Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon vs Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake
Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon). Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon is the shorter watch at 54m compared with 1h 34m. Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon is the older of the two (1982 against 2023). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon
Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake| Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon | Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1982 | 2023 |
| Length | 54m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Documentary, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Jean-Jacques Flori, Stéphane Tchalgadjieff | Tayla Tracey Goodman |
| Main cast | Fela Kuti, Pope John Paul II | Eric Singer, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Lee Kerslake, Mick Box |
Synopsis
Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon
Musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti recorded more than 60 albums to promote the magic of Afrobeat but never lost his political voice as an outspoken critic against widespread government corruption in Nigeria. This documentary examines the role that Fela, dubbed "Black President," played in shedding light on atrocities in his homeland and in promoting the ascent of African music worldwide.
Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake
At Heavy Metal’s dawn, the sun rose to the beat of Lee Kerslake’s powerhouse drumming. Through a career of 50 years and 60 million albums sold, he became a legend. Now he must face the end of his days. He reconnects with lifelong pals from Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne, Def Leppard, Deep Purple and Iron Maiden, and performs one last time with the band he created, Uriah Heep.
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