The Admiral Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 A couple of good ones I've come across recently : Muscle Shoals - which, as the title suggests, tells the story of the famous studios and the players/owners, and The Story of the Eagles (I think that's the title). Blimey, what an eye opener, and there is clearly still a lot of bad feeling in the extended membership, but none of it helped by too much touring, and similar amounts of Booze and cocaine. Makes you realise what a remarkable back catalogue they have though, and Joe Walsh is worth watching alone - disjointed rambling anecdotes, but some razor sharp playing. Quote
scalpy Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 20 feet from stardom's on there, loved that. The muscle shoals doc left me with a lump in my throat on more than one occasion, great watch. Will watch the eagles one asap. Quote
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) I think man on a wire is on there. Brilliant Oh, and the Jason Becker documentary. Very sad , but good. Edited February 14, 2015 by RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Quote
The Admiral Posted February 14, 2015 Author Posted February 14, 2015 [quote name='scalpy' timestamp='1423925456' post='2690432'] 20 feet from stardom's on there, loved that. The muscle shoals doc left me with a lump in my throat on more than one occasion, great watch. Will watch the eagles one asap. [/quote] 20 feet from stardom was fascinating and had some incredible examples of how life can take so many paths, not least the beautiful and talented woman who sang backing for the Rolling Stones, dated Jagger and appeared in Playboy, but knocked it on the head to become a high school English teacher. Quote
Roland Rock Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 Searching for the Sugar Man is one of the best music docs I've seen for years. I'm a fan of Rodreguez anyway, but even if you're not, it's an amazing story Quote
the boy Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 [quote name='The Admiral' timestamp='1423912214' post='2690254'] A couple of good ones I've come across recently : Muscle Shoals - which, as the title suggests, tells the story of the famous studios and the players/owners, and The Story of the Eagles (I think that's the title). Blimey, what an eye opener, and there is clearly still a lot of bad feeling in the extended membership, but none of it helped by too much touring, and similar amounts of Booze and cocaine. Makes you realise what a remarkable back catalogue they have though, and Joe Walsh is worth watching alone - disjointed rambling anecdotes, but some razor sharp playing. [/quote] The Eagles documentary is class. Jo Walsh is a nutter. I find it all so cliche and boring now though. I remember wanting nothing more than to live that wild crazy lifestyle and raise as much hell as possible wherever I went..... Now I couldn't think of anything worse or more selfish. When I look back sometimes I'm utterly ashamed. That aside it was a great show and what a back catalogue. Glenn Frey came across quite bad I thought. Quote
the boy Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 [quote name='The Admiral' timestamp='1423927802' post='2690466'] 20 feet from stardom was fascinating and had some incredible examples of how life can take so many paths, not least the beautiful and talented woman who sang backing for the Rolling Stones, dated Jagger and appeared in Playboy, but knocked it on the head to become a high school English teacher. [/quote] That sounds great. I will check it out. Quote
fretmeister Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 Supersize Me was scary and interesting. Quote
Annoying Twit Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Watching 20 Feet From Stardom right now. I'd seen it in the list for Netflix, but this thread pushed me to actually watch it. EDIT: Migosh! Lisa Fischer can sing!!!! EDIT: Good O'l Freda is on Netflix. I'll watch that once 20 feet is finished. EDIT: Not much action on this thread. But, I've watched the above two documentaries and have now moved onto Beware Mr Baker (about Ginger Baker). He definitely has a story. Quite a lot of it is sad, but quite a few of his problems seem self-inflicted. It was very sad to see how much his son enjoyed playing with him, only for GB to cruelly reject his son after that. Edited February 15, 2015 by Annoying Twit Quote
The Admiral Posted February 15, 2015 Author Posted February 15, 2015 [quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1423957925' post='2691006'] Supersize Me was scary and interesting. [/quote] I have a friend who features on the soundtrack and it's been a good friend to him, having been so popular. He won't be buying his own island anytime soon, but it just shows the value of royalties if a film goes viral. Quote
