Philip Clark Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I see a lot of discussion lately about music documentaries. In the interest of limiting the amount of OT threads on here (because it's SO important), why don't we confine such discussion to one thread? My recommendations: Muscle Shoals Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest A Great Day in Harlem The Eagles Who Is Harry Nilsson? Eager to hear everyone else's favorites! Quote Soul, R&B, Pop from Los Angeles http://philipclark.com Cannonball Gerald Albright Signature Alto, Yamaha YC73, Fender Rhodes, Roland Juno-106, Yamaha MX61, Roland VR-09, MicroKorg XL, Maschine Mikro, Yamaha Reface CP, Roland MKS-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJR Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 The doc that all of the current docs seem to be copying... Standing in the Shadows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 This Is Spinal Tap. 2nd Greatest movie ever. Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 http://placeitonluckydan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/spinal_cucumber2.jpg Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluzeyone Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 "The Blues Brothers" Original of course. Slight derail. Back to the OP. "The Last Waltz" Quote "A good mix is subjective to one's cilia." http://hitnmiss.yolasite.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Clark Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Should we open the thread to musical comedies and dramas too? Quote Soul, R&B, Pop from Los Angeles http://philipclark.com Cannonball Gerald Albright Signature Alto, Yamaha YC73, Fender Rhodes, Roland Juno-106, Yamaha MX61, Roland VR-09, MicroKorg XL, Maschine Mikro, Yamaha Reface CP, Roland MKS-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 This Is Spinal Tap. 2nd Greatest movie ever. Fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Hell, The Blues Brothers almost is a documentary, considering the players/actors/guest stars. Not to mention that they used classic tunes. Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I think the only way to see this is still at one of the screenings. [video:youtube]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jvXvTySfWMU One of the few docs made about a band at its beginning. [video:youtube] And this. [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Clark Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Bring on the Night is fantastic. If only for "Driven to Tears" alone. Quote Soul, R&B, Pop from Los Angeles http://philipclark.com Cannonball Gerald Albright Signature Alto, Yamaha YC73, Fender Rhodes, Roland Juno-106, Yamaha MX61, Roland VR-09, MicroKorg XL, Maschine Mikro, Yamaha Reface CP, Roland MKS-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Clark Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 This is still my go-to music movie: [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MN02oTCOT8 with Backbeat a close second. [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MN02oTCOT8 Quote Soul, R&B, Pop from Los Angeles http://philipclark.com Cannonball Gerald Albright Signature Alto, Yamaha YC73, Fender Rhodes, Roland Juno-106, Yamaha MX61, Roland VR-09, MicroKorg XL, Maschine Mikro, Yamaha Reface CP, Roland MKS-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 In the interest of limiting the amount of OT threads on here (because it's SO important), 1 Why is it "SO important"? 2 The Eagles? Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_tour Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 What's up with no DVD of *Bayou Maharajah* (docu about James Booker released last year)? Weird. I bet there's some footage in there I'd like to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluzeyone Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Re: OT: Can we just get a Music Movie/Documentary Megathreadcu about James Booker released last year)? Weird. I bet there's some footage in there I'd like to see. +1 didn't see it yet but very much want to. Read Dr.John's bio, awesome btw, and he touched on quite a bit of Mr. Booker's life. Very sad. But explains how he could belt the blues like he could. Quote "A good mix is subjective to one's cilia." http://hitnmiss.yolasite.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brettymike Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 The Commitments was a Fantastic movie IMO. I just recently very much enjoyed the new INXS movie that came out on tv. Brett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulceLabs.com Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 This Is Spinal Tap. 2nd Greatest movie ever. Mockumentaries? Can't leave this one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Love some of the older music/comedy films like "A Song Is Born". Goodman, Dorsey, Armstrong, Hampton... and Danny Kaye. Among modern movies with a jazz theme, I loved "'Round Midnight", non so much "Bird", too dark and negative. I think "Ray" is a great movie too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_tour Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 +1 didn't see it yet but very much want to. Read Dr.John's bio, awesome btw, and he touched on quite a bit of Mr. Booker's life. Very sad. But explains how he could belt the blues like he could. Word. That was an amazing autobio Dr. John did. Booker seemed to have been quite a character. It wasn't so long ago that one of my main things on the internet was tracking down those hundred hours or so of live Booker tapes, and then YouTube came along with a bunch of video footage I'd never seen