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Fluff's Fav. Concert/Music Films

by fluffhead34 • Created 14 years ago • Modified 4 years ago
These are some of my all-time favorite concert/music related films/documentary's. I plan on adding more as they come to me and also a brief comment on each film as to what I like about each.
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  • Bob Dylan in Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (1967)

    1. Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back

    19671h 36mNot Rated84Metascore
    7.9 (11K)
    Documentary covering Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of England, which includes appearances by Joan Baez and Donovan.
    DirectorD.A. PennebakerStarsBob DylanAlbert GrossmanBob Neuwirth
    Have the 2007 Docurama Films DVD and the 2015 Criterion 2 Disc set (Dvd-Video copy)
  • Monterey Pop (1968)

    2. Monterey Pop

    19681h 18mNot Rated77Metascore
    7.9 (5.2K)
    A film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival.
    DirectorD.A. PennebakerStarsOtis ReddingJimi HendrixRavi Shankar
    (Dvd-Video)
    2002 Criterion 3 Disc Set "The Complete Monterey Pop Festival"
    (Includes;
    Disc 1: Monterey! (79min.),
    Disc 2: Jimi Plays Monterey (49min.)
    & SHAKE! Otis At Monterey (19min.) 1986
    Disc 3: The Outtake Performances (123min.) 1997
    (All with new 5.1 DTS Sound Mixes)
  • Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding in Jimi Plays Monterey (1986)

    3. Jimi Plays Monterey

    198650mNot Rated
    8.1 (1.5K)
    Jimi Hendrix's landmark concert in Monterey County Fairgrounds in California in which he plays signature songs like "Purple Haze," "Foxy Lady," and "Wild Thing."
    DirectorsChris HegedusD.A. PennebakerStarsJimi HendrixNoel ReddingMitch Mitchell
    From the 2002 Criterion 3Disc Set "The Complete Monterey Pop Festival"
  • Woodstock (1970)

    4. Woodstock

    19703h 4mR95Metascore
    8.1 (19K)
    Oscar-winning musical chronicle that brilliantly captures the three-day rock concert and celebration of peace and love that became a capstone for the Sixties.
    DirectorMichael WadleighStarsJoan BaezRichie HavensRoger Daltrey
    2009 Warner Bros. Home Video "40th Ann. Two-Disc Director's Cut"
    (224min.)
  • Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman, and The Rolling Stones in Gimme Shelter (1970)

    5. Gimme Shelter

    19701h 31mGP85Metascore
    7.8 (13K)
    When three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment was immortalized on this film.
    DirectorsAlbert MayslesDavid MayslesCharlotte ZwerinStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsMick Taylor
    2000 Criterion Collection DVD-Video (w/Supplements)
  • Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, John Lennon, Marianne Faithfull, Brian Jones, Yoko Ono, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman in The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996)

    6. The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

    19961h 5mNot Rated
    7.6 (2.4K)
    Filmed before a live audience at a North London TV studio.
    DirectorMichael Lindsay-HoggStarsIan AndersonGlenn CornickClive Bunker
  • Listening to You: The Who at the Isle of Wight 1970 (1998)

    7. Listening to You: The Who at the Isle of Wight 1970

    19981h 25mTV Special
    8.3 (538)
    This is the film of The Who's appearance at the third (and final) Isle of Wight festival in 1970. This is regarded as the band's finest performance.
    DirectorMurray LernerStarsRoger DaltreyJohn EntwistleKeith Moon
    Eagle Rock Ent. DVD
  • Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight (1991)

    8. Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight

    199156mNot Rated
    7.7 (411)
    Blue Wild Angel: Jimi Hendrix Live At The Isle Of Wight documents the guitarist's legendary performance before 600,000 people at this massive outdoor music and arts festival in August 1970. This unforgettable concert film experience draws heavily upon Academy Award winning Director Murray Lerner's vast archive of previously unseen performance footage and presents some of Hendrix's finest ever concert performances, including extended takes of "Machine Gun," "Red House," and other favorites such as "All Along The Watchtower," "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)," and a unique medley of "God Save The Queen" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." New interviews with Jimi Hendrix Experience band members Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox, and others set the stage for the concert footage that follows.
    DirectorMurray LernerStarsJimi HendrixBilly CoxMitch Mitchell
    DVD-Video (Authored from Video Files; DVD-RIP)
  • Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue (2004)

    9. Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue

    20041h 27mNot Rated
    7.8 (243)
    Documentary about Miles Davis' legendary gig at the Isle of Wight Festival, August 1970. Includes full live footage and recent interviews with band mates and others. .
    DirectorMurray LernerStarsCarlos SantanaStanley CrouchMiles Davis
    Eagle Rock Ent. DVD
  • 200 Motels (1971)

    10. 200 Motels

    19711h 38mR
    5.6 (2.5K)
    The great Frank Zappa's outrageous psychedelic precursor to today's music videos features "The Mothers of Invention" wreaking havoc in a typical American town. Ringo Starr narrates.
    DirectorsTony PalmerFrank ZappaStarsMark VolmanHoward KaylanIan Underwood
  • Bob Dylan, George Harrison, and Leon Russell in The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)

