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Talking Heads
(clockwise from top center: Frantz, Harrison, Byrne, Weymouth)
(clockwise from top center: Frantz, Harrison, Byrne, Weymouth)
Background information
Origin New York City, New York, United States
Genre(s) New Wave
Post-punk
Art rock
Years active 1974–1991
Label(s) Sire
EMI
Associated acts Brian Eno
David Byrne
The Modern Lovers
Tom Tom Club
Former members
David Byrne
Jerry Harrison
Tina Weymouth
Chris Frantz

Talking Heads was an American rock band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991. A clockwise motion is one that proceeds 'like the Clock 's hands' from the top to the right then down and then to the left and back to the top The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Sire Records Company is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer The Modern Lovers were an American rock band led by Jonathan Richman in the 1970s and 1980s Tom Tom Club is an American new-wave band founded in 1980 by spouses and Talking Heads alumni Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz Jerry Harrison (born Jeremiah Griffin Harrison, 21 February 1949, in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is an American songwriter musician and producer Martina Michèle Weymouth (born on November 22, 1950 in Coronado California) known simply as Tina Weymouth, is an American musician Chris Frantz (born Charlton Christopher Frantz, May 8, 1951 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, United States) is an American Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The City of New York The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison. Chris Frantz (born Charlton Christopher Frantz, May 8, 1951 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, United States) is an American Martina Michèle Weymouth (born on November 22, 1950 in Coronado California) known simply as Tina Weymouth, is an American musician Jerry Harrison (born Jeremiah Griffin Harrison, 21 February 1949, in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is an American songwriter musician and producer Auxiliary musicians also frequently made appearances in concert and on the group's albums.

The avant-garde musical style of Talking Heads combined elements of punk rock, new wave, pop, funk, world music and art rock. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture Frontman and songwriter David Byrne contributed whimsical, esoteric lyrics to the band's songs, and emphasized their showmanship through various multimedia projects and performances. Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine describes Talking Heads as being "one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the '80s, while managing to earn several pop hits. "[1]

In 2002, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States Four of the band's albums appeared on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and the Channel 4 100 Greatest Albums poll listed one album (Fear of Music) at number 76. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Their concert film Stop Making Sense is widely regarded as one of the finest examples of the genre. Stop Making Sense ( 1984) is a highly acclaimed Concert movie featuring Talking Heads live on stage [2]

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History

1974-1977: First years

Formed in 1974 in New York City in New York, the band was initially called The Artistics and consisted of three members: David Byrne (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Frantz (drums, percussion), and Tina Weymouth (bass guitar, backing vocals). The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US All three were alumni of the Rhode Island School of Design. The Rhode Island School of Design (abbreviated as RISD, pronounced /ˈrɪzdi/ is a Fine arts college located in Providence Rhode Island. In an interview, Weymouth recalled how the group chose the name Talking Heads: "A friend had found the name in the TV Guide, which explained the term used by TV studios to describe a head-and-shoulder shot of a person talking as 'all content, no action. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming ' It fit. "

Moving to New York the nascent Heads landed a gig opening for The Ramones at the legendary CBGB club. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group CBGB ( Country, Blue Grass, and Blues) was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan In 1976, they added Jerry Harrison (guitar, keyboards, vocals), formerly of Jonathan Richman's band The Modern Lovers. Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US Jonathan Richman (born 16 May 1951) is an American singer songwriter and guitarist The Modern Lovers were an American rock band led by Jonathan Richman in the 1970s and 1980s The group quickly drew a following and was signed to Sire Records in 1977. Sire Records Company is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros The group released their first single, "Love → Building on Fire" in February of that year. " Love → Building on Fire " is a Talking Heads song released as a single in 1977.

