Music Documentaries to Watch
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idf.bts
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I happened to see it in a theater, I knew nothing going in and couldn't figure out if it was a movie or a documentary for the longest time. Worth seeing.
Perfect Pianists at the BBC
Sound City
Jaco: The Film
Arena - Dave Brubeck In His Own Sweet Way
Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways S1 E1 - Chicago - the ep with Steve Albini
I used to enjoy the old VH1 series "Classic Albums"
idf.bts
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This one. I was trying to remember the name for my post. I really liked this one a lot.
Subtraction
Can't fix s. but learning Lenz' Law
the one with Terry Kath's daughter is pretty good
MuseChaser
Super Member
Pat Methany and Lyle Mays' concert, "The Way Up," is wonderful to watch and hear, although it's not a documentary.
I really enjoyed seeing Dexter Gordon in "Round Midnight" and the whole movie and its tone in general. Not a documentary, but very loosely based on sort of the composite lives of Dexter and Bud Powell. Very interesting film.
Clint Eastwood's tribute/depiction of Charlie Parker, "Bird," wasn't a documentary either, nor did it strive for the utmost in accuracy, but it was a great movie and portrayed Parker fairly. Forrest Whitaker did a great job, working closely with Lennie Niehaus to look as authentic as possible during the playing sequences, and Charles McPherson provides incidental sax playing, very much in Bird's style, for times when Parker's original recordings couldn't work. A tremendous work.
Apologies for none of these being actual documentaries.
I really enjoyed seeing Dexter Gordon in "Round Midnight" and the whole movie and its tone in general. Not a documentary, but very loosely based on sort of the composite lives of Dexter and Bud Powell. Very interesting film.
Clint Eastwood's tribute/depiction of Charlie Parker, "Bird," wasn't a documentary either, nor did it strive for the utmost in accuracy, but it was a great movie and portrayed Parker fairly. Forrest Whitaker did a great job, working closely with Lennie Niehaus to look as authentic as possible during the playing sequences, and Charles McPherson provides incidental sax playing, very much in Bird's style, for times when Parker's original recordings couldn't work. A tremendous work.
Apologies for none of these being actual documentaries.
The Doors -- When You're Strange (https://www.amazon.com/Doors-When-Youre-Strange/dp/B07QNZPBRG) on Amazon Prime is very, very good. It's an interesting story and the depth of the video footage they have is pretty amazing in that they have captured mundane moments that are important to the story but you'd never think they have video of. Johnny Depp's narration is not the best, but mostly the story tells itself through music and video. There's also some modern reenactment segments at the beginning and interspersed throughout that I found a bit distracting, but the content they provide is so interesting that none of it matters.
Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police (https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Stand-Losing-You-Surviving/dp/B011KK7XOO) -- a documentary about the band from the perspective of guitarist Andy Summer. If you are a fan of the group, or the group members, it provides interesting background and is probably worth watching. That said, it's Andy Summer's documentary and he really comes off as a chronic complainer about every band he's been in. The picture of Andy on that Amazon link captures the disposition he portrays throughout the documentary and his career (at least as he tells it). He's sharing his viewpoint in an unvarnished fashion, which I guess should be admired for his transparency, but I found it difficult not to dislike him.
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World https://www.rumblethemovie.com/home
It's on Netflix and others I believe.
I sat next to the director on a flight, and then watched it. It's great, I would recommend a watch!
It's on Netflix and others I believe.
I sat next to the director on a flight, and then watched it. It's great, I would recommend a watch!
Quadman2
Lunatic Member
One of the best I've taken in..."Rush: The Time Machine". Not really a docu, but their performance/music speaks as one.
If not a fan, you will be after this music offering.
And, the latest take on the "Elvis" docu/movie... his life and his music.
Finally, if into Greek traditional...any of "Pavlo's" concerts that almost end up being music/docu's.
Q
If not a fan, you will be after this music offering.
And, the latest take on the "Elvis" docu/movie... his life and his music.
Finally, if into Greek traditional...any of "Pavlo's" concerts that almost end up being music/docu's.
Q
Mystic
We're all born mad
Don't recall mentioning this, watched a few weeks ago:
Crossfire Hurricane
(Morgen, 2012)
* I liked this a lot. I liked even more Morgen's documentary film about Cobain, called Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck (2015).
* Morgen also made the film about Bowie, out now, called Moonage Daydream (2022), which I'll be watching later this week or early next week.
Crossfire Hurricane
(Morgen, 2012)
* I liked this a lot. I liked even more Morgen's documentary film about Cobain, called Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck (2015).
* Morgen also made the film about Bowie, out now, called Moonage Daydream (2022), which I'll be watching later this week or early next week.
