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- Members: David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz
- Years Active: 1974-1991
- Studio Albums: Eight
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002
- The band Radiohead took their name from the Talking Heads song "Radio Head"
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The Talking Heads were a popular Art-Rock band from New York City that were made up of frontman David Byrne, drummer Chris Frantz, bassist Tina Weymouth and guitarist Jerry Harrison. Although they started out as part of the CBGB club scene during the late 1970s, the band eventually gained wider recognition (and a good deal of commercial success) for their unique blend of Punk, Rock, New Wave and World Music influences.
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The Early Years
Byrne, Frantz and Weymouth first met while they were students at the Rhode Island School of Design. After adding Harrison in 1976, the band got their first big break as the opening act for The Ramones at the now-famous rock club CBGBs. The band soon began to attract attention from fans and critics and were eventually signed to Sire Records in 1977 where they released their debut album Talking Heads: 77.Stop Making Sense
The band's next two albums (with the help of producer Brian Eno) were generally well-received and produced a number of popular singles, including "Psycho Killer", "Life During Wartime" and "Once in a Lifetime". After 1983's Speaking in Tongues, the Heads collaborated with director Jonathan Demme for the live concert film Stop Making Sense.Post-Talking Heads
After officially breaking up in 1991, the members of the Talking Heads took to their own musical side projects. David Byrne released a string of Afro-Pop and World Music inspired albums, while Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz formed the band the Tom Tom Club, which had a hit with their song "Genius of Love". While the band reunited in 2002 for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, they haven't performed together since.-
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Talking Heads Questions
How does the chief's head dress differ from the warriors head dress? 1 AnswerThe warrior wears a head dress called the trailer warbonnet ,a headdresse with single or double rows of eagle feathers descending in a long 'tail' all the way t... read more
What is the best online fantasy basketball league (head to head) that is still open? Free of course. 1 AnswerI would be open to starting one if we could get 10 or so participants read more
How do head shots work in Resident Evil 5? 2 AnswersA head shot is when you shoot the enemies directly in the head head hitbox. Each game model has multiple hitboxes which determines where you or the enemy was s... read more
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The talking heads bit reminded me of Peter Kay's spoof Pop Idol. And, please, stop stringing poor Lloyd along. Let him go. #xfactor
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@SlimDollars you're a old head once you're outside talking to old heads about who's a old head - #pointis Sharod you were born old.
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@emancan the way to fix that is by listening to Talking Heads
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