An innovative concert movie for the rock group the talking heads. Ghent international film festival 1985 winner grand prix. The movie was stop making sense, jonathan demmes concert film of talking heads. This collection, and the film, is a true gift to the bands fans, a testament to their extraordinary talent, both in the.
Stop making sense as a postmodern artifact midlands technical. With david byrne, bernie worrell, alex weir, steven scales. Stop making sense is one of my favorite films, and this special edition of the album is one of my alltime favorite records. Psycho killer drum machine from talking heads stop making. Stop making sense dvd region 1 brand for sale online ebay. In the mix there was a gal who, according to the documentary, did backup vocals for this group called talking heads. Directed by jonathan demme, it was shot over the course of four nights at hollywoods pantages theater in december 1983, as the group was touring to promote their new album speaking in tongues. Stop making sense is a 1984 american concert film featuring a live performance by american. So i go onto, look up the groups music, come upon the music of stop making sense and im finding myself mesmerized by not just the vocals, but by the incredible instrumentation coming from this group. Search, discover and share your favorite stop making sense gifs. Talking heads stop making sense 2015, bluray discogs. In 1986, following the success of talking heads 1984 concert film stop making sense, warner bros wanted another hit, so they gave virtually complete creative freedom to lead vocalist david byrne. The film is the first made entirely using digital audio techniques. Its still easy to groove along with weymouths funky bass beat and byrnes wailing voice.
I dont think i watched anything else during that twonight rental. Get start making sense setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other start making sense fans for free on. Stop making sense audio cd january 1, 2000 by talking heads artist 4. In addition to buying the video of this outstanding concert i had also purchased on cd the special new edition of the concert as well. Listen free to talking heads stop making sense psycho killer, swamp and more. If used in a guitar cover video, please credit me and talking heads for this audio file. Produced by talking heads rerelease of the original 1984 lp with addition of all those songs from the film stop making sense that were not previously included on the lp. The soundtrack to the jonathan demme documentary, stop making sense captures the talking heads live in 1984 on what would turn out to be their last major tour. It flunked at the box office, but thats only because its unsellable. The overwelming impression throughout stop making sense is of enormous energy, of life being lived at a joyous high. As ambitious rockers and art musicians alike, talking heads took their instrumentation and made something interesting out of it. Stop making sense is a live album by talking heads, the soundtrack to the film of the same name. Jul 14, 2014 stop making sense is director jonathan demmes remarkable concert film that captures the enormous energy and joyous highs of the talking heads live performance. Stop making sense the 1984 dance music movie featuring david byrne and chris frantz at the award winning 80s movies rewind.
David byrne, bernie worrell, alex weir, steven scales. The directors subject is the talking heads, a newwavepoprock group comprised of david byrne. The band also performs two songs from byrnes soundtrack album the. Talking heads stop making sense lyrics and tracklist. Stop making sense is director jonathan demmes remarkable concert film that captures the enormous energy and joyous highs of the talking heads live performance. Talking heads life during wartime live stop making sense 1984 hq duration. Stop making sense tour 1983 import talking heads artist format. While theres no debating the importance of jonathan demmes classic film record of talking heads 1983 tour, the soundtrack released in support of it is a thornier matter. The album spent over two years 118 weeks on the billboard 200 chart. This track was extracted from the end credits of stop making sense and manually structured in garageband, using their now outdated drum models in the summer. Beginning with an acoustic rendition of psycho killer, the brazenly expressive and joyous documentary evolves several times, adding and layering musicians, instruments, backdrops to fully realize what becomes an untethering of limitation and expectation. Start making sense, a bethlehem, pennsylvania native band, known for their. They play it once again, they play it all night long. Stop making sense was the first featurelength documentary effort of filmmaker jonathan demme.
Definitely worth getting for several songs that are not included in the original release of the album, most notably heaven and this must be the place naive melody. Jonathan demmes classic 1984 concert and art film, stop making sense, will be. Jonathan demmes blissful 1984 concert film is itself a navigation of competing impulses, artistic identities, and visual expressions. The film was notably the first to utilize digital audio techniques for the entirety of its. Recorded at the pantages theatre, hollywood, december 1983 by the record plant mobile. Talking heads life during wartime stop making sense. Talking heads stop making sense 1984, vinyl discogs.
Stop making sense is a live album that stands the test of time by doing exactly what a live album is designed to do. Stop making sense recreation at the cap on friday, december. And its not the frenetic, janglednerves energy of a rock band thats wired. Stop making sense is the same as it ever was back in 1984. The original release features nine of the tracks from the movie, albeit with treatment and editing. David byrne stop making sense lyrics and credits about. Stop making sense by talking heads on amazon music unlimited. David byrne and talking heads perform in concert at the hollywood pantages theatre in 1983.
Tracks 2, 3, 4, 8, 11, 16 not previously available on the original album stop making sense. Talking heads stop making sense lyrics and tracklist genius. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Since its arrival in the mail i have listened to this performance quite a few times. Stop making sense is 1984 album by talking heads, the soundtrack to the film of the same name. Stop making sense is a 1984 american concert film featuring a live performance by american rock band talking heads.
Stop making sense where to stream and watch decider. Stop making sense by talking heads on amazon music. Stop making sense was parodied in an episode of the comedy series. Stop making sense, an album by talking heads on spotify. Since its release, purists have found stop making sense slickly mixed and, worse yet, incomprehensive. Psycho killer drum machine from talking heads stop. Stop making sense by talking heads album, new wave. Best documentary at the national society of film critics awards in 1985. Find out where stop making sense is streaming, if stop making sense is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. By far, talking heads abstract musical persona is realized in a pure and unhindered form on stop making sense, making the live album one of the best in its class and beyond. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Stop making sense is a concert film with a narrative, bursting at the seams with bits of invention and passion. There are a lot of reasons to see concert films, but the only ones that usually get mentioned are the music and.
Talking heads life during wartime stop making sense 1984. National society of film critics awards, usa 1985 winner nsfc award. Price new from used from audio cd, import, march 2, 2015. The album features only nine of the songs from the movie, many of them heavily edited. This collection, and the film, is a true gift to the bands fans, a testament to their extraordinary talent, both in the studio and especially onstage. The nine tracks included jumble and truncate the natural progression of frontman david byrnes meticulously arranged. Listen to your favorite songs from stop making sense by talking heads now.
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