>>But Spike is a great documentarian, I'd be cool with seeing
>>him make a good one on a musical act based on 4 Little
>Girls,
>>When The Levees Broke, The Original Kings Of Comedy & Jim
>>Brown: All American while giving him a pass for the misfire
>>that is Kobe Doin Work.
>
>yeah, that was really my point, that he is a great
>documentarian with obvious expertise in black culture and
>music
>
Yeah, a no-holds-barred Prince or Stevie doc done by Spike would be fantastic, the former having next to no chance of happening & the second being doubtful as well.
>
>>I still need to see it too but let's be honest, there's
>>probably a reason neither of us hurried to catch it and
>that's
>>my point: there's not a lot of acts that lend themselves as
>>well to that kind of treatment.
>>
>>Those Wilco & Radiohead docs were *boring as fuck*.
>>
>>Just painfully dull.
>
>i would say they were intentionally sterile; it was an
>artistic choice that fit thematically for those bands, which
>clearly lack the fireworks of a rolling stones.
>
'intentionally sterile' because there's really not much to say there in either case.
>
>>I thought Jigga's 'Fade To Black' was strong, might be one
>of
>>the few on more recent acts that has been because along with
>>the career narrative it had an angle & an event to piggyback
>>sorta like 'The Last Waltz' did.
>
>agreed, although personally i preferred the studio footage
>just because it was more fun for me to watch than the live
>performances... i'm a long-time jay fan with oddly no interest
>in ever seeing him live. to your point, it was a captivating
>film and a perfect example of what i am asking to see more
>of.
>
>
>>On the rock or singer-songrwriter front the best
>music-related
>>doc of the past decade or so is probably 'The Devil & Daniel
>>Johnston' but not due to the actual music made by its
>>subject.
>
>i've been meaning to see that for years, not sure why i
>haven't since everything i've heard has been positive.

see it, it's worthwhile but more as a 'King Of Kong: Roll Full Of Quarters' style human-interest story than as a music documentary.

I still have never listened to a full Daniel Johnston album.

>although watched, enjoyed, and appreciated, this is sort of a
>different class of documentary than i am talking about that
>are big events, even garnering theatrical releases. i just
>think there is a little more room than the same few dinosaurs
>that get returned to year after year in the media. maybe it's
>just a matter of time and the people of our generation(s) will
>be doing justice to these musicians in the coming years, but
>young people seem so fickle about music that i'm just not sure
>about that. still, i don't mean to make this an age or recent
>music critique, a lot of older artists deserve some of the
>spotlight regularly given to the stones, dylan, the beatles,
>zeppelin, etc. there is room for a lot more stories to be told
>by many storytellers. as people/musicians are unique, so, too,
>do they deserve treatment unique to them.
>
Leonard Cohen got a movie & that was dissapointing as well.

>
>>The 'Marley' doc was a bit choppy but still worthwhile as
>>well.
>
>another i plan to see soon