A24’s newly restored 40th anniversary print of The Talking Heads’ legendary concert film “Stop Making Sense,” is an opportunity for reappraisal, writes Noah Berlatsky. Talking Heads’ lyrics, full of oddity and satire, rebuked the Reagan era, which may resonate with today’s generations at odds with the Trump era.
The Reagan years, with their anti-civil rights backlash and rising homophobia, were a famously repressive moment. And in response, they called forth some famously righteous music: The Dead Kennedys’ “Nazi Punks F–k Off”; The Dicks’ “The Dicks Hate the Police,” Public Enemy’s “Don’t Believe the Hype,” N.W.A’s “F–k tha Police.” One 1980s band that isn’t usually thought of as especially political is The Talking Heads.
The entire ensemble unleashed is a bizarre juggernaut of unhinged funk. “Burning Down the House” is absolutely titanic, as Harrison and Scales lock into polyphonic ricochets of rhythm so thunderous you have to blink to make sure the stage hasn’t actually been hit by lightning and erupted into flames. Byrne seems to be powered by batteries and sweat as he quivers and vibrates all over the screen.
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