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"Life During Wartime" is widely regarded as one of the band's best songs. In 2023, American Songwriter ranked the song number nine on their list of the 10 greatest Talking Heads songs, [10] and in 2024, Paste ranked the song number four on their list of the 30 greatest Talking Heads songs. [11]
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."
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 guitarist Jerry Harrison is the latest guest on the SPIN Presents Lipps Service podcast, during which he discusses the band’s unexpected reunion to promote the remastered version ...
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 (1977) 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.
More Songs About Buildings and Food is the second studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released on July 14, 1978, by Sire Records.It was the first of three albums produced by collaborator Brian Eno, and saw the band move toward an increasingly danceable style, crossing singer David Byrne's unusual delivery with new emphasis on the rhythm section composed of bassist Tina ...
on YouTube Songwriters Jerry Harrison and David Byrne (right) performing with Talking Heads at Jay's Longhorn Bar in Minneapolis in August 1978 " Heaven " is a song by the American new wave band Talking Heads , released on their 1979 album Fear of Music .