Talking Heads

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Talking Heads were a new wave band which formed in 1974 in New York City, New York, United States. The band originally consisted of David Byrne (vocals, guitar), Tina Weymouth (bass) and Chris Frantz (drums), who had met while attending the Rhode Island School of Design. The band added Jerry Harrison (keyboards & guitar) in early 1977. The band released eight studio albums before disbanding in 1991. Talking Heads were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Talking Heads first appeared on the New York music scene as a trio in 1974. At the time, the band consisted only of Byrne, Frantz and Weymouth and was initially called The Artistics. By 1975, the band had recorded a demo album for CBS Records and landed a gig opening for the Ramones at CBGB in June 1975, which was the first time the band used the name Talking Heads. The band was signed to Sire Records in late 1976 and the group released their first single, "Love → Building on Fire" in February 1977. In March 1977, the band added Jerry Harrison, formerly of Jonathan Richman's band The Modern Lovers. Their first album, Talking Heads: 77 was released soon afterward and did not contain the earlier single, although it did include the underground singles Psycho Killer and Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town. Despite being regulars at New York's legendary CBGB, the band only began to break through further with the landmark Brian Eno-produced, 1978 album More Songs About Buildings And Food, an album which continued in the same vein, but with a more accessible style, wittier lyrics, and ultimately better songs. It was a great critical hit with subject matter ranging from home movies to the art world. It also included their cover of Take Me To The River. On the following year's Fear Of Music the band started to dabble in African rhythms, notably on I Zimbra, and more straightforward pop styles, on Life During Wartime and Cities. 1980 brought the band's fourth and most innovative effort Remain In Light. Notable for the single Once In A Lifetime, which became an early MTV staple, Remain In Light saw the band experiment with ambient sounds, fugal structures, polyrhythms, and about everything under the sun to make the body groove. Following this, the group split with Brian Eno, enjoying greater commercial success with 1983's Speaking In Tongues. It took the musical innovations of its predecessor and refined them into pop songs, most notably Burning Down The House, Girlfriend Is Better and This Must Be The Place. This period was topped off with a live album, from Jonathan Demme's documentary, Stop Making Sense. The documentary, with its name taken from a line in Girlfriend Is Better, was a great success, and took their inimitable style to a wider audience. 1985's Little Creatures was an even bigger hit, and exhibited another stylistic shift for the band. It saw the punk styles of '77 almost completely abandoned for simple, three or four chord pop songs. The album produced the singles And She Was, and Road To Nowhere. The following two albums, True Stories and Naked, were both moderate successes, the former producing their biggest radio hits, Love For Sale and Wild Wild Life, and the latter focusing more on Latin influences with hits like (Nothing But) Flowers. After this, a long quiet period followed, with the band eventually officially announcing their break up in 1991. Since the split, Byrne continued his solo career and Weymoth and Frantz continued to record and tour as Tom Tom Club. Weymouth, Harrison and Frantz reunited for an album, "No Talking, Just Head", recorded under the name The Heads in 1996. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. The band reunited for a three song performance at the ceremony. Due to personality conflicts between Byrne and the other members, further reunions are unlikely. www.talking-heads.net . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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David Byrne, Television, Devo, Tom Tom Club, Gang of Four

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Falling Upwards (Live 1979)

Falling Upwards (Live 1979)

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Live on Radio Chicago '78 (Live)

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Live in Massachusetts '79 (Live)

Live in Massachusetts '79 (Live)

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Live in California '78 (Live)

Live in California '78 (Live)

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San Francisco 1978

San Francisco 1978

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Boston 1979

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WXRT Chicago 1978 (Live)

WXRT Chicago 1978 (Live)

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Boston 1979 (Live)

Boston 1979 (Live)

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Warning Sign

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Warning Sign (Live)

Warning Sign (Live)

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Live in San Francisco - Part One

Live in San Francisco - Part One

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Live in Boston - Part Two

Live in Boston - Part Two

Feb/2020

Stop Making Sense: Deluxe Collector's Edition

Stop Making Sense: Deluxe Collector's Edition

May/2024

Live At WCOZ 77

Live At WCOZ 77

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A Bar Called Heaven

A Bar Called Heaven

Mar/2024

Montreux Jazz Festival 1982

Montreux Jazz Festival 1982

Mar/2024

The 1979 Japanese Broadcast

The 1979 Japanese Broadcast

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Stop Making Sense (Music from a film by Jonathan Demme and Talking Heads)

Stop Making Sense (Music from a film by Jonathan Demme and Talking Heads)

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The Boarding House 1978 (live)

The Boarding House 1978 (live)

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The Good Thing: Talking Heads

The Good Thing: Talking Heads

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Real Live Wires

Real Live Wires

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Vital Signs (Live)

Vital Signs (Live)

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It's Not Yesterday (Live 1978)

It's Not Yesterday (Live 1978)

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It’s Not Yesterday (live 1978)

It’s Not Yesterday (live 1978)

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Talking Heads Real Live Wires

Talking Heads Real Live Wires

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Talking Heads Live, Boarding House, San Francisco

Talking Heads Live, Boarding House, San Francisco

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Talking Heads: Boston Tea Party Live

Talking Heads: Boston Tea Party Live

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Talking Heads Live Radio Broadcast In Chicago

Talking Heads Live Radio Broadcast In Chicago

Mar/2022

Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]

Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]

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amsterdam 1980

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Live At Nippon Seinenkan Tokyo - Japan July 20, 1979

Live At Nippon Seinenkan Tokyo - Japan July 20, 1979

Dec/2024

Chicago Killers 78

Chicago Killers 78

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Boarding House San Francisco 1978 (Remastered, Live On Broadcasting)

Boarding House San Francisco 1978 (Remastered, Live On Broadcasting)

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Live on Tour '78

Live on Tour '78

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Live on Tour ’78

Live on Tour ’78

Apr/2025

More Songs About Buildings And Food (Super Deluxe Edition)

More Songs About Buildings And Food (Super Deluxe Edition)

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Found a Job (Alternate Version)

Found a Job (Alternate Version)

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Demonstration Time - New York 1975

Demonstration Time - New York 1975

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