Stars: The Psychedelic Furs

Director: Kerry Asmussen

Summary: The tracklist includes 'India', 'Mr. Jones', 'Heaven', 'No Easy Street', 'Ghost In You', 'Alive', 'Love My Way', 'Wrong Train', 'Heartbreak Beat', 'Sister Europe', 'Anodyne (Better Days)', 'Only You And I (Angels)', 'Into You Like A Train', 'Pretty In Pink' and 'Dumb Waiters'.

The Psychedelic Furs were one of the many "alternative" semi-avant British groups who began the 1980s with a devoted cult following and ended it with a huge popular following as well as a number of hit songs (see: The Cure). Pushed over the top by the release of the John Hughes film PRETTY IN PINK, which borrowed its title from an older Furs song in the soundtrack, the band scored their biggest hit the following year with "Heartbreak Beat." This performance from House of Blues was part of the Furs' reunion tour in 2001 in support of their greatest hits compilation.

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Part New Wave, part pure punk, part Brit pop, the Psychedelic Furs have changed little over the course of their more than two decades together as this concert, filmed at the House of Blues in Los Angeles in 2001, makes crystal clear. That means that Furs fans will delight in the 15-song, 75-minute concert's non-stop onslaught of thick, echo-drenched slabs of guitar and frontman Richard Butler's braying vocals. Sure, the lyrics are largely unintelligible; the sound tends toward the monotonous; Butler says nary a word to the audience; and there are no on-screen titles, which makes it tough to tell one song from another. But the singer has undeniable charisma and energy, as well as some catchy tunes--including, of course, "Pretty in Pink", from the 1986 movie of the same name. And the 15-minute, three-song acoustic segment is a welcome bonus at the end of the programme. --Sam Graham, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Year:	2001
Release Date:	November 19, 2001
Runtime:	90 minutes
Certification:	Exempt.
Catalogue Number:	E R E D V 244
Keywords:	Music, Live, Rock, House, Blues, Pop, Wide, Screen, Psychedelic, Furs, Performing, Arts, Popular
Genre:	Music/Performing Arts