Talking Heads: Difference between revisions

Byrne, Frantz, and Weymouth met as freshmen at the [[Rhode Island School of Design]], where Byrne and Frantz were part of a band called the Artistics.{{r|Gans_198512|page=[https://archive.org/details/talkingheads0000gans/page/24/ 24]}} The trio moved to New York City in 1975, adopted the name Talking Heads, joined the [[Music of New York City|New York punk scene]], and recruited Harrison to round out the band. Their debut album, ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'', was released in 1977 to positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/talking-heads-77-202805/|title=Talking Heads '77|last=Demorest|first=Stephen|date=November 3, 1977|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=August 3, 2019}}</ref> They collaborated with the British producer [[Brian Eno]] on the acclaimed albums ''[[More Songs About Buildings and Food]]'' (1978), ''[[Fear of Music]]'' (1979), and ''[[Remain in Light]]'' (1980), which blended their art school sensibilities with influence from artists such as [[Parliament-Funkadelic]] and [[Fela Kuti]].<ref name="allmusic_bio" /> From the early 1980s, they included additional musicians in their recording sessions and shows, including guitarist [[Adrian Belew]], keyboardist [[Bernie Worrell]], singer [[Nona Hendryx]], and bassist [[Busta Jones]].

 

 

In 2002, Talking Heads were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]. Four of their albums appeared in ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s 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 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>