The series is based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Using the mockumentary technique, a fictional documentary aims to discover why the group suddenly broke up at the height of their success after a sold-out concert at Chicago‘s Soldier Field in 1977.
Daisy Jones & the Six chronicles the relationships, including love, friendship and sibling relationships, that punctuated the lives of seven people in the 1970s during the rise of rock‘n‘roll, made up of crazy shows and performances, drugs, alcohol. But above all, of the problems they carried with them from their families. With video-clip direction and editing by James Ponsoldt, Nzingha Stewart and Will Graham, neon photography and a series of historic tracks that scream rock‘n‘roll along with no less than 24 original songs - including Look At Me Now on the soundtrack released by Atlantic Records - specially written by Grammy nominee Blake Mills along with other songwriters.
The success of Daisy Jones & The Six is due to the band members. Margaret, an aspiring singer-songwriter who, coming from a wealthy and conformist family, decides to change her name to Daisy Jones. Billy Dunne is a playboy singer-songwriter who tries to form a band with his brother Graham, who is more shy and unlucky in love. With them are fraternal friends Eddie and Warren, good on guitar and drums.
The idealistic Camila an aspiring photographer, Karen Sirko a seemingly grumpy keyboard player who is in a band that seems to have no future. Teddy Price, on the other hand, is a music producer with a few too many flops who needs the next big hit to get back on top.
Simone Jackson is a black singer-songwriter who has made too many compromises in her career. Daisy Jones & the Six is an encounter between the dreams and hopes of kids with a still naive and full of possibilities outlook that contrasts with the disillusioned and self-conscious adults of the fake documentary.
In conclusion, the series is good but lacks what could have made it great.
The soul of the characters could have been explored more, the spirit of the 1970s could have been understood more.
I would have conceived a proper series even with several seasons.
I recommend watching it.
Available on Amazon Prime Video
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