She actually was a girlfriend of one of the guys and David pretty much said we need a bass player and you’re it. She self taught from that day forward.
David Byrne is the Lead Singer and was the primary song writer. The Film Stop Making Sense is probably the greatest Live concert film. Their first album was released in 1977. This is one of the bands that were ahead of their time.
I saw this movie in a theater in Hollywood. They brought in extra speakers and it looked and sounded fantastic. I haven't seen that many concert films, but its hard to imagine one that could top this.
In the actual concert, he was saying something about the band taking a break because this was the last song before the intermission. For the movie, that didn't make sense so they brought Byrne into a recording studio and he came up with that line.
The movie, Stop Making Sense, is a concert. You sampled one song from concert but entire concert/movie is crazy good and directed by Jonathan Demme, who won an oscar for direction of Silence of the Lambs
Stop Making Sense is, as a movie, one of the greatest concert films of all time. But. There is video of Talking Heads live in Rome that is one of the greatest concerts ever filmed. Highly recommended, check it out. Check both out.
Thanks to Michelle for getting you exposed to the Heads! The singer is David Byrne who has a prolific solo career (see American Utopia) and has worked with Brian Eno, St. Vincent and many others. The drummer and bassist are married and had a splinter group, Tom Tom Club, who you would also enjoy. Hope you'll look into my fave Heads album Remain In Light, especially the tracks Born Under Punches and The Great Curve. Adrian Belew plays with the band on that album. The song you just heard is from their third album, Fear Of Music - hope you check out I Zimbra from that one - great polyryhthms and lyrics from a Dadaist poem. 🤞🏼to hear more TH in the near future!
It is part of a progression. This is towards the end of the concert. It starts of bare with just David Byrne strumming a guitar with a taped in beat and singing. Song after song they add elements; players and energy. This came out my freshman year of college and we saw it in the campus movie theater and it was an experience! Great memories ❤️
A few more Talking Heads songs to try: Girlfriend is Better Psycho Killer Slippery People and Radio Head (which btw, is where Radiohead the band got their name).
This was a great choice of track, and you guys do really need to watch the whole video. It starts with David, on his own with a guitar and a drum beat from a cassette player, and the set is gradually built around him. Definitely amongst the best concert videos ever made. I bet it makes you both smile.. Take care guys. Cheers Bob.....
Truly one of the great bands ever that many people would still love to see reform. Tina Weymouth was the super cool funky bassist who is still playing today.
@@grega8586 Yeah, it's a completely different take on the song. I caught Mr. Byrne's "Feelings" tour in 1997 (that was the first of many times since), and I think that was the coolest rendition I've seen. Why look!! Someone dropped a link to a video of it right there!! ua-cam.com/video/2kIYAEOUgaE/v-deo.html
Talking Heads had one of my all-time favorite album titles: "More Songs About Buildings and Food". That's a good one, but not quite as good as "The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get" by Joe Walsh.
in 1980, I owned a record store near the University of Cincinnati. Our local concert scene had turned to crap because of the famous Who concert where 19 people were trampled to death waiting to get into Riverfront Coliseum several months earlier. (my pregnant wife and I were at that show as well). So all of the great concerts started being in our surrounding towns, none coming to Cincinnati thanks to new highly restrictive concert laws. I started renting Trailways buses to take people from my store to concerts 100 miles away or so. A keg of beer on the back seat, and the deal was a ticket to the show, all the beer you could drink and a bus ride from my record shop back to my record shop. $35 for the whole package back then. The seminole album Fear of Music had just come out and there was a tour to support that album. I was playing the full album 3 times a day in the record store and it quickly became my #1 seller. The closest they would get to Cincinnati was Mershon Auditorium at Ohio State U in Columbus Ohio. I took 3 buses and 140 people to that show. My record company rep also got me 1 backstage pass where I went after the show. The show was incredible. I became an instant fan. I had to hurry back stage, quickly asked the lead singer David Byrne if he would come out and poke his head in the busses with 140 people I brought and say hi. He was NOT into it (LOL). This is one of the best bands to play at parties there ever was. I could recommend 20 songs but here are 3. Born Under Punches, Television Man, or Cool Water. Love you guys, keep up the good work.
I saw this group play once in the eighties. David was wearing a giant oversized suit that night. It was visually very odd looking. The band was very tight. Very entertaining and creative.and let’s face it, they definitely have got a vibe. I loved it !!!
It actually had a large frame that he wore to support it. He quickly realized no part really touched any part of his body and rather “flowed” like curtains in the wind. That’s why his movements while wearing it are like that. There’s a GREAT tribute band called Start making sense. They are on UA-cam
Love Talking Heads, most definitely agree that you should watch the concert movie Stop Making Sense. This is one of my favorite songs by them. Their energy is amazing. As far as upbeat goes, this seems upbeat live; however, if you just listen to the song without the video, you get more of the seriousness of the song. The lyrics are are dark. The sounds are disorienting, much like rockets whizzing or other battle sounds through drums, keyboards, and guitars. David Byrne brings it home by naming U.S. cities and the disco clubs Mud Club and CBGB. Don’t get me wrong - the live version is exactly what you should react to. I recommend the cd version for another listen on your own to get the depth of the lyrics.
They are not ‘the’ Talking Heads, hence one of their albums being called ‘the name of this band is talking heads’ because they didn’t like ‘the’ being afded
This was one of the most amazing live shows I’ve ever seen This tour was filmed for the movie stop making sense Jerry Harrison is the keyboard player (originally with the modem lovers) David Byrne currently has a live broadway show called American Utopia that is a must see It’s available to stream
Jerry Harrison is one of the keyboard players, the other is Bernie Worrell of Parliament/Funkadelic fame, a music legend who sadly passed away a few years back.
