Good music documentaries
Discussion
GetCarter said:
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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017h4l
If the thread was 'good comedies', it would be right up there!
Edited by GetCarter on Saturday 20th January 13:38
My pick from those mentioned so far:
Count Me In - I've ironically lost count of how many times I've watched this. Stephen Perkins doing Keith Moon is worth the price of admission alone.
Sound City
The Defiant Ones
Trainwreck WoodStock (and for a laugh/similar vein; Fyre: the greatest party that never happened)
My addition to the above is '808' which is a documentary on the Roland TR808 and it's impact/invention of dance music.
I'm obviously uncool because I actually like U2. This link here is an extract from a documentary where they talk to the original studio records where they stumbled across and wrote the song ONE in 15mins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-atpUWfv5o
Count Me In - I've ironically lost count of how many times I've watched this. Stephen Perkins doing Keith Moon is worth the price of admission alone.
Sound City
The Defiant Ones
Trainwreck WoodStock (and for a laugh/similar vein; Fyre: the greatest party that never happened)
My addition to the above is '808' which is a documentary on the Roland TR808 and it's impact/invention of dance music.
I'm obviously uncool because I actually like U2. This link here is an extract from a documentary where they talk to the original studio records where they stumbled across and wrote the song ONE in 15mins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-atpUWfv5o
ben5575 said:
My pick from those mentioned so far:
Count Me In - I've ironically lost count of how many times I've watched this. Stephen Perkins doing Keith Moon is worth the price of admission alone.
It's such a great insight into all the different styles and technical skills these top drummers have, i loved the Charlie Watts section, so much going on you don't notice normally. The female drummers came across really well too.Count Me In - I've ironically lost count of how many times I've watched this. Stephen Perkins doing Keith Moon is worth the price of admission alone.
Any of the "Classic Albums" series, where the artists break down how they wrote, recorded classic albums from their back catalogue,
I really enjoyed Mark Knopfler "Guitar Stories" where he talks about the different guitars he used throughout his career, now I know Dire Straits may not be to evrybodies taste, but he comes across as very humble and modest ( IMHO ) and I found it fascinating when he was explaining things. He explains it all very eloquently
As mentioned up thread the "U" from the Sky Down" documentary I really enjoyed, but I am a U2 fan and Achtung Baby is my favourite U2 Album.
I really enjoyed Mark Knopfler "Guitar Stories" where he talks about the different guitars he used throughout his career, now I know Dire Straits may not be to evrybodies taste, but he comes across as very humble and modest ( IMHO ) and I found it fascinating when he was explaining things. He explains it all very eloquently
As mentioned up thread the "U" from the Sky Down" documentary I really enjoyed, but I am a U2 fan and Achtung Baby is my favourite U2 Album.
944 Man said:
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.
I came back with a third. It Might Get Loud. Jimmy Page, Dave Evans and Jack White, talking about and playing guitars. Not quite the same but ace none the less I also like the Shane Meadows’ Stone Roses doc.
GetCarter said:
/\ Agree. I wasn’t aware of the documentary, which is strange especially as my brother has used that McBride/Tanner ex Fagen desk in Nashville.As for the mockumentary This is Spinal Tap, my brother who has done much touring back in the day,
does consider it as accurate as any documentary
GetCarter said:
OMG. Wormhole alert. I'm a massive Steely Dan/Fagan/Becker fan. Utterly fascinating. You could do an entire documentary on just the baseline they featured in the first 10 mins. Going to binge watch the rest tonight.Scala is one of my favourite recent documentaries - it's about a seedy 24 hour cinema in Kings Cross, which became a huge melting pot for subcultures and misfits. The film had loads of musicians and creative types reminiscing about the fun, debauchery, and weird characters.
I also really enjoy low-budget documentaries:
Studio Electrophonique was about the living room studio that spawned Sheffield's finest electro pop bands.
Sound it Out was about a tiny indy record shop and its local customers in post-crash Stockton on Tees, at a time when record shops were all closing down.
I also really enjoy low-budget documentaries:
Studio Electrophonique was about the living room studio that spawned Sheffield's finest electro pop bands.
Sound it Out was about a tiny indy record shop and its local customers in post-crash Stockton on Tees, at a time when record shops were all closing down.
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