Best movies about music or musicians

KatMode · Post by **KatMode** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:19 pm

I was wathing Mr. Holland's Opus the other day and got to thinking about good movies focused on music, types of music, or bands/musicians.

NO MUSICALS!

Mr. Holland's Opus is one of my all time favorites. I can be watching that movie for less than 5 minutes, and still be a sobbing mess at the end.

This Is Spinal Tap is also one of the best music movies out there. That movie cracks me up.

A Mighty Wind is pretty good too. Love the dude from the Simpsons' low bass voice.

The Doors was decent, but then again I like the younger Val Kilmer movies.

I haven't seen Ray... is that pretty good?

Others?

(edited for damn formatting)

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:35 pm

This is the most underrated music movie of all time.

patsy stone · Post by **patsy stone** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 4:12 pm

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:59 pm

KatMode wrote: The Doors was

100% crap. Truly horrible movie.

I haven't seen Ray... is that pretty good?

Not really. I forgot about it immediately after viewing it.

ElvisMonster · Post by **ElvisMonster** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 6:01 pm

mothster · Post by **mothster** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 6:13 pm

spiceworld

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 6:17 pm

Dig!

OK, I've never actually seen Dig!, but it won awards, and........nevermind. I'll stop with the homerism now.....for now.

scritti · Post by **scritti** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 6:52 pm

rack on the Rutles...

1.This Is Spinal Tap
2.Urgh! A Music War
3.Sid and Nancy
4.Dig!(saw it and was interesting)
5.Purple Rain

Funkywhiteboy · Post by **Funkywhiteboy** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:03 pm

"The Irish are the blacks of Europe,
the Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland,
the northside Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin.
So say it once, say it loud,
'I'm black and I'm proud!'"

JCT · Post by **JCT** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:11 pm

I'll put my D$ on drumline....

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:08 pm

i saw Dig! It was pretty cool.

i posted about it on here or maybe back on scobode.

The Assassin · Post by **The Assassin** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:10 pm

I hate Bette Midler,but the Rose was pretty good.

Ruff · Post by **Ruff** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:19 am

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:41 am

like ruff's call. that movie was one half ulysses, one half an homage to the old-timey music and two-thirds a lament about the loss of magic and wonder in America.

Eddie Adams · Post by **Eddie Adams** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:19 am

Song Remains the Same. (Zep)
Woodstock (1969)
Rainbow Bridge (Jimi Hendrix)

The best "recent" offering?

Rock Star.

Says a lot about our crowd in here, that no one said any of the above.
Woah.

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:35 am

Eddie Adams wrote:Song Remains the Same. (Zep)
Woodstock (1969)
Rainbow Bridge (Jimi Hendrix)

The best "recent" offering?

Rock Star.

Says a lot about our crowd in here, that no one said any of the above.
Woah.

The question wasn't "best concert videos". The question was "best movies ABOUT musicians". That's why you don't see those flicks.

BTW: The best recent movie about a band is Almost Famous. Actualy, its about several bands. But it's kickass.

lovebuzz · Post by **lovebuzz** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:55 am

Ruff wrote:

good flick.

the soundtrack is a regular listen.

it's perfect for sunday morning coffee.

Donovan · Post by **Donovan** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 3:33 am

High Fidelity
Hard Core Logo
Blues Brothers (duh)
Red Violin

I'm not sure if these count, but there are some great music documentaries:

End Of The Century
I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
Gigantic

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 5:44 am

there was a glam rock film about 4-5 years ago--name escapes me. but, the Asheton brothers from teh stooges were in it. i think the name was lifted from a Bowie tune--or something.

the most hilarious *might just be* Rattle and Hum...IMHO, that flick did not age well.

missjo · Post by **missjo** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:06 am

How can you guy's have forgotten

Eddie & the Cruisers

lovebuzz · Post by **lovebuzz** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 12:37 pm

King Crimson wrote:there was a glam rock film about 4-5 years ago--name escapes me. but, the Asheton brothers from teh stooges were in it. i think the name was lifted from a Bowie tune--or something.

the most hilarious *might just be* Rattle and Hum...IMHO, that flick did not age well.

Velvet Goldmine ? (decent) Or that 'Glam Rock' (eh) flick ?

Moby Dick · Post by **Moby Dick** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:30 pm

have you poeople completely forgotten this movie?

and especially this one?

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:02 pm

King Crimson wrote:there was a glam rock film about 4-5 years ago--name escapes me. but, the Asheton brothers from teh stooges were in it. i think the name was lifted from a Bowie tune--or something.

the most hilarious *might just be* Rattle and Hum...IMHO, that flick did not age well.

Rattle and Hum suffered from unrealized lofty expectations. I remember buying the soundtrack to that album and damn near burning the tape out listening to it over and over again. Now, I have it on MP3. it gets the love every once in a while, but compared to the "It's the next Wings Over America/Frampton Comes Alive/Song Remains the Same" reviews back in the day, I'd have to agree it has not aged well.

I also saw U2 on the Joshua Tree tour. My memory of that is a little foggy, but one of the things that stands out was the opening song "Where the Streets Have No Name". I was standing in shallow center field of Silver Stadium when that BASS in the intro hit me like a ton of bricks. To this day, it was the loudest and nastiest thing I have ever heard. It literally was causing my jacket to vibrate on its own. I remember feeling like I was in a pure sonic windstorm of noise. Then the stage lights came on full force and the band appeared out of their own shadows looking like a ragtag bunch of new wave cowboys. From that point on, I was locked in that show hook line and sinker.

