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Brain Of E
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I've seen two awesome movies about rock music. "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" is a cool look at the history of heavy metal, and "Hype!" the movie about grunge. Does anyone know of any other movies like these?
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*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Here's a trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84oiQJ1N9To
i was about to post the same thing
I preordered the DVD, cannot wait to see it.
I also ordered Loud! Quiet! Loud! ... a look at the Pixies through the years, if anyone has seen that, I'd love your take.
DIG was fantastic ... amazing look (and a long look) at two bands with similar roots and what diverging tracks their careers took.
I saw one last night on Sundance about the Minutemen ... that was pretty good, not great (y'all know who Mike Watt is, right?)
Sundance and IFC show a lot of these, I'm hooked on them.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
I saw Smokey Robinson in Palm Beach, Florida back in March the day before my birthday. That show IS in the top 10 of all the concerts I've ever been to or seen. What an entertainer, it was a Valentines gift to my girl and she nothing about him. However, when he sang some of his classics she was singing right along.
Everybody left that show with a smile, I wish there was a recording of that show.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
A lot of it is interviewing Mike Watt as he drives through San Pedro ... good stuff ... but it just felt hastily put together .... then again, maybe that's what the intention was knowing the Minutemen. Might be due to the fact there really wasn't a lot of footage of them.
One of the funnier parts was when Mike was talking about the tune Anchor, "yeah, it's like 2 minuntes long" ... (looks at CD case) ... "wow, it's 2 minutes and 30 seconds ... it's our Opus." ... got a good laugh out of that.
If you like them, you should watch it.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
If you're into metal, try The Decline of Western Civilization 2 - The Metal Years ... it came out in 1988, so, lots of hair metal bands .... it was almost predicting the end of metal pretty accurately. It's funny to see the up and coming bands (all of which never became famous) vs the vets (like Ozzy, Lemmy, Dave Mustaine) ... the newer kids were so clueless.
The original "Decline" was a much better look at punk, but, if you're into metal, you'll wnat the 2nd one.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
great awesome, i am into metal, but i like all kinds of music so i'll make sure to check out both. thanks
Its not bad. The Pixies would be one of my favourite bands ever, but they're story isn't hugely interesting.
By the way, if you were thinking of getting a Pixies book avoid "Gigantic the story of the pixies by John Mendelsshon" it's a total hack job, the worst music bio I've read & I must have read over 40 of em by now.
Go for, Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies: An Oral History of the "Pixies" by Josh Frank & Caryn Ganz
That's if you were...;0)
The Metallica documentary, Some kind of Monster is great too. Best thing they've done since and justice for all
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Being that I'm a metal fan this was great movie to see from the past.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
that's a fair point, about the Pixies story not being hugely interesting ...
Thanks for the tip on the book .... not a huge fan of books on bands (granted, I'll read things like "Fargo Rock City" by Chuck Klosterman all day long), I find video documentaries on bands far more intersting, after all, it includes the music.
I saw Some Kind of Monster .... it was intersting ... but, it just got me more pissed that Jason Newsted left the band ... I felt like Kirk Hammett was the only likable guy in the band ... and James to a certain degree ... Lars gets more annoying as time goes by / I see him speak more (and this has nothing to do with Napster) ... but that's for another thread.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
yes, i have this one and it's great, but it's really more of a concert movie and not a documentary.
I'd add If I Should Fall From Grace... a documentary on Shane Macgowan of the Pogues.
http://www.last.fm/user/merkinball/
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/music/features/john-martyn.shtml
I second the university libraries,as well, no telling what you will find there.
"Running down a dream" the recently released Tom Petty documentary is awesome. it's just on Tom and the heartbreakers, and not a genre on the whole, but is amazing.
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AWESOME documentary!!!! watching it you dont realize its 4hours long!!!!!
Filmed in 1970, a train ride through Canada with Janis Joplin, The Dead, Buddy Guy, The Band etc. Just some really great footage of Jerry and the boys at such a young age. It was the beginning of the end for Janis. Never knew that this even took place and the troubles that they had going through Canada. Lots of riots. The kids thought the shows should had been for free. There were tons of acts and the price per ticket was $15. Good film.
Isn't the Fearless Freaks from the Flaming Lips a documentary too? I liked that a lot too.