What is the greatest musical performance ever captured on film?

I've watched that transmission clip hundreds and hundreds of times. I get chills when Ian grabs the mic off the stand. Also the Digital clip from Here are the Young Man, though maybe I posted that above.

― dan selzer, Wednesday, 21 April 2010 05:15 (sixteen years ago)

is no one else going to rep for Stop Making Sense?

― village idiot (dog latin), Wednesday, 21 April 2010 09:10 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hbwdAOogBw

― symsymsym, Wednesday, 21 April 2010 09:33 (sixteen years ago)

Hendrix @ Monterrey. None more transcendent.

― ImprovSpirit, Wednesday, 21 April 2010 14:40 (sixteen years ago)

is no one else going to rep for Stop Making Sense?

I think maybe Heads people prefer the Rome 1980 stuff cited above? If I had to pick from SMS, would have to be the lampshade dance in This Must Be the Place or the song at the end where he runs circles around the stage (Born Under Punches?)

― iago g., Wednesday, 21 April 2010 15:40 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3_nv3TYX-k

― New Hors d'œuvre (DavidM), Wednesday, 21 April 2010 16:47 (sixteen years ago)

the song at the end where he runs circles around the stage (Born Under Punches?)

"Life During Wartime" and Byrne is ON FIRE on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXgMhnI3QOI

― Roomful of Moogs (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 21 April 2010 19:43 (sixteen years ago)

He's byrning!

― StanM, Wednesday, 21 April 2010 19:54 (sixteen years ago)

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

― kingkongvsgodzilla, Wednesday, 21 April 2010 19:58 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p74mvDSUzQg

― just darraghmac tbh (darraghmac), Wednesday, 21 April 2010 23:23 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa7birRBmNM

― just darraghmac tbh (darraghmac), Wednesday, 21 April 2010 23:30 (sixteen years ago)

one month passes...

i know it's not a "classic" performance but damn i can't stop watching this performance of "it's you"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-yP1TOzwPA

― Future_Perfect (LOLK), Thursday, 3 June 2010 17:44 (sixteen years ago)

Ah. Finally recognize that synth bit at 1:56 - 02:06 = Such A Shame, innit?

― StanM, Thursday, 3 June 2010 18:47 (sixteen years ago)

I've avoided posting this video here so far cuz I thought it might be kinda tacky or premature w/e, but seriously:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7WxTP3ger8

― INSUFFICIENT FUN (bernard snowy), Thursday, 3 June 2010 19:13 (sixteen years ago)

that's almost as beautiful as BU$H playing glycerine in the rain spring break 96

― Future_Perfect (LOLK), Thursday, 3 June 2010 19:36 (sixteen years ago)

Awesome little Brazilian dudes and dudettes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6PwP5glyvg&feature=related

More Brazilian.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4qK8RQcBYE&feature=related

― i'm a desperate bicycle (leavethecapital), Thursday, 3 June 2010 21:33 (sixteen years ago)

watched my Cliff 'Em All tape last night. RIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_wGFfrJv4Y

― shugazi (herb albert), Monday, 7 June 2010 13:45 (sixteen years ago)

one month passes...

The Temtations - (i know) i'm losing you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CbzHIVtRj0

― meisenfek, Tuesday, 27 July 2010 00:26 (fifteen years ago)

*p*

― meisenfek, Tuesday, 27 July 2010 00:26 (fifteen years ago)

My current favorite for the 2000's...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Q2wS6sGQI

― billstevejim, Tuesday, 27 July 2010 06:30 (fifteen years ago)

I don't necessarily think this is the greatest musical performance captured on film, but I do think this is the greatest film of a musical performance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v_Y3Pbiims

― Dodo Lurker (Slim and Slam), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 10:10 (fifteen years ago)

makes me want to drink whisky

― meisenfek, Thursday, 29 July 2010 18:17 (fifteen years ago)

six months pass...

pretty sure it's this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60H9X0mYH70

― uncle twikkelingssteurnissen (unregistered), Monday, 14 February 2011 22:09 (fifteen years ago)

or maybe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeplSvy9MvQ

― uncle twikkelingssteurnissen (unregistered), Monday, 14 February 2011 22:10 (fifteen years ago)

I've been on a HUGE Bill Carlisle kick the last couple of years, and I so wish there were older youtube vids of him in his prime in the 1950s. That one is awesome, but y'know...

― Hodge Podge Bodge, Peo-PLE! (Dan Peterson), Monday, 14 February 2011 22:23 (fifteen years ago)

there's one other clip of him on youtube where looks to be about 85. it's funny to see him flapping his gums and doing a little hop for old time's sake, but yeah, I wish there was more footage of him from any era. I have a feeling that his studio records, as punchy as they are, don't capture all the excitement of his live sets.

― uncle twikkelingssteurnissen (unregistered), Monday, 14 February 2011 22:38 (fifteen years ago)

oh cool, this one's from 1953:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsnf3WCDQLQ

― uncle twikkelingssteurnissen (unregistered), Monday, 14 February 2011 22:46 (fifteen years ago)

~~1953:~~ 1965

― uncle twikkelingssteurnissen (unregistered), Monday, 14 February 2011 22:48 (fifteen years ago)

quite fond of this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqvQOACorAY

― Paul, Tuesday, 15 February 2011 01:42 (fifteen years ago)

two months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcq93txBdtM

― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 13 May 2011 03:30 (fifteen years ago)

three months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOZEpP_zzaw&feature=BFa&list=PL73A3CC7F297BA0D5&lf=BFa

― get ready for the banter (NotEnough), Tuesday, 30 August 2011 21:29 (fourteen years ago)

Liza with a Z

― Josefa, Wednesday, 31 August 2011 04:46 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_4aGXTHo7w

― thick-necked and hateful (latebloomer), Wednesday, 31 August 2011 14:22 (fourteen years ago)

eleven months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqwe3O2Mjf0

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 17 August 2012 05:23 (thirteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtgUbJN8oPE

^billie listening to lester's solo fuckin eh

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 17 August 2012 06:07 (thirteen years ago)

oh yeah, i love that clip of billie listening to prez solo

― Iago Galdston, Friday, 17 August 2012 13:07 (thirteen years ago)

eleven months pass...

All 4 clips are amazing. This one has probably my favorite heights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX0I60Zb9Qk&feature=share

― Fetchboy, Friday, 9 August 2013 21:14 (twelve years ago)

four months pass...

45 years ago today.

― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 11 December 2013 15:07 (twelve years ago)

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