So, when I heard that U2 was planning a concert album and movie, I naturally assumed that they would try to incorporate this transcendent experience into the movie. Imagine my surprise when I walked in the theater, sat down and the first thing I hear is some cover of Helter Skelter. The movie rebounded after that. songs like Hawkmoon 269, Silver and Gold, Pride (In the Name of Love), God Part II, Bullet the Blue Sky and Heartland still kick ass even now. The songs that don't hold up nearly as well are the songs where the band was playing to their influences. Songs like When Love Comes to Town and Angel of Harlem come to mind. Sure, it sounded fresh to hear a bunch of Irish guys trying to play the blues. But in retrospect, it was nothing more than a pile of overly self indulgent rockstar crap.

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:03 pm

Moby Dick wrote:have you poeople completely forgotten this movie?

and especially this one?

Psst!

Look up a few posts. :wink:

The Wall was OK. I guess after seeing it 100 times I've stopped caring if I ever see it again.

ElvisMonster · Post by **ElvisMonster** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 3:44 pm

Donovan wrote:Gigantic

Rack.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:46 pm

Dunno if it's about a musician, but when I see this thread, I can't stop thinking about

Mama take this badge off of me
I can't use it anymore
It's getting dark too dark for me to see
Feels like I'm knockin on Heaven's door

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:57 pm

velvet goldmine is the one i was thinking of. God Part II is a great U2 song, but i can't get with most of that record any more. if it weren't for that friggin ipod every 30 seconds for 6 months commercial i'd still sort of give U2 some respect....for hanging around this long.

motley crue's cover of helter skelter is better than the U's...which is a plodding piece of crap.

Eddie Adams · Post by **Eddie Adams** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:55 pm

BSmack wrote:
Eddie Adams wrote:Song Remains the Same. (Zep)
Woodstock (1969)
Rainbow Bridge (Jimi Hendrix)

The best "recent" offering?

Rock Star.

Says a lot about our crowd in here, that no one said any of the above.
Woah.
The question wasn't "best concert videos". The question was "best movies ABOUT musicians". That's why you don't see those flicks.

BTW: The best recent movie about a band is Almost Famous. Actualy, its about several bands. But it's kickass.

"Movies about Musicians" - Ok, here.

'Rock and Roll High School' - Da Ramones!

Nobody offerred that THAT one!!! Ha-ha-ha!!!!

And That STILL says a lot, to me, anyway.

The Assassin · Post by **The Assassin** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:02 am

Rolling Stones Rock N Roll Circus

scritti · Post by **scritti** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:05 am

i remember playing this soundtrack at the college radio station

KatMode · Post by **KatMode** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:10 pm

Here's another:

Raydah James · Post by **Raydah James** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:28 pm

KatMode wrote:Here's another:

RACK Ike........dude was highly underrated as a musician.

In all seriousness:

scritti wrote:Dig!

Rack.

"RockStar" was fucking awesome-still a favorite of mine.....

FUCK Almost Famous-What an overrated pile of useless fuck this movie is.....i'll never get that hour and half of my life back. Complete fucking garbage. Whoever approved the filming of that unwatchable horseshit needs to burn in the fiery depths of hell immediately.

Oh, and RACK Empire Records for pure stupid fun.

WAR Sugar High :D

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 10:25 pm

Raydah James wrote:
scritti wrote:ti"]Dig!
Rack.

It was good?

Might have to check it, one of these days. Did I mention that I zyclone one of the subjects of that movie?

OK, maybe "zyclone" wasn't the right word.....I actually DO know the guy.

MiketheangrydrunkenCUfan · Wed Apr 20, 2005 12:59 am

The Decline of Western Civilization Part 2: The Metal Years

This is one of the most unintentionally funny movies ever made - from the profiles on countless second-rate hair bands, to a domesticated Ozzy cooking breakfast, to Chris Holmes floating around his pool in a drunken stupor, to the witticisms of Dave Mustaine, who seems to be the only sane person in the entire documentary. Classic stuff.

Mayor Of The Sunset Strip

Documentary on radio DJ Rodney Bingenheimer. He is one weird motherfucker, and it moves pretty slowly for the first half-hour or so, but it eventually draws you in. It's pretty amazing how much shit this guy's been involved with.

scritti · Post by **scritti** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:19 am

i'm getting the Mayor of the Sunset Strip soundtrack-btw.

he is probably the closest thing we have to John Peel,radiowise.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:58 am

missjo wrote:How can you guy's have forgotten

Eddie & the Cruisers

Eddie and the cruisers was great. Great soundtrack as well.

But I'm going to have to go with this one, hands down...

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:18 pm

e wrote:no love for ralph macchio in crossroads?

good. i never saw it but i think i can safely say it sucked.

Sucked and sucked badly.

BUT.....the ending features Steve Vai and Ry Cooder in one of the better guitar jams you will EVER hear. You just need to skip approximately the first 1:20 minutes, or so.

Head Cutting Duel

Unfortunately, my MP3 is cut off on the end.

Much better on film. The Karate Kids doing the Cooder parts is a stretch(Cooder plays the slide licks, Vai does all the rest, including Macchio's final part).

Great jam.

Did I mention that I'm going to see Steve Vai this weekend?

PrimeX · Post by **PrimeX** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 5:18 pm

Hype was pretty deece.

tomas8 · Post by **tomas8** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 2:30 am

la bamba
the doors
ray

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Wed May 04, 2005 8:13 pm

Crossroads link --

http://www.vai.com/audio/clip_crossroads-etb.mp3

T1B

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