While I admittedly worship Prince, Purple Rain wasn't the best concert film of 1984. In what I still consider the best year for music ever, Prince's movie - and yes, I consider it mostly a concert film - was followed shortly by a FILM. Art in capital letters, choreographed and powerful, the Talking Heads and Jonathon Demme burst out with Stop Making Sense.

I don't own many DVDs, but these are both must owns. David Byrne is perhaps the unlikeliest rock star. He lacks the looks and charisma of every one from Elvis to Prince, Springsteen to Bono, but somehow, his odd presence infects us slowly. The buildup of the movie is it's masterpiece. Byrne standing on the bare stage, alone with a guitar, ends with the full sonic funk of my favorite TH tune "Girlfriend is Better."

There are better reviews out there, mostly from the 15th anniversary release of the DVD, but at 20, the film still holds up. If you haven't seen it, it's worth your while. Even if you never got the Talking Heads, an admittedly acquired taste, it's fascinating to see this band become a force.

The title of "Best Rock N Roll Band In The World" is tossed around like the Heavyweight championship, but for three nights in 1984, it's hard to question that the Talking Heads didn't hold the belt.

(One of these days, I'm going to do the 'lineal champion' of rock n roll, just after I do the lineal baseball champs.)