Tag: Chris Frantz
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Talking Heads, Speaking in Tongues, 1983 on Sire
This was the fifth Talking Heads LP, produced by Talking Heads themselves rather than Brian Eno. It was the tour for this album which became Stop Making Sense, including their only US top 10 hit “Burning Down The House.” What a killer album. In addition to “Burning Down The House” you’ve got “Making Flippy Floppy,”…
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Tom Tom Club, The Man With The 4-Way Hips (12″ Single), 1983 on Sire
Tom Tom Club, of course, were Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz from Talking Heads. It started as a side project while Talking Heads were still active, but has kept making music long after the Heads split. The song was on Close to the Bone, Tom Tom Club’s second full length, and was released in the…
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Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense, 1984 on Sire
It’s hard to overstate how critical this album and movie were – the impact on live music films, the impact on shows themselves (in staging and effects) and just the music itself. I recall it running for a very long time at the Uptown movie theater in Minneapolis – alternating Friday and Saturday nights with…
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Tom Tom Club, Downtown Rockers, 2012 on Nacional / Tip Top.
Tom Tom Club, Downtown Rockers, 2012 on Nacional / Tip Top. Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth with guests Natalie and Elliot Bergman on two tracks and Dickie Landry on two. This version was issued on pink vinyl in 2021 as part of the Ten Bands One Cause series benefiting breast cancer support and awareness.
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Tom Tom Club, Self-Titled, 1981 on Sire.
Tom Tom Club, Self-Titled, 1981 on Sire. Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz side project from Talking Heads