2. music
  3. 194413-74688

Band/artist documentaries.

These types of films may not be for everyone, but I’ve been on a viewing kick recently and encourage your recommendations for all to enjoy. It’s been interesting to see the stories of the various subjects and get some great insights, stories, and entertaining anecdotes firsthand. Listed below are a few I’ve seen and can recommend. Please follow suit with yours - and enjoy!

Music from the inside out

The Last Waltz (of course)

Lost Angel (Judee Sill)

Sound City

Neil Young - Journeys

David Crosby - Remember my name

Linda Ronstadt - The sound of my voice

Rumble

Once Were Brothers (The Band)

Muscle Shoals

The Wrecking Crew

Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Seymour: An Introduction

YMMV, but having a full blown home theater set up with a 9 foot projection screen sure does enhance the experience...

 

 

mp5viking

Showing 2 responses by hce1

hce1
70 posts
 

I’ve enjoyed many of the documentaries mentioned above. One documentarian not mentioned yet whose films are well worth tracking down is Les Blank. He’s done some really good work with blues musicians, particularly Lightnin’ Hopkins. Look for:

The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins

A Well-spent Life (Mance Lipscomb)

A Poem is a Naked Person (Leon Russell)

His catalog is vast and includes films about Tex-mex, Mexican, Cajun, Bluegrass and other music genres.

if you happen to be a fan of Werner Herzog, you might enjoy Werner Herzog eats a shoe, about a bet Herzog made with Blank and lost.

hce1
70 posts
 

I don’t think anyone mentioned Song of the South: The rise of Duane Allman and the Allman Brothers Band, which I enjoyed and recommend.

More to discover