guitar movies/docos

[brett40]

i thought this might be a cool thread to start.. what good guitar movies or documentries have you seen or would recomend to others? because of the large age difference of people on the forums we might be able to find some classic music we can all share .. the first movie i would recomend is crossroads(1986) with music from ry cooder and stevie vai , great blues and some pretty good shredding near the end

[adam]

Hey Brett, I read the first sentence of this post and I thought of Crossroads. I was just thinking about that movie today. It probably hasn't dated that well, but I remember being really affected by it when I was in my 20's (a long time ago). The dueling scene near the end is worth the price of admission alone. It's a must see for any guitar player. Hope our young Pest sees this and gets it out on DVD.

Great idea for a thread Brett!

[adam]

I also insist that anyone who participates in this community watches (and can quote at will) This Is Spinal Tap...

[Bass Guy]

I was so obsessed with This Is Spinal Tap as a teen that I started to transcribe the whole script. Consequently it got to the point that I could recite the whole film verbatim.

We even played Stonehenge at a school concert...

I would also recommend A Mighty Wind, which is a Tap-esque take on the folk scene. Some gorgeous guitars throughout that one. And it's hilarious too.

[Fretworn]

While not quite so guitar focussed as Spinal Tap, "Still Crazy" was a great, funny movie about the reunion tour of a washed out '70's rock band.

[keloooe]

Hmmmmmmm..... I know this ain't a fully guitar related doco, but it is a doco that I love, it's Quatro, it's a doco that follows my favorite band, Green Day, during the beginning of 2012 and gives GD fans a behind the scenes look at how they thought of doing the most recent Uno Dos Tre trilogy that was released, it's still a neat doc though and it even has some live clips and clips of when they were in the studio!!!
I will definitely look at the other movies mentioned!

[WeirdBits]

Yep, my top two would be Crossroads and Spinal Tap. In fact, I'm listening to the Spinal Tap 'Black' album as I type this.

'The bigger the cushion the sweeter... ' ah, memories.

[brett40]

i've seen spinal tap once ages ago i didnt think much of it. might have to watch it again. a new doco just out that is pretty good is sound city , written and directed by dave grohl of the foo fighters/nirivana fame.. awesome music in it everything from buckinham nicks to queens of the stone age , tom petty and rage againt the machine , while not a guitar doco its still pretty awesome

[Analyst69]

Agreed on the Spinal Tap front...total classic and so quotable.

I have recently really enjoyed watching the Metal Evolution series (okay, not specifically about guitars, but a lot of guitars involved ).

Yes it is about the history of Heavy Metal and all of the sub-genres, but even people not into Metal (like my Wife) seem to be able to watch it and find at least aspects of it interesting.

[Fretworn]

Quote from Analyst69 on June 1, 2013, 11:15
Agreed on the Spinal Tap front...total classic and so quotable.

I have recently really enjoyed watching the Metal Evolution series (okay, not specifically about guitars, but a lot of guitars involved ).

Yes it is about the history of Heavy Metal and all of the sub-genres, but even people not into Metal (like my Wife) seem to be able to watch it and find at least aspects of it interesting.

I watched this too. It was very good.