With the recent passing of Levon Helm, Rolling Stone’s Best Concert Movies of All Time list takes on a whole new dimension. Here’s the list:
1. The Last Waltz – The Band et al
2. The Song Remains the Same – Led Zeppelin
3. Stop Making Sense – Talking Heads
4. Woodstock – everyone who was big at the time, and then some
5. Rattle and Hum – U2
6. Gimme Shelter – The Rolling Stones
7. Live at Pompeii – Pink Floyd
8. Shine a Light – The Rolling Stones
9. Sign O’ the Times – that guys whose name keeps changing
10. Bullet in a Bible – Green Day
It’s fitting that the Stones get on the list twice, as it is that Scorcese directed two of these gems.
I wish that Led Zeppelin had made another film, though. Or maybe I just wish there were none of those lame fantasy sequences. Zep was fantastic in concert, and so they need to be on the list. I just wish …
Speaking of wishing, a few shows I wish I’d been at and would therefore nominate for this list:
The Concert for George
AC/DC Live at Donnington
Queen Live at Wembley
Bonnie Raitt’s Road Tested
Anyway, no quarrel with The Last Waltz topping the list. A superb performance from a great band – a smart band who went out on top - aided by an all-star guest line up. R.I.P. Levon.
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