Drax Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 'All this Mayhem' Utterly gripping documentary from the team that made Senna. The 'sport' is skateboarding BUT don't let that put you off. It's the human tale around this that is being told and the sport is incidental. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2938416/ Along with One Day In September, one of the best documentaries made in recent years. Quote
discreet Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Muscle Shoals one was fantastic. I could watch that again for sure. Quote
Oddly Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 It's never even occurred to me to check for documentaries on Netflix ! Thanks for the push...the Muscle Shoals one especially sounds cool. Quote
stuckinthepod Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 I'm a big documentary buff (I started working life as a Assistant Documentary Editor) and love any music documentaries. That Muscle Shoals one was fantastic and the Eagles one too. I'm not sure if these are on Netflix -I'm on Amazon which is now awful, awful, awful and charges for everything. I plan to try Netflix soon. Here's a list of good uns to search for on Netflix or Youtube. If you can find Twenty Pearl Jam. One of the best band documentaries I've seen and still compelling if not a grunge fan. Sound City- Dave Grohl narrating the story of the LA Studio. Standing in the Shadow of Motown Lemmy Anvil Classic Albums doc series Rock Family Trees Any of the BBC Britannia series E.G Heavy Metal Britannia Steve Winwood- English Soul Martin Scorsese - The Blues series (It's a bit worthy but some of the episodes are good). Vox Pop: How Dartford Powered the British Beat Play it Loud: The Story of the Marshall Amp Hello Quo Supergrass - A Home Movie Metal - A Headbangers Journey Metal Evolution Iron Maiden: Flight 666 Ones to watch out for James Jamerson & the Legend of the Funk Machine - Currently being made Quote
the boy Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1424040698' post='2691982'] Muscle Shoals one was fantastic. I could watch that again for sure. [/quote] Outstanding, watched it last night. What a sound and what a story. Blew me away. Highly recommend. (Muscle Shoals) Quote
the boy Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 Sorry, I know this thread has been dead a while but had to share. Above. Quote
BigRedX Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 "I Dream Of Wires" Essential viewing for anyone interested in synthesisers. Although I should point out that the edit available on Netflix is about half the length of the full version. Quote
BILL POSTERS Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 Saw The Wrecking Crew one last night. Well worth a look. Quote
Twincam Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 Keith Richards under the influence is on Netflix in 4K Uhd too so you can really see those wrinkles. Good documentary. Quote
chris_b Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 Is the Muscle Shoals film the one that starts with Rick Hall and Fame studios? If so they left out all mention of Tommy Cogbill. That's unforgivable. Quote
Cameronj279 Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 I re-watched Jonestown : Paradise Lost the other day. Good documentary although the dramatization can get a bit annoying. Quote
ubit Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 We watched the Eagles one and I was amazed at the hatred that was evident between certain members. It even showed a full blown argument on stage with death threats et al. The Journey one about their search for anew singer is good too. On a completely different tangent, Netflix documentaries, "The War" is awesome! Quote
wateroftyne Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 The Eagles one is great, as is Beware of Mr. Baker and Muscle Shoals. No mention so far of What Happened, Miss Simone? - an incredible Nine Simone doc which I think is still on Netflix. Quote
Gomez68 Posted December 25, 2015 Posted December 25, 2015 Would anyone know if 808 the movie is released on any streaming service? Cheers guys and gals! Merry Christmas !! Quote
Skol303 Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 [quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1449748426' post='2926429'] Saw The Wrecking Crew one last night. Well worth a look. [/quote] Yep, really good! I highly recommend it. Gives a good insight into the 60s/70s US music machine. Lots of input from Carol Kaye, as you’d expect Goes to show that a lot of rock’n’roll during that period was actually ‘manufactured’ to an even greater degree than modern music. Link here for anyone interested: http://www.wreckingcrewfilm.com Quote
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