01-12-2026, 02:59 PM
My sister in law got four tickets to this and invited us. I'm not sure what my brother thought of it since he was almost certainly not into the Talking Heads. Anyway, they restored the film in 2024 (40th anniversary of the shows) and Harrison helped oversee the sound remastering, so he introduced it and did a Q&A afterwards. A good gig for him since just had to show up and talk.
The movie looks and sounds great. The theater had a big sound system so you could really hear the different parts of the music. I hadn't seen it since the 80s, and since I'm used to what David Byrne looks like now, I was actually shocked by how young he was when the came out at the beginning. It's held up very well - I was just as entertained as I was back then - and I think it may be the best concert movie period. I remembered that Bernie Worrell was in the band (he once said something like "I got to bring the funk for these white folks") and Steven Scales on percussion, plus the two backup singers, but I forgot that there was another guitar player - Alex Weir from the Brothers Johnson.
The Q&A was unsurprisingly a bit weak. People rambled, wanting to show that they're hip, before asking less than clever questions. About the only interesting tidbit was that he said the Remain in Light era was his favorite, and that he found all the extra musicians for the touring band.
A good evening. I recommend watching the restored film if you haven't.
The movie looks and sounds great. The theater had a big sound system so you could really hear the different parts of the music. I hadn't seen it since the 80s, and since I'm used to what David Byrne looks like now, I was actually shocked by how young he was when the came out at the beginning. It's held up very well - I was just as entertained as I was back then - and I think it may be the best concert movie period. I remembered that Bernie Worrell was in the band (he once said something like "I got to bring the funk for these white folks") and Steven Scales on percussion, plus the two backup singers, but I forgot that there was another guitar player - Alex Weir from the Brothers Johnson.
The Q&A was unsurprisingly a bit weak. People rambled, wanting to show that they're hip, before asking less than clever questions. About the only interesting tidbit was that he said the Remain in Light era was his favorite, and that he found all the extra musicians for the touring band.
A good evening. I recommend watching the restored film if you haven't.
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