NEW - Could there have been a more improbable band to rise from the ashes of punk and the smoldering embers of the disco inferno than Talking Heads? Made up of art school students, "military brats," and an Ivy League dropout, the Heads came of rock age in New York, 1976 - the Summer of Sam - thrilling the arty downtown crowd that filled the hallowed dirty halls of the infamous CBGB. This ain't no party, this ain't no disco: This was something no one had heard the likes of before. In this book, David Bowman gives us a stunning in-depth view of the changing world, the unique sound, and the remarkable clashing personality of four exceptional artists who refused to paint inside the lines: Jerry Harrison, Chris Franz, Tina Weymouth. and her nemesis, a brilliant, loose limbed, bug-eyed "carny geek" named David Byrne. No band in rock 'n roll history was ever less mainstream yet so adept at producing FM hits and MTV eye candy, securing the group remarkable pop success. 406 pages including an index and 8 pages of photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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