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- DirectorSam DunnScot McFadyenStarsGeddy LeeAlex LifesonNeil PeartAn in-depth look at the Canadian rock band Rush, chronicling the band's musical evolution from their progressive rock sound of the '70s to their current heavy rock style.
- DirectorGrant GeeStarsRadioheadThom YorkeJonny GreenwoodAn entertaining "rockumentary" about Radiohead that shows some of the tedium of being a rock star, as well as some of the fun stuff.
- DirectorPhil JoanouStarsBonoThe EdgeAdam ClaytonA documentary of the Irish rock group U2 on their Fall 1987 tour of North America.
- DirectorPaul RachmanStarsGreg GinnIan MacKayeJames DrescherThe History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986
- DirectorPaul JustmanStarsJoe HunterJack AshfordUriel JonesDocumentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.
- DirectorRick ErnstStarsLee AltusRuss AndersonDeath AngelGet Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal is the story of how bands like Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus and others pioneered a new form of heavy metal in the early 1980's.
- DirectorMatthew LongfellowStarsRoger WatersStorm ThorgersonNigel WilliamsonA detailed look at the production of the biggest album in the history of progressive rock and one of the best-selling albums of all time.
- DirectorMatthew LongfellowStarsMartin BirchRitchie BlackmoreChris CharlesworthThis classic album features the seminal Smoke On The Water and brought worldwide superstardom to Deep Purple putting them at the peak of hard rock. We follow the album's creation, track by track, through exclusive interviews with Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.
- DirectorMatthew LongfellowStarsRick AllenVivian CampbellPhil CollenOne of the most successful hard rock bands, Def Leppard was plagued by death and tragedy. Hysteria is the band's most successful album, and here the surviving members explain its making as they sort through the original tapes. We also get impromptu acoustic performances and demos.
- DirectorGeorge ScottA look at the behind-the-scenes creation of the Duran Duran album Rio, released in 1982.
- DirectorDavid HeffernanStarsMick FleetwoodLindsey BuckinghamChristine McVieThe making of Fleetwood Mac's album Rumours in 1976/77.
- DirectorMatthew LongfellowStarsKirk HammettJames HetfieldMichael KamenThe story of the making of this remarkable album is told here via exclusive interviews, archive footage and performance, with contributions from producer Bob Rock, band members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Jason Newsted. We revisit the original multi-tracks of the album, as well as listen to previously unheard demo recordings. Featuring the five singles from the album, Enter Sandman, Sad But True, The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam and Nothing Else Matters, this is the compelling story of one of the biggest selling albums of all time, a true Classic Album.
- 1997– 1h 40mNot Rated8.0 (457)TV EpisodeDirectorMatthew LongfellowStarsBrian MayFreddie MercuryRoger TaylorA documentary examining the production of Queen's most iconic and critically acclaimed album.
- DirectorJeremy MarreStarsLinda RonstadtPhilip GlassMorris GoldbergA documentary examining the production of Paul Simon's most commercially successful and critically acclaimed solo album, which brought South African music to a massive pop audience.
- DirectorAlan LewensStarsWalter BeckerLarry CarltonIan DuryAja was the biggest selling album of Steely Dan's career, reaching #3 on the U.S. Billboard chart and #5 in the UK. This is a portrait of the making of this 1977 jazz-rock album. It includes archival footage, newly recorded performances, and interviews with Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, producer Gary Katz, songwriter Ian Dury, Doobie Brothers member Michael McDonald, and the session musicians involved in the recording.
- DirectorPhilip KingNuala O'ConnorStarsBonoThe EdgeAdam ClaytonA documentary examining the production of U2's most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album.
- 1997– 1h 15m7.6 (105)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid HeffernanStarsDorothy AshbyShirley BrewerBen BridgesMusicians, producers, family, colleagues and the artist himself look back on the making of Stevie Wonders's classic album "Song In the Key of Life".
- DirectorRandy MartinStarsSteven AdlerBryn BridenthalJonathan Brown-TeaA look at the history of Guns N' Roses.
- DirectorJon BrewerStarsJon AndersonPeter BanksJack BarrieThe story of Yes is as controversial as their music. The twists and turns of band's career is now told for the first time in a series of exclusive interviews with Yes members past and present for this definitive and fully authorised DVD documentary.
- DirectorShay HealyStarsEric BellJon Bon JoviBonoAn in-depth look at the life, career and tragic death of legendary rock star Phil Lynott, the founding member of Thin Lizzy.
- StarsAxl RoseFreddie MercuryRoger TaylorAn informative and sometimes tragic look into the lives of four childhood friends that would come to form the band Queen.
- DirectorVickie HunterHeather WhinnaA look at the growing influence of the Christian rock music scene, featuring concert footage and many interviews of band members.
- DirectorUlrich SeidlStarsErich FinschesMarie KernM.C. KreindlSeidl takes his camera to an abstract-art exhibition and asks the public to comment on what they see.
- DirectorSteven LockStarsFrank BlackDavid BowieBilly CorganInterview with David Bowie, in an original format of non-linear edition, cut-and-paste style.
- DirectorJared LetoStarsJared LetoShannon LetoTomo MilicevicTelling harsh truths about the modern music business, this riveting and award-winning documentary gives intimate access to singer/actor Jared Leto ("Requiem for a Dream," "Dallas Buyers Club") and his band Thirty Seconds to Mars as they fight a relentless lawsuit with record label Virgin/EMI and write songs for their album "This Is War." Opening up his life for the camera during months of excruciating pressures, Leto reveals the struggles his band must face over questions of art, money and integrity.