Their first album, Talking Heads: 77 was released soon afterward and did not contain the earlier single. Talking Heads 77 is the debut album by Talking Heads. It peaked at #97 in the Billboard Pop Albums chart and the single "Psycho Killer" made

1978-1982: With Brian Eno

It was with their second album, 1978's More Songs About Buildings and Food that the band began its long-term collaboration with producer Brian Eno, who had previously worked with Roxy Music, David Bowie and Robert Fripp. More Songs About Buildings and Food is Talking Heads ' second album the first of a string of three produced with Brian Eno. Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer Roxy Music is an English Art rock group founded in the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry ( vocals and keyboards) David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record In fact Eno's 1977 song "King's Lead Hat" is an anagram of the band's name. Eno's unusual style meshed well with the group's artistic sensibilities, and they gained the confidence to explore in a wide variety of musical directions. Though the first album's "Psycho Killer" had been a minor hit, it was More Songs' cover of Al Green's "Take Me to the River" that broke Talking Heads into general public consciousness. " Psycho Killer " is a song by Talking Heads from their 1977 album Talking Heads 77, written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz Albert Greene (born April 13 1946 better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and Soul music singer who received great acclaim in

The experimentation continued with 1979's Fear of Music, which flirted with the darker stylings of post-punk rock. Fear of Music was the third album by Talking Heads, released in 1979 Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s The single "Life During Wartime" produced the catchphrase, "This ain't no party, this ain't no disco. " Life during Wartime " is a song by New Wave band Talking Heads. " 1980's Remain in Light, heavily influenced by the Afro-Beat of Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti, to whose music Eno had introduced the band, explored African polyrhythms, foreshadowing Byrne's later interest in world music. Remain in Light is the fourth album by Talking Heads, released in 1980. Afrobeat is a combination of Yoruba music, Jazz, Highlife, and Funk Rhythms fused with percussion and Vocal Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Fela Anikulapo Kuti (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, October 15 1938 – August 2 1997) or simply Fela, was The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians In order to perform these more complex arrangements the band toured with an expanded group, first at the Heatwave festival in August, and later in their famous concert film Stop Making Sense. Heatwave was a rock festival August 23, 1980, outside of Toronto Canada at Mosport Park, Bowmanville Ontario. Stop Making Sense ( 1984) is a highly acclaimed Concert movie featuring Talking Heads live on stage

The album's single, "Once in a Lifetime", failed to make an impression upon its release in the band's own country (however, it became a Top 20 hit in the UK), but grew into a popular standard over the next few years on the back of its music video, one of the first signs of the power music videos would exert during the 1980s. " Once in a Lifetime " is a song by Talking Heads, from their album Remain in Light, Written by David Byrne and Brian Eno A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics

Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense, (Special release 2003.)
Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense, (Special release 2003. )

After releasing four albums in barely four years, the group waited nearly three years before releasing another. In the meantime, they released a live album, The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads, toured the US and Europe as an eight-piece group, and parted ways with Eno, who went on to produce albums with the group U2. The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads is a double live album originally released in 1982

1983-1991: Post-Brian Eno

1983 saw the release of Speaking in Tongues, a commercial breakthrough that produced the band's first American Top 10 hit, "Burning Down the House". Speaking in Tongues is the fifth studio album released by the band Talking Heads; it was released in 1983 " Burning Down the House " is a 1983 song by Talking Heads, from their album Speaking in Tongues. Once again, a striking video was inescapable owing to its heavy rotation on MTV. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. The following tour was documented in Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense, which generated another live album of the same name. Robert Jonathan Demme (born February 22 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer and Stop Making Sense ( 1984) is a highly acclaimed Concert movie featuring Talking Heads live on stage The Speaking in Tongues tour would be their last.

