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• What about "A Star is Born," and "The Rose." Too cheesy?(NT) - Jon L 15:27:21 01/23/02 (0)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

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• Does Rocky Horror Picture Show count on this? Just got the DVD- great transfer at least! (nt) - Dman 11:26:06 01/15/02 (0)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

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• Also, "Don't Look Back" (1965), the D.A. Pennebaker/ Bob Dylan film (n/t) - Ted in NJ 11:17:31 01/15/02 (0)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

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• The Partridge Family Rocks! - Bolt _Snypr 16:39:07 01/14/02 (0)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

  

  C'mon on get happy! ;)
  
  

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• Did anybody see "Rock Star"? I missed it. (nt) - TAFKA Steve 15:36:37 01/14/02 (0)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

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• Blues Brothers, Rattle and Hum (U2), The Wall: - Jim Susky 12:47:46 01/14/02 (0)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

  BB has some first rate cameos - James Brown, John Lee Hooker, Aretha Franklin,
  Ray Charles, Cab Calloway (the latter has an "acting" role), a really hot band,
  and a darn good nearly continuous sound track in the background.

  Rattle and Hum shows a great, tight rock band,
  feelin their oats, at the top of their game.

  The Wall - hardly needs explanation - except to say that a
  morbid/melancholy mood is recommended before starting in on it.

  Spinal Tap is brilliant - especially the DVD with some hilarious
  "Commentaries" (with the core three in character)
  and some really good out-takes.
  
  

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• Gimme Shelter, Rocky Horror, Velvet Goldmine and (drumroll please) Phantom of the Paradise! - Bosh 12:39:00 01/14/02 (3)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

  Remember that last one? With...was his name...Paul Winters? Gotta find that movie...

  
  
  

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  • That's Paul Williams. - TAFKA Steve 15:34:57 01/14/02 (2)
    In Reply to: Gimme Shelter, Rocky Horror, Velvet Goldmine and (drumroll please) Phantom of the Paradise! posted by Bosh on January 14, 2002 at 12:39:00:

    Paul Winter doing rock 'n' roll (probably in the Grand Canyon) would be truly monstrous.
    
    

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    • Re: That's Paul Williams. - mikenyc 15:16:57 01/29/02 (0)
      In Reply to: That's Paul Williams. posted by TAFKA Steve on January 14, 2002 at 15:34:57:

      Actually, Paul William's score is better in comparison to most original Rock And Roll movie scores, in that it's very tuneful, and memorable than most. Pick it up !
      
      

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    • I thought Jessica Harper was really hot! - Ted in NJ 11:09:14 01/15/02 (0)
      In Reply to: That's Paul Williams. posted by TAFKA Steve on January 14, 2002 at 15:34:57:

      Then I saw it a few years later on TV and I couldn't figure out why. I guess my tastes had changed, but the styles and the movie hadn't aged well.

      I'd forgotten this was a Brian DePalma film.

      Good one.
      
      

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• What about... - Ted in NJ 08:19:20 01/14/02 (3)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

  Hail, Hail Rock n' Roll

  High Fidelity

  What about the Rolling Stones? "One", wasn't that the one about the making of Sympathy for the Devil by Pierre Truffaut? And a couple of years ago they had a concert film out in OmniMax which was supposed to be great.

  Funny, nobody has mentioned "Viva, Las Vegas" or any other Elvis or beach party movies.
  
  

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  • I meant "One Plus One" by Jean-Luc Godard - Ted in NJ 10:57:45 01/15/02 (1)
    In Reply to: What about... posted by Ted in NJ on January 14, 2002 at 08:19:20:

    About the making of "Sympathy for the Devil", as a backdrop for socio-political commentary. A great companion piece to the Maysles' "Gimme Shelter", about Altamont.
    
    

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    • Re: I meant "One Plus One" by Jean-Luc Godard - mikenyc 15:18:53 01/29/02 (0)
      In Reply to: I meant "One Plus One" by Jean-Luc Godard posted by Ted in NJ on January 15, 2002 at 10:57:45:

      Like watching paint dry...like most studio sessions...BORING !

      And that it's about the Rolling Stones in the studio, it makes it more frightening that this IS The Rolling Stones!
      
