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Talking Heads
Biography
Talking Heads were an American Post-Punk band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison. Auxiliary musicians also regularly made appearances in concert and on the group's albums. The New Wave style of Talking Heads combined elements of punk, art rock, avant-garde, pop, funk, world music, and Americana. 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. " In 2002, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 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 at number 76. In a 2011 update of Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", the band was ranked 100.
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Discography
- Fear of Music, 1990
- More Songs About Buildings and Food, 1987
- Naked, 2006
- Speaking in Tongues, 1983
- Little Creatures, 1985
- Remain in Light, 1984
- True Stories, 1986
- Talking Heads: 77, 1977
- Remain In Light, 2008
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Recently Played on Dig Music.
| Song | Lifetime Piling Up |
| Artist | Talking Heads |
| Album | Once In A Lifetime - The Best Of |
| Label | EMI |
| Year | 1988 |
| Song | Once In A Lifetime |
| Artist | Talking Heads |
| Album | Remain In Light |
| Label | Sire |
| Year | 1980 |
| Song | Slippery People |
| Artist | Talking Heads |
| Album | Speaking in Tongues |
| Label | Sire |
| Year | 1983 |
| Song | The Lady Don't Mind |
| Artist | Talking Heads |
| Album | Little Creatures |
| Label | EMI |
| Year | 1985 |
| Song | Puzzlin' Evidence |
| Artist | Talking Heads |
| Album | True Stories |
| Label | EMI |
| Year | 1986 |
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Comments
Thought I knew all (and loved most) Talking Heads albums... What is this "Sand In the Vaseline"? Another name for "77"?
I Zimbra - yes!
Animals - yes, yes!!!
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Artist Talking Heads
Album Fear Of Music
Label Sire
Year 1979
Brian Eno and David Byrne at their their collaborative peak - this album ('Remain in Light') and 'My Life in the Bush of Ghosts'. Indespensible.
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