Three more albums followed: 1985's Little Creatures (which featured the prominent hit singles "And She Was" and "Road to Nowhere"), 1986's True Stories (Talking Heads covering all the soundtrack songs of Byrne's musical comedy film, in which the band also appeared), and 1988's Naked. Little Creatures is the sixth album by Talking Heads, released in 1985 " And She Was " is the name of a rock song from the 1985 Talking Heads album Little Creatures written by David Byrne. " Road to Nowhere " is a song by Talking Heads, from the 1985 album ''Little Creatures''. True Stories is the seventh album released by Talking Heads in 1986 it was released at the same time as the David Byrne film of the same name True Stories is an American Musical film directed by and starring musician David Byrne. Naked is the eighth studio album released by Talking Heads in 1988 (see 1988 in music) The sound of Little Creatures and True Stories was much more American pop-rock, while Naked showed heavy African influence with polyrhythmic styles like those seen on Remain in Light. During that time the group was falling increasingly under David Byrne's control, and after Naked the band went on "hiatus".

It took until 1991 for an official announcement to be made that Talking Heads had broken up. A brief reunion occurred, however, later that year for "Sax and Violins," an original single that appeared on the soundtrack to Wim Wenders' Until the End of the World. Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim" Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German Film director, Playwright, Author, Until the End of the World ( Bis ans Ende der Welt) is a 1991 Film by the German film director Wim Wenders; the Screenplay During this breakup period, Byrne continued his solo career, releasing Rei Momo in 1989 and The Forest in 1991. Rei Momo is an album by David Byrne, released on October 3, 1989 that features many Afro-Cuban Afro-Hispanic and Brazilian song styles including

1992-present: Post break-up

Frustrated by David Byrne's lack of interest in another album, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison reunited without him for a one-off album called No Talking, Just Head under the name The Heads in 1996. No Talking Just Head is an album by The Heads, a band composed of Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, and Chris Frantz of Talking Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 The album featured a number of vocalists, representing some of the most iconic voices of '80s and '90s alternative rock, including Debbie Harry of Blondie, Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde, Andy Partridge of XTC, Gordon Gano of Violent Femmes, Michael Hutchence of INXS, Ed Kowalczyk of Live, Shaun Ryder of Happy Mondays, Richard Hell, and Maria McKee. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry (born July 1 1945 is an American Singer-songwriter and Actress, most famous for being the lead singer for the Punk Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records Johnette Napolitano (b September 22, 1957, Hollywood Los Angeles California) is an American singer Songwriter and Bassist Concrete Blonde is an Alternative rock band based in the United States. Andrew John Partridge, born 11 November 1953 in Mtarfa, Malta, and known variously as Andy Partridge, Sir John Johns XTC was a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005 Gordon Gano (born on June 7, 1963) is the lead singer and guitarist from the band Violent Femmes. The Violent Femmes, formed in Milwaukee Wisconsin, in 1980 are an American Alternative rock band noted for laying the groundwork for Folk punk. Michael Kelland John Hutchence ( January 22 1960 &ndash November 22 1997) was an Australian Singer-songwriter, most famous INXS (pronounced "in excess" are an Australian rock and New Wave group Edward Joel Kowalczyk (born July 16, 1971) is the lead singer for the band Live. Live (ˈlaɪv rhymes with "five" (also typeset as LIVE) is an American Alternative rock / Post-grunge band from York, Shaun Ryder (aka X) (born Shaun William Ryder on August 23, 1962, in Little Hulton, near Salford) is an English Happy Mondays are an English Alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Richard Hell (born Richard Meyers; October 2, 1949) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Bass guitarist Maria Louise McKee (b 17 August 1964, Los Angeles, California) is an American Singer. The album was accompanied by a tour which featured Johnette Napolitano as the vocalist.