      

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  • Great picks. - TAFKA Steve 15:31:54 01/14/02 (0)
    In Reply to: What about... posted by Ted in NJ on January 14, 2002 at 08:19:20:

    In Elvis films, I'd pick "Jailhouse Rock" and "Kid Creole."
    
    

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• The only way you could have left out... - Dalton 21:05:59 01/13/02 (0)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

  ...."Stop Making Sense", a great concert film of the Talking Heads filmed by Jonathan Demme in 1983 (I think), is that you must not have seen it.

  Oh, and "This Is Spinal Tap" belongs in the top spot.
  
  

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• Re: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? - bubbahotep 22:24:28 01/12/02 (2)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

  1. Velvet Goldmine
  2. Repo Man
  3. Absolute Beginners
  4. Straight to Hell
  5. Dazed and Confused
  
  

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  • Re: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? - danj 23:24:36 01/12/02 (1)
    In Reply to: Re: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by bubbahotep on January 12, 2002 at 22:24:28:

    Yes on REPO MAN. A big ??? on the others. I know I've seen some of them but they must not have made much of an impression.
    
    

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    • Re: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? - bubbahotep 23:54:51 01/12/02 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 12, 2002 at 23:24:36:

      "Velvet Goldmine" is highly recommended. Awesome soundtrack. "Straight to Hell" is another Alex Cox film featuring Joe Strummer, Elvis Costello, The Pogues and a pre-nosejob Courteney Love. What an obscene harridan. "Absolute Beginners" was directed by Julien Temple and features David Bowie and some strange production numbers. Temple also did "The Filth and the Fury" about The Sex Pistols and those that like "Sid and Nancy" (Alex Cox again) should check it out. "Dazed and Confused"? Well, it's a good period piece and captures the spirit of the time and has a ripping soundtrack.
      
      

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• "KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM" (nt) - Ace Peter Paul Gene 20:47:16 01/12/02 (1)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

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  • Re: "KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM" Good One! n/t - Bolt_Snypr 16:32:23 01/14/02 (0)
    In Reply to: "KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM" (nt) posted by Ace Peter Paul Gene on January 12, 2002 at 20:47:16:

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• You forgot Led Zeppelin 'THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME'!! - George Pitt 20:46:03 01/12/02 (3)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

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  • Re: You forgot Led Zeppelin 'THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME'!! - danj 23:40:20 01/12/02 (2)
    In Reply to: You forgot Led Zeppelin 'THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME'!! posted by George Pitt on January 12, 2002 at 20:46:03:

    no. i didn't forget. am not a zep fan. would rather listen to gears grind than have to hear robert plant attempting to sing. the rest of the band is awesome but plant spoils the whole game for me.
    
    

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    • Plant was great! His solo stuff shows great style too! - George Pitt 18:56:44 01/13/02 (1)
      In Reply to: Re: You forgot Led Zeppelin 'THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME'!! posted by danj on January 12, 2002 at 23:40:20:

      He's not everyone's cup of tea though, obviously.
      
      

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      • Re: Plant was great! His solo stuff shows great style too! - danj 19:22:13 01/13/02 (0)
        In Reply to: Plant was great! His solo stuff shows great style too! posted by George Pitt on January 13, 2002 at 18:56:44:

        I guess I'm in the minority but I really dislike most of his efforts.
        
        

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• 1978 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band> Bee Gee's - Bolt_Snypr 16:59:15 01/12/02 (2)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

  and the Buddy Holly story which was also made in 1978.

  
  
  

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  • Re: 1978 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band> Bee Gee's - danj 23:29:00 01/12/02 (1)
    In Reply to: 1978 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band> Bee Gee's posted by Bolt_Snypr on January 12, 2002 at 16:59:15:

    THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY is a great flick. Wish I had the same opinion of Sgt. Pepper's LHCB. IMHO it was one of the biggest stinkers I have ever seen. Almost as bad as CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC.

