# the Great Rock Music films **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 22, 2002, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-rock-music-films/144427 "2002-12-22T21:48:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-rock-music-films/144427/41 "2003-01-06T01:19:29Z")
Rock-‘n’-roll was central to _Quadrophenia_, or it was about a culture that thrived on rock-‘n’-roll, so I guess it would qualify as a “rock music film.” But _True Stories_ was not even about rock music at all. It was a bizarre but witty satire about life in America. Its main connection to rock music was its having been directed by a guy who first became famous in a rock band (but then branched out into other kinds of music). It’s been 16 years since I saw it, so refresh my memory: how rock-‘n’-roll integral to _True Stories_? ---
**Author:** ![grendel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@grendel72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grendel72)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-rock-music-films/144427/42 "2003-01-06T01:27:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jomo Mojo \* > \*\*It’s been 16 years since I saw it, so refresh my memory: how rock-‘n’-roll integral to _True Stories_? \*\* It’s how the characters express their inner feelings. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-rock-music-films/144427/43 "2003-01-06T01:50:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Smapti \* > \*\*11 posts and no mention of The Kids Are Alright? > > \*\* How about some 40 odd posts and no mention of Neil Young’s **Rust Never Sleeps**? Yeah, the road-eyes and other staging get a little tedious, but it is such a great combination of solo Neil Young (Thrasher!) and straight ahead rock with Crazy Horse, that I should think it would turn quite a few people into fans. ---
**Author:** ![crinklebat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dec6dc/32.png) [@crinklebat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crinklebat)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-rock-music-films/144427/44 "2003-01-12T08:41:23Z")
Thanks to the people above who mentioned Rock and Roll High School and The Filth and the Fury. I’m into a more obscure brand of punk and really dug X: The Unheard Music, a documentary about the Los Angeles punk band X that’s better done than a lot of bigger-name rock movies I’ve seen. I’ve never been able to get my hands on a copy of The Decline of Western Civilization, but if you like that kind of thing, I’ve heard it’s wicked. Also, URGH! A Music War, because although a lot of the music blows, it’s an insanely diverse selection. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-rock-music-films/144427/45 "2003-01-12T16:31:08Z")
**Cuate** , I’m glad you just posted that. I would opine that hardly ANY BODY goes to see a live rock concert film who is not ALREADY a bigtime fan of a band. Music enjoyment and experiencing new stuff tends to work better in a social venue- party, hanging out with friends, spinning a certain disk in the desperate teenage hopes that it will put your paramour in ‘the mood’, etc. I’d think that you learn to love a band socially, and THEN go to see their concert film. At least, that’s how it worked out for me and my love for **Spinal Tap**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-rock-music-films/144427/46 "2003-01-12T17:14:24Z")
**Pink Floyd _Live at Pompeii_** hasn’t been mentioned? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-rock-music-films/144427.md?page=2)