Talking Heads
Talking Heads was a rock band from the United States. The band first became popular in the late 1970s. Talking Heads had an early influence on other musical groups by combining the sounds of punk, art rock, funk, dance and world music with an avant-garde style and the anxious way David Byrne sang on stage.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1975–1991 |
| Labels | Sire/Warner Bros., EMI, Rhino |
| Associated acts | Tom Tom Club, Brian Eno, Casual Gods, The Modern Lovers |
| Past members | David Byrne Chris Frantz Tina Weymouth Jerry Harrison |
Reception
Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine said Talking Heads was "one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the '80s."[2]
In 2002, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Four of the band's albums appeared on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Three of their songs ("Psycho Killer," "Life During Wartime," and "Once in a Lifetime") were listed in "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll".[7] Talking Heads were also included at #64 on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time."[8] In the 2011 update of Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time," the band was ranked at No. 100.[9]
Albums
- Talking Heads: 77 (1977)
- More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978)
- Fear of Music (1979)
- Remain in Light (1980)
- Speaking in Tongues (1983)
- Little Creatures (1985)
- True Stories (1986)
- Naked (1988)
Talking Heads Media
Jerry Harrison & David Byrne on guitars Minneapolis in 1977
Talking Heads perform. Pictured: Harrison (left) and Byrne.
Tina Weymouth, pictured here performing in 1986, and her husband Chris Frantz formed the side project Tom Tom Club.
Weymouth, Frantz, and Harrison at SXSW in 2010
References
- ↑ Cateforis, Theo (2011). Are We Not New Wave? : Modern Pop at the Turn of the 1980s. University of Michigan Press. pp. 2, 43, 73. ISBN 978-0-472-03470-3.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Talking Heads - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ↑ Gittins, Ian. Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime : the Stories Behind Every Song. Hal Leonard Corporation, 2004. p. 5.
- ↑ Holden, Stephen (February 28, 1999). MUSIC; They're Recording, but Are They Artists?. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/28/arts/music-they-re-recording-but-are-they-artists.html. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Head Games: 'Talking Heads: Chronology'" (PDF). PopMatters. February 22, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ↑ Pilchak, Angela M. (2005). Contemporary Musicians. Vol. 49. Gale. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-7876-8062-6.
- ↑ "The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll | the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
- ↑ "The Greatest - Ep. 215". vh1.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ↑ "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Rolling Stone (Rolling Stone). 2011. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/talking-heads-20110426. Retrieved January 8, 2016.