Byrne has continued his solo career, while Harrison has become a producer of some note – the latter's résumé includes the Violent Femmes' The Blind Leading the Naked, the Fine Young Cannibals' The Raw and the Cooked, General Public's Rub It Better, Crash Test Dummies' God Shuffled His Feet, Live's Throwing Copper, No Doubt's song "New" from Return of Saturn, and most recently work by The Black and White Years and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. The Violent Femmes, formed in Milwaukee Wisconsin, in 1980 are an American Alternative rock band noted for laying the groundwork for Folk punk. The Blind Leading The Naked is the third Album by the Violent Femmes. Fine Young Cannibals were a British band best known for their 1989 hits " She Drives Me Crazy " and " Good Thing " The Raw & the Cooked is the second Album by Fine Young Cannibals. The band General Public formed after the 1983 break-up of The Beat (known as The English Beat in North America Crash Test Dummies is a Canadian Folk-rock group from Winnipeg Manitoba, popular in the early 1990s God Shuffled His Feet is the second Album by the Crash Test Dummies, released in 1993. Live (ˈlaɪv rhymes with "five" (also typeset as LIVE) is an American Alternative rock / Post-grunge band from York, Throwing Copper is a 1994 album by Live. Many critics and fans consider it the band's breakthrough album due to the commercial success of the singles " No Doubt is a rock band from Anaheim California, United States founded in 1986 Return of Saturn is the fourth album by American Third wave ska band No Doubt, released by Interscope Records in April 2000 (see 2000 in The Black and White Years are an indie Electro-rock band based in Austin TX. Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born Kenny Wayne Brobst Jr, on June 12 1977 Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American Blues Guitarist Frantz and Weymouth, who were married in 1977, had been recording on the side as Tom Tom Club since 1981. Tom Tom Club is an American new-wave band founded in 1980 by spouses and Talking Heads alumni Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz Tom Tom Club's self-titled debut album sold almost as well as Talking Heads themselves, leading to the band appearing in Stop Making Sense. Stop Making Sense ( 1984) is a highly acclaimed Concert movie featuring Talking Heads live on stage They achieved several pop/rap hits, particularly in the UK. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Their single "Genius of Love" has been sampled numerous times, notably on old school hip hop classic "It's Nasty (Genius of Love)" by Grandmaster Flash and on Mariah Carey's 1995 hit "Fantasy". Old school hip hop describes the earliest commercially recorded Hip hop music (1979–1984 and often by extension the music in the period preceding it ( see Roots Joseph Saddler (born January 1, 1958 in Bridgetown Barbados) better known as Grandmaster Flash, is an American Hip hop musician " Fantasy " is a song co-written and co-produced by American singer Mariah Carey and Dave Hall, and recorded for Carey's sixth album Daydream They also have produced several artists, including Happy Mondays and Ziggy Marley. Happy Mondays are an English Alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born October 17, 1968, Trenchtown, Jamaica) is a four time Grammy -winning Jamaican

Reunion?

The band played together for the last time on March 18, 2002, at the ceremony of their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States There is reportedly bad blood between band members, so a lasting reunion is unlikely. David Byrne also states: "That's one reason, and another is that musically we're just miles apart. "[3] Weymouth also has been critical of David Byrne, describing him as "a man incapable of returning friendship". [4]

Discography

Main article: Talking Heads discography

Influence

Talking Heads have influenced a number of bands:

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ allmusic ((( Talking Heads > Biography )))
  2. ^ Stop Making Sense: Rotten Tomatoes.
  3. ^ Blackman, Guy. "Byrning down the house", The Age, 2005-02-06. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Retrieved on 2007-03-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.  
  4. ^ Guy Blackman (2005-02-06). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Byrning down the house. The Age. The Age is a Broadsheet daily Newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854 Retrieved on 2007-06-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected  “In March last year, Weymouth described Byrne as "a man incapable of returning friendship". She told Glasgow's Sunday Herald: "Cutting off attachments when a thing/person is perceived to have served its purpose or there is a perceived threat to ego is the lifelong pattern of his relations". ”
  5. ^ about radiohead
  6. ^ David Byrne interviews Thom Yorke for WIRED | Radiohead At Ease [In Rainbows]
  7. ^ One example can be seen on the PopMart: Live from Mexico City video
  8. ^ Once In a Lifetime - Jimmy Buffett Song & Lyrics Database | BuffettNews.com
  9. ^ Gaffaweb - Kate Bush - REACHING OUT - MTV - Unedited
  10. ^ Talking Heads - Psycho Killer Lyrics

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