Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake vs The Sun's Gonna Shine
Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for The Sun's Gonna Shine). The Sun's Gonna Shine is the shorter watch at 10m compared with 1h 34m. The Sun's Gonna Shine is the older of the two (1969 against 2023). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake
The Sun's Gonna Shine| Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake | The Sun's Gonna Shine | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 1969 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 10m |
| Genres | Documentary, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tayla Tracey Goodman | Les Blank |
| Main cast | Eric Singer, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Lee Kerslake, Mick Box | Lightnin' Hopkins |
Synopsis
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.
The Sun's Gonna Shine
A lyrical recreation of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ decision at age eight to stop chopping cotton and start singing for a living. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
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