The greatest music films of all time

[Barry williams]

Bowie's documentary when the Spiders finished up at Hammersmith Odeon was pretty good but the film and sound quality are not great.

I was at the Bowie concert and the sound was much better than on the film.

Has anyone mentioned Easy Rider and 2001 A Space Odyssey ?
They both had great soundtracks.

 

[cubastreet]

Yellow Submarine

 

[monkfish]

This is not the greatest music movie, but I'll be watching it later, looks like a load of old nonsense (I'm saying that like it's a bad thing)
Songs by BA Robertson and features the Pretty Things.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081178/

Wooooooooooooo I'm scared

 

[Seeker_UK]

If we're talking nonsense, there's this little gem:

Or this

 

[jackbarron]

Here are the 40 greatest music documentaries, according to Rolling Stone. Top of the list is Don't Look Back.

A number these are on Netflix, including some I haven't seen. Must check them out.

Jack

 

[Barry williams]

Here are the 40 greatest music documentaries, according to Rolling Stone. Top of the list is Don't Look Back.

A number these are on Netflix, including some I haven't seen. Must check them out.

Jack

Nearly all on that list are in my music DVD collection.
I don't agree with the list though.
That said, I have never agreed with most rolling stone lists over the years.

 

[blossomchris]

I have only one DVD from this list (in fact it may be a videotape)
I have seen a few though.


Bloss

 

[BLACKMASS]

Nick Cave 20,000 Days On Earth is on Film4 tonight at 11:05. Well worth watching.

 

[Glenn C]

Sigur Rós - 'Heima' ? beautiful photography and location!

 

[Yank]

Koyaanisqatsi?

 

[Barry williams]

Sigur Rós - 'Heima' ? beautiful photography and location!

I have a shed load of his albums on vinyl and CD.
I won't be buying anymore because I am fed up with not knowing what the hell he is singing about.
Even using the Lyric player on my screen when using my digital jukebox its blank.

 

[Barry williams]

Koyaanisqatsi?

All four of them get my vote.

 

[Barry williams]

Nick Cave 20,000 Days On Earth is on Film4 tonight at 11:05. Well worth watching.

I have had my recorder set for that for three weeks.

 

[foxwelljsly]

On reflection, two of the best films with music at their heart that I've seen are both directed by Clint Eastwood, 'Bird' - his biopic of Charlie Parker starring Forrest Whitaker and 'Honkytonk Man' about the last days of a consumptive country singer, obviously at least partly based on Hank Williams.

Also, whilst I'm no massive fan of Joy Division, there's no doubting that 'Control' was a compelling and artfully made film.

 

[Mullardman]

I really can't believe that the list above doesn't include:

It's Trad Dad! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_Trad,_Dad!

The Young Ones. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Ones_(1961_film)

Play It Cool. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_It_Cool_(film)

We need answers...

Mull

 

[Yank]

"That Thing You Do" is mildly amusing.

 

[Barry williams]

"That Thing You Do" is mildly amusing.

Nobody got there name right.
Not a bad Tom Hanks as a Director debut film.
Music wasn't outstanding.
The lovely Liv Tyler made up for that films short comings.

 

[Barry williams]

This brilliant film soundtrack album by Alan Price is probably more meaningful to day than it ever was back in 1973.

 

[Hempknight]

Has to be Cannibal! The musical

Team America was great too

 

[Barry williams]

When this

came out Sony gave me the 12"spools to use to demo there Reel to Reel machines.
I didn't get to see the brilliant film until a year after playing the tapes to death.