Who is the most influential band?
Favourite song?
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I'd have to say...talking heads for the party scene ....blondie was pretty good. hmmmmmm
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Talking Heads are still one of my favourite bands, and the more successful but I'd say Blondie were more influential, solely because of the presence Debbie Harry had.
A lot of female singers cite her as an influence, not heard many say that of Dave Byrne.
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The idea numb skulls is that we have a nice music thread and I don't have to do all the copy and paste huh? :-)
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It's an era thing too,Blondie is more in my time...I know nearly every Blondie song,and can't even think of a Talking Heads song off the top of my head.Blondie were much more influential,turning punk into music.Debbie Harry was drop dead gorgeous,and didn't even seem to care.
I prefer to compare Blondie and The Eurythmics - The Eurythmics carried on with what Blondie started into the '80's....and Annie Lennox could hit the notes more accurately than Debbie Harry.
Hardcore Biker
influential in terms of what? inspiring people in general , to do what? or, inspiring musicians? both very different. Musically, talking heads are way beyond blondie, however, i would stick my neck out here and say that blondie had more mainstream appeal, and had the upper hand in terms of creating 'moments'.
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Debbie harry vs Suzy Quatro vs Pat Benatar........ definitely an era
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Off hand i can only rember 1 talking heads song,and several of blondys so im goin have to go with Debbie
"channellling the Pleideans"
In my view TH were:
a better band
more innovative
more interesting
and far far more influential that Blondie or DH solo.
I am a major talking heads fan, and I consider their first four albums essential listening even now (TH 77, More Songs about Buildings and Food, Fear of Music, and Remain in Light). Listen to them back-to-back and you will understand the progression from a sparse, proto-punk sound (though given the timing, and the intricacies of the New York music scene at the time, they were never a "punk" band, and in fact it is arguable that there were only ever two "punk" bands, the Ramones and the Sex Pistols) through to starting to incorporate some of the themes that were basically dropped later in their career.
Consider the personnel (and there are some similarities here): David Byrne is an odd man. And he's Ok with that. He grew up in Scotland, then moved to the US, went to art school in Rhode Island (where he met the other bandmembers), did some weird-ass "Art" stuff, then moved to NY: He and Tina Weymouth basically hated each other, particularly later in their career, and of course Chris Frantz was (and I believe still is) married to Tina. Jerry Harrison joined after his stint in Richman's Modern Lovers, then swearing off music for a career in architecture, and had to be cajoled back into the band. There are some very interesting youtube clips of early TH as a three piece at CBGB's and Tina is quite tentative on the bass (OK, she's just not htat good a player) and Byrne is doing what he does. Search for them, they're good.
What drove TH was David's quest for interesting different stuff, not necessarily a yearning to shift more units and play stadiums: the rest of the band just got carried along, and they didnt really like it. They went from a four piece to a nine piece, they had a massive stage show, they got a film, and achieved some mainstream success. Though I think I read that Byrne was always irked by the fact that the Tom Tom Club outsold TH records at the time (except perhaps for "Little Creatures"?)
Blondie are good, no question, but they're a fairly mainstream pop act: Sure Heart of Glass, CAll me and (my favourite of theirs) Atomic are GREAT pop songs, but they're fairly mainstream in content lurve songs, with very conventional structure, chording, lyrical content etc. Compared with, say "Psycho Killer" (
So, um, yeah, thats a rant: in a nutshell: Both good. TH Better.
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
"channellling the Pleideans"
In my view TH were:
a better band
more innovative
more interesting
and far far more influential that Blondie or DH solo.
I am a major talking heads fan, and I consider their first four albums essential listening even now (TH 77, More Songs about Buildings and Food, Fear of Music, and Remain in Light). Listen to them back-to-back and you will understand the progression from a sparse, proto-punk sound (though given the timing, and the intricacies of the New York music scene at the time, they were never a "punk" band, and in fact it is arguable that there were only ever two "punk" bands, the Ramones and the Sex Pistols) through to starting to incorporate some of the themes that were basically dropped later in their career.
Consider the personnel (and there are some similarities here): David Byrne is an odd man. And he's Ok with that. He grew up in Scotland, then moved to the US, went to art school in Rhode Island (where he met the other bandmembers), did some weird-ass "Art" stuff, then moved to NY: He and Tina Weymouth basically hated each other, particularly later in their career, and of course Chris Frantz was (and I believe still is) married to Tina. Jerry Harrison joined after his stint in Richman's Modern Lovers, then swearing off music for a career in architecture, and had to be cajoled back into the band. There are some very interesting youtube clips of early TH as a three piece at CBGB's and Tina is quite tentative on the bass (OK, she's just not htat good a player) and Byrne is doing what he does. Search for them, they're good.
What drove TH was David's quest for interesting different stuff, not necessarily a yearning to shift more units and play stadiums: the rest of the band just got carried along, and they didnt really like it. They went from a four piece to a nine piece, they had a massive stage show, they got a film, and achieved some mainstream success. Though I think I read that Byrne was always irked by the fact that the Tom Tom Club outsold TH records at the time (except perhaps for "Little Creatures"?)
Blondie are good, no question, but they're a fairly mainstream pop act: Sure Heart of Glass, CAll me and (my favourite of theirs) Atomic are GREAT pop songs, but they're fairly mainstream in content lurve songs, with very conventional structure, chording, lyrical content etc. Compared with, say "Psycho Killer" (
So, um, yeah, thats a rant: in a nutshell: Both good. TH Better.
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
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Both are destroyed by Zodiac Mindwarp and the love reaction.
"channellling the Pleideans"
you missed Joan Jett and the Runaways...
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
Ultimate keyboard Warrior
Now, If you had said, "You missed L.A. Guns" I would have agreed with you. Luckily I anticipated the situation and sorted it before anyone could get upset.
parting of the sensory
Awwrrriiight!Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase
Me too.
You didn't mention the David Byrne /Bryan Eno hookup.
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
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