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    Talking Heads Once In A Lifetime - The Stories Behind Every Song

    Hal Leonard

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    Talking Heads were arguably the most significant band to emerge from the late seventies' New York punk scene. Critics were beguiled by Talking Heads' cerebral rock, and particularly by skittery, herky-jerky frontman David Byrne, but it was when producer Brian Eno came on board for 1978's More Songs About Buildings And Food, 1979's Fear Of Music and the following year's virtuoso Remain in Light that the band's appeal spread from a knowing cult through to the mainstream. The band enjoyed major chart success on both sides of the Atlantic with infectious, incendiary singles like 'Road To Nowhere', 'Psycho Killer' and 'Once In A Lifetime'. During their influential 17-year career, Talking Heads assembled a body of raw yet intellectual rock music second to none. Then in 2002, having vowed to never work together again, the four original Heads reconvened and played live when they were inducted into the Rock'N'Roll Hall Of Fame. Maybe, just maybe, their curious history is not quite over yet...

    Other Releases by Talking Heads

    Talking HeadsMore Songs About Buildings And Food (SUPER DELUXE EDITION)Sire
    Choosing former Roxy Music member and David Bowie collaborator Brian Eno to produce them, Talking Heads expanded their sound greatly for their second album...
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      Talking HeadsLive On Tour '78Rhino
      Live On Tour was recorded at the Agora in Cleveland on December 18, 1978 and published as promo LP for radio broadcast in 1979. Recorded on the More Songs...
        Talking HeadsSpeaking In TonguesSire
        Reissue of classic 1982 album
          Talking HeadsThe Name of This Band is Talking Heads (1981)Sire
          Talking Heads in the zone, 1981. Every tune is killer.
            Talking HeadsMore Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)Sire
            Their second album, from '78, produced for the first time by Brian Eno.
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              Talking HeadsRemain In LightSire
              1980 Brian Eno produced seminal funked up post-punk classic! Essential for open-minded DJs worldwide! Includes the massive 'Once In A Lifetime' and 'Crosseyed...
              • – Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
              • – Once In A Lifetime
              Talking Heads77 (1977)Sire
              Seminal New York punk featuring the classic track "Psycho Killer".
                Talking HeadsStop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition)Sire
                When it arrived in September 1984, Stop Making Sense was an artistic and commercial triumph. The film had people dancing in theatre aisles, and the soundtrack...
                • – Psycho Killer
                • – Swamp
                • – Slippery People
                • – Burning Down the House
                • – Girlfriend is Better
                • – Once in a Lifetime
                • – What a Day That Was
                • – Life During Wartime
                • – Take Me to the River
                Talking HeadsFear Of Music (1979)Sire
                Seminal album of crossover post-punk meets dance aesthetic. Every track a killer. Produced by Brian Eno.
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