Talking Heads

Talking Heads was an American rock band formed in New York in 1975, known for art-punk and new wave music that blended angular rhythms with David Byrne's nervous vocals.

Their influential albums include *Remain in Light* and *Stop Making Sense*: Talking Heads helped define the sound of the 1980s downtown scene. (Lowercase talking heads are TV commentators.)

band

David Byrne

new wave · afrobeat · polyrhythm

newwave

synthpop

Electronic keyboard-based music genre

  • post-punkExperimental rock after '77
  • MTVYouth-oriented video network
  • DevoSynth-pop pioneers from Ohio

Blondie · Eurythmics · electropop · eighties · angular · quirky · art school · downtown · avant-garde · CBGB

Categories
Opposites
musical style and aesthetic

Talking HeadsLynyrd Skynyrd

Freebird performing group

Meat Loaf · Journey · arena rock · Southern rock · The Ramones

lyrical and thematic approach

Talking HeadsLed Zeppelin

Guns N' Roses · Bruce Springsteen · Bob Seger · John Mellencamp · Bon Jovi

persona and performance style

Talking HeadsMick Jagger

Steven Tyler · Robert Plant · Axl Rose · Jim Morrison · Iggy Pop

Family

talk, head, talks, talking, heading, heads, headed, talker, heady

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G