Merlin MannSep 26, 2023

Best known for his otherworldly pyrotechnics, Adrian Belew should also be regarded as a top-notch rhythm guitarist.

A part of his genius is revealed by how he makes these skills very related.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCWCF19nUhA

Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love (Official Music Video) [4K]

You're watching the official music video remastered in 4K for Tom Tom Club - "Genius Of Love" from their 1981 self-titled debut album. "Genius Of Love" is sa...

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Show threadMerlin Mann

Related: this is the best Talking Heads concert.

Yes, including That Other One.

Talking Heads - Live in Rome (1980)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwWW742T0Wc

Talking Heads - Live in Rome 1980 [Full Concert]

Setlist:01. Psycho Killer02. Stay Hungry03. Cities04. I Zimbra05. Drugs06. Take Me to the River07. Crosseyed and Painless08. Life During Wartime09. Houses in...

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Sep 26, 2023 at 11:53pmIvory for Mac
Show threadMerlin MannSep 26, 2023
Be still my heart.
Show threadMerlin MannSep 28, 2023
The way Tina wiggles her butt as she plays is adorable.
Show threadMike TaffetSep 28, 2023
@hotdogsladies
Show threadMerlin MannSep 28, 2023
@miketaffet That one is good too.
Show threadMerlin MannSep 27, 2023

The performance is stellar, but also—unlike That Other One—this one is not mainly about David Byrne and, uh…whoever.

This is a fucking killer BAND.

(Also, less cocaine, I suspect.)

Show threadJeff Zugale - Z FactorySep 27, 2023
@hotdogsladies they were truly brilliant
Show threadMerlin MannSep 27, 2023
This was MY Talking Heads.
Show threadMerlin MannSep 27, 2023

Release this in 4K, you cowards.

Also, “Exit: Stage Left.”

Thanking you in advance.

Show threadChris White finds this vexingSep 27, 2023
@hotdogsladies there are a couple valiant attempts to upscale Exit: Stage Left songs by the hoi polloi out there. Just makes me want a real official release more though.
Show threadMerlin MannSep 27, 2023
@stoneymonster Sing it, sister.
Show threadChris White finds this vexingSep 27, 2023
@hotdogsladies It took me many years into my Rush fandom to finally see the movie that went with the album. For all that time I imagined them in their full 70s getups. I thought it was hilarious when I finally watched it and saw them in blazers and skinny ties. To this day I have trouble picturing it when listening to the album.
Show threadSteven HollandSep 27, 2023
@hotdogsladies the sound is so muddy, but it’s still my favorite live Rush album.
Show threadSimon OrrellSep 27, 2023
@hotdogsladies my vhs tapes are grainy as all get out!
Show threadMerlin MannSep 27, 2023
https://www.openculture.com/2012/06/live_in_rome_1980_the_talking_heads_concert_film_you_havent_seen.html
Talking Heads Live in Rome, 1980: The Concert Film You Haven’t Seen

Few bands can boast a performance so image-defining as the one the Talking Heads pulled off in Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense.

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Show threadEvgeny KuzminSep 28, 2023
@hotdogsladies Live in Rome has the best version of “Crosseyed and Painless” I have heard from Talking Heads.
“Stop Making Sense” is great and all, but I need this concert remastered ASAP
Show threadEvgeny KuzminSep 28, 2023
@hotdogsladies And dang, that version of “Born Under Punches”
I will have to watch the whole thing again sometime soon
Show threadbenSep 26, 2023
@hotdogsladies Gonna run this tomorrow while making sure my papers are in order. Thanks.
Show threadDreaming of dad jazz.Sep 26, 2023
@hotdogsladies Reccomended: Find a video of him telling the David Bowie/Frank Zappa story
Show threadboxspringSep 27, 2023
@hotdogsladies A friend sent me this very link years ago with the message: “Adrian Belew’s guitar kills small animals”.
Show threadrussellfrostSep 27, 2023
@hotdogsladies all this yes, please
Show threadSimon 🌻Sep 27, 2023
@hotdogsladies i’ve been rather obsessed with watching as many live performances of This Must be The Place recently 😊
Show threadMerlin MannSep 27, 2023
@sinky Oh that's a goodie. One of their real sleepers.