what are your favorite music documentaries?

..recommend me some. i think i made an identical thread a while back but i cant find it. some of my favorites (off the top of my head)-

bbc captain beefheart doc

jandek on corwood

dig!

bbc harry partch doc

alchemists of sound

scott walker 30 century man (actually i thought it kind of sucked but its good to have a walker documentary.)

be here to love me (townes van zandt doc)

lou reed american masters (pbs)

kraftwerk and the electronic revolution

a can & krautrock doc that i cant remember the name of...

i need some more! im interested in all types of music, point me in the direction of some you like

The CAN DVD includes a documentary

yeah ive got that one

i think that might have been the one i was thinking of

Step Across the Border http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100692/

  On 8/24/2010 at 12:57 AM, eugene said:

Step Across the Border http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100692/

cool, ive heard some fred frith, ill check it out.

for some reason i forgot to mention one of my favorites, 'benjamin smoke'. really moving film by jem cohen and peter sillen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaSLSCXOZLQ

I created a thread I think a year ago that had active links to tons of music docs you could watch online, plsu i just posted this a few days ago http://forum.watmm.com/topic/58972-speaking-in-code/

i really enjoyed The Devil & Daniel Johnston

Anvil the story of Anvil - really really great

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF4H8lB2Y_o

also haven;'t seen this one about the ELECTRO WARS yet but still want to

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this is a good one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVRYPjcVXg

also check out The Daddy of Rock'n'Roll

and Wesley Willis' Joy Rides which just came out last year

ive seen all but the electro wars doc. that one looks trendy but interesting. the wesley willis doc was great..anything wesley willis just makes me smile. my heart goes out to the big guy and all that he had to deal with..awesome public access doc on him-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rzg51SMhEo

  On 8/24/2010 at 12:33 AM, Z_B_Z said:

bbc harry partch doc

kraftwerk and the electronic revolution

these are amazing, you just recommended a shit ton to me....

I have nothing to offer, sorry...

thanks

  On 8/24/2010 at 2:49 AM, Z_B_Z said:

ive seen all but the electro wars doc. that one looks trendy but interesting. the wesley willis doc was great..anything wesley willis just makes me smile. my heart goes out to the big guy and all that he had to deal with..awesome public access doc on him-

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rzg51SMhEo

awesome, i'm going to watch that now.

also check out Speaking in Code

  On 8/24/2010 at 2:30 AM, chax said:

also haven;'t seen this one about the ELECTRO WARS yet but still want to

 

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really? i thought that looked like a massive joke.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B89-69icyc

The only shitty thing about it is that Manuel Gottsching isn't in the documentary. He's far more important than Amon Duul II.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE4wmmnahnk

1:27

great intro to 'be here to love me.' i dont think theres any romanticism in living fast and dying young, its just sad, but there are a lot of great musicians that did, and i think its important that their lives avoid cliche (even tho their deaths fed into it..)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_J6-3eOLuw

keep the recommendations coming people. thanks!

off the charts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVFLqzJB6qw

this > all

ive actually seen that one and was kind of disappointed. i love roky and all the music hes produced but was just underwhelmed..it just felt hollow in some way. the director referencing goodfellas in his editing was really annoying...

bad doc with good parts imho

Maybe I'm just biased because his voice is fucking brilliant.

rokys voice has the ability to reduce me to tears. a song like 'dust' is just too perfect for words...

  On 8/24/2010 at 8:16 AM, Z_B_Z said:

rokys voice has the ability to reduce me to tears. a song like 'dust' is just too perfect for words...

Yeah, I listened to Dust over and over after a friend of mine died recently.

wow thats really touching. its a hopeful song so hopefully it gave you some comfort.

driver 23/the atlas moth

Dub Echoes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI1wmq25RtA

Bruce Haack The King of Techno

Incredible String Band Be Glad for the Song Has No Ending