Talent: Talking Heads
Why It Rocks: David Byrne and co suit up to strut the stage, bringing out ace tunes like Psycho Killer and Burning Down The House.
After the band themselves raised the $1.2 million to shoot the thing during their Speaking In Tongues Tour, director Jonathan Demme opted to play with the idea of what a film like this should be, leading to one of the best of the genre.
Unusually, it features almost no footage of the audience, which was designed to give the viewer the ability to "form their own opinion", while Byrne refused to have coloured lights during the performance, which leads to some strange-looking shots.
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raydar13
Oct 26th 2009, 11:16
You guys clearly forgot to mention the Beastie Boys, Awsome I shot that! 50 different cameras seamlessly edited together and a back catalogue that has sabotage in it!!!
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repete66211
Oct 28th 2009, 14:07
Good list, but Meredith Hunter, the person killed by a member of the Hell's Angels at Altamont Speedway is a man, not a woman.
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hawtgurl56
Oct 28th 2009, 15:26
"Monterey Pop" "The Concert for George"
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thevoice
Oct 28th 2009, 20:15
This list is hugely lacking in not mentioning "Urgh: A Music War".
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areyoukidding
Oct 28th 2009, 20:37
Uh, in a word, No. What about Pink Floyd's Live in Pompeii (what if a band held a concert and no one came?)? Festival Express? Joe Cocker's Madogs and Englishmen? Dave Chapelle's Block Party (Michael Gondry!!)? Marvin Gaye live at Montreaux? The Concert for Bangladesh? Bittersweet Motel? Scratch? With the exception of This Is It, I've seen every film on this list and I'll agree with Stop Making Sense & Last Waltz is by far the best concert film, etc. But Gimme Shelter above c********r Blues??? C'mon.
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areyoukidding
Oct 28th 2009, 20:39
Oh and Wilco's "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" - where else do you see a band sell their record twice to the same label???
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