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Bezig met laden... Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime: The Stories Behind Every Songdoor Ian Gittins
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BookA superbly illustrated, in-depth examination of the stories, events, places, and characters that inspired the songs of the Talking Heads, arguably the most significant band to emerge from the late-'70s New York punk scene based around CBGB's club. Led by guitarist-vocalist David Byrne, the band enjoyed major chart success on both sides of the Atlantic with infectious, incendiary singles like "Road to Nowhere," "Psycho Killer," and "Once in a Lifetime." During their influential seventeen-year career, Talking Heads assembled a body of raw yet intellectual rock music second to none. Then in 2002, having vowed to never work together again, the four original Heads reconvened and played live when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Ian Gittins has written about music and popular culture for fifteen years for such varied publications as Melody Maker , Q , The Guardian , Daily Telegraph , Time Out , MTV , and the New York Times . He lives in London, England. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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There are some major down sides though. It seems that the author has virtually no direct contact with the band and, as such, his ‘inside information’ is either based on third party sources (magazine interviews and the like) or more simply rumor and innuendo. Further, when it comes to discussing the songs themselves, it is more often than not simply based on a personal impression or interpretation. At times Gittins' incites are quite enlightening, but more often are just unfounded opinionating that could come from any self confessed ‘expert’. Moreover, he often seems to miss the blatantly obvious symbology present in many of Byrne’s lyrics which was very frustrating at times. Admittedly, in Gittins' defense, there are many Heads lyrics that are quite random and could easily be interpreted in many ways.
As a fan of the band I was generally engaged by the subject matter and occasionally quite entertained and informed by some of Gittins' discussion. With such a dearth of quality writing on the Talking Heads, this is about as good as it gets which is a pity. Gittins' work is OK, and definitely worth a read if you’re a fan, but very very limited in most respects and it must be read with this in mind. ( )