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Talking Heads

stargirl69stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
edited April 2012 in Other Music
Any love for these guys.

I have always been a fan but hadn't listened to them for a while,back on them in a major way over the past few weeks.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwWEhSYVN3E
“There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen”
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  • Empty GlassEmpty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329
    Never really been a "go to" band for me. As you said, I may listen a little then I stay away for a few months. When I do listen, I'll say to myself "damn, this is good stuff". I'm going to listen to Stop Making Sense right now :D
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  • EdsonNascimentoEdsonNascimento Posts: 5,525
    They are awesome!! Lots of love. PJ owes a bit to them (among other influences). David Byrne is a genius. Some of the stuff he came up with was pure magic. (Of course the rest of the band now think he's a douche, but isn't that what genius does sometimes?)

    77 is one of the greatest albums of all time, and their live Stop Making Sense is a must have in the live library.

    My favorite quote of Byrne's comes from the liner notes of SMS - goes something like - Words are just a way of tricking people into listening to the music longer.

    That always stuck with me. Especially since he has some great lyrics.
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  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    Oh big part of my late 70's / 80's ... genius!

    yes ... SMS

    do it like this :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsksSWOxq2Y

    "no time for dancin or lovey dovey"
  • stargirl69stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    Empty Glass wrote:
    Never really been a "go to" band for me. As you said, I may listen a little then I stay away for a few months. When I do listen, I'll say to myself "damn, this is good stuff". I'm going to listen to Stop Making Sense right now :D

    :clap: :-D Yep
    EdsonNascimento wrote:
    They are awesome!! Lots of love. PJ owes a bit to them (among other influences). David Byrne is a genius. Some of the stuff he came up with was pure magic. (Of course the rest of the band now think he's a douche, but isn't that what genius does sometimes?)

    77 is one of the greatest albums of all time, and their live Stop Making Sense is a must have in the live library.

    My favorite quote of Byrne's comes from the liner notes of SMS - goes something like - Words are just a way of tricking people into listening to the music longer.

    That always stuck with me. Especially since he has some great lyrics.


    Love that quote :D
    He has some of the best lyrics,they make me smile and laugh out loud at times.
    “There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen”
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    So glad this thread is here. I love Talking Heads.

    Been listening to "Speaking In Tongues" quite a bit lately, and "Fear Of Music" is a really solid record and one of my favorites.

    David Byrne is one unique character, and a really creative dude... it seeps right into Talking Heads.
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  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    We were lucky to see David Byrne in concert a few years back, his energy is off the charts
    a most amazing show... especially in a small venue up close and personal.

    It is a cherished memory :D
  • MysteryTrainMysteryTrain Singapore Posts: 1,189
    pandora wrote:
    We were lucky to see David Byrne in concert a few years back, his energy is off the charts
    a most amazing show... especially in a small venue up close and personal.

    It is a cherished memory :D

    Great, great act. He had this whole weird, funny, choreographed ballet-type dance going.

    I've been listening to This Must Be The Place a lot recently. Such a sad and uplifting song.
  • stargirl69stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    MysteryTrain wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    We were lucky to see David Byrne in concert a few years back, his energy is off the charts
    a most amazing show... especially in a small venue up close and personal.

    It is a cherished memory :D

    Great, great act. He had this whole weird, funny, choreographed ballet-type dance going.

    I've been listening to This Must Be The Place a lot recently. Such a sad and uplifting song.

    I saw him solo many years ago.He was simply amazing,bustin' all these dance moves.Where Beck plagiarised his dancing from? David Byrne :D
    “There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen”
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,614
    Saw them back at the height of their popularity here in NY , great show ....
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  • SatansFutonSatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    Big fan.
    "See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em, leg 'er down, a smack 'em yak 'em!"
  • PearlOfAGirlPearlOfAGirl Posts: 15,993
    Love Them!!! Burning Down the House, Psycho Killer.... :thumbup: :mrgreen:

    Wish you were here...
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  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,281
    first time i saw stop making sense was it's release to theaters in the mid 1980's. vhs tapes had barely been discovered so this was the only way to see this movie

    it was the first(only?) time i ever attended a film screening where people got up out of their seats and danced up at the front of the cinema while the film played. that is something i will never forget

    had been a fan for a few years before then. never saw them live and today it's one of the bands that i really should have seen when they blew into town in the 1980's...but didn't :oops:

    stop making sense remains one of the best live shows ever filmed. jonathan demme is a creative genius for the concept and of course kudos to david byrne for being the perfect balance of freaky vs cool

    was a fan of their other releases but stop making sense always stood miles above the rest. it is/was perfection
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