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Great music from one of the most seminal rock bands ever, Martin Scorsese, melancholy ( aside from Robbie Robertson’s rock star stichk ) what’s not to like? Need more? How ’bout Dylan, Clapton, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Dr. John, Muddy Waters and Van Morrison ( “Just a one mo’ time” ). I think that this is by far the best rock and roll movie ever made. Not even close.

Best moment of the film is when Clapton breaks a string in the middle of a solo and RR pick it up without missing a beat. Most surprising moment of this movie is how good Neil Diamond is doing his one song.

Okay, first I am a huge David Byrne fan - but the concept of this concert film is brilliant. Initially it is just Bryne on an empty stage ( Psycho Killer ) then, with each ensuing song, another member of the band joins him on stage until you get the entire band plus a number of other musicians. And all the while the crew is building the set around them. Byrne is in constant motion in that big suit and the band is at the top of their game.

Do I really have to tell you about this movie? I think that it is the best non concert rock movie ever made. Now I just have to justify the number 3 placement to the ninja..

So I am a little biased. I love the Ramones. I saw them live a few times and it was always amazing. Tam, Tonya and Tyler saw them at the musical moon back in the day at it was a milestone in my life. But I digress, I think this movie gives one a pretty good look inside the times - of course it is over the top, but so were the seventies. And Joey crooning to Riff Randle in her bedroom is at once classic, creepy and hilarious.

Yea, just the one Beatles movie - I really don’t care for the other movies, but this one has to be on this list as it had as much to do with Beatlemania as anything else. Each of the band members personalities shine through and it is just…. fun.

Okay, once you get past the acting this is a really good movie The songs hold up pretty damn well and the story of coming to terms with your demons and redemption is timeless. Purple Rain is not Prince’s best album ( Sign O’ the Times ) but he is truly a musical genius and this is a pretty good movie. Watch it again if you don’t believe me.

This is boring Sid… A honest look inside the Sex Pistols and Sid Vicious ( rendered relentlessly by Gary Oldman ) relationship with Nancy Spungen. This is not going to make it onto anyone’s feel good movie list, but punk’s not pretty and neither is this, but it is a very good movie.

This documentary would make the list for historical value alone with the footage the infamous altamonte concert, but as a bonus there is some good music, the Flying Buritto Brothers, and Jerry Garcia saying “Groovy”. Oh yea, and The Rolling Stones.

Although this movie does not capture the spirit of the event ( or so I am told ) nor does it include the best music of the festival it is still more then a piece of history and is eminently watchable.

Dammit, Janet - this isn’t even a Rock N Roll Movie, unless of course you think Meatloaf is Rock n Roll….

This is the real punk movie in this list. If you want to get a real feel for what the punk scene in the US was like once it filtered down to the kids outside of the major metro areas, check this out.

This is Malcolm McLaren’s ( former Sex Pistols manager ) masturbatory fantasy, but it is an interesting look at the music biz from the perspective of “management”. I am not even sure that this is a good movie, but if you are rock buff it is a movie you can’t afford not to see.