Growing up in CBGBs allowed me the privilege of seeing Talking Heads, B-52s, Blondie, Ramones before the rest of the world discovered these dudes! Bernie Worrell (George Clinton/P-Funk Pianist) is the other player! Hope you do more of their early stuff! 🙋🏿♀️ I suggest IZIMBRA, the 1st TH song I ever learned the words to.... 🙄 Knew all the songs off the Jukebox. 🤔 It was weird changing over from Analog (Reel-to-reel) to Digital 🤷🏿♀️ but it had to be done! 😁🐰
Sweet! Talking Heads are one of my favorites! Michele and I exchanged comments about this yesterday, sparked by Lex's bass playing. I'm glad your mother is doing better, Nick. Hopefully she continues her path to full recovery.
The gentleman on the upper left, playing the Keyboard/Synth was Mr. Bernie Worrell, who has been with many great bands including Parliament/Funkadelic and James Brown. Talking Heads began as a four person group, Lead Singer/Song Writer David Byrne, Guitarist/Keyboardist Jerry Hairston, a Harvard grad, Drummer Chris Franz and Bassist Tina Weymouth, who is still married to Franz. The concert film Stop Making Sense was directed by Jonathan Demme, who also directed The Silence Of The Lambs. I got to see this same show about a month before the recorded concert.
I saw this tour live and it was one of the best concerts I've ever seen just amazing music and huge amounts of energy obviously!!!! Love that you played this!!!❤
Looks like others have covered many of the main points to comment on regarding Talking Heads and this concert, which was in support of their album "Speaking in Tongues." Drummer Chris Franz and bassist Tina Weymouth are married and are a fantastic rhythm section. The had a side project called "Tom Tom Club" which is pretty cool by itself. Keyboardist and guitarist Jerry Harrison came from the band "The Modern Lovers" which featured Jonathan Richman. He did several solo albums during this time which reveal how much he influenced the band's sound. David Byrne, the vocalist and frontman for the band is quite colorful and has worked in many areas of the arts. Check out the album he made with producer Brian Eno called "My Life In The Bush of Ghosts" which was a precursor to the TH album "Remain In Light." - Check out every song on that disc. I feel it is one of the very few "perfect albums" of the 1980s. This opens up a whole new area of music! enjoy...
Agree with Dave H.... You need to watch the entire "movie" concert... fantastic!! You have probably heard at least 1 Talking Heads song on the radio, or someplace, but maybe not realized who it was. Definitely need to dive into them!! ... another rabbit hole... careful... Don't fall in!
Tina Weymouth is just such a superb bass player, she never gets the props when they compile lists of greatest bassists. She's easily top 5 of all time for me along with John Entwistle, Paul King & John Deacon.
For my money R.E.M. and Talking Heads were the two best bands of the '80s. I'd give The Jim Carroll Band the best American punk band of the era. Brian Eno produced the Talking Heads' "Remain In Light" album, a major turning point for the band, and teamed up with David Byrne, the lead singer here, for a great, largely unknown record called "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" (1981). Check that Eno/Byrne album out, it's way ahead of its time. Best wishes to your mother.
This is a metaphor for living in the city, not really about war. I saw this tour and it was mind blowing! There’s some awesome footage from 1980 with Adrian Belew of King Crimson, and that’s Bernie Worell on one of the keys, from Parliament Funkadelic.
When I saw this tour live in 1983, it was pretty clear that it was Bernie Worrell who was driving the band. It's his pulses, grooves, and feels that everything else is based on.
I When I was a graduate student at Cornell University in the 80s I worked at Cornell Cinema. Whenever we showed this it was sold out, and the audience danced in the aisles through the whole film.
This is a film that demands to be seen from start to finish. For your own enjoyment or on the channel it is really worth the effort. Also having survived a heart attack on Boxing Day please send my very best wishes to your mum Nick, I truly know what she is going through and wish her all the best in recovery.
A fun and meaningful tune, ...thanks for the reaction. Like a lot of ppl have said, I'd recommend watching the full film Stop Making Sense. Its one of the very best live music films ever produced. (Nick's keen eye caught that it looked like it was a film!) As for the Talking Heads, again many have suggested the album Remain in Light - I'd 100% agree. Its a fascinating David Byrne/Brian Eno/Talking Heads collaboration that represents the band well.
I was an early fan of Talking Heads and saw them twice when the were a punk/new wave quartet. Their music was getting more complex with added musicians when I went to see them on this tour. You have to watch the movie to get an idea of how creatively conceived the whole show was. It was definitely the most exciting concert of been to. And then, a year later came word that the brilliant director, Jonathan Demme had made a movie of that tour and the thrill that is be able to relive it over and over!
Thanks Nick and Lex! This was a really unique request and i loved your reaction to it! Nick i am really happy to hear that your Mom is better and improving daily! I will keep up the prayers! Love you both! 😁
Talking Heads fronted by David Byrne, we’re way out there. I guess that is why I liked them so much. He is an absolute genius on a level with Belew, Gabriel, Ferry. Rare to see a video playing while you were listening. Great video and a wonderful post. Thanks again. You certainly do not disappoint your subscribers.
Fun Fact. Director Jonathan Demme shot this film over two nights. First night with all the cameras filming from the left and the next night filming from the right. When edited together you never see a camera in the shot. Nice touch.
You need to do the entire film, one song at a time if necessary. This piece was the last song of the first set. Everything that came before it builds to this moment. And what came after ...
The 80's was the pinnacle of the modern music world. We created and then perfected every modern music style from pop to rock to rap. Talking heads was America's best Punk band, and yes I mean Punk not Funk. They were without dispute the greatest live performance of my generation. You went to the concert to exhaust your body through dance to bypass your mental defenses to accept a message of no matter what happens to you in life you have too "Go Forward, move ahead ". Talking Heads (the name) is I think a homage to Devo (canadian punk band!) because they were "through being cool" which instead of destroying them made them great. You need to listen to the whole live album "stop making sense". I loved how the stage performance is just people playing music, no fancy lights or explosions or stage trickery, just people, lets go, let's do it.
