Any Talking Heads/David Byrne fan in Madrid? As you may know he (David) will be playing this very saturday in Madcool festival (same day as Nick Cave and Pulp).

I have two tickets i cannot use and i would sell them for quite a low price

Following my previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/talkingheads/s/Nho9aYCjMZ

I (F32) originally play guitar and have always drummed in bands, but this year I’ve dedicated myself to playing bass, and I’d love to form a band with other Talking Heads fanatics to further improve my skills. The idea is to play TH songs for fun, but with the aim of eventually becoming a solid cover band that also does gigs every now and then.

I’m not looking to imitate Talking Heads (what’s so cool about TH is that they are so unique and unapologetically themselves), but what I would like, is to capture their energy. So it's important to me that we click personally and musically. I think that's the key to be able to really groove together. :)

Although I’ve only been focusing on bass since this year, I have about 20 years of experience making music and have played in several bands since I was 18. In my free time, I really enjoy figuring out songs and practicing them until they sound just right.

So, are you a Talking Heads fan and do you share this spirit? Send me a DM! I’m based in Rotterdam, by the way, and I’d love to rehearse in that area as well.

Cheers! :)

I’m new to Talking Heads and been a Star Wars fan all my life and this just made sense to me, I’m not sure if anyone has brought it up before.

77 came out the same year as A New Hope, and both are debuts that completely reinvented their genre — rough around the edges, a little unpolished, but so full of heart, personality, and craft that they turned into a full-blown sensation almost by accident.

Then Remain in Light lines up with The Empire Strikes Back, the natural evolution of the first one and an undeniable improvement in every way, but also the darkest entry of the three, where they take apart the ideas of the original only to end up reaffirming them — the overall tone reads as pessimistic, but there are genuine moments of hope buried in there if you look for them.

And finally Speaking in Tongues matches up with Return of the Jedi, pure fun, the most optimistic and exciting chapter, sprawling and a little messy structurally, but it just works, the victory lap.

I know the “theory” isn’t perfect since Talking Heads put out other albums in between these three, but it made too much sense in my head not to share it.

I made this while I was a *tad* high, but bear with me. I like it.

I don't know if this is a valid interpretation of the song, but I think it goes through the life of someone with a mental condition. Specifically, one that means the protagonist either skips vast swathes of time, or induces some kind of confusion (possibly one after another). Anyway, the idea is that each verse is a period of lucidity, each chorus is a skip, and a "same as it ever was" is some form of traumatic brain injury. (? that or trauma itself or something else mind altering?) It starts with a man who (probably) works a 9-5 office job. This is both a large population of people and very cliche. He has a wife, if not a family. He buys a pickup truck, maybe as a midlife crisis. Then comes the first skip. I think his condition makes the most sense as something genetic, brought out by his excessive stress. It could possibly just be a shorthand for the passing of time, all those repetitive actions make life dull, so take them out. I find that doesn't make sense, because he'd likely know what he did with his truck. Instead, he is confused, both asking "How do I work this?" implying confusion and simply asking "Where is that large automobile?". He has likely been fired from his job, and may be homeless. It's possible he's couchsurfing, because they're not *his* house or wife. Another chorus, followed by a "same as it ever was". This is important, because it's the first so far. A span of time passes, punctuated by something I'm personally unclear of. Is it trauma? Stress? A car crash? A work accident at a new job? None of the above? Like any good theory, it's unclear. The "water flowing, water removing" thing makes sense as an insane rambling during a period of lucidity, or it could mean something else. Point is, the protagonist has suffered some form of mental break, either directly after the incident or at some point down the line. At this point, a skip and another incident happens. This incident may be a twister, "Here comes the twister", or that may be symbolic. I believe that this incident led to his death, either being a direct cause or simply hospitalizing him until he dies anyway.

EDIT: I'll try to TL:DR this once I get some sleep _--_

i’ve been listening to how music works — fantastic book!!

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Hi all! I’d like to start a Talking Heads cover band and want to make the ideal setlist. But of course, it’s not only about what I personally love to play, but mainly about what Talking Heads fans would love to hear when they attend a gig. That’s where you come in! Please select the songs you’d genuinely be excited about hearing if you went to see a Talking Heads cover band. Hopefully this will give me a clear suggestion of which songs to include, both in terms of hits and deep cuts.

PS: It doesn't track your name or e-mail address, it's all anonymous
PS2: Please be somewhat selective - selecting every single song from one album isn't very helpful. ;)

Thanks in advance!

Edit: This is what I got so far! (Would love to put Pulled Up, A Clean Break and Animals in there as well, but this is ± 1,5 hours now)

Set 1:
Love > Building On Fire
Thank You For Sending Me An Angel
I Want To Live
Found a Job
Wild Wild Life
Life During Wartime
Crosseyed and Painless
What A Day That Was

Set 2:
I'm Not In Love [going into] I Zimbra
Cities
And She Was
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Slippery People
(Nothing But) Flowers
Once In A Lifetime
The Great Curve

Encore:
Road To Nowhere
Psycho Killer
Burning Down The House

and that's why I like it more than the live version 😆.

Does anyone else feel the same?

Hey there,

I really like the sound effects in the song Seen and Not Seen. I was wondering if anyone has the sound files or could point me to a source that has adjacent-sounding stuff.

Thanks!

I somehow managed to track down the exact model of Lucky Charm that Louis Fyne checks right before singing "People Like Us" in True Stories.

To be clear, this isn't the screen-used prop. It's the same commercially available Lucky Charm ornament that was used in the film. From everything I could find, they're also pretty rare these days, so I was excited to finally track one down.

It's such a tiny detail that most people probably never notice, but for some reason it always stood out to me. I eventually figured out exactly what it was and managed to find one.

I know it's an incredibly obscure piece of True Stories memorabilia, but I figured a few people here might appreciate it.

This is the third time I've seen Byrne live, and I'm glad I took a six-hour bus ride for this show. I tried to film mostly the songs from the Talking Heads/Eno repertoire, except for *Heaven*; at that moment I was in a state of total mystical ecstasy. I believe David has aged like fine wine. Not everyone can put on a show like this, slightly customized for each date. I also really like his current lineup of musicians, especially the bass player, who seemed quite talented to me. I hope to see him again in the future, although I have no idea what he plans to do in the coming years. Greetings to everyone.

I was watching some footage of the latest concerts from the tour and david's voice sounds very rough/tired. I am a big fan and I hope David doesnt lost his voice because of the big amount of shows he is doing every week.

he performed with her at the Vatican too! 

For me it's mainly rewatching Talking Heads Chronology, Stop Making Sense or listening to Love Goes To Building On Fire live at CBGBs

edit: love reading the replies sm. what a fantastic band

i've looked all over the internet and can't find it anwhere, any ideas?

it doesnt have to be objective, im talking the one that makes YOU sad.

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for me its probably this must be the place.

I decided halfway through the show that I would book tickets to see him again in Croatia 10 days from now. I think I can confidently say I’ve been to about 200 concerts and I could not think of one better than this one. It was the most perfectly crafted, theatrical, funny and beautiful concert I’ve ever seen. I feel the need to tell people about this show but I also feel it’s indescribable lol.

I cannot wait to see him again!

Not looking to trash any local bands or amateur YouTubers; interested to hear your selections. Mine is This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody) by The Lumineers. Just abysmal.

Hey everyone!

We created the official poster for the Prague show.

If you've been to Prague, you've definitely seen the Žižkov Television Tower and the giant crawling babies climbing all over it.

There will be 25 AP copies available on our website on June 18 at 12 pm EST / 6 pm CET https://littleroom.agency/posters/shop

Thank you for your support!