Here are some that I liked.

The Devil and Daniel Johnston
http://www.youtube...atch?v=2qtFPOxDMs4

Dig!
http://www.youtube...atch?v=84oiQJ1N9To

The Minutemen - We Jam Econo
http://www.youtube...atch?v=77ZmpOCqkOA

American Hardcore
http://www.youtube...atch?v=l1ZnFT2qAJU

Anvil! The Story of Anvil
http://www.youtube...atch?v=FF4H8lB2Y_o


I find that most people (that I know anyways) only care about the music and not about the people that make it. Are there others that enjoy a good documentary about musicians and if so what are your favourites?

Posted by inebriatedas I find that most people (that I know anyways) only care about the music and not about the people that make it. Are there others that enjoy a good documentary about musicians and if so what are your favourites?

I liked No Direction Home, about Bob Dylan. Wetlands Preserved was interesting, too, but because of copyright they could only show a little actual performance. It was about the Wetlands Preserve club in NYC. The Kids Are Alright (The Who) was excellent as well, and I'm not a huge Who fan.

And then there's Spinal Tap and the Rutles.

I saw No Direction Home and really liked it. I also saw Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who (also really good) but not The Kids are Alright. I am going to track down a copy of Wetlands Preserved, I never heard of it before but it looks interesting.

Posted by splumer And then there's Spinal Tap and the Rutles.

Don't forget A Mighty Wind!

Posted by inebriatedas I saw No Direction Home and really liked it. I also saw Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who (also really good) but not The Kids are Alright. I am going to track down a copy of Wetlands Preserved, I never heard of it before but it looks interesting.

I got it from Netflix.

I checked torrent sites but no luck and no netflix in Canada (as far as I know)so I'll have to check zip.ca. Another really good one I watched was Prog Rock Britannia - An Observation in Three Movements which I downloaded a while back and you can get it here http://thepirateba...in_Three_Movements if interested.

Thanks to this thread I ordered a copy of We Jam Econo from amazon.com for only 11 bucks. Econo indeed!

The Minutemen - such a great band.

Posted by inebriatedas I checked torrent sites but no luck and no netflix in Canada (as far as I know)so I'll have to check zip.ca. Another really good one I watched was Prog Rock Britannia - An Observation in Three Movements which I downloaded a while back and you can get it here http://thepirateba...in_Three_Movements if interested.

Demonoid's got it, according to btjunkie.org, but at Demonoid's site I can't find it. Isohunt turned it up in a torrent with a bunch of others:

http://isohunt.com...served?tab=summary

But at 2.9MB, I don't think it's the whole thing. I'll see if I can get it and upload it somewhere for you. Have you tried your local library?

The American Hardcore one is like reliving my youth! Awesome. LOL @ me stage-diving at an Agnostic Front show only to hear the music had stopped.

the Decline Of Western Civilization-Part 1'
You See me Laughin'

Two of my favorite music Docs, You See Me Laughin' is a must see.
And indeed, American Hardcore is a run down of the music of my childhood.

Posted by splumer Demonoid's got it, according to btjunkie.org, but at Demonoid's site I can't find it. Isohunt turned it up in a torrent with a bunch of others: http://isohunt.com...served?tab=summary But at 2.9MB, I don't think it's the whole thing. I'll see if I can get it and upload it somewhere for you. Have you tried your local library?

I checked Demonoid and the torrent had 0 seeders and 0 leechers and zip.ca didn't have it. I never thought to check the library so that's next. Thanks



the Decline Of Western Civilization-Part 1' was great. I have it on vhs somewhere but I am afraid to play it in my vcr because the last tape I played (a long time ago) got chewed. I wish I could find it somewhere on DVD (Last time I checked it was never released) or divx. I found a .mpg torrent on isohunt that I might try but the quality will probably be terrible...only 167 MB, seems too small for good quality.

Best fuckin' intro

BBC doc on Captain Beefheart:

http://www.youtube...atch?v=4M5YE_a4B1U

Posted by kreeningsons Best fuckin' intro BBC doc on Captain Beefheart: http://www.youtube...atch?v=4M5YE_a4B1U

I'll have to watch that one. BBC has the best music documentaries.

Posted by inebriatedas The Devil and Daniel Johnston http://www.youtube...atch?v=2qtFPOxDMs4

Outstanding.

Also: The Last Waltz.

I bought the Last Waltz on Bluray yesterday for $10. Such a great movie.

Alan Cross has been tracking the evolution (and origins) of (alt rock) music, for a really long time now. i think he still does a weekly radio show that airs on several stations in the toronto area.

http://www.explore...tory-of-new-music/

Posted by neX_ Alan Cross has been tracking the evolution (and origins) of (alt rock) music, for a really long time now. i think he still does a weekly radio show that airs on several stations in the toronto area. http://www.explore...tory-of-new-music/

Great show. I used to listen to it all the time. About a year ago my friend found a torrent with all of the ongoing history shows to date, I am going to see if I can find an updated torrent with more recent shows.

I liked the documentary about Anvil. The music is great and the guys are really hard working.