You really need to see the concert movie Stop Making Sense. When I was a late teenager, our local cinema in Lancaster UK, played it every Friday at midnight, and everyone was dancing in the aisles and cheering like it was a live concert. Once you've seen that, you need to see David Byrne (the lead singer of TH) in his concert movie David Byrne's American Utopia. Some of the same songs, lots of new ones, amazing musicianship and choreography, and lots of nods back to Stop Making Sense.
So glad to hear you mention Jamal! I didn't know if you guys watched other reaction videos as well. He's awesome. You guys are my favorite, but he's awesome too. He's also a HUGE Rush and prog rock fan.
Stop Making Sense is renowned for being one of the best filmed and directed examples of live concert footage ever assembled. Anything you witness from this concert would be well worth the time spent. May I recommend another song recorded live by The Talking Heads. It's "Born Under Punches" from Rome in 1990. It may be the most remarkable thing I've seen musically since the study of the studio creation of "Right" by David Bowie.
The Heads have always been awesome and this is an awesome concert you guys should watch in its entirety. Have you guys ever listened to Gino Vanelli? I figured you might have, but highly recommend him if you haven't. The melodic complexity of his music will grab you like Steely Dan.
the 1st time I happened upon you two. The Talking Heads, The B52s, David Bowie. you mentioned so many of my favorites! Life was cool in the early 80's. Now....it seems humourless, sad and scary. I loved watching you guys, and I love your doggie! I will hit 'subscribe' now!
I just cant believe you two have never heard of or seen Talking Heads..amazing. They where huge in my home growing up. Now I know your going to love more of their music for sure!
'Does anybody have any questions??" This concert film is legendary, David Byrne's vision is quirky, avante garde and irreverent. He treats the subject of domestic war from the point of view of young students who suddenly find themselves having to carry out covert operations. All this WITHIN America. Around 1981-82, David wrote "The Listening Wind", a song from the perspective of a foreign terrorist, sending a 'suspicious package' to America!! No-one talked about that sort of thing back then. We were talking about the nuclear scare and the superpowers, but not about random extremists.
The fist song in this movie is Psycho Killer and it's very cool the way it was done. Really you should check out the entire movie if you can. It's amazing.
Wow, I just got my workout in for the day! Talking Heads are so high energy and the "Stop Making Sense" concert video is definitely worth viewing. Sorry to hear about tout Mom, Nick. Praying for her speedy recovery.
“Thank you! Does anybody have any questions?!!” Art, avant-garde, funky and quirky, genius, energetic, performance art, storytelling, world music (to try to sum up David Byrne and this band). Great that you mention Bowie too 😉 What else? Tina on bass. Bernie from Parliament. So many comments give you info, so I’ll just say: 👏🏼 Great job and thanks 😊. Happy Green Day 🍀 Thanks so much for a great reaction, guys, including Marleykins (who stayed for the entire time -- ahhh 😌). And happy to hear the update on your Mom, Nick. Hopefully, she continues to recover quickly - doctors seem to be doing miraculous things with heart issues. 💗🙏💗 Hugs to all. Thanks for letting me have this unusual request. ✨🤪 (edit: spelling got me again 😏)
No questions ! All said by you and the commentators. Great song, great show by David and his band, another "color" for the channel ... and still so much left to discover. Let's do it ... with love, patience and joy LOL
The film looks like a movie because it was filmed by Jonathan Demme, one of the great directors. It is considered by many to be maybe the best concert film of them all.
When I saw the headline Talking Heads, I thought of the songs I know best : Psycho Killer, Once in a lifetime, Burning down the house, And she was and Road to nowhere. I don't remember the title Life during wartime ... now I'll listen ... Ok, I remember the song ... checked it, it's on my Best of CD. Talking Heads were unique, once David Byrne starts singing you know who it is. The happy mood of the song is the complete opposite of the lyrics. I think that's typical for Talking Heads. Great choice, thank you Michele
Surprised you had never heard of the Talking Heads, since you have similar musical tastes to me, although I'm probably 20 years older than you. They have a nice catalogue of music. My favorite is probably their remake of Al Green's "Take me to the River". Some of their other popular songs are: Burning Down the House, Psycho Killer, Wild Wild Life, Once in a Lifetime, And She Was
Two things: 1. Stop Making Sense is legit one of the best music-related movies ever made. 2. The album Remain In Light has been in my Top Ten Albums list since it came out. Side 1 especially is just amazing. It's kind of incredible to me that you've never heard of Talking Heads. You have a deep rabbit hole to go down here. And yes, Tina Weymouth is a fantastic bass player, compositionally and technically, but also, what a master of funk grooves behind rock songs.
The Heads are one of the best American bands ever. Remember as a teenager watching them on The Old Grey Whistle Test for the first time doing 'Psycho Killer' in England and then moving to California to live a few years later. I am mostly pro Brit music but love many North American artists. This is one of them. Saw them live in Long Beach - great night. David Byrne and his parents were Sottish who emigrated. No wonder he is such a talent. It is in the genes.
All the very best to your Mum, Nick. Speaking as a stroke survivor of nearly 9 years now, the recovery from these types of things can be slow and long, so tell her to hang in there!
Talking Heads (no THE) were one of the top post punk new wave bands of the late 70's and 80's. Along with Blondie and the B52's the were VERY popular at CBGB's in New York. This is where the line from Life During Wartime comes from. "This ain't no night club, No CBGB's...I ain't got time for that now". The female base player is Tina Weymouth. She is married to the drummer Chris Franz. They also formed the band Tom Tom Club which has a heave funk influence. The two keyboard/synth players are Jerry Harrison (also one of the original 4 band members along with Chris, Tina and David Byrne) and Bernie Worrell. Bernie was one of the FOUNDING members of Parliament - Funkadelic. Steve Scales was the percussionist playing bongos and other things, Alex Weir was on guitar for that song, and the two back up singers/dancers were Lynn Marbry and Edna Holt.
