Nothing comes closer to the enjoyment of music as experiencing it performed live, or pumping up the volume on your stereo and losing yourself. But there are media that give us a new level of understanding and appreciation of music - rockumentaries and biopics. In some ways, these carry the electricity of front row seats and the intimacy of backstage passes. Here’s a countdown of the decade’s best movies about music:

1. THE DEVIL AND DANIEL JOHNSTON (2006)
Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig

It’s the story of Texan native Daniel Johnston, whose mental illness co-existed with his genius for writing songs - a mixture of Saturday Cartoon themes and the Beatles with the honesty of Woody Guthrie. In the 90s, he was an underground mascot god who made a fan out of Kurt Cobain. This documentary of his life not only inspires, but also gives a whole new meaning to what music means to life.