Muziekdocumentaires #2

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The Decline of Western Civilization is an American documentary film filmed through 1979 and 1980. The movie was directed by Penelope Spheeris about the Los Angeles punk rock scene. In 1981, the LAPD Chief of Police Daryl Gates wrote a letter demanding the film not be shown again in L.A.[1] Over the years the film has gained cult status.

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Punk: Attitude[1] is a documentary by contemporary director Don Letts. The film explores the "punk" revolution, genre and following from its beginning in the mid 1970's up to its effect on modern rock music and other genres. The cast is a veritable list of alternative musicians and directors offering their opinions on what may have been the largest music revolution ever.

The film was officially released on the 25th of April 2005 at the Tribeca Film Festival in the U.S.A. Reviews have generally been favorable with an average of 3.5 - 4 stars with many people commenting on the accuracy and approach of the film.

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Hype! (1996) is a documentary directed by Doug Pray about the popularity of grunge rock in the early to mid-1990s United States. It incorporates interviews and rare concert footage to trace the steps of grunge, from its subversive inception in neighborhood basements, to its explosion as a pop culture phenomenon. Hype! shows grunge from the point of view of people within the grunge scene, and attempts to dispel some of the myths of the genre promulgated by media hype, hence the title. The movie generally portrays the latter faction in a satirical way, though acknowledges that media hype helped to propel some of these obscure bands to fame, albeit briefly.

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Such Hawks Such Hounds explores the music and musicians of the American hard rock underground circa 1970-2007, focusing on the psychedelic and '70s proto-metal-derived styles that have in recent years formed a rich body of unclassifiable sounds.

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Metal: A Headbanger's Journey is een documentaire film uit 2005 geregisseerd door Sam Dunn tezamen met Scot McFadyen en Jessica Wise. De film volgt de 31-jarige Dunn, een Canadese antropoloog, die een heavymetalfan is sinds zijn twaalfde. Dunn reist de wereld door om de verschillende meningen over het muziekgenre te ontdekken, alsook de komaf, de cultuur, het controversiële en de reden waarom het door zovelen geliefde muziek is. De film ging in première op het Toronto International Film Festival van 2005, en werd uitgebracht als een dubbel-dvd in de Verenigde Staten op 19 september 2006.

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Documentary which looks at how a radical generation of musicians created a new German musical identity out of the cultural ruins of war.

Between 1968 and 1977 bands like Neu!, Can, Faust and Kraftwerk would look beyond western rock and roll to create some of the most original and uncompromising music ever heard. They shared one common goal - a forward-looking desire to transcend Germany's gruesome past - but that didn't stop the music press in war-obsessed Britain from calling them Krautrock.

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Documentary about rock pioneer Roky Erickson, detailing his rise as a psychedelic hero, his lengthy institutionalization, his descent into poverty and filth, and his brother's struggle with their religious mother to improve Roky's care.

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Walk On By - The Story Of Popular Song

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