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Austin City Limits: Episode dated 24 May 1979 (1979)
Best live performance... ever?!
If you've never seen Tom Waits live, or if you have seen him perform, you must see this because it's definitive, capturing him in a one man show kind of vibe, with smoke-filled ambiance and a real beatnik vibe. He goes from one classic song to another. This episode put Austin City Limits on the map and should be played more often. Absolutely Classic. The time when this came out was early in his career but he already had a very rough voice and persona. The feeling it leaves you with could be described as absolute authenticity in that you just really believe that he means what he is singing about, which tends to be dark and about life's rough patches, which seem to just keep on coming... I would honestly be able to say this is my favorite live performance on tape by any musician alive.
Imagine: John Lennon (1988)
I really wish this guy were here today, more than anyone I think.
The man was a walking heart and a noble soul and I miss him very much. But his spirit lives on and watching this film is a good way to celebrate him. His personal sacrifices in promoting the peace movement were tremendous. Despite the heartless (and subtle racism) of Yoko-bashers, watching this film will help Beatles fans, music experts, and any viewer come to understand their love, the arch of his life, and his untimely and unfortunate end. The music will make you cry with joy. Undoubtedly John Lennon's music is the best and most profoundly personal music, especially for grieving and spiritual rehabilitation, in music history. His lyrics are insightful and bold, with a humanist zeal that defies blind ideology and religious zealots in the name of rationality, introspection and peace. If only more people in positions of influence would listen to John today, maybe we'd be in a better global situation at the moment. Timeless. - David