Unlike the brooding, psychological intensity of the early 80s entries, Taboo VII brought a different flavor. It retained the series' commitment to narrative structure—which was becoming rarer in the "loops" and vignette-based content of the time—but updated the look for a modern audience. It was no longer about grainy 35mm film; it was about the crisp, sometimes harsh, reality of video tape.

Caballero Home Video (Series Continuation) Release Year: 1989 Era: The "Golden Age" Transition to Video

: It is primarily an edit of a 1980 film titled A Woman’s Dream , directed by Pete Perry.

Reed sets the stage with that jagged, Steve Hunter-esque guitar riff—dirty, slightly out of tune, perfect. He tells the story of a kid from the wrong side of the tracks. The "Innocent" is the kid who still believes in the American Dream. The "Wild" is the city that eats him alive.