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| Author: | The Argonaut [ Thu February 09, 2017 4:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
I've read Jonathan Lethem's entry in the 33 1/3 series on Fear of Music and really liked it. He really gets into the nitty gritty of the album (which he and I both love), and in the process really makes being fifteen in 1979 come alive. recommended I've also read David Bowman's more straight-forward 'band biography' This Must Be the Place. It was fine. I'd only recommend it if you're really hankering to live in their world for a while. Although, it's kind of a depressing world to live in because Tina and David really hate each other, and that's mostly what I recall the book being about. It's alright. There's probably a better way to tell this story. |
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| Author: | washing machine [ Thu February 09, 2017 4:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
I have that first book and adore it along with pretty much all other Lethem nonfiction. Thanks for the other. |
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| Author: | washing machine [ Thu February 09, 2017 4:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
Forgot that this one existed. It was on my to-read list a while ago and I never got around to it. https://www.amazon.com/How-Music-Works- ... 1938073533 |
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| Author: | washing machine [ Mon February 13, 2017 3:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
Today's jam: |
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| Author: | tragabigzanda [ Mon February 13, 2017 4:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
washing machine wrote: I have that first book and adore it along with pretty much all other Lethem nonfiction. Thanks for the other. Hey Reid, what's with the dab avatar? I dig it, I just don't get it. Are you trying to tell RM that you're floundering? |
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| Author: | washing machine [ Mon February 13, 2017 4:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
tragabigzanda wrote: washing machine wrote: I have that first book and adore it along with pretty much all other Lethem nonfiction. Thanks for the other. Hey Reid, what's with the dab avatar? I dig it, I just don't get it. Are you trying to tell RM that you're floundering? Not at all. I just really like gulf coast fish. I pulled it from this article and slightly tweaked the color because I like that shade of blue. I used the flounder for two reasons; 1. The eyes on a flounder have always seemed slightly surreal to me, and I like that. 2. The other fish didn't have a very good face when resized for RM. Give us an 100x100 option and I'm going with golden tilefish 99% of the time. https://www.houstoniamag.com/articles/2 ... march-2016 |
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| Author: | swan [ Mon January 08, 2018 6:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
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| Author: | washing machine [ Tue January 23, 2018 7:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
There's a lot of goodness that I've overlooked on their last few albums. Take "(Nothing But) Flowers" for example. Classic Byrne sentiment, in love with development and urban living. I really like the way he turns the idea of natural preservation on it's head with these lyrics. This narrator is definitely the same narrator from "The Big Country." Though I love living in a big city, I don't think that me and Byrne have much in common on this subject.I'm constantly trying to get out of the city and see the land. I grew up in a small town and wish I could have it both ways. I still love these songs, though. Different way of looking at development. With a beautiful highway This used to be real estate Now it's only fields and trees Where, where is the town Now, it's nothing but flowers The highways and cars Were sacrificed for agriculture I thought that we'd start over But I guess I was wrong |
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| Author: | swan [ Tue January 23, 2018 8:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
Nothing but Flowers is an all-timer. Easily the best track from their last 2 albums. There's a cool live version that DB did at a TED conference a few years back. |
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| Author: | washing machine [ Tue January 23, 2018 8:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
swan wrote: Nothing but Flowers is an all-timer. Easily the best track from their last 2 albums. There's a cool live version that DB did at a TED conference a few years back. I took notice of it a few days ago while listening to the version that kicks off David Byrne: Live from Austin, TX. I had the Naked vinyl way back when but traded it years ago. Probably haven't listened to that album since. |
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| Author: | washing machine [ Sun April 29, 2018 8:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
I'm really happy I bought tickets to the Byrne show last night. The stage setup, full of curtain-like LED lights and a percussion heavy band, really impressed me. DB played plenty from his new robo-opera about modern living, threw in some songs from his recent collaborations with Eno, St. Vincent and Fatboy Slim, then sprinkled just the right amount of Talking Heads songs in unexpected places. Unexpected deep cuts, too. Born Under Punches, I Zimbra, Slippery People, The Great Curve. I was very happy with this set and this production. I only wish it had been in a concert hall and not a lawn venue. It felt fitting watching cars drive by on the freeway behind the stage and seeing the downtown architecture blink while these songs happened, but the sound would have been a lot better if it were indoors. If anyone else is on the fence about going on this tour, I say do it. |
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| Author: | tragabigzanda [ Sun April 29, 2018 9:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
How do they do Born Under Punches live? Are they triggering samples, or is it all live instrumentation? If the latter, does it sound very different from the studio? I think that's one of the very best songs ever written. |
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| Author: | washing machine [ Sun April 29, 2018 9:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
tragabigzanda wrote: How do they do Born Under Punches live? Are they triggering samples, or is it all live instrumentation? If the latter, does it sound very different from the studio? I think that's one of the very best songs ever written. Fan shot from last night |
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| Author: | tragabigzanda [ Sun April 29, 2018 10:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
Damn, that sounds awesome. |
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| Author: | washing machine [ Sun April 29, 2018 10:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
tragabigzanda wrote: Damn, that sounds awesome. It was a very good show. Great Curve sounded even better. |
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| Author: | swan [ Sun May 19, 2019 8:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
“Air” is one their most overlooked tunes, probably in my top 10 favorites |
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| Author: | washing machine [ Sun May 19, 2019 8:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
swan wrote: “Air” is one their most overlooked tunes, probably in my top 10 favorites Props to The Sweetbreaths. |
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| Author: | --- [ Mon May 20, 2019 1:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
home is where i want to be |
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| Author: | Captain Termite [ Fri August 30, 2019 3:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
Should I go see the David Byrne American Utopia show? |
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| Author: | tragabigzanda [ Fri August 30, 2019 3:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talking Heads |
Captain Termite wrote: Should I go see the David Byrne American Utopia show? This would fall strictly under the “how much / how far” category for me. |
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