10/10
Truly harrowing look at both addiction and fame
3 August 2022
This was a random Hulu recommendation and, man, it is quite an experience. The focus is Bobby Liebling, the lead singer of the metal band Pentagram. Formed in the early 1970s in Northern Virginia, the group was apparently always on the cusp of makin' it, but would get sabotaged by Liebling. Naturally, this resulted in a steadily revolving door of musicians in the band. The doc catches up with Liebling in 2007, living in squalor in his parents' basement and hooked on pretty much every drug. A young fan becomes his manager and tries to help Pentagram make it big when their work is experiencing a resurgence and rediscovery. But will Liebling rise from the ashes or will his innate ability to ruin things bring it all down again? Really harrowing stuff, but fascinating at the same time.
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