    
    
    

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    • Re: 1978 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band> Bee Gee's - Bolt_Snypr 23:44:40 01/12/02 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: 1978 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band> Bee Gee's posted by danj on January 12, 2002 at 23:29:00:

      Aerosmith was a great addition to the movie... Same with Steve Martin.
      The movie was great for me, (Being 11 years old at the time it came out) Now I watch it, and it brings back good memories. AAaaa.... which reminds me, The MUPPET MOVIE! Another great ;)
      
      
      

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• Jesus Christ Superstar n/t - Bolt_snypr 10:35:09 01/12/02 (1)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

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  • JCS doesn't qualify: we're talking about movies with rock 'n' roll content - Rob Doorack 09:03:40 01/14/02 (0)
    In Reply to: Jesus Christ Superstar n/t posted by Bolt_snypr on January 12, 2002 at 10:35:09:

    Andrew Lloyd Weber knows less about rock 'n' roll than a dog knows about quantum mechanics. His pastiche of R 'n' R in Jesus Christ Superstar is patently the work of someone imitating a genre that he's totally clueless about. Crossfile JCS with Pat Boone's wretched covers of Little Richard.
    
    

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• The Monkees: Heart&Soul -1986. <Nt> - AudioHead 09:28:03 01/12/02 (0)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

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• Quadraphenia nt - geoff 07:31:24 01/12/02 (0)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

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• A few more. - TAFKA Steve 06:20:37 01/12/02 (6)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

  American Graffiti

  American Hot Wax

  Tommy

  The Wall

  The Girl Can't Help It

  Get Crazy

  Eddie and The Cruisers

  Streets Of Fire
  
  

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  • Bravo for mentioning "American Hot Wax" - Rob Doorack 06:47:48 01/14/02 (1)
    In Reply to: A few more. posted by TAFKA Steve on January 12, 2002 at 06:20:37:

    American Hot Wax has what I think is the single truest, most insightful line about rock 'n' roll in any movie. It's in the scene where Lorraine Newman is sitting in a stairwell as the doo-wop group sings her songs onstage. She's crying and someone asks why, and she replies, "I never had anything until I found the music."
    
    

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    • That's THE moment I recalled, too! - TAFKA Steve 15:27:43 01/14/02 (0)
      In Reply to: Bravo for mentioning "American Hot Wax" posted by Rob Doorack on January 14, 2002 at 06:47:48:

      I thought that must be how Carole King felt when she first heard one of her songs performed. Maybe I'll watch "Grace Of My Heart" again.
      
      

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  • Re: A few more. - danj 23:26:18 01/12/02 (0)
    In Reply to: A few more. posted by TAFKA Steve on January 12, 2002 at 06:20:37:

    Excellent choices, even though I don't consider AMERICAN GRAFFITI a rock and roll picture, it's close enough that I won't argue.
    
    

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  • Did you by chance mean "Still Crazy?" - Audiophilander 09:11:19 01/12/02 (1)
    In Reply to: A few more. posted by TAFKA Steve on January 12, 2002 at 06:20:37:

    One of my favorite rock films, next to "Almost Famous" -- great flick!

    AuPh
    
    

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    • No, but that'll work, too. - TAFKA Steve 11:58:14 01/12/02 (0)
      In Reply to: Did you by chance mean "Still Crazy?" posted by Audiophilander on January 12, 2002 at 09:11:19:

      "Get Crazy" was a 1983 concert comedy by Allan Arkush that featured a hilarious Lou Reed sequence.
      
      

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  • Oops. - TAFKA Steve 08:44:10 01/12/02 (0)
    In Reply to: A few more. posted by TAFKA Steve on January 12, 2002 at 06:20:37:

    I didn't notice "The Wall" already mentioned twice.

    Howzabout Penelope Spheeris' films: "The Decline of Western Civilization" and "Suburbia"?
    
    

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• The Blues Brothers!! - brewthunda 22:15:09 01/11/02 (0)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

  I can't believe this wasn't on the list.

  There was some serious talent in that one.
  Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Ray Charles . . plus all the guys in the band, including my favorite R&B bassman - Donald Dunn.

  Oh, and what about Sid & Nancy? That was halfway decent. Not great, but decent.
  
  
  

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• Not up there with Woodstock... - Allan 21:34:44 01/11/02 (1)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

  ...and arguably a 'real' Rock and Roll movie, but I enjoyed the bejeezies outta "The Commitments". Irish accents so thick they really should've sub-titled it, but there's one great rendition of Mustang Sally in there that needs to be seen (and heard).
  
