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| TheCroutonFuton |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 05:10:55
Does anyone else here like them?
I've really gotten into them a lot lately. I saw the concert movie "Stop Making Sense" and the band had so much energy! Especially David Byne..My god that man can entertain! After seeing the concert I stole my dad's Talking Head cd's and have been loving them.
My favorite songs so far are probably "Girlfriend is Better" and "Psycho Killer". Yummy.
Totally unique music. Really blows me away. I know Charles is a fan too and that "Dig For Fire" is a Talking Heads impersonation.
"Oh, it's all nonsense, a bad Talking Heads imitation" (BF)
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| VoVat |
Posted - 07/22/2004 : 17:28:26
Great band. I haven't heard most of their albums, but I have the Sand in the Vaseline collection, so I know the hits (relatively speaking), I guess. My favorites are probably "Don't Worry About The Government" and "(Nothing But) Flowers."
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 07/22/2004 : 11:32:18
At least we got that straight.
So where does New Zealand come into all of this?
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| BLT |
Posted - 07/22/2004 : 11:15:16
Right. He came from Scotland via Baltimore. |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 07/22/2004 : 10:21:53
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Originally posted by BLT
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
That David Byrne was one mad Scotsman.
Scotland via Baltimore. No one escapes Baltimore in a 'normal' state of mind.
Well he was born in Scotland so surely it's from Scotland to New York via Baltimore?
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| fudd |
Posted - 07/22/2004 : 04:57:05
quote:
Originally posted by jimmy
Speaking in Tongues which is twice as good as Remain in Light.
Okay, maybe The Catherine Wheel isn't essential for jimmy. |
| jimmy |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 22:27:25
Listening to talking heads always cheers me up. I think the first two albums are better than all the rest, except Speaking in Tongues which is twice as good as Remain in Light. Naked has some good songs, especially Nothing But Flowers. I want the box set, so if I have any secret admirers on the forum, get in touch and I'll give you my mailing address. |
| fudd |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 20:43:37
You all might want to check out Byrne's score for The Catherine Wheel (a dance production), if you haven't yet. Those who were disappointed with post-Eno Talking Heads (and everything since from Byrne) should appreciate it.
(later) I got this out and I am listening to it for the first time in quite a while. Now I have to make a stronger recommendation: this is essential for anybody. |
| mereubu |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 17:11:38
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Originally posted by ObfuscateByWill
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Originally posted by mereubu
I found True Stories on DVD for 5 bucks yesterday and scooped that puppy right up!
I did that, too.
I think I've said this before, but I've never been able to sit through the entire movie.
Always fall asleep.
*Shka-pow! You're Dead!
Ha! Me too! It's not that I don't like it, it's just that its pace is pretty relaxed and there's not much of a through-line to hang your hat on. I have made it all the way through, but it took me several sleepy false starts to finally do it. I could give the world's laziest woman a run for her money. |
| BLT |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 15:30:21
quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
That David Byrne was one mad Scotsman.
Scotland via Baltimore. No one escapes Baltimore in a 'normal' state of mind. |
| TarTar |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 14:54:48
I watched Re-Animator while very drunk all by my lonesome one night. I don't remember much about it. But that looks like Al Pacino's head in that photo, Apl!
Inna zany combination of Wayne's Pet Youngin'! |
| ObfuscateByWill |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 14:50:44
quote:
Originally posted by mereubu
I found True Stories on DVD for 5 bucks yesterday and scooped that puppy right up!
I did that, too.
I think I've said this before, but I've never been able to sit through the entire movie.
Always fall asleep.
*Shka-pow! You're Dead! |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 14:42:13
Wasn't there a thread a while back specially about 'Once In A Lifetime' being the ultimate pop song?
Right on.
Kind regards,
Dr. Simon
Specialist In Broken Hearts |
| mereubu |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 14:32:46
I love so many Talking Heads songs that I don't know if I could even name a favorite. For today I'll pick "Heaven," "Big Country," and "City of Dreams." I'm in a slow T.H. mood today, but tomorrow the list could be totally different.
I found True Stories on DVD for 5 bucks yesterday and scooped that puppy right up! |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 13:13:52
Yeah Talking Heads are great. That David Byrne was one mad Scotsman. Great frontman.
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| TarTar |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 12:18:48
Oh, favorite songs. I love Naive Melody (This Must Be the Place) and Girlfriend is Better.
Do I look like a beautiful blonde with big tits and an ass that tastes like French vanilla ice cream? |
| TarTar |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 12:16:15
What's cool about Stop Making Sense is prop-wise and gag-wise, there isn't much to their stage show. It's purely the energy that provides the entertainment. But when you reflect on the show you feel like there must have been tons of extra stuff on stage with how entertained you remember being, but no, when you go back, it's mostly just the performers kicking ass. That's how it should be.
I like the Talking Heads, more so the first half of their career, before they got all world beat and shit.
"Dig For Fire" is a total Talking Heads homage.
