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The band played their first gig as Talking Heads—opening for the Ramones at the CBGB club—on June 5, 1975. [2] According to Weymouth, the name Talking Heads came from an issue of TV Guide, which "explained the term used by TV studios to describe a head-and-shoulder shot of a person talking as 'all content, no action'. It fit."
The discography of American new wave band Talking Heads consists of eight studio albums, two live albums, eight compilation albums, one remix album, four video albums, 31 singles, and 15 music videos.
Talking Heads: 77 was voted the year's seventh best album in The Village Voice ' s Pazz & Jop critics' poll. [32] In 2003, the album was ranked No. 290 on Rolling Stone ' s list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", [33] and 291 in a 2012 revised list. [34] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. [35]
The first wave of albums by CBGB bands includes such epochal, legacy-defining classics as The Ramones, Television’s Marquee Moon and Patti Smith’s Horses.By that lofty standard, Talking Heads ...
The last time the group made a public appearance together was at the band's 2002 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Talking Heads to Reunite for First Time in 20 Years Skip to main content
Sire Records co-founder Seymour Stein was indisputably one of the greatest music executives of all time, with a career that spanned six decades and a rare ear for talent that led Madonna, Talking ...
Talking Heads were an American new wave band who, between 1975 and 1991, recorded 96 songs, 12 of which were not officially released until after their break-up. The group has been described as "one of the most acclaimed bands of the post-punk era" by AllMusic and among the most "adventurous" bands in rock history by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Talking Heads' David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison will assemble publicly next month for the first time since 2002.