Non-Heads Fans


Big Talking Heads fan…I’ve showed the DVD to two or three friends who weren’t familiar with the Talking Heads (23, on a college campus most of us were five during their peak.) Everyone I’ve showed the DVD has had some type of praise either for the music, Byrne’s showmanship/ energy, ect. If anything speaks about how good this thing really is, it’s the response from non-talking heads fans. Anyone have similar experiences?



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I've never heard anything by them at all... A friend gave me a copy of the DVD to watch a month ago, telling me it was the coolest thing ever...

I FINALLY got around watching it today, while I was cleaning my room, and 30 minutes into it, I couldn't look away from the screen.

I really, really like it... the music, the theatrics, everything. I wish the other bands I like had concert videos this good.

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Good music will always find new fans - same with good films - this is a good film with good music and is a classic of the genre

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usually concert dvds bore me if i'm not completely into the artist... but this one was enjoyable. i know only two songs by them, but it was very well done

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Agree-this will be the great music remembered from an otherwise forgetable era.

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When this film came out it played at a little art house in my town (Lansing, Michigan).

I'd never heard of Talking Heads, but I loved this movie; I went back to see it three times, taking different family members with me each time. I just saw it again, and it still gives me the shivers, and deeply moves me here and there.

I think Byrne's is a prophetic voice. He certainly commands the respect of his fellow musicians, and you can see and feel that in this movie.

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I also saw this film at the Odeon theater in the Frandor shopping center in Lansing, Michigan. That was a great little theater, they had the best sound-system I've heard in a theater to this day. I saw many films there that I would never have been able to see in a theater if they hadn't existed. I really miss it, as there is no theater in the area showing these kinds of films.

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Im a music fan and a film fan - but not a talking heads fan.

I absolutley loved this: the films a masterpiece, the performace is incredible, and the band cover territory like no one else. Byrne is a genius and a great performer.

Im still not going to buy their albums or become a fan, but this whole package is simply class through and through. So glad I got to see it...

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I was just going to step in and remark on a review of the film I read on Amazon.com and was pleased and surprised to see you've said almost exactly the same as that reviewer, Lillam. You, that reviewer, and the others here who've expressed somewhat the same sentiment are testament to the quality of the show(s) and the film.

I put on my DVD copy of it some months back and a friend who was here for a visit and had never seen it put off eating his supper until it was done.

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I knew of the band before I saw SMS, but never really knew any of their songs. After watching this I became a huge fan. I would have no trouble calling the Talking Heads and David Byrne my favorite band/performer of all time.

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I talked a friend into going with me to see this in its first theatrical run. He knew the band's singles, but little else. Cool visuals on a big screen & surround sound pumping = 1 new fan + 1 even bigger one. 3 years later he talked me into seeing Prince's 'Sign o the Times' and the roles were reversed. In '90 we saw the 'Escape From New York' tour in St. Louis with 3/4 of the Heads (sadly, David had moved on) plus Debbie Harry/Chris Stein & the Ramones, a very fun, loud and memorable evening. But sure would've loved to seen the Heads at their peak. Thanks to SMS, we can.

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They were a phenominal band live. I was lucky enough to see them twice in 1983 on the Speaking in Tongues Tour. As great as their music is in studio, this film shows just how great they were live. The film is so energetic, its like a natural amphetamine. David Byrne and the Talking Heads were the true innovators of their time; creating what was never imagined before. When they broke in 1977, they changed the landscape of contempory music. David Byrne and Daviv Bowie essentially created "new-wave" which became the template for the "80s" sound.

We need another David Byrne desperately!

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I loved Talking Heads music and this movie in their hey-day, and love it still. You mentioned both the Heads and Bowie as true innovators, so I hope you are aware of the truly innovative common influence on their finest works: Brian Eno, who produced and co-wrote some of their best albums.

When Eno broke away from Roxy Music, which he cofounded, his first few albums gave birth to Punk, New Wave and atmospheric/"Discreet" Music. He has produced almost everybody in music and brings out their best. If you're not familiar with his music, look for "Here Come the Warm Jets" (Punk Rock a year before the New York Dolls and two years before the Ramones), "Music for Films", "Discreet Music", "Music for Airports" and "Soundtrack for Apollo". Look for his credits on your favourite albums by Talking Heads, David Bowie or U2's best two albums.

Tomorrow and Saturday, the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles (building bought by Quentin Tarantino when the family-owned cinema was going to be converted to a corner mall) is playing the 30th anniversary showings of "Stop Making Sense". I saw it in its initial run at Montreal's Seville Theatre shortly before its demise. One of the best movie experiences of my life. Kids were dancing on the stage in front of the giant screen. When the management tried to pull them off the stage, the rest of the audience began clapping to the music in solidarity with the dancing kids. Management backed off and the rest of the night was like a live concert, 2000 people applauding and cheering after every song, dancing on stage and in the aisles, clapping, stomping and singing out loud with David Byrne. What a night!

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So true!!! Also you gotta check out some of Eno/Byrne's collaborations, "Strange Overtones" off of the album "Everything that Happens Will Happen Today" is a good place to start. And anything with Eno+Fripp. I have to say though, Another Green World is the best Eno album!!!!

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Yes, I'm a non-Head fan... or rather I've never been too exposed to them except their radio songs. Everything you said summed up what I loved about the show and the band. It was completely over the top and surreal in a great way. I have a whole new appreciation and I enjoyed every minute of this DVD!

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I always liked their music to a moderate degree, but I was never an avid listener, so I was worried I wouldn't like the movie as much as everyone else, but man, was it awesome.

Whether you like the Talking Heads studio albums isn't very relevant to enjoyment of the film, in my opinion. They almost re-invent themselves live.
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