Members Baldrick Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 So what are the best music movies you have seen? It could be both documentaries and live concert movies. Something that inspired you, taught you something, touched you, made you want to play for days on end or made you want to burn your instrument. I need some recommendations here! I'll start with a couple of mine: Live:- Bruce Springsteen at the Hammersmith Odeon 1975- Led Zep (The song remains the same)- Stevie Ray Vaughan (Montreaux Jazz festival 1982 and 1985)- Guns n' Roses at the Ritz 1988 Documentaries:- Wings for wheels (The making of Born to run)- Iron Maiden (The early days) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bloolight Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 Hmmm...best live concert film I've ever seen would be "Queen Rocks Montreal" which went by several different names over the years. It shows them at a time in their history when they still had their youthful energy, but had ditched a lot of the frills from the glam days. Best documentary would be "Some Kind of Monster" simply because it depicts just how much fame can be a mixed blessing. It also shows how bloated and ludicrous most rock bands truly are behind the scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlueHeaven Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 Rock n Roll Circus, if only for The Who's Performance, which blows my mind everytime I watch it. Also Song Remains the Same. Documentary: The Kids Are Alright - The Who. Not so much a documentry as a butch of Who stuff thrown together by a couple super fans that was lost, then found again. Edit: How could I have forgotten The Wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members germs Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 "This Is Spinal Tap" by Marti di Bergi Simply fantastic. I think I'll watch it again tonight, as a matter of fact... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scafeets Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 Last WaltzShadows and LightStanding in the Shadows of MotownElectric Ladyland (Classic Albums documentary, now avail thorugh Rhino)Aja (Same place)No Nukes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stagebandit Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 +1000 on Last Waltz. Festival Express was particularly intriguing to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members taco-man Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, the Motion Picture.Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii.This Is Spinal Tap.Ween Live in Chicago.Monterey Pop Festival.Stop Making Sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vanlatte Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 Best documentary would be "Some Kind of Monster" simply because it depicts just how much fame can be a mixed blessing. It also shows how bloated and ludicrous most rock bands truly are behind the scenes. I agree. And if that whole Napster debacle were not enough, every time Lars opens his mouth I want to round house his puny little head. What a whiney little bitch that tosser is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RKBassGuyNJ Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 +1,000,000 on The Last Waltz!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members B Money Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 I love AC/DC "Live at Donnington". Totally kick ass concert by the band that (IMO) defines hard rock-n-boogie. Strange thing about it is, no matter how loud I crank up the volume, I always want to turn it up more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastplant Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 Eh, I own The Last Waltz and have watched it a couple times. It doesn't really hold my interest. Pretty boring actually. And I like The Band. I'm gonna come out of left field and say Dream Theater Live At Budokan. The accompanying documentary with it is pretty sweet too. That and Score, actually. Both great concert vids and have great documentaries with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ctoddrun Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 Queensryche - Operation:LivecrimeRush in RioThe Decline of Western Civilization - poor Chris Holmes... I dig those, what do they call them?, those shows where they take an album like Rumors and interview all the musicians about it, sit behind the mixing board and solo tracks for you to see how things were done... there are several. Fleetwood Mac - Rumors, Maiden - Number of the Beast, Floyd - Dark Side, Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bullocks, U2 - Unforgettable Fire, etc. I've watched all of the Behind the Musics and sadly, they are all the same story, over and over... but still very cool. Austin City Limits are still cool. I've bought bootleg concerts from Ebay over the years. VH from '83. Queensryche from Rage for Order, Sammy Hagar from '83. All of which are pretty poor quality. You can punch in some titles on Youtube and get the same quality, is what I mean. I've got about 40 or so DVD's. 30 old VHS tapes (Soundgarden's BadMotorVision stands out). Instructional DVD's typically leave me flat. I did buy a Modes course from TruFire that I think is VERY inspiring though. Brad Carlton Theory a'la Mode. Brad is a great teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarsjb Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 SRV-Live at the El Macambo (sp?) Awesome show. Johnny Cash- The Man, the world and his music. (documentary)Slayer- War at the Warfield Lamb of God- Killadelphia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elbow Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 "This Is Spinal Tap" by Marti di BergiSimply fantastic. I think I'll watch it again tonight, as a matter of fact... +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreenAsJade Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 +2 (Also Song Remains The Same. I don't think The Wall really counts as "documentary or live concert music") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cephus Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 I like all of them. I even liked truth or dare. Last Waltz and Woodstock are probably my favorites. I really dig these "making of the album" things on VH1 classic, too. I'll watch any of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nijyo Posted October 14, 2008 Members Share Posted October 14, 2008 Concert: Iron Maiden's Long Beach Arena concert ("Live After Death") Documentary: Either the first part of "History of Iron Maiden: The Early Years" or "Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica". The former because I'm an unrepentant Maiden fan, and the latter because it sort of shows Metallica right before they went off the deep end into lameness. It's also another great example of how Lars has *always* been a douchebag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 6StringSling Posted October 15, 2008 Members Share Posted October 15, 2008 Joe Satriani Live in San FranciscoG3 Live in ConcertG3 Live in DenverG3 Live in Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard King Posted October 15, 2008 Members Share Posted October 15, 2008 Standing in the Shadows of Motown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ermghoti II Posted October 15, 2008 Members Share Posted October 15, 2008 Do DVD's (ie, most of the concert suggestions here) count as a concert movie? TSRTS is, the recent DVD home release, while far superior, is not. As for documentary? No contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigjd Posted October 15, 2008 Members Share Posted October 15, 2008 I love AC/DC "Live at Donnington". Totally kick ass concert by the band that (IMO) defines hard rock-n-boogie. Strange thing about it is, no matter how loud I crank up the volume, I always want to turn it up more! +1000000 on this one,gets me rockin everytime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Trace-P38 Posted October 15, 2008 Members Share Posted October 15, 2008 Concert for GeorgeThe Royal Albert HallNovember 29, 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sabriel9v Posted October 15, 2008 Members Share Posted October 15, 2008 I'd like to add Dig about the Brian Jonestown Massacre to the list. Also Fearless Freaks about the Flaming Lips. Those guys came from a {censored} part of Oklahoma and started creating music that was more creative and innovative than most of what was being heard in metropolitan cities worldwide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stratotastic Posted October 15, 2008 Members Share Posted October 15, 2008 The Beatles rooftop concert. Stop Making Sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Brooks Posted October 15, 2008 Members Share Posted October 15, 2008 Athens, Georgia Inside & Out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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