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great docs about music
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Jazz : A Film By Ken BurnsJazz : A Film By Ken Burns
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Burns' best doc since the Civil War. Thsi is an epic story about this truly American music.
American HardcoreAmerican Hardcore
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This film makes me wish I was a little older so I could have torn it up in the pit in 1984. This is the unheralded story of the last great udnerground music scene that really changed popular music; the hardcore punk movement in America.
Metal - A Headbanger's JourneyMetal - A Headbanger's Journey
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This is an interesting and informative doc made by a Canadian anthropologist who is also a metal head.
The Decline of Western CivilizationThe Decline of Western Civilization
This is a great doc about the L.A. Punk scene in the early 80s.
Planet B-BoyPlanet B-Boy
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The dance footage in this doc is simply amazing.
Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Director's Cut (40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition with Amazon Exclusive Bonus Disc)Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Director's Cut (40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition with Amazon Exclusive Bonus Disc)
The most famous concert film ever made and it just happends ot be about the most famous concert in history.
Punk - AttitudePunk - Attitude
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Another good punk doc, this one brought to us by IFC I believe.
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter - Criterion CollectionThe Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter - Criterion Collection
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This is really so much more than a music doc, but I felt I had to include this Criterio nworthy doc about the tragedy at Altimant.
Madonna - Truth or DareMadonna - Truth or Dare
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I have not seen this in years but the splash these doc made alone makes it worthy of this list
Buena Vista Social ClubBuena Vista Social Club
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Latin music is so great