Talking Heads: Difference between revisions

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'''Talking Heads''' was<!--Proper nouns that are plural in form take a plural verb in both American English and British English. Please do not change "were" to "was".--> an American [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in 1975 in [[New York City]].<ref name="halloffame2">[https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/talking-heads Talking Heads] ''[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]'', retrieved November 23, 2008</ref> The band was composed of [[David Byrne]] (lead vocals, guitar), [[Chris Frantz]] (drums), [[Tina Weymouth]] (bass) and [[Jerry Harrison]] (keyboards, guitar). Described as "one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the '80s," Talking Heads helped to pioneer [[New wave music|new wave]] music by combining elements of [[punk rock|punk]], [[art rock]], [[funk]], and [[world music]] with "an anxious yet clean-cut image".<ref name="allmusic_bio">{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|title=Talking Heads: Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/talking-heads-mn0000131650/biography|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=April 27, 2014}}</ref>

Talking Heads reached their commercial peak in 1983 with the [[Pop 100|U.S. Top 10]] hit "[[Burning Down the House]]" from the album ''[[Speaking in Tongues (Talking Heads album)|Speaking in Tongues]]''. In 1984, they released the concert film ''[[Stop Making Sense]]'', directed by [[Jonathan Demme]]. For these performances, they were joined by Worrell, the guitarist [[Alex Weir (musician)|Alex Weir]], the percussionist Steve Scales and the singers [[Lynn Mabry]] and Ednah Holt.<ref name="allmusic_bio" /> In 1985, Talking Heads released their best-selling album, ''[[Little Creatures]]''. They produced [[True Stories (Talking Heads album)|a soundtrack album]] for Byrne's film ''[[True Stories (film)|True Stories]]'' (1986), and released their final album, the [[worldbeat]]-influenced ''[[Naked (Talking Heads album)|Naked]]'' (1988), before disbanding in 1991. Without Byrne, the other band members performed under the name '''Shrunken Heads''', and released an album, ''[[No Talking, Just Head]]'', as '''the Heads''' in 1996.

In 2002, Talking Heads were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]. Four of their albums appeared inon ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s 2003 list of the "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] in 2003", and three of their songs ("[[Psycho Killer]]", "[[Life During Wartime (song)|Life During Wartime]]", and "[[Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)|Once in a Lifetime]]") were included among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's [[500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rockhall.com/exhibits/500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and/ |title= The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll |website= The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum |access-date= January 12, 2008 |url-status= dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317150057/http://rockhall.com/exhibits/500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and/ |archive-date= March 17, 2010}}</ref> Talking Heads were also ranked number 64 on [[VH1]]'s list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Greatest – Ep. 215 |website= [[vh1.com]] |url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_greatest/episode.jhtml?episodeID=171750 |access-date= April 29, 2015 |url-status= dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910071803/http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_greatest/episode.jhtml?episodeID=171750 |archive-date= September 10, 2015}}</ref> In the 2011 update of ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of the "[[Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time|100 Greatest Artists of All Time]]", they were ranked number 100.<ref name="2011-rs-update">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/talking-heads-20110426|title=100 Greatest Artists of All Time|year=2011|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=January 8, 2016}}</ref>

The collaboration continued with ''[[Fear of Music]]'' (1979), with the darker stylings of post-punk rock, mixed with white [[funkadelia]] and subliminal references to the geopolitical instability of the late 1970s.<ref name="Simon Reynolds 2005 p. 163"/> Music journalist [[Simon Reynolds]] cited ''Fear of Music'' as representing the Eno-Talking Heads collaboration "at its most mutually fruitful and equitable".<ref>Simon Reynolds. ''Rip It up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984''. Penguin Books (2005) pp. 163–164.</ref> The single "[[Life During Wartime (song)|Life During Wartime]]" produced the catchphrase "This ain't no party, this ain't no disco".<ref>{{cite web|last=Janovitz|first=Bill|title=Life During Wartime – Song Review|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/life-during-wartime-mt0031644471|work=Allmusic|access-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref> The song refers to the [[Mudd Club]] and [[CBGB]], two popular New York nightclubs of the time.<ref name=latimes_20years>{{cite web|last=Robbins|first=Ira|title=20 Years Later, CBGB Ain't No Disco: Clubs: A look back as the Bowery bar concludes a monthlong celebration of its commitment to underground rock's trends|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-31-ca-7219-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 31, 1993 |access-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref>