(Videodrome is a recurring feature in which we highlight exceptional videos and/or performances.) Stop Making Sense may have the Big Suit, but if you’re looking for the pinnacle of live Talking Heads footage, I’d point you in the direction of this unbelievable show from Rome, 1980. Completing the Heads’ journey from minimalist to maximalist, it [...]
By the close of the 1970s, Talking Heads had come a long way in a shockingly short period of time. After emerging as a minimalist three-piece at CBGBs in ’75 centered around the nervous presence of David Byrne, the band expanded their sonic palette in ways that had to have seemed unimaginable to anyone who [...]
Uh huh, it’s gonna be that kind of party: Staple Stingers ’85 rundown of Talking Heads’ “Slippery People” — the club mix. While Pops is obviously the man here – his vocals leading the call and response – it’s Mavis, particularly her scat at 4:59 that will likely leave you reaching for the rewind. The [...]
I did not upload these myself (looks like they’ve been floating out there in the ether for awhile) but had to share it. Link To Zipped Folder: Talking Heads :: The CBS Demos, 1975 + Download Talking Heads via eMusic’s 35 free MP3 no risk trial offer ____________________________________________________________________________________
Love both the intro and outtro here. Owns the studio version. Filmed for Old Grey Whistle Test, London, England. Qu’est Que C’est. Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better.
1983 was was an incredibly fertile year for the the Talking Heads. The companion album to Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense made an effort at capturing the band’s live mojo, but due to its length (neutered at nine tracks) failed to paint a complete picture. Thankfully there are a number of high-quality boots in circulation. [...]
Talking Heads: live at the Sun Palace, Tokyo, February 27, 1981 Related: David Byrne/Brian Eno :: Everything That Happens Happens Today Download: MP3: Talking Heads :: Psycho Killer MP3: Talking Heads :: Stay Hungry MP3: Talking Heads :: Cities MP3: Talking Heads :: Drugs MP3: Talking Heads :: Once In A Lifetime MP3: Talking Heads [...]
Amazingly, even today, while traveling in and around the Mississippi Delta, you’ll still hear fabled tales of the old bluesmen selling their souls at the crossroads in exchange for supernatural musical gifts. Whereas the Robert Johnson tale has become the most widely known (to the point of ad nauseam), it is in fact more of [...]
