[SennFan]

Gimme Shelter
The Last Waltz
Bittersweet Motel
This is Spinal Tap

 

[stormuk]

The Last Waltz
Bruce Springsteen - MTV un/plugged session

 

[MarconiSalad]

All of the above, and:

Yellow Submarine

 

[nabwong]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Homeless I've always liked School of Rock...

Awesome show. Can't wait for Nacho Libre. lol.

 

[Denim]

My choice is "Heavy Metal". I don't know why the music was recorded so low? I had a couple friends that worked at the theater. (Yes, I saw it when it first came out, around 1980.) I watched it from the balcony seats with a bunch of friends and a cooler of beer. The balcony was closed off, and never used for regular seating. Everytime a song came on, they cranked up the volume and rocked the theater. Good times!

 

[skullguise]

If it wasn't for Spinal Tap, I'd vote for Get Crazy. Dumb but fun movie about a theater owner putting on a New Years concert. Made in 1983.

Great fun movie, fun soundtrack, and cameos/appearances by some neat folks (Lee Ving from Fear, Lou Reed, even Fabian and Bobby Sherman).

 

[SptsNaz]

vote # 12,539 for This is Spinal Tap

 

[mbriant]

I thought the movie "Backbeat" was excellent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backbeat_(film)

"Eddie and the Cruisers" ( the first one ) wasn't bad either....for a fiction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_and_the_Cruisers

"Festival Express" is also quite good if you're into seeing Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Buddy Guy, and The Band partying hard when they were young.

http://theband.hiof.no/films/festival_express.html

 

[lmilhan]

All of the above, and just to add a new one:

I enjoyed 'The Commitments'. It is especially funny if you were ever in a band.

 

[mbriant]

"Whale Music" may be a little slow moving for some, but I thought it was pretty good as well. Very loosely inspired by Brian Wilson's life.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_Music_(film)

 

[chadbang]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbriant "Whale Music" may be a little slow moving for some, but I thought it was pretty good as well. Very loosely inspired by Brian Wilson's life. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_Music_(film)

That sounds really interesting. Thanks.


I guess I should add some other favorites:

The Monkee's "Head" - completely trippy.
"Sid and Nancy"
The Clash "Rude Boy"
The punk doc "D.O.A."
and of course, "Let it Be" how could I forget that one.

 

[swt61]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbriant "Festival Express" is also quite good if you're into seeing Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Buddy Guy, and The Band partying hard when they were young.

Just saw this 2 nights ago. Great show!

While "Sid & Nancy" had some great acting, I found it really depressing.

 

[KJ_Palmer]

Biased opinion, but The Doors wins it for me...

 

[VicAjax]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarconiSalad All of the above, and: Yellow Submarine

definitely! a great restoration job on the DVD, too... i can watch it over and over again.

 

[VicAjax]

oh and two more...

The Decline of Western Civilization
brilliant documentary about the early L.A. punk scene, featuring Black Flag, X, Fear, The Circle Jerks, The Germs, Phranc ("I enjoy being a girl").

and

Athens, GA Inside/Out
documentary about the flaming hot 80s music scene in Athens, featuring R.E.M., B-52's, Pylon, Bar-B-Q Killers, Flat Duo Jets, The Squalls, Kilkenny Cats... the real birthplace of indy rock.