Talking Heads were one of the first U.S. New Wave bands to emerge in the late 1970s. They really came into their own when the great Brian Eno started producing and co-writing their albums. Eno gave them their funky sound. "Stop Making Sense" is widely considered the greatest Rock concert movie of all time, surpassing even The Band's "The Last Waltz", which was directed by Martin Scorsese in the mid-70s. This concert was directed by Jonathan Demme, who the following year thrilled the world with his classic "Silence of the Lambs". In the 1980s, the only Rock music performer who was more interesting to watch on stage than David Byrne was Peter Gabriel. Both gave us tremendous theatrics. Talking Heads were the best "college party" band of their day. In Canada in the 70s and 80 we had a number of amazing party bands but Talking Heads' combination of infectious, danceable music and fun, crazy videos and concerts, placed them at the top of the heap.
Tina Weymouth (married to drummer Chris Franz) is a badass bass player. Also on this film David Byrne takes a break and Tina and Chris lead the band in Genius of Love their massive dance hit as side project Tom Tom Club. Definitely check it out. That song has been sampled so many times that Chris Franz said the royalties put their kids through college.
Ah, the randomness of the algorithm, haven't seen y'all in a while. Your reaction to the B52s Planet Claire and this song tells me you'll be right at home in the vast variety of the music from 70's and 80's. A couple of rabbit holes you might be interested in : The Art of Noise and Big Audio Dynamite. Best wishes for your mother.
It's a real shame these guys can't all get along because they would be one great band to see reunite. Actually, they did reunite for the RRHOF and it was amazing. However, you'll notice there's a black veneer on all the equipment on stage because they wanted the performers to stand out more and now you can see why, they're quite busy! Great reaction guys, there's much more to explore with this band.
I think the combination of the lyrics and music works because the music picks up not just excitement but agitation. A lot of Talking Heads music, IMHO, has a nervous energy. Their first well-known song, "Psycho Killer", has that as well.
Hi NicknLex Your are right to say "it looked like a movie". The concert, "Stop Making Sense" was directed by famous film director, Jonathan Demme. I was actually REALLY surprised to hear that neither of you had heard of Talking Heads. For me they are the top band of the Eighties, much like I would have THE BEATLES for the Sixties or LED ZEPELLIN for the Seventies. You really deserve to check out some more Talking Heads songs. Thanks for the review! 😎
Great start to your Talking Heads journey! I've been a huge fan since the get-go- you've many enjoyable hours ahead of you! Nick- so glad your mom is on the mend. Hope her recovery keeps going well.❤️❤️
This is a movie. Directed by Jonathan Demme of Silence of the Lambs fame. There is absolutely nothing on stage behind the band. If you watch thecwhole film, you'll see why. The second best concert film after The Last Waltz.
I know it will be said here, but it needs repeating: Tina is one the most underrated bass player I have ever heard.
She actually was a girlfriend of one of the guys and David pretty much said we need a bass player and you’re it.
She self taught from that day forward.
@@guybeingaguy she was the gf of Chris Frantz the drummer. They're still married
David Byrne is the Lead Singer and was the primary song writer. The Film Stop Making Sense is probably the greatest Live concert film. Their first album was released in 1977. This is one of the bands that were ahead of their time.
The one and only hyperkinetic David Byrne.
I saw this movie in a theater in Hollywood. They brought in extra speakers and it looked and sounded fantastic. I haven't seen that many concert films, but its hard to imagine one that could top this.
One of the best concert films ever.
Certainly a contender for best concert film ever, imo! The Last Waltz by the band may be my personal favorite...but depends on the day. 😊
When the film first came out, there was a theater in Seattle that encouraged dancing in the aisles.
This is definitely something that should be on your list to watch - “Stop Making Sense” is a fantastic concert movie!
Bought this in London's West end.......two or three quid..........
Yes
The best!
Incredible concert movie!
"Does anybody have any questions?" is mind-blowing. The running never stops, I ain't got time for that now. Yeesh.
The burning keeps me alive
In the actual concert, he was saying something about the band taking a break because this was the last song before the intermission. For the movie, that didn't make sense so they brought Byrne into a recording studio and he came up with that line.
oh boy.......here we go down another most excellent rabbit hole. You're gonna love Talking Heads....
The movie, Stop Making Sense, is a concert. You sampled one song from concert but entire concert/movie is crazy good and directed by Jonathan Demme, who won an oscar for direction of Silence of the Lambs
Great director. My friend Paul was in two of his films.
Stop Making Sense is, as a movie, one of the greatest concert films of all time. But. There is video of Talking Heads live in Rome that is one of the greatest concerts ever filmed. Highly recommended, check it out. Check both out.
Thanks to Michelle for getting you exposed to the Heads! The singer is David Byrne who has a prolific solo career (see American Utopia) and has worked with Brian Eno, St. Vincent and many others. The drummer and bassist are married and had a splinter group, Tom Tom Club, who you would also enjoy. Hope you'll look into my fave Heads album Remain In Light, especially the tracks Born Under Punches and The Great Curve. Adrian Belew plays with the band on that album. The song you just heard is from their third album, Fear Of Music - hope you check out I Zimbra from that one - great polyryhthms and lyrics from a Dadaist poem. 🤞🏼to hear more TH in the near future!
It is part of a progression. This is towards the end of the concert. It starts of bare with just David Byrne strumming a guitar with a taped in beat and singing. Song after song they add elements; players and energy. This came out my freshman year of college and we saw it in the campus movie theater and it was an experience! Great memories ❤️
Yes! That is one of the things that made this concert movie so GREAT.
That's cool I never knew that.
I'll check out the whole concert. I keep coming back to this song so it's about time I watch the whole show enmit
A few more Talking Heads songs to try:
Girlfriend is Better
Psycho Killer
Slippery People
and Radio Head (which btw, is where Radiohead the band got their name).
