re: What are some good music docs on cable and/or Netflix?

Those interested should watch this ASAP, as it may be taken down at any moment:

Eat the Document (1966)

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Eat the Document is a documentary of Bob Dylan's 1966 tour of the United Kingdom with the Hawks [NOTE: Levon Helm was not with the Hawks at this point, and does not appear in the film - K]. It was shot under Dylan's direction by D. A. Pennebaker, whose groundbreaking documentary Dont Look Back [sic] chronicled Dylan's 1965 British tour. The film was originally commissioned for the ABC television series ABC Stage 67.

Though shooting had completed for the film, Dylan's July 1966 motorcycle accident delayed the editing process. Once well enough to work again, Dylan edited the film himself. ABC rejected the film as incomprehensible for a mainstream audience.

It has never been released on home video and prints are rarely screened in theaters. Some footage from Eat the Document was used in Martin Scorsese's 2005 documentary on Bob Dylan, No Direction Home

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Oasis: Supersonic on Amazon Prime video is excellent.

Running Down a Dream--Peter Bogdanovich's documentary on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (cook plenty of popcorn it's over four hours long)

McCrea 1971 - Louisiana's Forgotten Rock Festival

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Slated as an 8-day music festival in June of 1971, the Celebration of Life drew over 60,000 attendees from across America to a small crossroads called McCrea, situated along Louisiana's Atchafalaya River.

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Mccrea1971.com

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Just watched one on Netflix called 'Hired Gun'. It's about musicians that get hired to play on albums and on tours. I really recommend it.

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I enjoyed this. It's interesting to see that side of the industry. It's neat to hear some of the more recognizable riffs or drum solos that were made up by a guy that is basically a nameless/faceless fill in for the band. But also cool to see how much some of the artists truly respect and appreciate those guys (Alice Cooper for example).

I think it was a guy who's now in Five Finger Death Punch that was the guitarist for Mandy Moore . Little things like that are interesting. And yes, Billy Joel appears to be an arse. I totally get that he's the star and he can plug someone else in. Just seems like he treated people who had been by his side for years like absolute shite.

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Oasis: Supersonic on Amazon Prime video is excellent.

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bbc.co.uk

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Supersonic, the award-winning feature documentary, tells the phenomenal story of iconic band Oasis - in their own words. Featuring extensive unseen archive, the film charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable, raw and moving account shines a light on one of the most genre- and generation-defining British bands that has ever existed, and features footage of new interviews with Noel and Liam Gallagher, their mother and members of the band and road crew.

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first shown 27 Dec 2017

Available for 25 days

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Let's Get Lost - youtube link

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Let's Get Lost is a 1988 American documentary film about the turbulent life and career of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker written and directed by Bruce Weber.

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A group of Baker fans, ranging from ex-associates to ex-wives and children, talk about the man. Weber's film traces the man's career from the 1950s, playing with jazz greats like Charlie Parker, Gerry Mulligan, and Russ Freeman, to the 1980s, when his heroin addiction and domestic indifference kept him in Europe. By juxtaposing these two decades, Weber presents a sharp contrast between the younger, handsome Baker — the statuesque idol who resembled a mix of James Dean and Jack Kerouac — to what he became, “a seamy looking drugstore cowboy-cum-derelict”, as J. Hoberman put it in his Village Voice review.

Let's Get Lost begins near the end of Baker's life, on the beaches of Santa Monica, and ends at the Cannes Film Festival. Weber uses these moments in the present as bookends to the historic footage contained in the bulk of the film. The documentation ranges from vintage photographs by William Claxton in 1953 to appearances on The Steve Allen Show and kitschy, low budget Italian films Baker did for quick money.

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Netflix documentary on Gaga. Watch it with the sound off. Very cool car collection.

"Quincy", the documentary on Quincy Jones is excellent. Can't believe it hasn't been mentioned yet. He may be the greatest producer and composer combination in the history of this country. Created Michael Jackson as we knew him. and he played with all the greats from Count Basie to Dizzie Gillespie to Sinatra to Dr. Dre. Wrote literally thousands of songs.