorus and screaming solos. This film 
celebrates the evolution of the American rock anthem during its glory years 
between 1970 and 1990, as it became a staple of the emerging stadium rock and 
AOR radio and then MTV.

From Schools Out to Smells Like Teen Spirit, these are the songs that were the 
soundtrack to teenage lives in the US and around the world, anthems that had 
people singing out loud with arms and lighters aloft. 

To track the emergence of this distinct American rock of the 70s and 80s, Huey 
Morgan narrates the story of some of the greatest American rock anthems 
including Schools Out, We're an American Band, Don't Fear the Reaper, Paradise 
by the Dashboard Light, Don't Stop Believin', I Love Rock n Roll, Eye of the 
Tiger, I Want to Know What Love Is, Livin' on a Prayer and Smells Like Teen 
Spirit.

Contributors include: Alice Cooper, Dave Grohl, Butch Vig, Meat Loaf, Todd 
Rundgren, Richie Sambora, Blue Oyster Cult, Journey, Survivor, Toto and 
Foreigner.