Good music documentaries

[tdm34]

jesusbuiltmycar said:

SoundCity - a film made by Dave Grohl about the studio where many of the early 90s classic alternative rock albums were made

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_City_(film)

Thoroughly recommend this one,

[tdm34]

Rush: Time Stand Still,

great interviews with the band members and fans alike

[Driver101]

Trainwreck Woodstock 99.

[gmaz]

tdm34 said:

Rush: Time Stand Still,

great interviews with the band members and fans alike

Beyond the Lighted Stage is also a very good Rush doc. I've been waiting for La Cinema Strangiato to appear on the streaming platforms. I saw it at the cinema and the version of Losing It gave me goosebumps.

[Zarco]

'Gimme Danger' about The Stooges was really good.

Really enjoyed 'Eric Clapton: Life in 12 bars'.

[PRO 5T]

A bit left field but the Bros one is essential viewing too, if perhaps not for the reasons you may think (was it called After The Screaming Stops?).

On a similar theme the Mettalica one Some Kind Of Monster is funny too-even if they didn't intend it to be!

[944 Man]

Supersonic, about Oasis, is one of the best music documentaries that I’ve seen. Even if you don’t particularly like them.

I also like the Shane Meadows’ Stone Roses doc.

[PRO 5T]

Has anyone watched the Madness doco? They put the first episode on YouTube and it was one of the best things I’ve watched.

Only problem was a streaming service I didn’t have bought the rights so I’ve never seen any more.

[Skyedriver]

I can second the Laurel Canyon and the Mussel Shoals documentaries if that's your sort of thing. Amazing how many have used Mussel Shoals over the years.
Two concerts on TV tonight: Donovan in concert and Jeff Beck in Concert.

[alangla]

I’m just utterly appalled that this thread has got this far and no-one has nominated This Is Spinal Tap yet. 0215 tomorrow morning on BBC2 if you’re interested.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017h4l

[GetCarter]

alangla said:

I’m just utterly appalled that this thread has got this far and no-one has nominated This Is Spinal Tap yet. 0215 tomorrow morning on BBC2 if you’re interested.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017h4l

Except it wasn't a documentary.

If the thread was 'good comedies', it would be right up there!

Edited by GetCarter on Saturday 20th January 13:38

[alangla]

GetCarter said:

Except it wasn't a documentary.

If the thread was 'good comedies', it would be right up there!

Edited by GetCarter on Saturday 20th January 13:38

I know that!!!!

[jesusbuiltmycar]

alangla said:

GetCarter said:

Except it wasn't a documentary.

If the thread was 'good comedies', it would be right up there!

Edited by GetCarter on Saturday 20th January 13:38

I know that!!!!

I hope the sequel works

https://pitchfork.com/news/spinal-tap-ii-will-feat...

[BigMon]

Searching for Sugarman about an American singer called Rodriguez and how he was, essentially, bigger than almost anyone else in apartheid-era South Africa but everyone thought he was dead is a brilliant film.

[P5BNij]

Whether you'r a fan or not, the Beatles 'Anthology' is well worth a look. Amazing to think it's almost thirty years old now.

Another one which comes to mind is 'Don't Look Back' with Bob Dylan from 1965.

[QJumper]

Runnin' Down a Dream is a documentary about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

It chronicles their 30 year history from the beginning up to 2006. It's directed by Peter Bogdanovich and is 4 hours long, so will keep you occupied for an evening.

[PRO 5T]

QJumper said:

Runnin' Down a Dream is a documentary about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

It chronicles their 30 year history from the beginning up to 2006. It's directed by Peter Bogdanovich and is 4 hours long, so will keep you occupied for an evening.

Forgot about that, wonderful, wonderful film.

[xu5]

M11rph said:

Here's a few with some IMBd linkies so you can see if they might be of interest...

It Might get Loud. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1229360/

Woodstock. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066580/

Fight the Power. How Hip Hop changed the World. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21872984/?ref_=nv_sr_...

Marley. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1183919/

Hype! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116589/

That was the one I was trying to think of but couldn't remember the title.

[Roofless Toothless]

Ken Burns 10 part series on the history of jazz is outstanding. It gets aired on PBS America now and then.

[towser]

I enjoyed "Cobain : Montage of Heck" - as you might expect the story of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana.....