Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense Gig
Jimster
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Got this on DVD and finally got around to checking it out. Not really familiar with their output, expected it to be, I dunno, a bit DEVO-ish or whatever. Dated, cheesy 80s cringeorama.The gig is FIRE! I really enjoyed it, the whole "Start from a stool on an empty stage" to the whole "Massive background projections" whilst the band are growning with every number, really good show.Anyone else lovving it?
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I enjoyed it back when I saw it in the theatre. Since then my enthusiasm for Talking Heads has since waned considerably. Lots of great musicians in that band by the end of the film though.
I would suggest if you enjoy 'SMS' to pick up the double live LP 'The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads'.
Next you'll say, Dylan and the Beatles arn't really doing it for you any more.
Cosine that.
The earlier stuff is cool because the guitars jangle around more and stuff, David Byrne has a ton of great Heads / non-Heads output, but i don't think it gets better than the earliest stuff.
I actually prefer the stuff on the second LP, the P-Funk/Labelle influenced stuff, at least they actually have members of PFunk and LaBelle on board for maximum funk. I dig 'Psycho Killer' as much as the next dude, but the versions of 'Zimbra' and 'Take Me To The River' are pretty amazing on that set.
I've turned so many people people on to the Talking Heads by showing this to them.
Without a doubt my favorite album that they did. Eno was good to them on that one. And, I'm not sure, but that might even be one for the Laswellians up in this mug.
That is a pretty damn good LP too, i really like "Dream Operator" off that.
if u dig this show/compilation
u mauy be interested in some of the bootlegs i have...
namely this one from japan that is
if anyones interested drop me a pm or lemme kno on here
well worth checkin out
heres the tracklist
psycho killer
stay hungry
cities
drugs
once in a lifetime
houses in motion
born under punches
crosseyed and painless
life during wartime
the great curve
the book i read
the girls want to b with the girls
mind
does anyone have any live versions of This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)