This was a great choice of track, and you guys do really need to watch the whole video. It starts with David, on his own with a guitar and a drum beat from a cassette player, and the set is gradually built around him. Definitely amongst the best concert videos ever made. I bet it makes you both smile.. Take care guys. Cheers Bob.....
Truly one of the great bands ever that many people would still love to see reform. Tina Weymouth was the super cool funky bassist who is still playing today.
Nick & Lex, you'll love their "Crosseyed And Painless", "Once In A Lifetime" and "Psycho Killer"(must be album version)!!!
Psycho Killer from this film was pretty interesting ;-)
@@grega8586 Yeah, it's a completely different take on the song.
I caught Mr. Byrne's "Feelings" tour in 1997 (that was the first of many times since), and I think that was the coolest rendition I've seen.
Why look!! Someone dropped a link to a video of it right there!!
ua-cam.com/video/2kIYAEOUgaE/v-deo.html
Talking Heads had one of my all-time favorite album titles: "More Songs About Buildings and Food". That's a good one, but not quite as good as "The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get" by Joe Walsh.
in 1980, I owned a record store near the University of Cincinnati. Our local concert scene had turned to crap because of the famous Who concert where 19 people were trampled to death waiting to get into Riverfront Coliseum several months earlier. (my pregnant wife and I were at that show as well). So all of the great concerts started being in our surrounding towns, none coming to Cincinnati thanks to new highly restrictive concert laws. I started renting Trailways buses to take people from my store to concerts 100 miles away or so. A keg of beer on the back seat, and the deal was a ticket to the show, all the beer you could drink and a bus ride from my record shop back to my record shop. $35 for the whole package back then. The seminole album Fear of Music had just come out and there was a tour to support that album. I was playing the full album 3 times a day in the record store and it quickly became my #1 seller. The closest they would get to Cincinnati was Mershon Auditorium at Ohio State U in Columbus Ohio. I took 3 buses and 140 people to that show. My record company rep also got me 1 backstage pass where I went after the show. The show was incredible. I became an instant fan. I had to hurry back stage, quickly asked the lead singer David Byrne if he would come out and poke his head in the busses with 140 people I brought and say hi. He was NOT into it (LOL). This is one of the best bands to play at parties there ever was. I could recommend 20 songs but here are 3. Born Under Punches, Television Man, or Cool Water. Love you guys, keep up the good work.
Did you go to the Who concert when they returned to Cincinnati after all those years?
I saw this group play once in the eighties. David was wearing a giant oversized suit that night. It was visually very odd looking.
The band was very tight. Very entertaining and creative.and let’s face it, they definitely have got a vibe. I loved it !!!
He wears that suit for Girlfriend Is Better from this film :-D
It actually had a large frame that he wore to support it.
He quickly realized no part really touched any part of his body and rather “flowed” like curtains in the wind. That’s why his movements while wearing it are like that.
There’s a GREAT tribute band called Start making sense. They are on UA-cam
Love Talking Heads, most definitely agree that you should watch the concert movie Stop Making Sense. This is one of my favorite songs by them. Their energy is amazing. As far as upbeat goes, this seems upbeat live; however, if you just listen to the song without the video, you get more of the seriousness of the song. The lyrics are are dark. The sounds are disorienting, much like rockets whizzing or other battle sounds through drums, keyboards, and guitars. David Byrne brings it home by naming U.S. cities and the disco clubs Mud Club and CBGB. Don’t get me wrong - the live version is exactly what you should react to. I recommend the cd version for another listen on your own to get the depth of the lyrics.
They are not ‘the’ Talking Heads, hence one of their albums being called ‘the name of this band is talking heads’ because they didn’t like ‘the’ being afded
@@whqqsh Thank you? I wasn’t paying attention. I’ll change it.
This was one of the most amazing live shows I’ve ever seen
This tour was filmed for the movie stop making sense
Jerry Harrison is the keyboard player (originally with the modem lovers)
David Byrne currently has a live broadway show called American Utopia that is a must see
It’s available to stream
Jerry Harrison is one of the keyboard players, the other is Bernie Worrell of Parliament/Funkadelic fame, a music legend who sadly passed away a few years back.
Growing up in CBGBs allowed me the privilege of seeing Talking Heads, B-52s, Blondie, Ramones before the rest of the world discovered these dudes! Bernie Worrell (George Clinton/P-Funk Pianist) is the other player! Hope you do more of their early stuff! 🙋🏿♀️ I suggest IZIMBRA, the 1st TH song I ever learned the words to.... 🙄 Knew all the songs off the Jukebox. 🤔 It was weird changing over from Analog (Reel-to-reel) to Digital 🤷🏿♀️ but it had to be done! 😁🐰
Sweet! Talking Heads are one of my favorites! Michele and I exchanged comments about this yesterday, sparked by Lex's bass playing. I'm glad your mother is doing better, Nick. Hopefully she continues her path to full recovery.
The gentleman on the upper left, playing the Keyboard/Synth was Mr. Bernie Worrell, who has been with many great bands including Parliament/Funkadelic and James Brown. Talking Heads began as a four person group, Lead Singer/Song Writer David Byrne, Guitarist/Keyboardist Jerry Hairston, a Harvard grad, Drummer Chris Franz and Bassist Tina Weymouth, who is still married to Franz. The concert film Stop Making Sense was directed by Jonathan Demme, who also directed The Silence Of The Lambs. I got to see this same show about a month before the recorded concert.
I saw this tour live and it was one of the best concerts I've ever seen just amazing music and huge amounts of energy obviously!!!! Love that you played this!!!❤
I would also highly recommend the song “Russians” by Sting, in light of world events.
