talking Heads: Crap/not crap

[lights.out.london]

Shame. Ta.

 

[Voley]

Shouldn't this be Roxy Music Vs Talking heads though?

No comparison.

talking heads vs sparks

No comparison.

 

[Detroit City]

One band I've never seen the appeal of.

In my opinion utter unmitigated shite. And irritating, too.

anti-americans

 

[Pieface]

TH - nice background music for dull dinner parties.

What - like Psycho Killer?

I love Little Creatures but nothing apart from /\/\/\ that song on their first album.

Did they do any others?

 

[Pieface]

^ do they play live over there? That could be an interesting gig.

I watched a gig of theirs where David Byrne's jacket got gradually bigger and bigger as the show went on

They're quite visually weird - remind me of Devo.

 

[madzone]

One of my favourite bands ever.

'Once In A Lifetime' would make my all time top 10. 'Stop Making Sense' is the best concert film ever, 'Speaking In Tongues' is unique - no-one ever sounded like that before or has done since. 'Crosseyed And Painless' fucking rocks, 'Psycho Killer's bassline alone is better than anything most bands ever come up with ... I could go on.

Brilliant band.

^^^^

This.

Not crap

 

[Detroit City]

there was a spin-off band call The Tom Tom Club that did some good shit. I think it was started by two ex-heads members

 

[El Jefe]

I watched a gig of theirs where David Byrne's jacket got gradually bigger and bigger as the show went on

See posts 4, 12, 18, 21, 29

 

[El Jefe]

there was a spin-off band call The Tom Tom Club that did some good shit. I think it was started by two ex-heads members

They were still in the Talking Heads at the time.

 

[Iam]

there was a spin-off band call The Tom Tom Club that did some good shit. I think it was started by two ex-heads members

Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, in fact.

 

[Pieface]

I'm a busy woman

 

[El Jefe]

I'm a busy woman

But not busy enough if we're still going to make the Ritzy

 

[Orang Utan]

I watched a gig of theirs where David Byrne's jacket got gradually bigger and bigger as the show went on

It didn't really - he just wore a massive jacket in one song

 

[danny la rouge]

anti-americans

David Byrne is, I'm ashamed to say, Scottish.

 

[Detroit City]

David Byrne is, I'm ashamed to say, Scottish.

yea but i was born in london and i don't consider myself british cause i've spent most of my life in the US

 

[danny la rouge]

yea but i was born in london and i don't consider myself british cause i've spent most of my life in the US

So...he might not be Scottish?

 

[Detroit City]

So...he might not be Scottish?

he moved to canada at age 2 and to the US at age 7

 

[danny la rouge]

he moved to canada at age 2 and to the US at age 7

I asked if I could disown him as a feckin foreigner, not what his itinerary was!

 

[Hi-ASL]

I have voted.

 

[Detroit City]

I asked if I could disown him as a feckin foreigner, not what his itinerary was!

you can do whatever you want

 

[danny la rouge]

you can do whatever you want

Well, yes, but I do have to consider the consequences.

 

[Andrew Hertford]

He who is tired of Talking Heads (or thinks they are crap) Is tired of life (or thinks life is crap, or something...)

 

[danny la rouge]

He who is tired of Talking Heads (or thinks they are crap) Is tired of life (or thinks life is crap, or something...)

I hate them more than life itself.

 

[Andrew Hertford]

I hate them more than life itself.

Shit, now I'm confused.

 

[danny la rouge]

Shit, now I'm confused.

 

[Maggot]

One of my favourite bands ever.

'Once In A Lifetime' would make my all time top 10. 'Stop Making Sense' is the best concert film ever, 'Speaking In Tongues' is unique - no-one ever sounded like that before or has done since. 'Crosseyed And Painless' fucking rocks, 'Psycho Killer's bassline alone is better than anything most bands ever come up with ... I could go on.

Brilliant band.

^^^This.

Possibly my favourite band ever. When Stop Making Sense came out, we went to see it in the cinema - twice. Both times people were dancing in the aisles.

I never got to see them live. Have seen Byrne live a number of times and he always does a great show.

 

[Dr. Furface]

Ist album - brilliant
2nd - ok
3rd - very good
4th - fantastic first side, pretty good second side
5th - ok, but past their best

After that we parted company. I really regret never seeing them live - but there's always the film, thankfully.

 

[cozmikbrew]

1st 3 ok not making sense david byrne n brian eno "my life in a bush of ghosts"well worth a visit

 

[clandestino]

One band I've never seen the appeal of.

Nor me. I can't stand them.

 

[butchersapron]

Pathetc