Music Documentary Recommendations

[Bee3]

Let's hear them... I've seen a ton... and am always looking for more.

 

[sws1]

Muscle Shoals
Decline of western civilization part 1 / 2

 

[mike shaw]

Life of Riley - Life of BB King
Beware of Mr Baker - Ginger Baker

Both are excellent

 

[A-Bone]

Decline of western civilization part 1 / 2

and 3. Since they finally have a DVD release, they are probably accessible again. All three parts are exceptionally strong documentaries.

 

[bseamus]

Life of Riley - Life of BB King
Beware of Mr Baker - Ginger Baker

Both are excellent

Same here and both on Netflix.

 

[Chrome Dinette]

Gesualdo, Death In Five Voices

The Filth And The Fury

You Weren't There, A History Of Chicago Punk

30 Century Man(Scott Walker doc)

 

[Chrome Dinette]

The BBC Captain Beefheart and T Rex docs are good.


also, the BBC Krautrock doc

 

[bseamus]

Fuzz
Rush: Behind the lighted stage.
Zappa

 

[monty]

Lemmy

 

[monty]

and 3. Since they finally have a DVD release, they are probably accessible again. All three parts are exceptionally strong documentaries.

Yep, just bought the box set last weekend.

 

[Bee3]

Not ignoring... pre-gaming for U2.

 

[fetchmybeer]

and 3. Since they finally have a DVD release, they are probably accessible again. All three parts are exceptionally strong documentaries.

Finally! Took them long enough.

Lots of good recommendations already. I like most that I've seen, but there are two on Netflix that I couldn't get through. One was about Levon Helm and the other about Paul Williams. The Levon Helm one makes this list

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/...c-documentaries-streaming-on-netflix.html?a=1

 

[Carlo]

Standing In The Shadows of Motown

 

[Carlo]

Living In The Material World
Nothin' But The Blues

Both are by Martin Scorcese - Material World is George Harrison, Blues is Eric Clapton

 

[I am the Liquor]

Recently watched Muscle Schoals and Beware of Mr Baker. Both were excellent.

 

[Don P.]

Since The Filth and The Fury has been mentioned Julian Temple's other films should be mentioned as they are quality as well.

The Future Is Unwritten - Joe Strummer
Oil City Confidential - Dr Feelgood

Other selections:
Be Here To Love Me - Townes Van Zandt
End Of The Century - The Ramones
Instrument - Fugazi
Fallen Angel - Gram Parsons
No Direction Home - Bob Dylan
Running Down A Dream - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389361/

 

[Bonesaw123]

Badfinger: Director's Cut (1997)

 

[Creighton]

The Other One
The Last Waltz
Marley
Fugazi - Instrument
The Concert For Bangladesh
Jimi Hendrix
Wilco - Shake It Off

 

[Jay K]

The Other One (about Bob Weir and the Grateful Dead but interesting even if not a Dead fan)
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (manager of many musicians so sort of a music documentary; I loved it)

 

[Sean French]

Good Ol' Freda is a doc on the Beatles secretary and fan club pres. She started working for them when she was 17. Years before anyone knew who the were.

Beyond the Lighted Stage - Rush

In Your Dreams - Stevie Nicks

Last Days Here

The Story of Anvil

Still Alive - Paul Williams

Most are on Netflix.

Other recs were already mentioned.