Do I look like a beautiful blonde with big tits and an ass that tastes like French vanilla ice cream? |
| Ebb Vicious |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 12:07:14
talking heads are great i've always been a fan as long as i can remember. |
| Monsieur |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 11:22:03
I first heard Talking Heads when I was about 9 years old, and have loved them since then. Favorite song : Wild life. |
| apl4eris |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 11:16:33
I love Talking Heads, so I don't know why I haven't gotten everything yet. I think David Byrne is out the other side of soul music.
Heard a funny story on NPR a couple of years ago about this southern gothic musician that later was produced/helped by Byrne. While driving a cab, Jim White saw Byrne walking down the sidewalk. He loved David like a hero. He yelled "super-white!!" at him over and over, trying to voice his approval (because he's nerdy and awkward, but yet is the essence of very cool), and I think he was right on, though maybe a bit crazy.
I can't think of many of their songs that I don't think of as a favorite when they start playing.
Apropos of nothing in particular, the movie "Re-Animator" had Talking Heads posters all over the place. Kinda funny.  |
| Crispy Water |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 11:08:06
I've just gotten into this band since this past New Year's Eve; I saw the Stop Making Sense DVD and it blew me away. I've heard five of the records and I think Fear of Music is my favourite, though the first one is right up there too. I've never really been too crazy about Speaking in Tongues, so I thought maybe the well was just running dry until I heard some of David Byrne's solo stuff. In a way I was crushed because it seems he's carried out some ideas I thought were mine alone, but on the other hand it's quite gratifying because I know I never would have done it anyway. He's playing the Folk Fest here in a couple of weeks, I'm so excited!
Nothing is ever something. |
| shineoftheever |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 10:28:36
comparison for those unfamiliar:
Dig for fire:
there is this old woman/she lives down the road
you can often find her/kneeling inside of her hole
and i often ask her/"are you looking for the mother lode?"
huh?/no/no my child, this is not my desire/and then she said
i'm digging for fire [4x]
there is this old man/who spent so much of his life sleeping
that he is able to keep awake for the rest of his years/he resides
on a beach/in a town/where i am going to live/and i often ask him
"are you looking for the mother lode?"/huh?/no./
no my child, this is not my desire/and then he said
i'm digging for fire [4x]
Once in a lifetime:
And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful
wife
And you may ask yourself-Well...How did I get here?
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.
And you may ask yourself/How do I work this?
And you may ask yourself/Where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself/This is not my beautiful house!
And you may tell yourself/This is not my beautiful wife!
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.
Same as it ever was..........
Water dissolving...and water removing
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Carry the water at the bottom of the ocean
Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean!
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/in the silent water
Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground.
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.
And you may ask yourself/What is that beautiful house?
And you may ask yourself/Where does that highway go?
And you may ask yourself/Am I right?...Am I wrong?
And you may tell yourself/MY GOD!...WHAT HAVE I DONE?
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/in the silent water
Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground.
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.
Same as it ever was........
BTW, And She Was" is my fave TH song.
 "Too cool for Cults" |
| offerw |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 09:59:49
Remain In Light is my favorite because Once In A Lifetime is on it.
77 Is excellent too. I love Tentative Decisions and Psycho Killer. I'm listening to 77 right now, the first time in about 5 years.
wilhelm |
| Newo |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 08:37:06
Love TH very much. Favourite song is Blind, next The Book I Read and Nothing But Flowers.
-Owen |
| BLT |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 08:34:21
Love the first four albums, haven't really listened to the rest much. "Fear of Music" is my fave (especially Side A). Funky guitar, great rhythm section. |
| GypsyDeath |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 08:06:17
True stories is a great movie. I love talking heads too. great to dance too! great for a festival tape too. Altho my friends didnt appreiciate it last year...but they had no idea who TH are...so yeah
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| ramona |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 07:39:38
AND SHE WAS is my favorite Talking Heads song, although I love PEOPLE LIKE US and DREAM OPERATOR and STAY UP LATE too. I could go on and on. When I was growing up my dad and his partner would have a party every summer (this was the late 80's and early 90's) and we would play TALKING HEADS and dance and dance. It was very fun and the songs will always remind me of that time.
Have you seen TRUE STORIES yet? I love that movie.
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You`re where you want to be, I`m where I want to be
Caught up chasing everything I`ve ever wanted
I replace you easily, replace pathetically,
I flirt with any flighty thing that falls my way.
But how I needed you, when I needed you.
Let`s not forget we are so strong, so bloody strong.
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| TheCroutonFuton |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 07:33:39
Amazing how such a huge voice can come from him, haha.
"Freedom is a state of mind and the condition and position of your ass. Free your mind and your ass will follow." - Funkadelic |
| ObfuscateByWill |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 05:48:54
Fear of Music is aces/aces.
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"Mind" and "And She Was" are my favorites.
*Shka-pow! You're Dead! |
| vilainde |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 05:17:34
Forgot the "favoite songs" part... Mine would be Heaven and Once In A Lifetime.
Denis
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| vilainde |
Posted - 07/21/2004 : 05:15:43
I never noticed the TH influence in Dig For Fire, but it's very clear now. I do like Talking Heads a lot, though I only own 77, Fear Of Music (my fave) and Remain In Light.
Is anazgnos still here? I remember he loved the band.
Denis
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