Music Documentary Recommendation

breakstuff

Metal Evolution on Sky Arts is really good.

Dopesick

Such Hawks Such Hounds

Documentary channeling the path of heavy rock from the 70s through to proto-thrash, stoner rock and doom in the present day. I believe it's still on YouTube and vastly recommended if you're into that sort of thing (which I gather quite a lot here aren't).

Neill

EricTheWeary said:

Just in case they are so obvious that no one has mentioned them all the Classic Albums episodes, or at least the ones where you have a passing interest in the artist. I’m not sure that they are all in one place but most of them are on Sky/Now. 

Again, maybe goes without saying but all the "Rock Family Trees" programmes the BBC produced in the 1990's are on Youtube.  Worth watching if only to hear John Peel's voice again.

danishbacon

The other one - bob weir. Great 60s-70s counterculture doc from the acid test musicians

scrumhalf

There are a couple on youtube about Badfinger, one of the most screwed bands there has ever been. A tragic story,

Jalapeno

All the Classic Albums documentaries are good - taking people back to the master tapes. I particularly like the Steely Dan one.

Jeff Lynne - Mr Blue Sky is excellent

+1 for It Might Get Loud

darcym

I really found "it might get loud" bland and dull, some interesting bits on the history, especially around the Edge and Page in their earlier days, but it just seemed to lack any real direction.

UnclePsychosis

Searching For Sugarman is one of the finest documentaries ever made (for any genre). Just watch it, don't read about it first. 

Other music documentaries I have enjoyed in recent years:

Dig! 
Pulp: a film about life, death, and supermarkets
The Fearless Freaks
The Future is Unwritten 

Phil_aka_Pip

Camel - Curriculum Vitae ?

I have it on DVD, available from CamelProductions.com

camoflamingo

darcym said:

I really found "it might get loud" bland and dull, some interesting bits on the history, especially around the Edge and Page in their earlier days, but it just seemed to lack any real direction.

I found it far too Edgy
Dunno WTF he was doing on an otherwise good watch.

BloodEagle

The Devil in Daniel Johnston
Bob Dylan - Dont Look Back
NOFX - Backstage Passport Series 1
GG Allin - Hated
Beware of Mr Baker
Teenage Video Diaries - In Bed with Chris Needham

Reverend

Neill said:

I've been searching in vain for the one about the Kursall Flyers "So you want to be a rock & roll star" there's odd excerpts on you tube but I don't think the complete version is available.

i think you can get "The MC5 - a true testimonial" and if you ever wanted to know why people of my age rave about them have a look at the clips on YouTube. Wayne Kramer might just be the best rock guitarist who ever drew breath. 

Have a wisdom as there is no testify option. 

camoflamingo

20,000 days on earth. Just in case no-one mentioned it. Nick Cave documentary.

This may whet the appetite (not  a trailer but a Grinderman gig)

lukedlb

No direction home. bob dylan documentary made by Martin Scorsese. the best way in to appreciate dylan.
In fact, the one he made about George Harrison is just as good.

Grunfeld

breakstuff said:

We Are Twisted F**king Sister.

Absolutely brilliant.

Sounds good, I'll give that a go.

duotone

TheBigDipper said:

Wazmeister said:

Muscle Shoals - Netflix 

Totally inspirational...

This.

And "The Wrecking Crew" (also Netflix, I think) - about Tommy Tedesco, Carol Kaye, Glen Campbell and the rest of the people who really played on those '60s singles we all love. 

Really enjoyed this, just lent the dvd to my mates dad who loves Glen Campbell & hasn’t seen it.  It is currently available on Netflix atm.

duotone

Has anyone seen the Ronnie Wood Show series from Sky Arts?  

The only episode I have seen is with Paul McCartney.

https://vimeo.com/115048753

tampaxboo

'upside down - the creation records story' is good fun.

'synth britannia' (doc about the evolution of synths and synth music in britian, from year dot to mid 2010sh).

'krautrock - the rebirth of germany'.

any of the 'blood on the tracks' or 'rock family trees' of bands you have an interest in.
(the stone roses episode of 'blood on the tracks' is almost parody. the state of that manager).

if you want 1960s then consider this literally true fact rock biography from the caverns of rutland.

RMBarradas

I really liked "Hype!", about the Seattle grunge scene. A lot of great bands featured in there.

breakstuff

Try the Trailblazers series on Sky Arts if you have it.