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could someone tell me what this is?

posted 20 years ago by samwisegamegie
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I've been a "Fincher fan" for many years but I still don't know (my god !) what this is... Anyone can help ?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000687DN/103-9567373-0443866?v=glance

Back in the 80's there was a famous pop singer named Rick Springfield, who is an awsome singer and has some #1 hits.

This is a live segment of his songs on stage, awsome and worth checking out.

"Hi, I'm Johnny Knoxville, and we're about to test my Rocket Skates!"

[–] WarpedRecord 13 years ago

It's odd that I've had this concert for years, and I just realized David Fincher directed it. No wonder it's so cinematic -- in addition to the excellent music, of course. It's also much better than "The Social Network" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," as if any of them can be compared.

[–] deeranged-952-885518 12 years ago

In the mid 80's (84 maybe)there was a Rick Springfield concert advertised in Tucson, AZ for an unbelievably low price with the caveat that it was being filmed for a concert movie. I took my daughter and we are indeed shown a few times in the film. It was Fincher's directorial debut for a full length film but he had directed a few Rick Springfield videos prior to this - "Bop Til You Drop" was highly acclaimed at the time. Before the concert Fincher told us to act excited at all times since we wouldn't know when the camera was facing our way. Looking at the clips of us I notice we took direction very well. LOL

[–] agentalbert (2298) 2 years ago

That's funny that you were at this. I was just watching it on Vudu last night (streaming free at the moment) and was wondering if it was an actual concert. It doesn't seem like a real concert, it seems like a produced faux-concert. The sound seems like studio sound with crowd noise mixed in. Rick's guitar playing doesn't seem to even be audible. Sometimes they show him just slapping the guitar over and over, but there's no change in the sound. I like his songs, but the theatrics of this make the whole thing seem more like a music video and less of an actual live concert. Clearly the musicians on stage are actually playing. It's just that when you watch the final product, it doesn't come across as very live or real at all.

I wonder if anyone else who saw him on the "Tao" tour in 1985 could say if this was like one of his regular concerts at all.