In the 80's dancing in the Disco this music....🎸🎶🤩
Looks like others have covered many of the main points to comment on regarding Talking Heads and this concert, which was in support of their album "Speaking in Tongues." Drummer Chris Franz and bassist Tina Weymouth are married and are a fantastic rhythm section. The had a side project called "Tom Tom Club" which is pretty cool by itself. Keyboardist and guitarist Jerry Harrison came from the band "The Modern Lovers" which featured Jonathan Richman. He did several solo albums during this time which reveal how much he influenced the band's sound. David Byrne, the vocalist and frontman for the band is quite colorful and has worked in many areas of the arts. Check out the album he made with producer Brian Eno called "My Life In The Bush of Ghosts" which was a precursor to the TH album "Remain In Light." - Check out every song on that disc. I feel it is one of the very few "perfect albums" of the 1980s. This opens up a whole new area of music! enjoy...
Agree with Dave H.... You need to watch the entire "movie" concert... fantastic!!
You have probably heard at least 1 Talking Heads song on the radio, or someplace, but maybe not realized who it was.
Definitely need to dive into them!!
... another rabbit hole... careful... Don't fall in!
Great new rabbit hole, Talking Heads are another unique band and no one has more energy than David Byrne live in concert.
Tina Weymouth is just such a superb bass player, she never gets the props when they compile lists of greatest bassists. She's easily top 5 of all time for me along with John Entwistle, Paul King & John Deacon.
One of the best concert videos ever. Watch it from start to finish, it builds and builds and builds…
For my money R.E.M. and Talking Heads were the two best bands of the '80s. I'd give The Jim Carroll Band the best American punk band of the era. Brian Eno produced the Talking Heads' "Remain In Light" album, a major turning point for the band, and teamed up with David Byrne, the lead singer here, for a great, largely unknown record called "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" (1981). Check that Eno/Byrne album out, it's way ahead of its time. Best wishes to your mother.
The Jim Carroll Band was amazing.
I'm not sure I'd put the band in my top 10, but there was a good bit of Baltimore magic in the Jim Carroll Band and some of the songs are landmarks.
... and not forgeting Byrnes' Catherine Wheel
Yep. I’d addd U2 to that list, and maybe a few more.
Ramones were my fave punk band
Talking Heads were from a period of rock music, late 70s and early 80s, called 'New Wave'
They were all in art school when they formed this band, if I have it right. So, as much performance as music. Doesn't change my appreciation.
Great memories. I wore my shoes out dancing to the studio version of this one at the Agora Ballroom in Houston in 1980. It was the peak of New Wave.
This is a metaphor for living in the city, not really about war. I saw this tour and it was mind blowing! There’s some awesome footage from 1980 with Adrian Belew of King Crimson, and that’s Bernie Worell on one of the keys, from Parliament Funkadelic.
There are times when Talking Heads were a funk band disguised as new wave.
Yes he wrote the song from the view point of being an Urban guerrilla
When I saw this tour live in 1983, it was pretty clear that it was Bernie Worrell who was driving the band. It's his pulses, grooves, and feels that everything else is based on.
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When I was a graduate student at Cornell University in the 80s I worked at Cornell Cinema. Whenever we showed this it was sold out, and the audience danced in the aisles through the whole film.
Their signature song is "Once in a Lifetime", partly because the music video for it is one of the all time greats.
This is a film that demands to be seen from start to finish. For your own enjoyment or on the channel it is really worth the effort. Also having survived a heart attack on Boxing Day please send my very best wishes to your mum Nick, I truly know what she is going through and wish her all the best in recovery.
I'm so glad I grew up in a time when music was once FUN!.
Yes! Once In a Lifetime is next for sure. Iconic.
A fun and meaningful tune, ...thanks for the reaction. Like a lot of ppl have said, I'd recommend watching the full film Stop Making Sense. Its one of the very best live music films ever produced. (Nick's keen eye caught that it looked like it was a film!)
As for the Talking Heads, again many have suggested the album Remain in Light - I'd 100% agree. Its a fascinating David Byrne/Brian Eno/Talking Heads collaboration that represents the band well.
I was an early fan of Talking Heads and saw them twice when the were a punk/new wave quartet. Their music was getting more complex with added musicians when I went to see them on this tour. You have to watch the movie to get an idea of how creatively conceived the whole show was. It was definitely the most exciting concert of been to. And then, a year later came word that the brilliant director, Jonathan Demme had made a movie of that tour and the thrill that is be able to relive it over and over!
Thanks Nick and Lex! This was a really unique request and i loved your reaction to it! Nick i am really happy to hear that your Mom is better and improving daily! I will keep up the prayers! Love you both! 😁
That Stop Making Sense movie is one every music lover should watch.
A lighthearted song with a HEAVY message.
Talking Heads fronted by David Byrne, we’re way out there. I guess that is why I liked them so much. He is an absolute genius on a level with Belew, Gabriel, Ferry. Rare to see a video playing while you were listening. Great video and a wonderful post. Thanks again. You certainly do not disappoint your subscribers.
Fun Fact. Director Jonathan Demme shot this film over two nights. First night with all the cameras filming from the left and the next night filming from the right. When edited together you never see a camera in the shot. Nice touch.
You need to do the entire film, one song at a time if necessary. This piece was the last song of the first set. Everything that came before it builds to this moment. And what came after ...
The 80's was the pinnacle of the modern music world. We created and then perfected every modern music style from pop to rock to rap. Talking heads was America's best Punk band, and yes I mean Punk not Funk. They were without dispute the greatest live performance of my generation. You went to the concert to exhaust your body through dance to bypass your mental defenses to accept a message of no matter what happens to you in life you have too "Go Forward, move ahead ". Talking Heads (the name) is I think a homage to Devo (canadian punk band!) because they were "through being cool" which instead of destroying them made them great. You need to listen to the whole live album "stop making sense". I loved how the stage performance is just people playing music, no fancy lights or explosions or stage trickery, just people, lets go, let's do it.
The entire concert film STOP MAKING SENSE is fabulous! You can check that out.
I saw this tour in Berkeley and it was so much FUN!
I was fortunate enough to see this tour in 1983. Great show. I just saw the remastered movie again in an IMAX theatre. Wonderful.
