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ROIO of the Week [Recordings
of Indeterminate Origin]
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Talking
Heads
Jabberwocky,
Syracuse [no label, 1CD]
Live
on January 26, 1977.
1977. On the one
hand, disco was raging on the dancefloor. On the other, dinosaur acts
such as Pink Floyd were hogging the stadiums and arenas. But for the younger
and up-and-coming bands in New York, they had supportive clubs such as
CBGB. Above all, they wanted to create music that meant something to themselves
and their peers. And they really needed to reclaim rock music for themselves.
And they had that do-it-yourself punk ethic.
Playing on January
26, 1977, Talking Heads were still about nine months shy from the release
of their debut album, 77, but the group already had their intellectually
stimulating and frenzied, staccato sound patented down. Even the dance-y
rhythms were already in place - listen to the rolling basslines in The
Book I Read. And how can anyone not be moved by the percussive Psycho
Killer?
If this gig was indeed
on Jan 26 (Talking Heads played the Jabberwocky again in September that
year), then they were already a very tight unit (the European tour with
the Ramones the previous year probably sharpened them up) but more than
that - they were already familiarising their fans with songs from their
yet-to-be-released album. ("The name of this song is..." is a familiar
refrain.) Seven of the 11 songs on 77 were featured here. They had even
perfected Al Green's Take Me To The River, which would appear on the next
album, More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978).
Talking Heads opened
the show with their non-album single, Love Goes To Building On Fire, and
then into the next single, Uh Oh, Love Comes To Town. While David Bryne
would immensely polish up his showmanship over the years, his performance
here isn't as quirky as expected but it is still an energetic performance
and the pre-FM recording manages to convey the band's musical nuances.
For the offbeat, the band tackles The Troggs' Love Is All Around - a version
that scores high on the kooky counter but it isn't the sweet, romantic
ballad Wet Wet Wet would infect the world with.
Before David Byrne
got his white suit and baggy pants; before Talking Heads discovered world
music and made dance respectable... It's still early days and Talking
Heads have yet to thrill the world with Remain In Light and Stop Making
Sense but one could already sense the excitement and potential here. Ironically,
the group's album, 77, wasn't the financial hit the record label expected.
Click
on the highlighted tracks to download the MP3s (these are high quality,
stereo MP3s - sample rate of 192 kibit/s). As far as we can ascertain,
these tracks have never been officially released.
*Studio versions appear on Talking Heads' 77.
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