Talking Heads
About Talking Heads
Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1975. It consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist David Byrne, drummer Chris Frantz, bassist Tina Weymouth, and guitarist and keyboardist Jerry Harrison. Described as one of the most acclaimed groups of the 1970s and 1980s, Talking Heads helped to pioneer new wave music by combining elements of punk, art rock, funk, and world music with "an anxious yet clean-cut image".
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I emailed them, and it's not true. Oh, thanks. How'd you find that? This is a bit off-topic, but the way that Talking Heads recorded Remain and Light is that every percussive instrument would play constantly throughout every song. Then when they came to mix the album, they mutated... they automated the mutes for on-off for the different percussive sections, so they're like, ooh, we want a cowbell here! That is...
from 32: No Such Thing As A Good Gift For Gordon Brown, 2014-10-25 at 00:07:14 · read transcript
Other times Talking Heads came up
At time of recording. Very nice. I've got one here from David Byrne. I'm hoping this is David Byrne, lead singer of The Talking Heads. Maybe. He would listen to something like this.
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- Lincoln Cathedral · United Kingdom
- Hungerford · United Kingdom
Coordinates: 40.7250, -73.9930