Your 5 Favorite Rock & Roll Movies/ Documentaries (not concert video), and 1 or 2 honorable mentions

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    brewdog123 said:
    Last waltz
    stop making sense
    bittersweet motel
    Festival express 
    Letters to a porcupine

    Festival Express is excellent.  Nice choice!


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

  • JT167846
    JT167846 Posts: 996
    Shihad - Beautiful Machine was excellent.
    Runnin Down A Dream - still trying to get it on DVD.
    Foos - Back And Forth was great. Beat PJ20 IMO.
    History Of The Eagles was cool as.
    If Sound City counts that too. Loved it.

    Will think of more later I'm sure but yeah. Doubt many here would have seen the Shihad one so wanted to chuck that in. The name change part was fascinating. 

    Stars are suns to other people.

    Wellington 1998
    London 2007
    Brisbane 2009
    Stockholm 2012
    Amsterdam 1 & 2 2014
    EV Dublin 2017
    Milan 2018
    Padova 2018
    Boston 2 2018
    Auckland 1 & 2 2024
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    The Kids Are Alright
    Rattle and Hum
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Almost Famous
    Purple Rain
    Her Smell
    Pink Floyd: The Wall
    The Rose
    Tommy
    Love and Mercy
    The School of Rock
    Rock 'n' Roll High School
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Long Time Running - Tragically Hip
    Rush - Beyond the Lighted Stage
    1991: The Year that Punk Broke
    PJ 20
    I Called Him Morgan (Lee Morgan)

    Honourable Mentions:
    Hard Core Logo
    Gift (Perry Farrell 1993) 

  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    JT167846 said:
    Shihad - Beautiful Machine was excellent.
    Runnin Down A Dream - still trying to get it on DVD.
    Foos - Back And Forth was great. Beat PJ20 IMO.
    History Of The Eagles was cool as.
    If Sound City counts that too. Loved it.

    Will think of more later I'm sure but yeah. Doubt many here would have seen the Shihad one so wanted to chuck that in. The name change part was fascinating. 

    I need to find and watch that Shihad show. Saw them at Rhythm of the Vines festival in Gisborne NZ (want to say 2009). They are a fantastic live band and virtually unknown in North America. The General Electric is a great album. 
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    dankind said:
    Summer of Soul
    Ooooh did I LOVE Summer of Soul!
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    edited December 2021
    Tim Simmons said:
    Wilco - I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
    Blur - Starshaped
    Radiohead - Meeting People Is Easy
    Buena Vista Social Club
    Dave Chappelle's Block Party



    Shout Out to the Summer of Soul. Questlove made it about a 196 Harlem Woodstock. Its badass. That new Velvet Underground doc is something to behold as well. 



    I went on a date once with a guy from a world music record label, and on the 1st date he invited me on a 2nd one to a show at Carnegie Hall, he didn't give me much detail but mentioned it was a band from Cuba and would probably be a very cool show, but I worked late that night of the show and dcouldn't muster up the energy.

    And that was THE show that led to that film! (Plus another show in Amsterdam, apparently.)  If only I'd have known..... Love that album! 

    And I'd put Summer of Soul in my top 5 right now. Still emotional about the Mavis/Mahalia exchange & Nina Simone's set!
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  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    edited December 2021
    Westway to the World (The Clash)
    The Future is Unwritten (Joe Strummer)
    Summer of Soul - Unbelievable live music footage, ridiculously amazing lineup of artists, really interesting history behind it and why/how it wasn't seen until now, and great mix of personal stories, history, and NYC history and politics too.  And Make sure you watch that very very last few moments with Stevie! ;)
    Amy (Amy WInehouse doc) (heartbreaking!)

    And for 5th, for this moment, both "Fyre Festival" docs (Netflix & Hulu). To be clear, I didn't actually ENJOY them as entertainment, but I found the human & social media dynamics that allowed for that clusterf**k to happen FASCINATING.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,499
    brianlux said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    American Hardcore will always be #1.
    The Song Remains the Same.
    Rocky Horror Picture Show.
    Thru The Never because it actually has a story to it, lol.
    Dirt.

    Single Video Theory gets Special Mention.
    Throw toast!  :lol:

    And yeah American Hardcore is so damn good!

    I LOVEEEEEE RHPS!!!!
  • erebus
    erebus Posts: 617
    Searching for Sugarman
    Once Were Brothers - The Band
    the Rush documentary gave me a greater appreciation for them
    1996: Toronto
    2003: St. Paul
    2005: Thunder Bay
    2008: West Palm Beach, Tampa
    2009: Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010: Boston
    2011: Toronto I, Toronto II, Winnipeg
    2012: Missoula
    2013: London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014: St. Paul, Milwaukee
    2016: Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto I, Toronto II
    2022: Hamilton, Toronto 
    2023: St. Paul I, St. Paul II
    2024: Vancouver I, Vancouver II
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    erebus said:
    Searching for Sugarman
    Once Were Brothers - The Band
    the Rush documentary gave me a greater appreciation for them
    I almost put Searching for Sugarman on mine too - loved that doc!
  • Malroth
    Malroth broken down chevrolet Posts: 2,557
    -Another State of Mind
    -Hated
    The worst of times..they don't phase me,
    even if I look and act really crazy.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    erebus said:
    Searching for Sugarman
    Once Were Brothers - The Band
    the Rush documentary gave me a greater appreciation for them

    Searching for Sugarman!  I forgot about that one.  Terrific story!  Good call.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Tommy
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • ceska
    ceska New York Posts: 1,137
    edited December 2021
    Not mentioned yet, I don't think:

    Two Trains Runnin'

    Devil at the Crossroads

    I think I prefer Immagine in Cornice as my favorite PJ documentary. At least I think that one is more of a doc then a straight-up concert film.
  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    echo in the canyon is finally mine
    special mention to revival- the sam bush story and
    shut up and sing
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    helplessdancer said:
    echo in the canyon is finally mine
    special mention to revival- the sam bush story and
    shut up and sing

    Echo in the Canyon is great.  Loved it!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,697
    brianlux said:
    Tim Simmons said:
    Wilco - I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
    Blur - Starshaped
    Radiohead - Meeting People Is Easy
    Buena Vista Social Club
    Dave Chappelle's Block Party



    Shout Out to the Summer of Soul. Questlove made it about a 196 Harlem Woodstock. Its badass. That new Velvet Underground doc is something to behold as well. 




    Chappelle did rock movie?  I need to check that out.  (I think he's funny as hell despite all the controversy).
    Eh, you're right. Its more hip hop than rock. But its great. Try to find the Kanye performance. Its extraordinary. Shows his real talent before he became the clown that he is right now.

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    Tim Simmons said:
    brianlux said:
    Tim Simmons said:
    Wilco - I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
    Blur - Starshaped
    Radiohead - Meeting People Is Easy
    Buena Vista Social Club
    Dave Chappelle's Block Party



    Shout Out to the Summer of Soul. Questlove made it about a 196 Harlem Woodstock. Its badass. That new Velvet Underground doc is something to behold as well. 




    Chappelle did rock movie?  I need to check that out.  (I think he's funny as hell despite all the controversy).
    Eh, you're right. Its more hip hop than rock. But its great. Try to find the Kanye performance. Its extraordinary. Shows his real talent before he became the clown that he is right now.


    Sound interesting, Tim.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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