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This Must Be the Place (Paperback)

By: David Bowman (Author)

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A fascinating glimpse behind the big suits
and deadpan looks to the heart and soul of a band
that made it big by playing it cool

With their minimalist beats, sophisticated lyrics, and stoic mien, the Talking Heads were indisputably one of the most influential and intriguing bands of their time. Rising from the ashes of punk and the smoldering embers of the disco inferno, they effectively straddled the boundaries between critical and commercial success as few other groups did, with music you could deconstruct and dance to at the same time.

Culture critic David Bowman tells the fascinating story of how this brain trust of talented musicians turned pop music on its head. From the band's inception at the Rhode Island School of Design to their first big gig opening for the Ramones at CBGB, from their prominence in the worlds of art and fashion to the clash of egos and ideals that left them angry, jealous, and ready to call it quits, Bowman closely chronicles the rise and fall of a stunningly original and gloriously dysfunctional rock 'n' roll band that stayed together longer than anyone thought possible, and left a legacy that influences artists to this day.

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Talking Heads' career was one of consistent experimentation. Their early 1980s work with the British electronic musician Brian Eno was both groundbreaking and commercially successful, as were their subsequent dabblings in world music, while their leader and singer David Byrne's solo projects were equally as adventurous. Split into four books, THIS MUST BE THE PLACE, David Bowman's hefty and intrepid study of the band and its often fractious interpersonal relationships, provides short, detailed biographies of its four members before exploring the band's history, from its first break opening for the Ramones at New York's punk headquarters CBGB to its final concert tour, filmed by Jonathan Demme. With useful insights on the band's working methods, particularly the radical effect that Eno had on its recording styles, Bowman also includes behind-the-scenes glimpses of the making of such albums as FEAR OF MUSIC in the Bahamas (a setting Byrne apparently disliked intensely), and a song-by-song rundown of albums like LITTLE CREATURES, perhaps the closest to a straight pop album that the band ever recorded. Revealing and perceptive, THIS MUST BE THE PLACE is a comprehensive biography of this unlikely pop group.

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