Talking Heads
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Jerry Harrison of the TH's was at several of the european gigs. I was a fan of the TH's in the early days, but once David Byrne got a bit too artsy and self-indulgent, I lost interest in them.
However, there first few albums were amazing:
Talking Heads: 77
More Songs about Food and Buildings
Fear of Music
Remain in Light
They started out as minimalist new wave, then expanded to more of a rythmic sound.
Eddie did a snippet of "Pulled Up" at AMS 1 in honor of Jerry being at the show!
However, there first few albums were amazing:
Talking Heads: 77
More Songs about Food and Buildings
Fear of Music
Remain in Light
They started out as minimalist new wave, then expanded to more of a rythmic sound.
Eddie did a snippet of "Pulled Up" at AMS 1 in honor of Jerry being at the show!
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"Life During Wartime"
"Memories Can't Wait"
"I Zimbra"
Undeniably classic anthems by TH.
I named my first radio show after a line in the song "Once In A Lifetime". :geek:
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
very cool!
A few songs worth giving a listen:
"The Book I Read"
"Pulled Up"
"Paper"
"Cities"
"Heaven"
"Girlfriend Is Better"
2012 Missoula (9/30) 2013 Chicago (7/19) Pittsburgh (10/11) Buffalo (10/12) Baltimore (10/27) Dallas (11/15)
2014 Austin (10/12) Memphis (10/14) St. Paul (10/19) Milwaukee (10/20) Denver (10/22)
2016 Ft. Lauderdale (4/8) Miami (4/9) Hampton (4/18) Philly (4/28,4/29) NY (5/1,5/2) 2018 Seattle (8/10) Missoula (8/13) 2022 Nashville (9/16)
E.V. - 2008 Berkeley (4/8) 2012 Austin (11/9,11/12)
Temple of the Dog - 2016 Upper Darby
As stated, their first four albums are essential listening.
I'd also add to that 'The Name Of This Band Is...' and 'Stop Making Sense' Live albums, plus the 'Stop Making Sense' and the more recent 'Chronology' DVD's
Dublin, 23-08-06; London, 18-06-07; London, 18-08-09; London, 25-06-10; Manchester, 20-06-12; Manchester, 21-06-12; EV London, 30-07-12; EV London, 31-07-12
4/5,6/9/2003, 9/1/05, 12/7/2005, 7/15,16,18/2006, 8/5/2007
6/24,25/08,6/27/08,6/28/08,6/30/08
9/21,22/2009, 10/4/2009
5/6,7,9/2010, 9/3/2011 9/4/2011, 11/15/2013,
11/16/2013, 12/8/2013, 10/5/2014, 10/12/2014,
4/23, 5/10, 5/12, 8/20, 8/22 2016,
8/8, 8/10, 8/18, 8/20 2018, 5/12, 5/13, 9/20 2022
So very true. To go off of that, David Byrne's musical skill is often overlooked by the general masses, I think.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
That 1988 album Casual Gods was one of favorite by JH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me1xm8dduL4
One of favorites from the album which i had on vynil. I also waited on David Byrne at Denny's after Talking Heads played the Hampton Coliseum in VA.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
You're totally right. Why is that, when I think most people can agree they are up there as one of the greats. David Byrne....what a genius...
Mind = blown
Simple as that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Music_Works
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
This sounds fantastic! Thank you i'm going to check it out.
yup...that will happen the first time you watch it
I was actually at one of those shows......was in High school at the time :?
Anyone have the chance to see them live?
and now I see this post which answers my question. How lucky are you man!!??
Where did you see them?
Saw them at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. They played a few shows at which the movie was filmed.
Think it was 1983.....damn, I am old!
love love love stop making sense
"what a long, strange trip it's been"
I would love to hear PJ take a shot at covering Life During Wartime!
Sounds pretty cool! I got to see David Byrne in '09, after he released Everything that Happens. The show was amazing. Very jealous of you JoeJoe!
Yeah, it's brilliant.
I'm a big TH fan. Loved them as a kid in the 80's, lost track of them for a while, and then picked up the DVD-Audio surround sound "Brick" set several years ago and fell back in love with them.
...and they are now my 2 year old daughter's favorite band. No joke. She is infatuated with them.
Some of my favorites:
Don't Worry About The Government
Girlfriend Is Better
Crosseyed & Painless
Live During Wartime
Blind
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Pulled Up
City Of Dreams
(Nothing But) Flowers
What A Day That Was
Road To Nowhere
Wild Wild Life
The Great Curve
Once In A Lifetime
Cities
I Zimbra
Found A Job
Heaven
and of course: Burning Down The House. I mean, c'mon...
Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
Go Chronologically. '77 is an all time great album.
I agree, but to me they really get interesting starting with album #3
Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
I agree. But, also a reason to start at the beginning. I prefer doing that anyway as it shows the way the band builds. Sometimes the issue is if you start with the later (and theoretically more mature) stuff, the earlier stuff gets harder to get into/understand. And this is a band you definitely want to wrap your head around before you get too far ahead of yourself.
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5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
BW on his Minimoog on the classic Flashlight
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
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8/7/00--Atlanta, GA
4/28/03--Philadelphia, PA
10/3/05--Philadelphia, PA
6/19/08--Camden, NJ
10/31/09--Philadelphia, PA (viva la Spectrum)
10/21/13--Philadelphia, PA
4/29/16--Philadelphia, PA (a/k/a The Night They Played TEN)
9/14/22–Camden, NJ