and it was like "damn." Hey, you know what's a good documentary, is the one about Monk....called....I think it's called *Straight No Chaser." Tons of great footage. I knew the big records and a little bit about his life and the same handful of his tunes everyone plays, but lately really digging deeper inside his music, it's amazing to see great footage, even if he did have kind of a sad life. Also, another old chestnut, *The Universal Mind of Bill Evans* -- just him chatting with his brother and demonstrating things on the piano. Oh yeah, speaking of piano footage, here's one I saw about a year ago, *Glenn Gould The Alchemist*. Fucking amazing footage of Gould performing, up close and personal, the Bach E minor Partita and a bunch of stuff. I know there were the two big movies relatively recently about him, but this one's from the 1970s, I think, and isn't so much about his (kind of weird) life, but his playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3bluesman59 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Just watched the trailer for "Take Me To The River"...the upcoming doc about Memphis. Looks really good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Should we open the thread to musical comedies and dramas too? Then I would include That Thing You Do by Tom Hanks in his directorial debut. As I mentioned in the other thread, Take Me to the River was beyond excellent. Sorry, it blew the doors off Muscle Shoals (not that this is a competition). As discussed in that thread, the Muscle Shoals movie had pacing and filler problems that took away from what could and should have been a great movie. OTOH, Take Me to the River was perfect. I am really glad these music documentaries are getting done before we lose all the people involved. A few of the Memphis guys died before Take Me to the River was finished, but at least they got in the movie. Also, I created both threads linked in this post, and intentionally didn't label them as OT because besides being music movies, they have plenty of keyboard content. Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brettymike Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 In the interest of limiting the amount of OT threads on here (because it's SO important), 1 Why is it "SO important"? 2 The Eagles? Really? I lost interest in the Eagles when those 2 henchmen unfairly dismissed Don Felder. Brett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markay Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 This is still my go-to music movie: [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MN02oTCOT8 One of the best - saw Andrew Strong and the current Commitments live 4 weeks ago. Warning - laptop visible on stage http://i1346.photobucket.com/albums/p694/kkramm/AndrewStrongandCommitments_zps783a0f0d.png Quote A misguided plumber attempting to entertain | MainStage 3 | Axiom 61 2nd Gen | Pianoteq | B5 | XK3c | EV ZLX 12P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phnymiboy Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 There are two documentaries I've been waiting forever to see but they were either never released or still in production: 1) Love Story - About Arthur Lee and Love 2) Play That, Teo - About the one and only Teo Macero Anybody have anything to offer about them? I've seen bits and pieces of both but nowhere about any of them being released or not. Bruce Quote http://bigfun3.bandcamp.com www.facebook.com/BigFunThree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Go watch 20 Feet Form Stardom. Right f-ing now. Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxcvbnm098 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Sound City It Might Get Loud (bonus material almost better than movie) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 For something a bit different, last year I saw an interesting documentary about the alternative/electronic scene in Istanbul, and as it interacts with traditional Turkish music. It's called "Crossing the Bridge - the Sound of Istanbul". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahZark Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 "Sound City" was great, and it cemented Dave Grohl's current status as my "Favorite Person In Music." "History of the Eagles" parts 1 and 2 was also entertaining, although you definitely come away with the feeling that Don Henley and Glenn Frey are world-class pricks. I just watched "Searching for Sugar Man." Another great film with an incredible story. A must see for any fan of music!! "Twenty Feet From Stardom" is next on my list.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobadohshe Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 "Shine", the academy award nominee from 1996 about David Helfgott, was one of the movies that inspired my love of piano. I highly recommend it. Quote Kawai C-60 Grand Piano : Hammond A-100 : Hammond SK2 : Yamaha CP4 : Yamaha Montage 7 : Moog Sub 37 My latest album: Funky organ, huge horn section https://bobbycressey.bandcamp.com/album/cali-native Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Heavy Metal in Baghdad is fantastic. Very moving. Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Clark Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 2 The Eagles? Really? Sorry, "History of the Eagles." It really is fascinating. Quote Soul, R&B, Pop from Los Angeles http://philipclark.com Cannonball Gerald Albright Signature Alto, Yamaha YC73, Fender Rhodes, Roland Juno-106, Yamaha MX61, Roland VR-09, MicroKorg XL, Maschine Mikro, Yamaha Reface CP, Roland MKS-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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