    11. The Concert for Bangladesh

    19721h 43mG
    8.2 (1.7K)
    The first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise humanitarian relief funds for the refugees of Bangladesh of 1971 war.
    DirectorSaul SwimmerStarsGeorge HarrisonBob DylanRavi Shankar
    2006 Two-Disc 35th Anniversary Edition (Was in PAL Format so needed to Re-author completely)
  • Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972)

    12. Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii

    19721h 32mG75Metascore
    8.6 (11K)
    British progressive rock band Pink Floyd perform at the ancient Roman Amphitheater in the ruins of Pompeii, Italy in 1971. Although the band perform a typical live set from the era, there is no audience beyond the basic film crew.
    DirectorAdrian MabenStarsDavid GilmourRoger WatersRichard Wright
    Have Both Original 1972 (64min.)Theatrical Release [DVD-VIDEO]
    & the 1991 "Director's Cut" (91min.) [2002 Universal Pictures DVD] (includes 24min. Interview with original Director Adrian Maban)
  • Jimi Hendrix in Jimi Hendrix (1973)

    13. Jimi Hendrix

    19731h 38mR
    7.7 (2K)
    Made shortly after his death, this documentary explores the brief life and remarkable legacy of guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
    DirectorsJoe BoydJohn HeadGary WeisStarsArthur AllenAlbert AllenStella Benabon
  • Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, and Pete Townshend in The Kids Are Alright (1979)

    14. The Kids Are Alright

    19791h 49mPG
    8.0 (4.1K)
    Interviews, TV clips and concert footage make up this comprehensive profile of The Who, Britain's premiere rock band.
    DirectorJeff SteinStarsRoger DaltreyPete TownshendKeith Moon
  • Neil Young in Rust Never Sleeps (1979)

    15. Rust Never Sleeps

    19791h 48mPG
    8.1 (1K)
    Documentary covering Neil Young's October 22, 1978 concert performance at the Cow Palace.
    DirectorNeil YoungStarsNeil YoungRalph MolinaFrank 'Pancho' Sampedro
  • Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland (1978)

    16. Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland

    19786h 15mTV Special
    8.1 (116)
    The title derives from the fact that it was the last concert in San Francisco's Winterland Arena, which was shut down shortly thereafter. The Dead celebrated the closing as an approximately five-hour-long party and invited some guests including guitarist John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service and Ken Kesey as well as actor Dan Aykroyd who provided the midnight countdown.
    StarsJerry GarciaDonna GodchauxKeith Godchaux
  • Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead (1981)

    17. Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead

    19811h 54mVideo
    8.5 (152)
    Recorded October 30th and 31st, 1980, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Dead Ahead showcases the recently reformed Grateful Dead lineup in acoustic and electric splendor.
    DirectorLen Dell'AmicoStarsTom DavisAl FrankenJerry Garcia
  • Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve Concert (1987)

    18. Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve Concert

    19872h 27mUnratedVideo
    8.4 (104)
    Grateful Dead's New Year's Eve concert 12/31/87 at the Oakland Coliseum Arena.
    DirectorLen Dell'AmicoStarsJerry GarciaMickey HartBob Weir
  • Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here (1989)

    19. Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here

    19892h 30mVideo
    8.4 (81)
    DirectorLen Dell'AmicoStarsJerry GarciaMickey HartBill Kreutzmann
    DVD-Video
  • Let's Spend the Night Together (1982)

    20. Let's Spend the Night Together

    19821h 35mPG51Metascore
    6.5 (822)
    The Rolling Stones' shows in Tempe, Arizona and East Rutherford, New Jersey during their 1981 US tour.
    DirectorHal AshbyStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsCharlie Watts
  • Stop Making Sense (1984)

    21. Stop Making Sense

    19841h 28mPG94Metascore
    8.7 (23K)
    A live performance of the band Talking Heads shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and featuring their most memorable songs.
    DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsDavid ByrneBernie WorrellAlex Weir
    Have DVD
  • Thelonious Monk in Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)

    22. Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

    19881h 30mPG-1375Metascore
    7.5 (1.4K)
    A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Sphere Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.
    DirectorCharlotte ZwerinStarsThelonious MonkJohn ColtraneJimmy Cleveland
  • Year of the Horse (1997)

    23. Year of the Horse

    19971h 46mR58Metascore
    6.6 (2K)
    This film documents Neil Young and Crazy Horse's 1996 concert tour. Jim Jarmusch interviews the band about their long history, and we see backstage footage from the 1970s and 1980s.
    DirectorJim JarmuschStarsNeil YoungJim JarmuschRalph Molina
  • Festival Express (2003)

    24. Festival Express

    20031h 30mR85Metascore
    7.5 (2.5K)
    The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts like Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead and The Band.
    DirectorsBob SmeatonFrank CvitanovichStarsJanis JoplinGrateful DeadThe Band
  • Neil Young in Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)

    25. Neil Young: Heart of Gold

    20061h 43mPG85Metascore
    7.7 (3.4K)
    A film shot over during a two-night performance by Neil Young at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
    DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsNeil YoungEmmylou HarrisPegi Young

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