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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Alexis Petridis

The 20 greatest concert films – ranked!

Stop Making Sense
Sheer energy … Talking Heads’ 1984 ‘performance film’ Stop Making Sense. Photograph: Richard E Aaron/Redferns

20. A One Man Show (1982)

The only commercial release of A One Man Show is a wasted opportunity, padding out six live tracks with four (admittedly fantastic) Grace Jones videos. But the live stuff is so fantastic – dramatically lit, beautifully staged, Jones snarling and imperious – it’s unmissable: it’s time someone released the whole gig.

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