Review of Performance. (1970) by Iowa B — 22 Nov 2013

Strange film that had it's ups and downs. Half of it is a cockney mob film with over-exaggerated characters lot of "you slaaaag"'s and the other half is a trippy insight into the life of Mick Jagger.

I do actually mean Jagger as well. I reckon this sort of lifestyle is probably not far from a, what he would want to portray, and 2, the reality. I think this is highlighted by the fact that the blonde bird he was cavorting with was actually his real-life best mate's missus, I can't imagine that Keith would enjoy watching this, then again, I don't think he was living in the same world as Jagger at the time.

wHAT I particularly enjoyed abou this was discovering the many references taken from this film and put on the Happy Mondays album, Bummed. As well as lines taken directly from the film and some turned into lyrics, I guess I know now what the song "performance" was about, and the album cover is not disimilar to the photo of Jagger on the front of the DVD, except that it is Shaun Ryder.