Stop Making Sense: Special New Edition (1984 Film) [EXTRA TRACKS] [LIVE] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [SOUNDTRACK] [SPECIAL EDITION]

Talking Heads

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 7, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 7, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Live, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Soundtrack, Special Edition
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B00000K3G8
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,675 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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The soundtrack to the Jonathan Demme documentary, Stop Making Sense captures the Talking Heads live in 1984 on what would turn out to be their last major tour. This collection, and the film, is a true gift to the band's fans, a testament to the Heads' extraordinary talent, both in the studio and especially onstage. Frontman David Byrne infuses each song with a jolt of energy and drama that could only have come from a late-'70s art-school student. Now-classic tracks such as "Psycho Killer," "Girlfriend is Better," "Once in a Lifetime," "Take Me to the River," and "Burning Down the House" have never sounded better. This expanded 1999 reissue includes all nine of the original tracks, plus seven previously unheard cuts, including "Heaven," "Found a Job," and "Crosseyed and Painless." --Lorry Fleming

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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Hate People When They're Not Polite., February 22, 2000

By	Jason Stein (Chula Vista, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

It's difficult to rate any Talking Heads cd, but I feel that this one is their best because it's very nearly flawless. Sure, Fear of Music, Remain in Light, Speaking in Tongues, Little Creatures and More Songs About Buildings and Food are all great cds. I have all 8 studio cds, Stop Making Sense audio and video, Sand in the Vaseline, most of David Byrne's solo material, and even The Heads (1996) cd without David. Talking Heads are undoubtedly a classic original rock band homegrown right here in America. Stop Making Sense is brilliant because the re-work some of their best songs from previous studio albums. I can't think of an artist that has improved their own catalogue of songs like the Talking Heads did on this cd. There isn't a bad song on this disc. With it being digitally remastered with added tracks, Stop Making Sense makes more sense now. Sure, it's around 75 minutes of music and who wants to sit that long? Well, you won't be disappointed or bored. There is such an energy on this disc that is missing from other Talking Heads cds. I know many people who do not like the Talking Heads but they are a bit more lenient about Stop Making Sense. But just listen to "Once in a Lifetime", "Girlfriend is Better", "Life During Wartime", "Slippery People", "Heaven", "Psycho Killer", "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" and you will know why the Talking Heads are brilliant. This isn't a bloated 75 minutes of music like the latest Alanis Morissette cd or Nine Inch Nails cds. There's not a beat missed with Stop Making Sense. If you only buy one Talking Heads disc, I would recommend this one. If you want a reasonable overview of the band then I'd recommend Sand in the Vaseline. To me, Talking Heads are like the Police, they broke up too soon and it would be great if they ever did get back together and record new material.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Talking Heads best collection but not true to the movie., November 17, 1999

By A Customer

While this is ceratainly a fantastic album and probabely the Talking Heads best overall collection it is not the exact sound track as advertised. I own a VHS HIFI copy of the actual movie and have played it in the form of an audio cassette at least 100 times. The current new issue does not contain all the songs in the movie and several of the included tracks are not the ones in the movie. For instance, the hypnotic guitar solo during the introduction to Cross Eyed and Painless, perhaps the Talking Heads most energetic song, has been dramatically shortened from the version in the movie. Despite these frustrating shortcomings the newly released Stop Making Sense is far superior to the original release and should be considered an essential for any Talking Heads fan!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even better as a re-release, February 29, 2000

By A Customer

I saw Talking Heads on the Speaking in Tongues tour, most likely a few months before the film was shot. That concert had a number of similarities to the Stop Making Sense performance captured on film (and audio), and it remains, for obvious reasons, probably the best concert I've ever seen. I saw the Stop Making Sense movie in 1986, and bought my first CD player a couple of months later. The original release of this CD was one of the first 2 or 3 I bought, and to this day it remains as one of the discs I keep in my portable wallet for listening in my car. I was disappointed from day one that "This Must be the Place" and "Crosseyed and Painless" were not on the original Stop Making Sense CD. These are perhaps my two favorite Talking Heads songs, and the live versions really are something special. Needless to say, I'm delighted at the re-release, which includes both of these songs, as well as "Making Flippy Floppy" and "Heaven," two other great live recordings. I agree with the reviewer below -- the Tom Tom Club song could have been easily omitted. That bit certainly hasn't aged well. "I Zimbra" would have been a much better choice for the re-release. However, this is on the whole one of the great live albums ever, and well worth the upgrade if you already have the original version.