Tuesday, 10 January 2006
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Written by
John Sutton-Smith
Aah, the yelp, the giddy-up, the rhythmic stutter. How unexpectedly
refreshing it is to hear the Talking Heads again after all these years
– a band whose work has been disturbingly off the radar screen in
comparison to the depth and breadth of their influence ever since, even
today in the likes of Bloc Party, Arcade Fire and others.
When the Heads arrived at NY’s CBGB’s and on college radio with the
zany, “look out ma, I’m going crazy” high-pitched squeals of “Psycho
Killer,” it was a wild sensory ride for the mind and body, and an
arty-alternative to the Ramones’ and the U.K.’s anti-intellectual punk
insurgence.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, the band – David
Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and ex-Modern lover Jerry Harrison –
is now celebrating their 30th anniversary with a deluxe DualDisc
upgrade of their catalogue, featuring new DVD-Audio Surround Sound
mixes ...