Having grown up with half this band I cant help but say

ALL DOLLED UP....the story of the NEW YORK DOLLS !!!!!

EXCELLENT and it was the DOLLS who opened he door for bands like POISON<>TWISTED SISTER< etc.....THEY WERE THE FIRST !!!!

MY second favorite is 10 days on the road with KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD

He went on the road and went to all the old blues players and had them play and recorded them at there houses....it was so educational and great to see that FAME was NOT the reason these people played as more than half were still broke but still loved to play !!!!!

St James

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That's when I decided . that I'd be better off dead

"DIG!" A terrific documentary about the linked fates of two modern rock bands: The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols. Great on many levels, you won't forget it.

Also, "Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould" is an amazing experience, and a glimpse into the kind crackpot genius it takes to become a one-man musical revolution.

Most musical biopics are lame-o rehashings of collected anecdotes that everybody already knows, string together in a "and then they did this, and then they wrote that" fashion. I like Oliver Stone, but "The Doors" has all the storytelling impact of "The Glenn Miller Story."

As for "I'm Not There," it's not a biopic, it's not supposed to tell Bob Dylan's life story, and it doesn't suck.

As for concert films, you can't beat the lovely shooting and the drop-dead gorgeous audio of "Concert For George."

I agree with so many of the suggestions that others have already given, such as Help!, This is Spinal Tap, Walk The Line, and Ray. I would add:

Almost Famous
A Mighty Wind
Mr. Holland's Opus
O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Admittedly, these are movies more about music than about any particular artist, but they are all extraordinary in their own way.

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I don't think anyone's mentioned " A Hard Day's Night " with The Beatles. I've seen that movie at least 100 times and 45 years after it was made, it's still one of the wittiest and funny movies ( not just music movies) ever made. The Beatles are young, the fans are crazy, the music is..... it just IS !!!!

ps - and Paul's grandfather is very clean !!

Standing In The Shadows of Motown - The Funk Brothers

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Don't leave home without it!

Documentary:
Woodstock

Films related to music:
Empire Records (in my top 10...must be one of those cult classics...)
Mr. Holland's Opus

Not Movies but Concerts:
Jeff Beck @ Ronnie Scott's
Clapton & Winwood @ MSG
Etc.

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Owner of:
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-Fender CD-60 Acoustic (Sunburst)

ACTUALLY this movie I had on DVD and watched it the other day.,...IMO he was the FIRST ROCK STAR...THE MOVIE AMADEUS....the life story of WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART !!!!

EXCELLENT AND A PRODIGY AND ONE OF THE FIRST TO USE THE 1-4-5 combo to write his music.

St James

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I got a good mind to give up living and go shopping instead........
And pick me out a tombstone and be pronounced DEAD
When I read your letter this morning that was in your place in bed
That's when I decided . that I'd be better off dead

I love "Amadeus," seen it 20 times or so... so I feel it's important to correct a popular misconception: it is NOT the life story of Mozart, and in fact does not even claim to be based in any factual information at all.

It's a work of fiction based on a popular music-school rumor that has long ago been debunked.

For the real story, check Maynard Solomon's book Mozart: A Life.

'Round Midnight with Dexter Gordon

Doug -

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i knew you guys would get hre sooner or later.
another vote for amadeus here for "movies about musicians".
as far as concert videos... i'd have to go for "baby snakes"

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It a old movie but it's a good one, Sal Mineo in The Gene Cruppa Story.

The Commitments is one of my favorites.

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"CROSSROADS" My kids & I watched that on the U Tube Last week & they LOVED it!! Ralph Maccio Rips Steve Via up with that old Tele!!

I'm Not There
Walk The Line
The Buddy Holly Story
Once
Great Balls of Fire

Documentary wise:
Jeff Buckley: Amazing Grace
Don't Look Back
No Direction Home
The Last Waltz

Just a few that came to mind

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I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk...

End of the century- The story of the Ramones

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