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    15 Ways Talking Heads' "Stop Making Sense" Changed Music Forever

    An Academy Award-winning director, a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and of course, the big suit. Still not convinced Stop Making Sense is the best live performance captured on film? Here are 15 more reasons this film will continue to stand the test of time.

    1. It had the art of momentum.

    2. It shows a band that was always moving ahead.

    3. But what about the technology?

    4. And what would the ‘90s be without it?

    5. And even the ‘00s.

    6. And today…

    7. Then there’s the theatrics.

    8. I mean, David Byrne and Jonathan Demme together.

    9. Plus, what they did with the crowd.

    10. It made waves for women in rock.

    11. It made big bands one of the coolest things in live music. Again.

    12. It infused intercultural music.

    13. Let’s not forget about rock n’ roll.

    14. And we can’t, nor will we ever, forget the “big suit.”

    15. It was a “Once In a Lifetime” performance.