OT: Best (Rock) Concert Films

[katematt]

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is streaming this wknd only at nickcave.com/distantsky

Can't speak for the movie, but the concert was absolutely riveting, so I'm going out on a limb and say it'll be my new fave.

Cheers

[72gmc]

Portishead at Roseland (NYC) 1997
Bowie live in Santa Monica ‘72

[Ozz]

Here you go: +1

"Festival Express"

"The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts like Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead and The Band."

Cheers.

[Davist]

The decline of Western Civilization LA punk scene in the early 80s..

I like Gimme Shelter and the Last Waltz as well, but didn't wanna pile on too much.

[MilanoTom]

Decline shaped my musical taste when I discovered FEAR. I've gotta add The Kids Are Allright to the list. I had no idea what The Who were all about until I watched it - I've probably watched it a few dozen times since seeing it in a theater.

[bironi]

The Last Waltz

and

The Concert for George

SMS comes in 3rd

[GOTHBROOKS]

the decline series rules but the 3rd one is too depressing.

[pjm]

This Is Spinal Tap

[GonaSovereign]

Originally Posted by katematt

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is streaming this wknd only at nickcave.com/distantsky

Can't speak for the movie, but the concert was absolutely riveting, so I'm going out on a limb and say it'll be my new fave.

Cheers

THANKS FOR THIS! The Bad Seeds are always killer live.

[GonaSovereign]

Originally Posted by GOTHBROOKS

the decline series rules but the 3rd one is too depressing.

Was the second one the metal one? That was pretty depressing. I can only imagine what followed...

[WNC rider]

Alchemy (Dire Straits, 1983). Have a copy on vhs somewhere. Such a great band and performances.

Roxy, The Movie (Frank Zappa and the Mothers). Have yet to see the recently released movie, but have listened to the music for years. Some clips from the movie, and a lot of the soundtrack, are on the tube of You.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2a0ux53dKY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D7w0aHjUGE

Sunshine Daydream (Grateful Dead, Veneta 1972). The full movie used to be on the tube of You, but it's been removed, so now one has to watch it in bits and pieces.

[GOTHBROOKS]

Originally Posted by GonaSovereign

Was the second one the metal one? That was pretty depressing. I can only imagine what followed...

metal years was decline 2. decline 3 was about street punks in la in the 90s and there were some deaths due to the house they were squatting in catching fire during filming. also the bands in it are not good. no ones riding hard for litmus green.

[Bob Ross]

This might seem a bit out of left field -- especially for someone who keeps looking for the [x] Like button on all the posts about Gimme Shelter, Stop Making Sense, or anything Zappa (père ou fils) -- but if you're a fan of concert films it's well worth checking out Michael Jackson's This Is It.

It's not a concert film per se; it's a film of the production rehearsals that led up to a concert which never happened.

That infused but unspoken tragedy is subplot enough to make it captivating. But if you want to see what it really takes to pull off a bona fide Big Rock Show™ this is one of the best examples I've ever seen.

[Trivia: This Is It's annoyingly sycophantic Production Director happens to be the same guy who choreographed the Dirty Dancing movie >20 years earlier.]

[beeatnik]

Originally Posted by katematt

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is streaming this wknd only at nickcave.com/distantsky

Can't speak for the movie, but the concert was absolutely riveting, so I'm going out on a limb and say it'll be my new fave.

Cheers

Astounding performance. And heartbreaking. As a newish father, I had mixed emotions in the theater, exhilaration and profound sadness from one song to the next.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSia5QE3rZ0

Top 4 in no particular order

The Last Waltz (I can see coke on NY's nose on my blu-ray)
Decline of Western Civilization (LA punk is so weird and the Germs suck)
Stop Making Sense (Best and worst of the late 70s/early 80s)
New Order Perfect Kiss Video (Demme, man)

Honorable Mention
Ashes of American Flags (good gimmicky small town stuff. it aint no I Am Trying To Break Your Heart)
Burn to Shine 1 + 2 (more Brendan Canty)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_to_Shine_(DVD_series)

[BryanE]

Rust Never Sleeps