DoYouRemember’s Picks Of The Greatest Rock Documentaries

There has always been an air of mystery when in comes to our favorite celebs, especially when it comes to musicians. People always want to about the men and women behind the music. Thankfully for a lot of us there are documentaries, artfully crafted films that give a sneak peak into the minds and lives of the people that create the music that has touched our hearts. So, today DoYouRemember has compiled a list of our favorite rock docs. Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) Watch the queen of pop do what she does best: cuddle with naked gay guys. Apart from that, you get a glimpse at her short-lived relationship with famed Hollywood leading man Warren Beatty. Their mercurial tryst juxtaposes the old and new paradigms of celebrity, summed up in Beatty’s infamous words: “She doesn’t want to live off-camera.” Click "Next" To Continue The Beatles: Let It Be (1970) I don’t know about you, but my favorite part of this Beatles doc is watching Yoko sit by John Lennon for every single session. Click "Next" To Continue Michael Jackson: This Is It (2009) This posthumous Jackson doc shows the pop star at his morphined best. Note the team of yes men who surround the ailing singer and coat his ego with blandishments. Click "Next" To Continue Janis Joplin: Janis (1974) Joplin was the prototypical ’90s alt girl. She had it all: the hair, the glasses and the feathered boa. And just like in any millennial teen movie, the alt girl is always the high-school reject who gets laughed out of her small town (in Janis’ case, it’s Port Arthur, Texas). Watch the singing sensation perform the blues, and elucidate the seminal moments of her adolescence. Click "Next" To Continue Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras (1997) This film opens with a bang: a stout gay man, clad in a leather trench coat, drilling his minions with a series of f-bombs. It can only go downhill from here—or uphill, depending on your POV. Click "Next" To Continue The Ramones: End of the Century (2003) If you own every Ramones album on vinyl, you’ll love this doc. If you own every Ramones T-shirt they sell at Urban Outfitters, you’ll probably be confused by it. Though the band’s image has, sadly, trickled down the musical gutter to the province of the biker-shorts-clad, Coachella-roaming pseudo-hipster, their innovative genius lives on in this movie. Click "Next" To Continue The Band: The Last Waltz (1978) Martin Scorsese isn’t just a great director of flashy gangster movies; he also makes incredible documentaries. And this one does not disappoint. Billed as the swan song of the group The Band, The Last Waltz is a concert doc with a star-studded lineup. It’s hailed as one of the greatest rock films of all time. Click "Next" To Continue The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter (1970) This Rolling Stones doc chronicles the last days of their 1969 tour and the disastrous Altamont Free Concert, when the Hells Angels—hired as security—bludgeoned a number of young Stones fans. This Maysles Brothers film is a prime example of the Direct Cinema movement, which chronicles events as they occur naturally rather than portraying them through interviews and reenactments. Click "Next" To Continue This Is Spinal Tap (1984) This genius film is a meditation on what happens when a balding, overweight director (Rob Reiner) decides to follow an aging ’80s hairband with a camera. Result: comedic and cinematographic bliss. Here's Our List Of 9. Make It 10 By Giving Us Your Selections! What would you add to our list? Are we missing anything? SHARE this story and your comments in the comment section below...

Janis Joplin: Janis (1974)

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