5 BEST MUSIC DOCS

EAT THE DOCUMENT (UNRELEASED)

Bob Dylan's live performances on his 1966 U.K. tour are mesmerizing, as is the scene in which he shares a queasy trip in a taxi with John Lennon.

MONTEREY POP (1968)

This masterful D. A. Pennebaker festival movie documents either the beginning or the end of rock counterculture. Hendrix, the Who, and Janis Joplin are here, but The Man lurks in the wings.

GIMME SHELTER (1970)

A compelling account of the Rolling Stones' 1969 U.S. tour, directed by Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin. The spirit of the 60s dies on-screen; the Stones' tour climaxes at Altamont Speedway, where a fan is stabbed to death in front of the stage.

THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION PART U: THE METAL YEARS (1988)

A deadpan take on late80s hair metal. Highlights include a poofy-haired Ozzy Osbourne putting on a typically incompetent cooking display.

THE PUNK ROCK MOVIE (1992)

In 1977 punk-club DJ.

Don Letts pointed a shaky super-8 camera at the emerging London scene, capturing the Sex Pistols, the Clash, and the Slits.

STEVEN DALY