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Documentaries like The Decline of Western Civilization

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The 3 reasons people love The Decline of Western Civilization

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  1. You want raw punk shows filmed up close.

  2. You like hearing young punks explain themselves without a filter.

  3. You're curious about a scene that shaped decades of music.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • Gimme Shelter1970

    • raw punk shows filmed up close
    • hearing young punks explain themselves without a filter
    • you're curious about a scene that shaped decades of music

    Good for you if you want the Stones live at their peak.

  • Until the Light Takes Us2008

    • raw punk shows filmed up close
    • hearing young punks explain themselves without a filter

    Good for you if you want to understand where Norwegian black metal came from.

  • Tupac: Resurrection2003

    • raw punk shows filmed up close
    • hearing young punks explain themselves without a filter

    Good for you if you want Tupac's life in his own voice, from his own interviews.

  • Straight Outta Compton2015

    • raw punk shows filmed up close
    • hearing young punks explain themselves without a filter

    Good for you if you like watching Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and Eazy-E build their songs in the studio.

  • The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years1988

    • raw punk shows filmed up close
    • hearing young punks explain themselves without a filter

    Good for you if you like the glam metal of 1980s LA.

  • When You're Strange2010

    • raw punk shows filmed up close
    • hearing young punks explain themselves without a filter
    • you're curious about a scene that shaped decades of music

    Good for you if you like hearing The Doors' songs alongside how they were made.

  • Sound City2013

    • raw punk shows filmed up close
    • hearing young punks explain themselves without a filter
    • you're curious about a scene that shaped decades of music

    Good for you if you like hearing how famous rock albums were made.

  • Whitney2018

    • raw punk shows filmed up close
    • hearing young punks explain themselves without a filter

    Good for you if you like hearing Whitney Houston's voice in her prime.

  • Queen: Days of Our Lives2011

    • raw punk shows filmed up close
    • hearing young punks explain themselves without a filter

    Good for you if you want the story behind the Queen songs you know by heart.

  • The Filth and the Fury2000

    • raw punk shows filmed up close
    • hearing young punks explain themselves without a filter
    • you're curious about a scene that shaped decades of music

    Good for you if you like raw punk, rehearsals and chaotic live shows.

  • Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool2019

    • raw punk shows filmed up close
    • hearing young punks explain themselves without a filter
    • you're curious about a scene that shaped decades of music

    Good for you if you want to hear Kind of Blue and the records that changed jazz.

  • Amazing Grace2018

    • raw punk shows filmed up close
    • hearing young punks explain themselves without a filter

    Good for you if you like gospel sung live with a choir behind it.

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