10 Underrated Music Documentaries

Documentaries are good, music is great, so therefore music documentaries must be ruddy fantastic! Here is a look at 10 Underrated Music Documentaries from Pigeon Row, many of which will be new to you. Covering Lil Wayne, Scott Walker, and the music scenes of Toronto and Seattle - there are loads of great docs to get into. I also recommend Anvil and Dig! if you're looking for others. Here's more... 

Today we're diving into some of the most underrated and overlooked music documentaries ever made - from the raw chaos of Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies to the haunting brilliance of Scott Walker: 30 Century Man. These are the films that go way beyond backstage passes and behind-the-scenes cliches.

We'll talk about the wild lives, tragic stories, and pure creative energy behind artists like GG Allin, Bobby Liebling (Pentagram), Lil Wayne, The Minutemen, Townes Van Zandt, Scott Walker, and more. If you love music docs like The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Dig!, or Amy, this one's for you.

_ Documentaries Mentioned:

Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies (dir. Todd Phillips)
Last Days Here (Pentagram)
The Carter Documentary (Lil Wayne)
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
Hype! (Seattle/Grunge Scene)
Jandek on Corwood
Heartworn Highways (Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell)
She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
The Band That Would Be King (Half Japanese)

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