Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The Talking Heads - Jaap Eden Hal, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 12-11-1980

Here's a really rocking concert from the Talking Heads. Great sound quality, great set list, great performance. It's an unreleased bootleg, but you'd never know, because it's in great shape, with no flaws.

In 1982, the Talking Heads officially released the live album "The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads." It's a double album, put together from concerts in 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1980. But I much prefer hearing entire concerts like this one. Even a later expanded edition of that album has more songs from 1980, but from three different concerts.

The Talking Heads really expanded their sound in 1980. In their early years, they toured as just a four-person band. But on their 1980 tour, they added six backing musicians, including guitarist Robert Fripp, to promote their classic album "Remain in Light." I don't have much more to say, except his should make you want to get up and dance.

This concert is an hour and 26 minutes long.

01 Psycho Killer (Talking Heads)
02 Warning Sign (Talking Heads)
03 talk (Talking Heads)
04 Stay Hungry (Talking Heads)
05 Cities (Talking Heads)
06 talk (Talking Heads)
07 I Zimbra (Talking Heads)
08 Drugs (Talking Heads)
09 Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads)
10 Animals (Talking Heads)
11 Houses in Motion (Talking Heads)
12 Born Under Punches (Talking Heads)
13 Crosseyed and Painless (Talking Heads)
14 Life During Wartime (Talking Heads)
15 talk (Talking Heads)
16 Take Me to the River (Talking Heads)
17 The Great Curve (Talking Heads)

https://www.upload.ee/files/15301594/TTalkngHs_1980_JaapEdnHalAmsterdmNetherlnds__12-11-1980_atse.zip.html

I don't know much about the cover photo, except that it apparently was taken in August 1980. I picked it due to the unusual perspective, allowing you to see the band and part of the audience.

4 comments:

  1. Sorry but You spellt Jaap wrong on the cover. 😙

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    1. Dammit, that's annoying. But thanks for pointing it out. I just fixed it.

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  2. there is no 'the' it's just 'talking heads'. and thanks for the tunes!

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  3. Great post, thanks! However I don't think that Robert Fripp played on it.
    From what I found on the Net, the lineup was as follows:
    David Byrne - guitar, vocals
    Jerry Harrison - guitar, vocals
    Tina Weymouth - bass, vocals
    Chris Frantz - drums
    Adrian Belew - guitar
    Bernie Worrell - keyboards
    Dolette McDonald - percussion
    Steve Scales - conga
    Busta “Cherry” Jones - bass

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