Documentaries

Nowhere Man
Nowhere Man Posts: 345
edited April 2012 in Other Music
Can you share some of your favorite music documentaries.
I was looking for one on Nirvana ft anyone could recommend one?

A few of my favs are:
Wilco - I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
The Band - The Last Waltz
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  • reedrothchild
    reedrothchild Posts: 635
    edited April 2012
    good choices... although i'd consider Last Waltz more of a concert film.

    Mine would be:

    The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal YEars
    Dig! (Brian Jonestown Massacre)
    Wilco- I am Trying to Break your Heart
    The Fearless Freaks (Flaming Lips)
    Bittersweet Motel (Phish)
    Devil and Daniel Johnston
    Anvil: The Story of Anvil
    Hated (GG Allin)
    The Future is Unwritten (Clash/Joe Strummer)
    PJ20
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Rising Low-documents Gov't Mule and the recording of their Deep End albums with all the guest bass players they had to fill in for the original guy

    Ben Harper: Pleasure and Pain- just sorta discusses Harper's outlook and background in music.

    It Might Get Loud- Page, Jack White and the Edge discuss what influenced them as guitarists and musicians
  • MysteryTrain
    MysteryTrain Singapore Posts: 1,189
    Bob Dylan's Don't Look Back -- a groundbreaking documentary for its pioneering cinema verite style.
    My two favorites are also No Direction Home and Running Down A Dream.
  • maj4e
    maj4e Posts: 605
    Foo Fighters is pretty good.
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,913
    maj4e wrote:
    Foo Fighters is pretty good.

    It's called 'Back & Forth' Very good.
  • Jason78
    Jason78 Posts: 400
    It Might Get Loud
  • mckay
    mckay Posts: 162
    American Hardcore!
  • MissPennyLane
    MissPennyLane Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 687
    'Lemmy' is soooo awesome :)
  • bennett13
    bennett13 Posts: 439
    The Kids Are Alright
    Gimme Shelter
    Year of the Horse
    Dont Look Back
    The Last Waltz
    Heartworn Highways
    Down from the Mountain
    Eat the Document
  • maj4e
    maj4e Posts: 605
    Indifference71 wrote:
    maj4e wrote:
    Foo Fighters is pretty good.

    It's called 'Back & Forth' Very good.

    Yeah I know and yes it's good.
  • EBowie
    EBowie Posts: 533
    The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights
    RHCP: Funky Monks

    These are two of my favs that haven't been mentioned yet...

    Also,
    We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    Beyond the Lighted Stage: Rush.....and the one on the Drive-by Truckers.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    tybird wrote:
    and the one on the Drive-by Truckers.

    Finally got to see that back in the fall. "A Secret To A Happy Ending". They were filming around the time that Jason left the band...no harsh words though. Very insightful. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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  • red mos
    red mos Posts: 4,953
    Tom Petty- running down a dream
    Foo Fighters- Back and forth
    Pearl jam- PJ 20
    The who- the kids are allright
    White Stripes- Under Great white Northern Lights
    It Might Get Loud- Doc featuring: The Edge, Jack White, and Jimmy Page
    Pearl Jam- Single Video Theory
    Bob Dylan- Don't Look Back (This is the black and white one, where he goes off on Donovan, right?)
    To name a few. 8-)
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  • iammine16
    iammine16 Vancouver, BC Posts: 856
    Tom Petty - Running Down A Dream
    Foo Fighters - Back & Forth
    PJ20
    Rush - Beyond The Lighted Stage
    The Funk Brothers - Standing In The Shadows Of Motown
    Lemmy
    The Beatles - Anthology
    Hard Core Logo (Mockumentary)
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  • Timewaits4no1
    Timewaits4no1 Posts: 388
    In general, I really like documentaries. This isn't specific to music but I recently watched a cool series. I think it was called "50 Documentaries To Watch Before You Die". It's hosted by Morgan Spurlock and is great as it devotes about 5minutes to each one including alternative interviews with people related to the films. I'd recommend it to anyone that is interested in documentaries and wants a starting point. If your cable provider allows for searches like Fios, etc just search for it and you'll see what I'm talking about. Definitely a worthwhile watch. :corn:
  • bennett13
    bennett13 Posts: 439
    red mos wrote:
    Tom Petty- running down a dream
    Foo Fighters- Back and forth
    Pearl jam- PJ 20
    The who- the kids are allright
    White Stripes- Under Great white Northern Lights
    It Might Get Loud- Doc featuring: The Edge, Jack White, and Jimmy Page
    Pearl Jam- Single Video Theory
    Bob Dylan- Don't Look Back (This is the black and white one, where he goes off on Donovan, right?)
    To name a few. 8-)

    Actually, Donovan isn't treated too badly by Dylan in Dont Look Back. It starts off with Dylan reading & hearing about "this Donovan guy," who was being touted by the press as the "British Dylan." So Dylan has a bit of a sarcastic attitude upon first hearing about him. When they actually meet later in the movie, Dylan is quite respectful, even complimenting Donovan on the song he plays for him.

    Dylan does, however, go off on quite a few members of the press in the movie, which is a delight to watch. :corn:
  • Attaway77
    Attaway77 Posts: 3,771
    Yeah I would agree with "Lemmy", "The Secret to a Happy Ending" and "Anvil"
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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    tybird wrote:
    and the one on the Drive-by Truckers.

    Finally got to see that back in the fall. "A Secret To A Happy Ending". They were filming around the time that Jason left the band...no harsh words though. Very insightful. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

    PBM
    That's the one.. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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  • kwdaley
    kwdaley Posts: 499
    I love music documentaries...

    Favourites come from Banger Films...

    Iron Maiden - Flight 666
    Global Metal
    Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
    Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage

    The Filth and the Fury (Sex Pistols)
    PJ20
    Lemmy
    The Foo Fighters one
    Gimme Shelter
    Ottawa 2011
    London 2013 "The Dundas Hookers on Crack" Show

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