Best music documentaries

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  • Random_Hero
    Random_Hero Posts: 380
    Another State of Mind- Follows Social Distortion and the Youth Brigade on there first DIY tour from california up the coast through Canada, and down to Washington DC to stay with minorthreat, Mike Ness and Ian Mackaye are so young! Its worth watching even if your not into punk or hardcore
  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    I'll add:
    Neil Young - Heart of Gold
    The Police - Everyone Stares

    and I totally agree with I Am Trying To Break Your Heart and The Last Waltz
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  • Vortex
    Vortex Posts: 8,772
    i agree with Pavement´s Slow Century and add The Year Of The Horse by Neil Young & Crazy Horse and, of course, This Is Spinal Tap :lol:
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  • jimed14
    jimed14 Posts: 9,488
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    "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
  • flanosmasseur
    flanosmasseur Posts: 287
    Instrument - Ten Years with the Band Fugazi (2001)
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  • Random_Hero
    Random_Hero Posts: 380
    JH246870 wrote:
    Instrument - Ten Years with the Band Fugazi (2001)


    i forgot about this dvd its great!
  • milarso
    milarso Posts: 1,280
    Running Down a Dream without a doubt.
    Amazing.
    "The dude abides. I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' her easy for all us sinners."
  • BP193484
    BP193484 Posts: 13
    I will say DIG for sure is one of the best I have seen. BJM are the bees knees.

    I have a Doors Live In Europe 1968 Doc that is cool.

    Gimme Shelter- Rolling Stones has to be considered as on of the best too. Captures the end of an era.
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    Some Kinda Monster....just to see the disfunction in that band...wow
    End of the Century...good stuff
    Metal....wow
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  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    The Last Waltz is the greatest
    Runnin' Down a Dream
    No Direction Home
    Shine a Light....I enjoy the hell out of this one

    I wouldn't say it is one of the greatest out there, but Bad Relgion's Live at the Palladium, which in the performance/interview style of Waltz and Shine a Light, is one of my favorites
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    Brand new and fresh off the press, this is one of the finest music documentaries ever!  The band had a lesser documentary in the 80's that was marginal at best.  This new one is an amazing and different beast all together.  Just amazing!  Seriously, if you get a chance, check it out! (I'm pretty sure you can stream this somewhere or just get the DVD- I went with the package.)
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    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • rylan
    rylan Posts: 230
    Festival Express 
  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
    A year and a half in the life of Metallica 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    rylan said:
    Festival Express 

    Good flick!  Buddy Guy and his 200 foot long guitar cable... :lol: 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,906
    brianlux said:
    Brand new and fresh off the press, this is one of the finest music documentaries ever!  The band had a lesser documentary in the 80's that was marginal at best.  This new one is an amazing and different beast all together.  Just amazing!  Seriously, if you get a chance, check it out! (I'm pretty sure you can stream this somewhere or just get the DVD- I went with the package.)
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    I'm missing something or I'm really tired.  What's the name of the documentary?
  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,329
    Summer of Soul. Questlove's movie about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Fantastic performances, and you get a great feel for the people and culture of the people who attended. 
  • clayton12
    clayton12 Athens, GA Posts: 374
    Dig.
    Runnin' Down A Dream-Tom Petty.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    Zod said:
    brianlux said:
    Brand new and fresh off the press, this is one of the finest music documentaries ever!  The band had a lesser documentary in the 80's that was marginal at best.  This new one is an amazing and different beast all together.  Just amazing!  Seriously, if you get a chance, check it out! (I'm pretty sure you can stream this somewhere or just get the DVD- I went with the package.)
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    I'm missing something or I'm really tired.  What's the name of the documentary?

    No it's me.  I'm eternally tired these days and not always as clear as I'd like to be when I write, lol.  Sorry!

    The new Dream Syndicate documentary is called "How Did We Find Ourselves Here".  You can stream it, or get it on DVD with the soundtrack, Live Through the Past Darkly, on CD or vinyl.  I went with the vinyl set.  The documentary is first-rate and the soundtrack is excellent.  This is what I have:

    Dream Syndicate - Live through the Past Darkly 2LPCD Horizons Music


    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,806
    Started a thread about it a couple weeks ago... the Netflix doc "The Greatest Night in Pop" about the making of We Are the World was fantastic. I recommend it to anyone old enough to remember when the song was released. 

    https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/300741/netflix-documentary-the-greatest-night-in-pop#latest
  • BIGDaddyWil
    BIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,080
    Merkin Baller said:
    Started a thread about it a couple weeks ago... the Netflix doc "The Greatest Night in Pop" about the making of We Are the World was fantastic. I recommend it to anyone old enough to remember when the song was released. 

    https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/300741/netflix-documentary-the-greatest-night-in-pop#latest

    Oh Merle Haggard!!!! Great watch! I've never laughed so hard!  Michael is crazy with his animals!
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