|
|
Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 1, 2020 7:32:25 GMT
 I'm thinking of listening to the Talking Heads discography I've started with Talking Heads: 77 already I remember buying it as a young un and being very confused by it when I first heard it. This isn't punk I thought. Still after a few spins the angular, clever, minimal pop had completely won me over and I stuck with them throughout their remarkable career. From four skinny white New Yorkers creating pared back new wave pop to a full on 15 person funk combo and then to films etc. It was quite a career - and it spawned both Byrne's solo career and all the magic therein, plus the Tom Tom Club. No one could have predicted the way things would play our when 77 arrived in record shops and, I suppose, another example of Seymour Stein's amazing ability to spot and nurture talent. Although perhaps the lyrics should have given us a clue that this was not yer regular punk/new wave outfit |
|
|
|
Post by personunknown on Jun 1, 2020 9:23:54 GMT
I bought this on the strength of Love Goes To A Building On Fire which turned up on the New Wave compilation. Apart from The Ramones and The Dead Boys, the stuff coming out of the USA at that time was different to our punk and had no relation to the stuff that had gone before. Several plays required but you're well rewarded in the end.... and Psycho Killer is on there, natch.
|
|
|
|
Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 1, 2020 11:03:33 GMT
Yep, spot on PU
Having done a bit of DJing over the years I can confirm that, even now, Psycho Killer will fill a dancefloor
|
|
|
|
Post by jsm on Jun 1, 2020 22:43:19 GMT
I bought the first album on the strength of 'Psycho Killer'. I knew 'Love Goes To Buildings On Fire' as well, but never owned that single. I saw them in Sydney in 1979, I think. The song that got the biggest reaction then was 'Take Me To The River', which was getting some cross-over airplay at the time.
|
|
|
|
Post by smogquixote on Jun 8, 2020 23:16:57 GMT
Talking Heads are tops! My first dance at my wedding will be “Once In A Lifetime” and I’m going to learn all the moves.
|
|
|
|
Post by Lord Emsworth on Jul 24, 2020 12:18:38 GMT
Chris Frantz's book sounds intriguing
I've just splashed the cash
I'll report back
|
|
|
|
Post by smogquixote on Jul 26, 2020 16:04:17 GMT
Chris Frantz's book sounds intriguing
I've just splashed the cash
I'll report back
Can’t wait to hear about Mr. Byrne’s catastrophic erectile dysfunction. |
|
|
|
Post by smogquixote on Jul 26, 2020 16:05:44 GMT
Also, has anybody listened to Modern Lovers? The band Jerry Harrison was in before Talking Heads?
|
|
|
|
Post by Lord Emsworth on Jul 26, 2020 17:55:38 GMT
Also, has anybody listened to Modern Lovers? The band Jerry Harrison was in before Talking Heads? I think you'll find there are many fans of The Modern Lovers round these parts Smog If you've not heard them you should put that right |
|
|
|
Post by zeopold on Jul 26, 2020 19:47:33 GMT
Chris Frantz's book sounds intriguing
I've just splashed the cash
I'll report back
I've read a couple of reviews of it and it seems like Byrne comes across as a bit of a jerk |
|
|
|
Post by Lord Emsworth on Jul 27, 2020 7:15:03 GMT
No surprise there Zeo. However, if David Byrne decided to reform the group Frantz would be there in a heartbeat.
|
|
|
|
Post by Lord Emsworth on Jul 29, 2020 11:45:40 GMT
Earlier today I started Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina by Chris Frantz. I quickly realised it is awful. He actually compares drumming to making love like he's Swiss Toni or something. Don't be too frantic, be sensitive, don't be a show off etc. Jeez. And he couldn't mention a female without adding gorgeous, or sexy, or some such reductive adjective.
I was listening on audiobook and his narration was the dictionary definition of boring. Fortunately I was able to return it and get a refund. Truly atrocious. No wonder David Byrne split the group.
|
|
|
|
Post by personunknown on Jul 29, 2020 12:22:13 GMT
If we ever thought the UK 77 punk scene was full of bands catcalling, CBGB's was a real bitch fest. Everybody hating each other, even in if they were in the same band. Did Patti Smith have a good word for anyone? The venue itself was no more than a glorified toilet anyway.
|
|
|
|
Post by andyloneshark on Jul 29, 2020 12:34:47 GMT
...a Toilet that smelt of Hilly Kristal's dog's Poo ...with no bog paper or a door for the khazi for that matter.
But without it, you could argue Punk would not have been 'Birthed'
As a young spotty Oik, i remember making a point of tuning in to the Paul Gambaccini American Chart show on Radio 1 each saturday as this song was creeping up the Bill Board Charts back in 1978...
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2020 14:41:51 GMT
If we ever thought the UK 77 punk scene was full of bands catcalling, CBGB's was a real bitch fest. Everybody hating each other, even in if they were in the same band. Did Patti Smith have a good word for anyone? The venue itself was no more than a glorified toilet anyway. I was there in 1995 with ex Mrs Roguepunk as we were exploring the Bowery. It was an afternoon and we just wandered in. It was a dive but the barman was a really decent guy and bought us a couple of beers. I don't think anyone was scheduled to play that night so we just went to see the Selector somewhere in East Village that night. |
|