You really need to see the concert movie Stop Making Sense. When I was a late teenager, our local cinema in Lancaster UK, played it every Friday at midnight, and everyone was dancing in the aisles and cheering like it was a live concert. Once you've seen that, you need to see David Byrne (the lead singer of TH) in his concert movie David Byrne's American Utopia. Some of the same songs, lots of new ones, amazing musicianship and choreography, and lots of nods back to Stop Making Sense.
So glad to hear you mention Jamal! I didn't know if you guys watched other reaction videos as well. He's awesome. You guys are my favorite, but he's awesome too. He's also a HUGE Rush and prog rock fan.
Stop Making Sense is renowned for being one of the best filmed and directed examples of live concert footage ever assembled. Anything you witness from this concert would be well worth the time spent. May I recommend another song recorded live by The Talking Heads. It's "Born Under Punches" from Rome in 1990. It may be the most remarkable thing I've seen musically since the study of the studio creation of "Right" by David Bowie.
Was lucky enough to see this tour when it came through here in Nashville in 1984.Still one of my top 10 shows.
The Stop Making Sense movie in full is a must watch.
Their earrly stuff is basic 4 members who played at CB~GB's.
This mppvie was made at their Zenith. All the songs are great.
Yes, this is from a concert film "Stop Making Sense" by Jonathan Demme. We watch it frequently in this household, it's excellent.
Saw The Talking Head in concert in 1984 in Santa Barbara......Excellent Exciting Fun Concert!!!! David Byrne is a genius!!!!
I was at this show. Pantages Theater in Hollywood. They were filming it for the concert film "Stop Making Sense." Incredible show. A real dance party.
Great choice, Michele Michele. Best wishes to your mum, Nick. This whole film BTW is a must see.
The Heads have always been awesome and this is an awesome concert you guys should watch in its entirety. Have you guys ever listened to Gino Vanelli? I figured you might have, but highly recommend him if you haven't. The melodic complexity of his music will grab you like Steely Dan.
I'm going to add to your recommendation of Gino Vanelli. "Valleys of Valhalla" would be a good start: ua-cam.com/video/wFNtq-yMxKw/v-deo.html
the 1st time I happened upon you two. The Talking Heads, The B52s, David Bowie. you mentioned so many of my favorites! Life was cool in the early 80's. Now....it seems humourless, sad and scary. I loved watching you guys, and I love your doggie! I will hit 'subscribe' now!
This is called performance art! Welcome to the Talking Heads rabbit hole!
I just cant believe you two have never heard of or seen Talking Heads..amazing. They where huge in my home growing up. Now I know your going to love more of their music for sure!
The whole Stop Making Sense concert performance is amazing, pure art.
So sorry to hear about your mum Nick. Wishing her all the best, and a quick recovery mate. Cheers Bob..
One of these "never seen anything like it, wish I was there" ageless performances.
'Does anybody have any questions??"
This concert film is legendary, David Byrne's vision is quirky, avante garde and irreverent. He treats the subject of domestic war from the point of view of young students who suddenly find themselves having to carry out covert operations. All this WITHIN America.
Around 1981-82, David wrote "The Listening Wind", a song from the perspective of a foreign terrorist, sending a 'suspicious package' to America!! No-one talked about that sort of thing back then. We were talking about the nuclear scare and the superpowers, but not about random extremists.
I strongly recommend American Utopia currently available on Crave. It’s a David Byrne concert. Best concert I have ever saw.
The best “concert film”! It is more a performance film but it is wonderful.
The fist song in this movie is Psycho Killer and it's very cool the way it was done. Really you should check out the entire movie if you can. It's amazing.
Wow, I just got my workout in for the day! Talking Heads are so high energy and the "Stop Making Sense" concert video is definitely worth viewing. Sorry to hear about tout Mom, Nick. Praying for her speedy recovery.
The bass player is Tina Weymouth, she is so locked in.
“Thank you! Does anybody have any questions?!!” Art, avant-garde, funky and quirky, genius, energetic, performance art, storytelling, world music (to try to sum up David Byrne and this band). Great that you mention Bowie too 😉 What else? Tina on bass. Bernie from Parliament. So many comments give you info, so I’ll just say: 👏🏼 Great job and thanks 😊. Happy Green Day 🍀
Thanks so much for a great reaction, guys, including Marleykins (who stayed for the entire time -- ahhh 😌). And happy to hear the update on your Mom, Nick. Hopefully, she continues to recover quickly - doctors seem to be doing miraculous things with heart issues. 💗🙏💗 Hugs to all. Thanks for letting me have this unusual request. ✨🤪 (edit: spelling got me again 😏)
And yes, Lex. Definitely B52 vibes - irreverent dance party. Lol. 👍
Going to have to start calling you Alice, because you lead the pack in introducing rabbit holes to Nick and Lex. Well done, once again, MM. 👍
No questions ! All said by you and the commentators. Great song, great show by David and his band, another "color" for the channel ... and still so much left to discover. Let's do it ... with love, patience and joy LOL
@@markalexander6655 I’ll take the name “Alice” any day. Thanks, Mark. I knew this wasn’t everyone’s taste so I’m glad you approve. Means a lot 😊
@@rudolfbecker4313 Thanks for your input. And yes, all selections of Blind Ego are good. Just need to give a reply. 🤔✨🤪
The film looks like a movie because it was filmed by Jonathan Demme, one of the great directors. It is considered by many to be maybe the best concert film of them all.
"Stop Making Sense" is phenomenal start to finish. It is a must watch concert. "Does anybody have any questions"?
When I saw the headline Talking Heads, I thought of the songs I know best : Psycho Killer, Once in a lifetime, Burning down the house, And she was and Road to nowhere. I don't remember the title Life during wartime ... now I'll listen ...
Ok, I remember the song ... checked it, it's on my Best of CD. Talking Heads were unique, once David Byrne starts singing you know who it is. The happy mood of the song is the complete opposite of the lyrics. I think that's typical for Talking Heads.
