| Identifier | 3290644 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | SHN |
| Media Count | 1 |
| Note | "THE NAME OF THIS BAND IS TALKING HEADS"
Double live album released in 1982 |
| Source Info | Out of print vinyl > Denon turntable > TDK CD burner > EAC > CDWave (track splits) > mkwAct > shn |
| Trades Allowed |
Performance
| Talking Heads 1982-??-?? The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads, Various, Various | |
|---|---|
| Set 1 | LP 1 : 1977-1979 New Feeling A Clean Break * Don't Worry About The Government Pulled Up Psycho Killer Artists Only Stay Hungry Air Building On Fire Memories (Can't Wait) |
| Set 2 | LP 2 : 1980-1981 I Zimbra Drugs Houses In Motion Life During Wartime The Great Curve Crosseyed And Painless Take Me To The River |
| Set 3 | |
| Comment | *** PLEASE NOTE THAT "THE NAME OF THIS BAND IS TALKING HEADS" IS NOW AVAILABLE ON CD (October 2004) ***
* 'A Clean Break' is not available on any other regular Talking Heads album, although the band played it during very early performances as 'Let's Work' and 'Wash That Love Away' Album Notes from: http://www.talking-heads.net/name.html The double live LP 'The Name Of This Band' was released in 1982, after the release of solo albums by David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, and The Tom Tom Club. With no likelihood of a Talking Heads reunion that year and growing rumours that the band was done for, Sire released this live album, made up of performances from different stages in the band's career. But if 'The Name...' bought time between records, it also ingeniously combined two staples of the pop music industry: the live album and the 'greatest hits' collection. By putting the two together and placing the songs in some historical perspective, the Heads called attention to their own process of growth and creativity. The album seemed more a valuable historical document than the 'greatest hits' collections of most peers, which looked like easy-money corporate hustles. The first disc chronicled the original quartet and its quirky new wave songs, including the previously unreleased "A Clean Break" and the previously single-only "Building on Fire." The album title was drawn from David Byrne's unadorned stage introductions ("The name of this band is Talking Heads. The name of this song is ..."). On the second disc, the expanded '80s version of Talking Heads explored African rhythms and complex musical patterns, with each of the instruments doubled -- Adrian Belew was on guitar, Bernie Worrell on keyboards, Busta Jones on bass, and Steve Scales on percussion, while Dolette McDonald and Nona Hendryx helped out on vocals. |