America's response to punk music was incubated in clubs like New York's CBGBs. From this hotbed of musical dissent came Talking Heads, arguably the greatest of the post-Pistols "alternative" acts from America. Unlike contemporaries The Ramones and Blondie, Talking Heads never posed as punks; theirs was a more sly, subversive challenge to authority. David Byrne's nervous stage presence implied we were all a breakdown away from madness; the rest of the band quietly went about their business exuding the sort of youthful confidence that truly scares the establishment. Their first single, "Love -> Building On Fire," introduced the herky-jerky pop/art sound with which they identified on Talking Heads: 77 and More Songs About Buildings And Food. Under the stewardship of punk patron Brian Eno, the Heads explored world music on the ambitious Fear of Music and Remain In Light. As the '80s dawned, the Heads temporarily split, with David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, and the husband-and-wife team of Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth (as Tom Tom Club) planting the seeds of successful solo careers. The group reunited in 1983 to a surprisingly receptive public, graduating from college sweethearts to cultural icons. From this point on, the Heads channeled their strangest ideas into videos, leaving their music more streamlined and accessible. 1988's Naked did signal a return of sorts to world music, but it would be the Heads' last album together. David Byrne and Tom Tom Club continue to release albums; the trio (minus Byrne) also released one album as the Heads.
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1977 February | Love Goes To A Building On Fire |
| 1977 September | TALKING HEADS: 77 |
| 1977 October | Uh Oh, Love Comes To Town |
| 1977 December | Psycho Killer |
| 1978 May | Pulled Up |
| 1978 July | MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD |
| 1978 October | Take Me To The River |
| 1979 August 3 | FEAR OF MUSIC |
| 1979 October | Life During Wartime |
| 1979 | LIVE ON TOUR: THE WARNER BROS. MUSIC SHOW |
| 1980 February | I Zimbra |
| 1980 June | Cities |
| 1980 | Crosseyed and Painless |
| 1980 October | REMAIN IN LIGHT |
| 1981 February | Once In A Lifetime |
| 1981 May | Houses In Motion (Remix) |
| 1982 March | Life During Wartime (Live) |
| 1982 March | THE NAME OF THIS BAND IS TALKING HEADS |
| 1983 June | SPEAKING IN TONGUES |
| 1983 July | Burning Down The House |
| 1983 October | This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) |
| 1984 October | STOP MAKING SENSE |
| 1984 November | Stop Making Sense (Girlfriend Is Better) |
| 1985 May | The Lady Don't Mind |
| 1985 June | LITTLE CREATURES |
| 1985 June | Road To Nowhere |
| 1985 September | And She Was |
| 1985 | Stay Up Late |
| 1986 April | Once In A Lifetime (Live) |
| 1986 August | Wild Wild Life |
| 1986 September | TRUE STORIES |
| 1986 | Puzzlin' Evidence |
| 1986 November | Love For Sale (Special New Version) |
| 1987 April | Radio Head |
| 1988 March | NAKED |
| 1988 April | (Nothing But) Flowers |
| 1988 August | Blind |
| 1991 | Sax and Violins (Radio Version) |
| 1991 | THE BEST OF - ONCE IN A LIFETIME |
| 1992 October | Lifetime Piling Up |
| 1992 October | POPULAR FAVORITES: SAND IN THE VASELINE |
| 1999 September | 12 X 12 ORIGINAL REMIXES |
| 2003 November 18 | ONCE IN A LIFETIME (3-CD SET) |
| 2004 August 17 | THE BEST OF TALKING HEADS |
SEE ALSO...
DAVID BYRNE discography
JERRY HARRISON discography
TOM TOM CLUB discography
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