Top Five Music DVDs of 2005

1. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
In this officially endorsed Dylan doc, Zimmy revealed only so much. But the vintage footage and Martin Scorsese’s calculated direction vaulted this four-hour epic into instant-classic status.

2. Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Therapy. Rehab. Modern-art auctions. Monster had everything for the diehard Metallica fan — and for those who think the band are self-obsessed blowhards.

3. The Fearless Freaks: featuring The Flaming LipsFrom Wayne Coyne’s Mad Max–style teen sports endeavors to Steven Drozd’s (onscreen) narcotic use, Fearless Freaks revealed the Lips to be even more twisted than was previously thought.

4. End of the Century: The Story of the RamonesFew bands were so suited to playing together as the Ramones — or so ill-suited to being stuck in a van together. Century illuminates both the debt owed the punk godfathers and their dysfunctionality.

5. AC/DC: Family Jewels
For those about to rock, we salute you. Also worthy of salutation: the people responsible for this hilarious and utterly rock-tastic 40-strong collection of promo clips and live tracks featuring impish maniac Bon Scott.