Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Dalbert Pringle 1964's The T.A.M.I. Show (T.A.M.I. is short for Teenage Awards Music International) was the very first live-concert movie of the rock era. And, believe me, this long-unavailable, landmark film is a real groovy treat for any ardent fan of early pop music.Featuring a bevy of over-zealous go-go dancers and hysterically screaming fans, The T.A.M.I. Show proficiently showcased the budding talent of early-1960's pop music sensations from both sides of the Atlantic.Filmed in b&w, at Santa Monica's Civic Auditorium (a 3000-seat venue), The T.A.M.I. Show's biggest highlights were The Beach Boys (performing "Surfer Girl"), The Supremes (performing "Baby Love"), and The Rolling Stones (performing "Time Is On My Side").Directed by Steve Binder - This 2-hour music extravaganza also featured the singing talents of James Brown, Marvin Gaye and Lesley Gore, to name but a few of the 14+ performers.

slwhitson I was one of the lucky ones who got to see this movie at an indoor theater in Ft. Worth when it was first released. The only regret is that I just saw it once. When we came out of the theater, we felt as if we had been to a real live concert--a very rare thing for kids my age (11) at that time. The James Brown performance was the greatest, and I absolutely fell in love with the sounds of The Beach Boys, as well as Jan and Dean. I had often wondered what happened to the movie, as I was interested in seeing it again. I just ran across the title when following up on the career of the actor Marvin Gaye in an old movie, who turned out to be the one and only singer. The T.A.M.I. Show was listed among his credits. I, too, wish Dick Clark Productions would release it for all of us to enjoy, instead of having to try buying a black market copy.

PaulDA2000 I was reading the comments and ran across a comment from Tim Rogers: "He said "Bad performance by James Brown, he seems to think that sweat and activity is all it takes".I realize everyone has their own opinion, but he seems to be biased against James Brown because his other post on the movie ''Ski Party' and another movie on the same DVD completely ignores James Brown's performance of 'I Feel Good'and only mentions Leslie Gore, who he praised for her performance on the TAMI show!The reaction of the mostly white audience, and the reaction of the musicians definitely show that James Brown stole the show on the TAMI Show. That is the single greatest performance on video of any entertainer in history. Not only do his feet move at blinding speed during 'Night Train', but his whole body movies, with a little 'nerve' twitch that he thought up. If you watch his feet with the Flames, you see he does 4 steps to their 2. 'Please Please Please' is the best version of that ever captured on film.

JimmieThunderLizard Thanks for the great background information on the TAMI show, Wiluxe2. It was certainly a defining moment in my musical life.I saw it as a teenager when it first came out and will confirm that the segment by James Brown was the mother of all show-stoppers. I went to the movie to see the Rolling Stones segment, but left remembering James Brown signing Please, Please, Please. He was the real deal. I've seen some versions listed on e-bay with Ike and Tina doing Please Please Please, and other ones where it's JB. Perhaps over the years the movie segments have been cut and spliced so that the original show would be hard to recognize. By the way, Leslie Gore's 'You Don't Own Me' was also great. She really has a wonderful melodic voice. I'd be interested in the full length version in Video or DVD if it's available. JTL