Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads

[Tattoo'd Lady]

Stop Making Sense is the famous 1984 concert film that shows the band on their tour for their album Speaking in Tongues.

 

[jackory]

I like the Heads' studio sound but cannot share the same enthusiasm for their live performances. I've seen them and they do sound really good, I don't mean to say that they aren't a very good live band, but there's just something about TH music that comes through best in a studio recording. That said, Stop Making Sense is a good movie.

 

[ladyislingering]

I think I want one of those.

 

[Gabble Ratchet]

The DVD or the suit? Cause I want both

 

[LG]

I have seen that video but it was so long ago I have forgotten about it. I'll have to watch it again one of these days, thanks for jogging my memory TL.

 

[ladyislingering]

The DVD or the suit? Cause I want both

Me too.

Even pretty ladies can look totally hot in a suit.

Though, I want the man IN the suit. And the DVD. Yes.

 

[gguerra]

I just got the Blu-Ray version and it is great. I remember having it on vinyl and VHS, DVD and now Blu-Ray. I've always been a fan.. It was filmed using actual FILM hence the Blu-ray transfer.

Amazon.com essential video
Over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December 1983, filmmaker Jonathan Demme joined creative forces with cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth and Talking Heads... and miracles occurred. Following a staging concept by singer-guitarist David Byrne, this euphoric concert film transcends that all-too-limited genre to become the greatest film of its kind. A guaranteed cure for anyone's blues, it's a celebration of music that never grows old, fueled by the polyrhythmic pop-funk precision that was a Talking Heads trademark, and lit from within by the geeky supernova that is David Byrne.

The staging--and Demme's filming of it--builds toward an ******** release of music, rising from the bare-stage simplicity of Byrne, accompanied only by a boom box on "Psycho Killer," to the ecstatic crescendo of "Burning Down the House," by which time the Heads and additional personnel have all arrived on stage for a performance that seems channeled from heaven for the purpose of universal uplift. (God bless Demme for avoiding shots of the luckiest audience in '80s pop history; its presence is acknowledged, but not at the viewer's expense.) With the deliriously eccentric Byrne as ringleader (pausing mid-concert to emerge in his now-legendary oversized suit), this circus of musical pleasure defies the futility of reductive description; it begs to be experienced, felt in the heart, head, and bones, and held there the way we hold on to cherished memories. On those three nights in December 1983, Talking Heads gave love, life, and joy in generous amounts that years cannot erode, and Demme captured this act of creative goodwill on film with minimalist artistic perfection. Stop Making Sense is an invitation to pleasure that will never wear out its welcome. --Jeff Shannon

Product Description
The GREATEST CONCERT MOVIE OF ALL TIME... Rolling Stone Magazine
Talking Heads WILDLY ENTERTAINING concert SPECTACULAR is among the GREATEST music films EVER MADE... Entertainment Weekly
The movie rates with Woodstock as the GREATEST ROCK CONCERT FILM one that can be watched as frequently as an aerobics tape. - USA Today
Palm Pictures is proud to present the Blu-ray premiere of the groundbreaking Talking Heads concert film STOP MAKING SENSE directed by Academy Award ® Winner Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs). Entertainment Weekly described, the DVD s generous extras go a long way toward explaining the film s visual appeal: David Byrne and director Jonathan Demme contribute a smart audio commentary. The film has been remastered from the original 35mm source, allowing the brilliance of the visuals to take full advantage of Blu-ray technology.

 

[Aktivator]

I like the Heads' studio sound but cannot share the same enthusiasm for their live performances. I've seen them and they do sound really good, I don't mean to say that they aren't a very good live band, but there's just something about TH music that comes through best in a studio recording. That said, Stop Making Sense is a good movie.

really I loved them live espically when they had Adrian Belew as an added guitarist.

Great movie haven't seen it in years.

 

[FretBuzz]

I saw the Talking Heads on this tour that was filmed, that was a great show! I saw this movie in the theater way back when it was first released, but haven't seen it since. Looking forward to seeing it again one of these days...hopefully soon!

 

[Velvetclown]

Still not a bad one !!