@tylermunns: OMG, I love Ghost World! There is much about it to love, including the Blues Hammer scene. SO true! Every time I happen to see a clip from a current Country Music Awards Show on TV (my sisters watch them. Ugh.) I am reminded of Blues Hammer. Then there is the scene at the party with the record collectors; it reminds me of audiophile gatherings: Guys who wear bermuda shorts with black socks and dress shoes, comb-over hairdo’s and mustaches. Present company excluded, of course. ;-)
When it comes to mockumentaries, everyone knows about Spinal Tap. Another great one is The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash. It is to the 60’s British Invasion what Spinal Tap is to Hard Rock/Metal, but done more subtly. It was made by Eric Idle of Monty Python and Neil Innes of The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (who appear in the underground scene in The Magical Mystery Tour movie).
For straight documentaries, two good ones are the ones made about Muscle Shoals and The Wrecking Crew. The house band in Rick Hall’s Alabama recording studio---unofficially known as The Swampers---is as fine a non-Jazz ensemble band as I have ever heard. Lots of people have gone (or were brought) to Muscle Shoals to record, mostly because of The Swampers: Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin, Boz Scaggs (his first album, featuring Duane Allman on the fantastic "Loan Me A Dime"), Steve Winwood, Rod Stewart, Bob Seger, hundreds more, including even Bob Dylan and The Stones. Swampers’ drummer Roger Hawkins is considered by many pro’s as one of the handful of greatest drummers who was ever recorded (Jim Keltner has said he wished he played more like Roger), and pianist/songwriter Spooner Oldham is nothing less than a national treasure. If you haven’t seen it, do so!
