Talking Heads were a <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/tag/new%20wave" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">new wave</a> band which formed in 1974 in New York City, New York, United States. The band originally consisted of <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/music/David+Byrne" class="bbcode_artist">David Byrne</a> (vocals, guitar), <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/music/Tina+Weymouth" class="bbcode_artist">Tina Weymouth</a> (bass) and <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/music/Chris+Frantz" class="bbcode_artist">Chris Frantz</a> (drums), who had met while attending the Rhode Island School of Design. The band added <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/music/Jerry+Harrison" class="bbcode_artist">Jerry Harrison</a> (guitar) in early 1977. The band released eight studio albums before disbanding in 1991. Talking Heads were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Talking Heads first appeared on the New York music scene as a trio in 1974. At the time, the band consisted only of Byrne, Frantz and Weymouth and was initially called <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Artistics" class="bbcode_artist">The Artistics</a>. By 1975, the band had recorded a demo album for CBS Records and landed a gig opening for the <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/music/Ramones" class="bbcode_artist">Ramones</a> at CBGB in June 1975, which was the first time the band used the name Talking Heads. The band was signed to Sire Records in late 1976 and the group released their first single, &quot;<a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads &ndash; Love &rarr; Building on Fire" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/_/Love+%E2%86%92+Building+on+Fire" class="bbcode_track">Love &rarr; Building on Fire</a>&quot; in February 1977. In March 1977, the band added Jerry Harrison, formerly of <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/music/Jonathan+Richman" class="bbcode_artist">Jonathan Richman</a>'s band <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Modern+Lovers" class="bbcode_artist">The Modern Lovers</a>. Their first album, <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads - Talking Heads: 77" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/Talking+Heads%3A+77" class="bbcode_album">Talking Heads: 77</a> was released soon afterward and did not contain the earlier single. Although it did include the underground singles <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads &ndash; Psycho Killer" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/_/Psycho+Killer" class="bbcode_track">Psycho Killer</a> and <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads &ndash; Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/_/Uh-Oh%2C+Love+Comes+to+Town" class="bbcode_track">Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town</a>. Despite being regulars at New York's legendary <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/tag/cbgb" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">cbgb</a>, the band only began to break through further with the landmark <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/music/Brian+Eno" class="bbcode_artist">Brian Eno</a>-produced, 1978 album <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/More+Songs+About+Buildings+and+Food" class="bbcode_album">More Songs About Buildings and Food</a>, an album which continued in the same vein, but with a more accessible style, wittier lyrics, and ultimately better songs. It was a great critical hit with subject matter ranging from home movies to the art world. It also included their cover of <a target='_blank' title="Al Green &ndash; Take Me To The River" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Al+Green/_/Take+Me+To+The+River" class="bbcode_track">Take Me To The River</a>. On the following year's <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads - Fear of Music" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/Fear+of+Music" class="bbcode_album">Fear of Music</a> the band started to dabble in African rhythms, notably on <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads &ndash; I Zimbra" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/_/I+Zimbra" class="bbcode_track">I Zimbra</a>, and more straightforward pop styles, on <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads &ndash; Life During Wartime" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/_/Life+During+Wartime" class="bbcode_track">Life During Wartime</a> and <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads &ndash; Cities" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/_/Cities" class="bbcode_track">Cities</a>. 1980 brought the band's fourth and most innovative effort <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads - Remain in Light" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/Remain+in+Light" class="bbcode_album">Remain in Light</a>. Notable for the single <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads &ndash; Once in a Lifetime" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/_/Once+in+a+Lifetime" class="bbcode_track">Once in a Lifetime</a>, which became an early MTV staple, Remain In Light saw the band experiment with <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/tag/ambient" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">ambient</a> sounds, fugal structures, polyrhythms, and about everything under the sun to make the body groove. Following this, the group split with <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/music/Brian+Eno" class="bbcode_artist">Brian Eno</a>, enjoying greater commercial success with 1983's <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/Speaking+in+Tongues" class="bbcode_album">Speaking in Tongues</a>. It took the musical innovations of its predecessor and refined them into pop songs, most notably <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads &ndash; Burning Down The House" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/_/Burning+Down+The+House" class="bbcode_track">Burning Down The House</a>, <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads &ndash; Girlfriend Is Better" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/_/Girlfriend+Is+Better" class="bbcode_track">Girlfriend Is Better</a> and <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads &ndash; This Must Be The Place" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/_/This+Must+Be+The+Place" class="bbcode_track">This Must Be The Place</a>. This period was topped off with a live album, from Jonathan Demme's documentary, <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/Stop+Making+Sense" class="bbcode_album">Stop Making Sense</a>. The documentary, with its name taken from a line in <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads &ndash; Girlfriend Is Better" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/_/Girlfriend+Is+Better" class="bbcode_track">Girlfriend Is Better</a>, was a great success, and took their inimitable style to a wider audience. 1985's <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads - Little Creatures" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/Little+Creatures" class="bbcode_album">Little Creatures</a> was an even bigger hit, and exhibited another stylistic shift for the band. It saw the punk styles of '77 almost completely abandoned for simple, three or four chord pop songs. The album produced the singles <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads &ndash; And She Was" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/_/And+She+Was" class="bbcode_track">And She Was</a>, and <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads &ndash; Road To Nowhere" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/_/Road+To+Nowhere" class="bbcode_track">Road To Nowhere</a>. The following two albums, <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads - True Stories" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/True+Stories" class="bbcode_album">True Stories</a> and <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads - Naked" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/Naked" class="bbcode_album">Naked</a>, were both moderate successes, the former producing their biggest radio hits, <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads &ndash; Love for Sale" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/_/Love+for+Sale" class="bbcode_track">Love for Sale</a> and <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads &ndash; Wild Wild Life" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/_/Wild+Wild+Life" class="bbcode_track">Wild Wild Life</a>, and the latter focusing more on Latin influences with hits like <a target='_blank' title="Talking Heads &ndash; (Nothing But) Flowers" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Talking+Heads/_/%28Nothing+But%29+Flowers" class="bbcode_track">(Nothing But) Flowers</a>. After this, a long quiet period followed, with the band eventually officially announcing their break up in 1991. Since the split, Byrne continued his solo career and Weymoth and Frantz continued to record and tour as <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/music/Tom+Tom+Club" class="bbcode_artist">Tom Tom Club</a>. Weymouth, Harrison and Frantz reunited for an album, &quot;<a target='_blank' title="The Heads - No Talking, Just Head" href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Heads/No+Talking%2C+Just+Head" class="bbcode_album">No Talking, Just Head</a>&quot;, recorded under the name <a target='_blank' href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Heads" class="bbcode_artist">The Heads</a> in 1996. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. The band reunited for a three song performance at the ceremony. 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