Description "Urgh, A Music War" is a celebration of the new wave music that has become one of today's most popular genres. Thirty-seven bands are featured, including the Police, Gary Numan, Devo, the Dead Kennedys, and the Cramps.
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Customer Rating: Summary: Thank God to VH1 Classics Comment: Caught this on VH1 Classics last year and I was just enthralled, it was as if I'd stumbled on a goldmine, which in some way I did. I'm obsessed, too bad the legal issues keep this from getting released on DVD. I just ordered the Alley Cats album, unfortunately it does not contain the song that is on this concert "Nothing Means Nothing Anymore". Guess I'll have to do with the rest. Hope this gets released one day, more people need to see this. Customer Rating: Summary: privileged! Comment: i was actually privileged to watch this on the big screen here in singapore and i was floored!watching all those acts e.g.cramps, wall of voodoo, dead kennedys, magazine, 999 was tremendous and it opened up a whole new world of music to me. i later on managed to get a bootleg copy of the movie and i used to watch it at home when i was on leave from military service sadly the tape deteriorated in the tropical heat and i am waiting now to order it from one of the dealers on amazon Customer Rating: Summary: I remember seeing this when it was released. Comment: I still love this movie. Some great classic footage. If you like early 80's music, try to at least see this movie.
Customer Rating: Summary: A must see! Comment: The very first time I watched "Urgh! A Music War", I was 15 years old. I was already a huge fan of punk/new wave music and this movie opened my eyes up to so many great bands. I was a huge Police fan, so they were my faves, but I loved all of the performances. I became a huge fan of X, Devo, Magazine, XTC (Respectable Street is etched in my mind), Klaus Nomi, Toyah Wilcox, Wall of Voodoo (I could never play that song out loud, but I loved it!), and so many, many others.
Music today just cannot compare to what was done in the early 80's. This movie encapsulates all of that creative energy and fantastic sound. I was lucky enough to tape it when it was showing on cable back in the 80's and I have it on VHS. I may look into getting it converted to DVD because it is such a classic movie. Customer Rating: Summary: Seminal Music - Freed on HD Comment: This movie turned up on INHD, a high definition channel owned by Mark Cuban. It will play again on Wednesday, February 28. Don't miss it, and TiVo it if you can.
