Dirty Projectors: A History of Great Rock Movies
The release of the new Fishbone documentary, Everyday Sunshine, reminds us that if you're in the mood to study rock history, you can almost skip recordings altogether and go straight for the flicks. Here are 25 rock movies (in chronological order by the year they were released) with brief commentary that tell the story in a surprisingly cohesive way. (Follow up your rock-doc marathon with This is Spinal Tap, of course. Don't see your favorite rock doc? Add it to the comments section.)
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The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
Young upstart British Rockers the Rolling Stones and Gerry and the Pacemakers mingled with surf rock (the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean) and first generation rock and soulers (Chuck Berry, Marvin Gaye, the Supremes). But James Brown dominates this black-and-white concert film, shot over two shows in Santa Monica, California in October of 1964 and subsequently edited and released into theaters at the end of that year. Keith Richards subsequently claimed following Brown was the biggest mistake of their long career as the Stones, but it¿s pretty obvious that Mick Jagger was paying attention -- and taking notes.
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