  

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  • Re: Not up there with Woodstock... - Senator Blutarsky 05:47:22 01/13/02 (0)
    In Reply to: Not up there with Woodstock... posted by Allan on January 11, 2002 at 21:34:44:

    You're right, "The Commitments" is a great flick. I think the members of the band actually released a CD or two after the movie.

    One warning: this is not a movie for those who can't take offensive language (even in garbled accents). Four-letter word city!
    
    

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• What, no Abba the Movie? - Lasermeister 21:11:54 01/11/02 (1)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

  I actually am an Abba fan, but Abba the Movie would in no way shape or form actually qualify for being on your list. I also haven't seen any of the movies you listed, though I do have the Spinal Tap movie on LD and will be watching it eventually. What about The Adventures of Ford Fairlane? After all, he was a "rock and roll detective."

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  • Re: What, no Abba the Movie? - danj 23:43:43 01/12/02 (0)
    In Reply to: What, no Abba the Movie? posted by Lasermeister on January 11, 2002 at 21:11:54:

    Ford Fairlane is a funny flick but not much rock and roll. Besides, it is disqualified because Wayne Newton is a costar.

    Ohhhh, my hair!

    ABBA? A great pop group but about as rock and roll as Mantavoni. Voules Vous?

    
    
    

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• A couple more - Dmitry 21:06:00 01/11/02 (6)
  In Reply to: What are the top Rock and Roll Movies of all time? posted by danj on January 11, 2002 at 20:21:46:

  Rattle And Hum[those were the days of real U2]
  The Song Remains The Same
  ASSA[in Russian, but awesome!!!]

  This Is Spinal Tap is the bomb!!!
  
  
  

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  • Re: A couple more - danj 23:36:46 01/12/02 (0)
    In Reply to: A couple more posted by Dmitry on January 11, 2002 at 21:06:00:

    I adore RATTLE & HUM. U2 is one of my favs and I have always loved BB King. It's a great document of a great band.

    Here's another:

    HEAD starring The Monkees. Written by Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson. Best viewed when under the ganja.
    
    

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  • These two belong - Doomsday MAchine 21:30:46 01/11/02 (4)
    In Reply to: A couple more posted by Dmitry on January 11, 2002 at 21:06:00:

    Stop Making Sense / Talking Heads
    The Wall / Pink Floyd

    These two have to be on the list !!!
    
    

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    • Re: These two belong - danj 23:31:43 01/12/02 (0)
      In Reply to: These two belong posted by Doomsday MAchine on January 11, 2002 at 21:30:46:

      Love 'em both but I couldn't have them with the Top Ten unless it was a Top Twelve. THey are right up there, though.
      
      

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    • What about Purple Rain? - Lasermeister 05:58:29 01/12/02 (1)
      In Reply to: These two belong posted by Doomsday MAchine on January 11, 2002 at 21:30:46:

      I'm glad you mentioned The Wall, as I hadn't thought of it, and it absolutely has to be on the list. Sorry I haven't seen The Talking Heads movie, but it does indeed seem to be well renowned. I think Purple Rain should probably be on the list also. Unfortunately, many of these lists seem to be skewed toward the 60's and 70's. Some of us younger folks (I'm 37) may have a slightly different perspective.

      Todd
      
      

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      • Re: What about Purple Rain? - danj 23:33:58 01/12/02 (0)
        In Reply to: What about Purple Rain? posted by Lasermeister on January 12, 2002 at 05:58:29:

        I didn't much care for PURPLE RAIN. Despite the high critical success, I have always found the movie to be pretentious and dull. It's CITIZEN KANE next to UNDER A CHERRY MOON, however.
        
        

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    • Re: These two belong - Dmitry 21:35:30 01/11/02 (0)
      In Reply to: These two belong posted by Doomsday MAchine on January 11, 2002 at 21:30:46:

      Stop Making Sense is damn great! I saw parts of it on a wealthy system of huge horns and BAT signature series amplification, on a huge screen, and I think a super dooper Sony video equipment, at a Stereophile show in NY last Spring. Pretty awesome.
      
      

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