Great choice, thank you Michele
If you want the full David Byrne experience on film, watch the 1986 movie "True Stories." It is the source for the band name "Radiohead."
Surprised you had never heard of the Talking Heads, since you have similar musical tastes to me, although I'm probably 20 years older than you. They have a nice catalogue of music. My favorite is probably their remake of Al Green's "Take me to the River". Some of their other popular songs are: Burning Down the House, Psycho Killer, Wild Wild Life, Once in a Lifetime, And She Was
One of the best live concert vids you will ever see. Watch start to finish. Mind blowing.
Two things:
1. Stop Making Sense is legit one of the best music-related movies ever made.
2. The album Remain In Light has been in my Top Ten Albums list since it came out. Side 1 especially is just amazing.
It's kind of incredible to me that you've never heard of Talking Heads. You have a deep rabbit hole to go down here. And yes, Tina Weymouth is a fantastic bass player, compositionally and technically, but also, what a master of funk grooves behind rock songs.
The Heads are one of the best American bands ever. Remember as a teenager watching them on The Old Grey Whistle Test for the first time doing 'Psycho Killer' in England and then moving to California to live a few years later. I am mostly pro Brit music but love many North American artists. This is one of them. Saw them live in Long Beach - great night. David Byrne and his parents were Sottish who emigrated. No wonder he is such a talent. It is in the genes.
All the very best to your Mum, Nick. Speaking as a stroke survivor of nearly 9 years now, the recovery from these types of things can be slow and long, so tell her to hang in there!
Absolutely one of my favorite Talking Heads tunes!!! This performance has such great energy! Cheers N&L.
I was 18 in 1978 and lived in NYC. you have no idea what you missed. Try Psycho Killer or Take Me To The River and more!
Just saw David Byrne's show on Broadway American Utopia. The energy is still there.
Awesome you guys checked it out. Fear of Music is an excellent album.
Talking Heads (no THE) were one of the top post punk new wave bands of the late 70's and 80's. Along with Blondie and the B52's the were VERY popular at CBGB's in New York. This is where the line from Life During Wartime comes from. "This ain't no night club, No CBGB's...I ain't got time for that now". The female base player is Tina Weymouth. She is married to the drummer Chris Franz. They also formed the band Tom Tom Club which has a heave funk influence. The two keyboard/synth players are Jerry Harrison (also one of the original 4 band members along with Chris, Tina and David Byrne) and Bernie Worrell. Bernie was one of the FOUNDING members of Parliament - Funkadelic. Steve Scales was the percussionist playing bongos and other things, Alex Weir was on guitar for that song, and the two back up singers/dancers were Lynn Marbry and Edna Holt.
"This ain't no Mudd Club, or C. B. G. B. " -- Mudd Club (and Max's Kansas City) was another night club in NY
@@bonovol yes! Thanks
Talking Heads were one of the first U.S. New Wave bands to emerge in the late 1970s. They really came into their own when the great Brian Eno started producing and co-writing their albums. Eno gave them their funky sound.
"Stop Making Sense" is widely considered the greatest Rock concert movie of all time, surpassing even The Band's "The Last Waltz", which was directed by Martin Scorsese in the mid-70s. This concert was directed by Jonathan Demme, who the following year thrilled the world with his classic "Silence of the Lambs".
In the 1980s, the only Rock music performer who was more interesting to watch on stage than David Byrne was Peter Gabriel. Both gave us tremendous theatrics.
Talking Heads were the best "college party" band of their day. In Canada in the 70s and 80 we had a number of amazing party bands but Talking Heads' combination of infectious, danceable music and fun, crazy videos and concerts, placed them at the top of the heap.
Tina Weymouth (married to drummer Chris Franz) is a badass bass player. Also on this film David Byrne takes a break and Tina and Chris lead the band in Genius of Love their massive dance hit as side project Tom Tom Club. Definitely check it out. That song has been sampled so many times that Chris Franz said the royalties put their kids through college.
Ah, the randomness of the algorithm, haven't seen y'all in a while. Your reaction to the B52s Planet Claire and this song tells me you'll be right at home in the vast variety of the music from 70's and 80's. A couple of rabbit holes you might be interested in : The Art of Noise and Big Audio Dynamite.
Best wishes for your mother.
"anyone have any questions?" - oh, man 😃
It's a real shame these guys can't all get along because they would be one great band to see reunite. Actually, they did reunite for the RRHOF and it was amazing. However, you'll notice there's a black veneer on all the equipment on stage because they wanted the performers to stand out more and now you can see why, they're quite busy! Great reaction guys, there's much more to explore with this band.
I think the combination of the lyrics and music works because the music picks up not just excitement but agitation. A lot of Talking Heads music, IMHO, has a nervous energy. Their first well-known song, "Psycho Killer", has that as well.
Hi NicknLex
Your are right to say "it looked like a movie". The concert, "Stop Making Sense" was directed by famous film director, Jonathan Demme. I was actually REALLY surprised to hear that neither of you had heard of Talking Heads. For me they are the top band of the Eighties, much like I would have THE BEATLES for the Sixties or LED ZEPELLIN for the Seventies. You really deserve to check out some more Talking Heads songs. Thanks for the review! 😎
by the way,,,,,
David Byrne has a show on Broadway right now: "American Utopia" and is in the play and sings all the songs.
Great start to your Talking Heads journey! I've been a huge fan since the get-go- you've many enjoyable hours ahead of you! Nick- so glad your mom is on the mend. Hope her recovery keeps going well.❤️❤️
"This ain't no party - this ain't no disco, this ain't no foolin' around!"
From one of the very best Live concert videos ever made. The bass player is the amazing Tina Weymouth. She had her own band called Tom Tom Club.
This is a movie. Directed by Jonathan Demme of Silence of the Lambs fame.
There is absolutely nothing on stage behind the band. If you watch thecwhole film, you'll see why. The second best concert film after The Last Waltz.