Talking Heads (1 Viewer)

[Richie]

i think fear of music has dated pretty badly, such an unbelievably sterile sounding record.

I wouldnt call it sterile.. more just kind of weirdly stiff.. all their stuff has an element of that I think. Still fantastic tunes, though. The paranoid rant on 'Animals' is hilarious.. same with 'Warning Sign' on More Songs - "I've got money now.. come on baby!"

 

[kraster]

You should check out The Catherine Wheel. It was a solo piece of music by David Byrne as a score for a Dance piece. It's kind of a cross between Talking heads, Eno and David Byrne's Latin stuff. I think the song 'What a day that was' from The catherine Wheel is in Stop making sense. I love the claustrophobic sound on Fear of music. It was recorded in a Loft and the tape machine they were using was slowing down and speeding up slightly while they were recording so the whole album oscillates slightly throughout.

 

[chickenham]

'big business (after the shakedown)' from 'the catherine wheel' is also on 'stop making sense' (but not on the album) and it's fuggin amazing.

 

[Bunny]

Remain in Light is one of the best albums I've ever heard. Unique shit! Nowhere have I heard such freaky guitar melodies. LOVE that album

 

[Goodbye]

The Catherine Wheel album is brilliant actually, used to listen to it a lot...
Some of the Brazilian music compilations that David put together have some amazing stuff on them... Jaysus, havent listened to this stuff in yonks... Must replace my turntable and dig out all that vinyl

 

[rumpus]

that's right I still check here ..... often



I am a fan of Byrnes solo stuff....even though can be pretty patchy

The 'David Byrne' album is darn good in a stark, good songs way

'The Forest' - a much criticised ethinic/industrial/classical (?) album which I still listen to often. Well woth a listen loud on headphones

bush of ghosts = yes indeed, and that excorcism track is scary mary!

His other albums can be a bit slick, an with some dodgey ideas, but still have some top songs



oh, and I love his photography / arty farty work.
g'day

 

[egg_]

(hello rumpus!)

Saw Davy in the Olympia maybe five years ago doing a solo show and he rocked

 

[swingkid]

True Stories - a film by David Byrne, watch it if only for wild wild life

this is a great film!!
its a little quirky and strange but fun all the same...