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Birthday Party - Pleasure Heads Must Burn

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The new material is worth the price of the disc! The TV appearances and promos: "Fears of Gun", "Hamlet (Pow, Pow, Pow)" and "junkyard" are the crispest quality video of the Birthday Party I've ever seen. And the version of "Deep in the Woods" is incredible. Definitely give you nightmares! I've owned the Pleasure Heads VHS since 85, and was always frustrated by the video quality (It's 20 year old video, afterall). Maybe it's wishful tinking, but even the Hacienda material seems sharper.
--Robert Westermeyer

If you're like me (and I know I am), you appreciate the curse of the post-modern man; that is, being born AFTER all your interests and heroes have already died or become passe. I happen to have been born the same year the Birthday Party crashed and, as a consequence, never had the opportunity to witness the barely controlled chaos of a live show. Luckily for me (and others like me), someone thought to bring a video camera.

The extra material, including some pretty wicked Black Flag footage, is a nice thick icing on an already sweet Birthday cake. Make a wish.

I'm really excited that I actually own this DVD! Some of this footage is priceless. The DVD contains concert footage as well as T.V. and music video footage, and is a wonderful collection of images whether a Birthday Party fan or not. This is a video document worthy of placement in a time capsule. It just proves how boring, static, uninspiring, and "safe" today's music is! If you think today's "punk" or hip-hop is challenging or pioneering you desperately need this in order to get some perspective!

This video should be required viewing at Bard College, Berkley, and every other music school that specializes in breeding the concept of original thought out of music. Nick Cave is constructed of pure anti-Bonjovi, this would be a far duller world without my Birthday Party/Bad Seeds records.

All I have to say is "THIS IS DANGEROUS MUSIC" !!!! How could bands of today possibly think they can EVER be creative enough! These guys are the real deal & this DVD proves it! THE QUINTESSENTIAL of COOL!