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Documentaries have become more popular in recent years, partly due to their availability on streaming services. The rockumentary is a subcategory of the popular genre that music lovers tend to enjoy. Famous movie directors like Martin Scorsese have taken a crack at rockumentaries.
Whether people enjoy The Beatles’ lively tunes or Van Halen’s guitar riffs, there is a rockumentary for everyone. If one isn’t interested in rock music, there are plenty of documentaries about other musicians.
10 End Of The Century Details The Ramones’ Tour Life – 8
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones is a rockumentary released in 2003 at Slamdance Film Festival. The film is named after the Ramones’ fifth studio album, End of the Century, released in 1980.
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones closely follows the punk rock band’s four members from Queens, NY since their formation in the early 1970s. It also offers an inside look at their breakup in 1996 and the deaths of two original members. The other two original members, Johnny Ramone, died months after the film’s release, and Tommy Ramone died 10 years later.
9 Lord Don’t Slow Me Down Shows Oasis’ Tour Life – 8.1
Lord Don’t Slow Me Down is a 2007 rockumentary film about the British rock band Oasis. Oasis released the song “Lord Don’t Slow Me Down” to promote their upcoming film. Lord Don’t Slow Me Down documents life on the road for Oasis band members during the Don’t Believe The Truth world tour in 2005.
The film’s world premiere took place at the CMJ Film Festival in New York City, along with a UK television premiere. It was released alongside the Oasis compilation album titled Stop the Clocks.
8 The Kids Are Alright Shows The Who’s Last Performance With Keith Moon – 8.2
The Kids Are Alright is a 1979 rockumentary film about the English rock band The Who. The film documents concerts and interviews of band members from 1964 to 1978. The Who fan, Jeff Stein, created the film without much knowledge of the filmmaking field.
Peter Townshend, The Who’s lead guitarist, was initially not on board for the idea of a rockumentary, but was convinced by their manager, Bill Curbishley. The Kids Are Alright features the band’s final performance with their drummer Keith Moon, as he died months before the film was released.
7 Woodstock Shows Inside Look of the 3-Day Festival – 8.2
Woodstock is the earliest documentary on this list, having been released in 1970. The film offers an inside look at the 3-day music festival in 1969, in New York. Performers at the festival include Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and more. Woodstock received overwhelmingly positive reviews and even received an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
In addition to great reviews, the film also earned $50 million at the box office, from a $500,000 budget. Woodstock was selected to be preserved for its cultural significance in the Library of Congress.
6 Pearl Jam Twenty Celebrates The Band’s 20th Anniversary – 8.3
Pearl Jam Twenty is a 2011 rockumentary about Pearl Jam, a ’90s alternative rock band formed in Seattle. The film was created to celebrate Ten’s 20th anniversary, Pearl Jam’s debut album. The album celebrated its 30th anniversary this past year.
Pearl Jam Twenty premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and in select theaters around the United States in Fall 2011. The film was created by compiling over 12,000 hours of footage of Pearl Jam and interviews about the various problems the band has encountered since its formation.
5 Rush Beyond The Lighted Stage Features Almost 2 Hours Of Performances – 8.4
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage is a 2010 rockumentary created by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn, both filmmakers who discuss heavy metal music. The film is about Rush’s history, a Canadian rock band formed in 1968. It also features never-before-seen live performances on a bonus disc.
Rush: Beyond the Lighted State was nominated for Best Long Form Music Video at the Grammy Awards, but lost to When You’re Strange, a rockumentary about The Doors. The film is available on Netflix.
4 No Direction Home: Bob Dylan Shows 5 Years Of His Life – 8.5
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan is a 2005 rockumentary by one of the greatest directors in the industry: Martin Scorsese. The film details a five-year period of Bob Dylan’s life, starting in 1961 and ending in 1966 after his motorcycle accident. The production for the film began in 1995 when Dylan’s manager, Jeff Rosen, planned interview sessions with several of Dylan’s closest friends and colleagues.
Scorsese wasn’t involved with the project until 2001, and the film was released four years later. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan is available on Netflix.
3 Runnin’ Down A Dream Celebrates Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ 30th Anniversary – 8.6
Runnin’ Down a Dream is a 2007 rockumentary about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, a rock band formed in 1976, in Florida. Peter Bogdanovich, a veteran in the industry, directed the film. The film’s runtime is definitely a longer one, clocking in at around 4 hours.
Runnin’ Down a Dream is complete with the band’s detailed history and many interviews. Some interview subjects include George Harrison, Johnny Depp, Stevie Nicks, and more. The film was created to commemorate the band’s 30th anniversary alongside a concert in Petty’s hometown of Gainesville, Fla.
2 Queen: The Days Of Our Lives Features Queen’s Never-Before-Seen Footage – 8.6
Queen is continuously celebrated as one of the greatest rock bands of all time. The band has had a recent surge in popularity following their tour with frontman Adam Lambert, and Bohemian Rhapsody’s commercial success.
Queen: The Days Of Our Lives is a 2011 two-part documentary released on television. The film features interviews with the band members and never-before-seen footage illustrating Queen’s formation in 1971.
1 The Beatles: Get Back Features A Wicked Rooftop Concert – 9.3
The Beatles: Get Back is a recently popular docuseries, not a single-length documentary. The anticipated three-part docuseries was directed and produced by the great Peter Jackson, best known for the Lord of the Rings film series. Jackson went through countless hours of footage to create the perfect final cut that even features a 42-minute rooftop concert from the band.
The Beatles’ rare footage provides viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of their Let It Be album. The series is a must-watch for any Beatles fan.
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