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Spiritos · Post by **Spiritos** » Sun Mar 23, 2014 11:39 am

Recently I've grown very fond of docu's, concert registrations (with extra footage) and dramatized movies about musicians. Predominantly from the 70's era but also some contemporary stuff. I was wondering if people have some more recommendations.

So far I've seen:

- Woodstock
- Don't look Back (Dylan)
- Leonard Cohen Isle of Wright
- Let's get Lost (Chet Baker)
- Marley
- Seaching for Sugar Man
- Shine a Light (Rolling Stones)
- The Last Waltz (The Band)
- Straight no Chaser (Thelonious Monk)
- When You're Strange (The Doors)
- Tom Waits' Jukebox
- Led Zeppelin
- Lever! Leeft! (Cornelis Vreeswijk)
- Festival Express (Janis Joplin, The Band e.o.)
- Stop Making Sense (Talking Heads)
- A portrait of Philip Glass

dasdrumherum · Post by **dasdrumherum** » Sun Mar 23, 2014 11:48 am

Great list, thanks.
I can recommend:
Artifact - http://www.artifactthefilm.com/
Soundtracker (Portait of a field recordist) http://soundtrackerthemovie.com/ST/Home.html

nasenmann · Post by **nasenmann** » Sun Mar 23, 2014 12:30 pm

Step across the Border

Not your normal docu, but a great flick to watch.

meriter · Post by **meriter** » Sun Mar 23, 2014 1:06 pm

Before the Music Dies (2007)

Spiritos · Post by **Spiritos** » Sun Mar 23, 2014 4:59 pm

dasdrumherum wrote:Great list, thanks.
I can recommend:
Artifact - http://www.artifactthefilm.com/
Soundtracker (Portait of a field recordist) http://soundtrackerthemovie.com/ST/Home.html

Looks great. Thanks! It wasn't after I watched 'Dallays Buyers Club' with an amazing Leto I found out he also had a band. Looks uncompromising!

nasenmann wrote:Step across the Border
Not your normal docu, but a great flick to watch.

Interesting! Hope I can still find this somewhere.

meriter wrote:Before the Music Dies (2007)

Remember reading about this a long time ago. Tnx for bringing it back to my attention!

Harry_HH · Post by **Harry_HH** » Sun Mar 23, 2014 7:26 pm

Let it be - one of the most in-depth looks to a splitting process of a band.

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Sun Mar 23, 2014 7:28 pm

Trip to Asia - The Quest for Harmony - http://www.triptoasia.de/en.html

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Sun Mar 23, 2014 7:36 pm

Metallica Some Kind Of Monster
Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter
Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii
David Bowie Omnibus Special
Nick Broomfield Biggie & Tupac
Glastonbury Festival (the 70's one)
Comic Strip Bad News Tour

nasenmann · Post by **nasenmann** » Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:10 pm

Spinal Tap...duh!

tremolounge · Post by **tremolounge** » Sun Mar 23, 2014 10:29 pm

"Ne Change Rien" (2009, Pedro Costa)

Features the French actress/singer Jeanne Balibar and the great guitarist/songwriter Rodolphe Burger (founding member of the 80s band Kat Onoma).

You'll either love it (I do) or hate it -- check out the review excerpts below for an idea why. The cinematography and sound, though, are incredibly beautiful.

review here: http://www.avclub.com/article/pedro-cos ... mus-106280

"Being a professional musician is a job. And like any other job, it can sometimes be a grind. Most music documentaries obscure that point, focusing on the glamour of stardom, the spectacle of performance, or the melancholy of life on the road. But what about the tedium, the long hours spent holed up in a studio or practicing for a gig? Leave it to Pedro Costa, the Portuguese master of “difficult” cinema, to shape a rockumentary out of the “boring” stuff that’s usually left on the cutting room floor....Ne Change Rien isn’t for everyone—or really, for anyone who can’t stomach epic long takes or a deliberate lack of incident. But the movie offers a rare glimpse into the mundane side of making music, acknowledging it as not just a creative endeavor, but also a formal discipline. Beyond all that, the film’s weirdly mesmerizing in its repetition, in part because the songs—moody guitar ballads, mostly—create such a trance-like atmosphere."

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:06 am

You simply must watch "soundcity" if it hasn't been mentioned.

Loved the one about Jeff Lynn

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01n3yf4

Recently saw the one on Smithsonian Channel about "Folkways"

http://www.folkways.si.edu/explore_folk ... kways.aspx

Just saw the "Blondie" in NY one last night

Even if you don't like the "Foo fighters" "Back and Fourth" is good.

V0RT3X · Post by **V0RT3X** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:29 am

It's kind of nerdy but I thought "I dream of wires" was pretty good. I was glad I bought a copy of the hardcore edition.

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2013/ ... -of-wires/

nasenmann · Post by **nasenmann** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:00 am

V0RT3X wrote:It's kind of nerdy but I thought "I dream of wires" was pretty good. I was glad I bought a copy of the hardcore edition.

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2013/ ... -of-wires/

Oh yeah, i wanted to watch that sometime.
There's another recent one in a probably similar vein, "Totally Wired". It's about the berlin based synth heaven "Schneider's Büro", and the guys selling their synths there.

Haven't watched either, maybe it's about time to give the on demand web stuff a try.

And btw, step across the border is readily available: http://youtube.com/watch?v=WahnZ1HcW00

trimph1 · Post by **trimph1** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:46 am

It Might Get Loud. One of my favorites

Spiritos · Post by **Spiritos** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:13 am

Wow.. All great tips! Thanksalot!

Yesterday I watched 'Beware of mr. Baker' about Ginger Baker (Cream). Quite a portrait as well

I also remember watching a trailer of a scandinavian techno duo living and meditating in a small cabin in the woods (filled with synths) but I can't remember the artists nor name of the docu. Anyone have a clue?

Name some great music documentaries