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Haven’t seen Stop Making Sense yet, but with few exceptions, rock concerts generally don’t translate very well to the big or small screen. A concert is invariably the event in itself, and films often suffer from the “you hadda be there” problem.
FRONT ROW CENTER
VIDEO VIDEO
THE ARMS CONCERT, PARTS I & II (Media)
U2: Under A Blood Red Sky (MCA Home Video)
THE JAM: Trans Global Unity Express (Sony Video EP)
Bill Holdship
Haven’t seen Stop Making Sense yet, but with few exceptions, rock concerts generally don’t translate very well to the big or small screen. A concert is invariably the event in itself, and films often suffer from the “you hadda be there” problem. A classic case of this is The Arms Concert, the Ronnie Lane benefit for multiple sclerosis research, filmed at London’s Royal Albert Hall last year. People who saw the show in New York say it was real neat seeing Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page (plus other British superstars) onstage at the same time, but these two cassettes are basically a bore.