Stop Making Sense
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Movie Reviews of Stop Making Sense
Movie Review: The best musical film ever made
Summary: 5 Stars
This film shows hands down why David Byrne may be one of the most underrated musical geniuses of our time. When most people think of the Talking Heads, immediately they are stuck with images of David Byrne's weird dancing from Once In A Lifetime, or superimposed faces from Burning Down The House. Stop Making Sense, a brilliantly arranged, and beautiful sounding recording (with one Dolby Stereo channel and two 5.1 soundtracks on the DVD), show how the bands' sound draws on everything from African rhythms, disco/electronic beats, funk, pop, and pretty much everything else imaginable. Watching a stage-full of musicians, especially as enthusiatic as these, makes this an enjoyable DVD to watch, or leave on as background music, all while giving you a great amount of respect for all the musicians involved. A must buy.Movie Review: Talking Heads Live
Summary: 5 Stars
This is probably in the top 5 of all of my Concert CD's. I really wasn't getting too excited about this performance until the third or fourth song when the members of the band started blending in. A couple of major performances stood out for me. First of all, in my mind, David Byrne is one of the top vocalists and showmen in all of music. His enthusiasm while performing these songs was mesmerizing. He had such great rhythm while dancing to various tracks that it kept you locked in on him most of the show. The other highlight that really struck me was the performance by the two girls that sang background during the show. They both had great voices and moved extremely well to every tune. The rest of the band were more than competent on various instruments. In short, I would highly recommend this DVD.Movie Review: Best Sounding Music in your collection
Summary: 5 Stars
5 Stars is not an exaggeration.At one point in the commentary audio, David Byrne described his performance as an aerobic workout. It certainly is as it has me dancing now just as it did when I saw these shows live. The remastered soundtrack truly conveys the awesome energy this band musters. I recommend this DVD without hesitation as it will be the best sounding disc in your collection.
As for the music 15 years later: it's not as dated as some of the Heads' contemporaries. This is due partly to the band's energy and mostly to the imagery of Byrne's lyrics. You won't regret spending the money on this disc since it will bring you right into the first row of the concert hall where nowadays tickets run $50 - $65.
A must for anyone who saw the Heads during that tour!
Movie Review: More than a concert...
Summary: 5 Stars
More often than not, concert videos fall into one of two categories; The first is that it is only a concert. The group gets up and plays their songs and eventually they stop and the show ends. The second is where the group tries to expand into the realm of visual arts and they experiment by placing plugged in videos, out-takes or behind the stage scenes into the recording.
Stop Making Sense successfully combines both a musical statement and a visual art statement together and produces a show that stands the test of time. If you don't like the Talking Heads music, you can enjoy the visual aspect or if you like their music and don't care a hoot about the visual you can just enjoy the music. Hopefully you can combine the two and enjoy one hell of a show!
Movie Review: Converted me to the Talking Heads!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was never a big TH fan. A co-worker in the 80s, when the band was active used "Burning Down The House" as his answering machine message, and I just thought he, and the band, were on the fringe.
This movie changed my mind forever. I can't stop watching it. I think I've watched it every week-night since I bought it. The band's fantastic: not a punk or fringe band, but an extremely creative blender of lots of influences (not least Al Green), including Afro, synthesizers, and creative (3) percussionists. And they perform with a dramatic choreography, using visual effects and with an enthusiasm that was totally unanticipated.
The movie has to be seen to be genuinely appreciated, my words can't convey its specialness. I highly recommend it.