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THOMPSON TWINS - SIDE KICKS: THE MOVIE

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This is an early look at a complete live concert by the Thompson Twins during the 80's. This was filmed before their mid-80's peak popularity with "Hold Me Now" and "Doctor Doctor", but you'll hear familiar hits from the "Sidekicks" album, such as "Love on Your Side" and "Lies". In general, you'll hear nearly every song from "Sidekicks", and a few from their previous album release "In the Name of Love".

In terms of production, this is an example of early-80's concerts "on a budget". Video-recorded concerts were extremely popular during the early-to-mid 80's, regardless of the concert production value or fanbase. The bright white stage lights will often wash-out the image. There is very little to the stage set -- a backlit screen serves as the only prop, onto which shadows are cast. There are no theatrics, and no fancy lighting. The sound quality is overly bright, lacking deep bass and punch. Vocals, however, are well-recorded and clear.

From an entertainment perspective, fans will enjoy reliving who the Thompson Twins were during the early 80's. The three primary members show little excitement during their performances, and there's virtually no interaction among them on stage. This concert is, perhaps, an example of what they did best -- create and perform great music without any distractions on an intimate stage. 25 years later, however, this concert will appear quite dated and has very little "replay value" after the first or second "nostalgic viewing".

This is for diehard fans only.

This is a classic Thompson Twins concert from the Side Kicks era.
Many fans with the worn out VHS tape and seemingly low quality LaserDisc of this performance have been eagerly awaiting the DVD release of this, or any Thompson Twins material. The hope is this is coming from a high quality master source and not just a VHS tape.

Thompson twins fans will get that up close behind the scenes of the making of sidekicks album "Thompson Twins" 'Creator'Tom Bailey forged a
new sound from the band in 1977 in which the band had little air play
and less fans.The idea sound was created with machine sound and beat
called"New Wave Techo" Tom Bailey Signiture Techno Sound birthed a signiture lable called New Wave Techno which others followed.