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=== Early Performance Style === | === Early Performance Style === | ||
While early reviews for the band note David Byrne's "spasmodic sways [of] his hips," they also occasionally note that the three other members of the group assume a state of "deadpan concentration."<ref>Lueck, Terry. “Nashville Tastes “New Wave.”” ''The Tennessean'', 28 Nov. 1977, ghostarchive.org/archive/aXT4C. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.</ref> | While early reviews for the band note David Byrne's "spasmodic sways [of] his hips," they also occasionally note that the three other members of the group assume a state of "deadpan concentration."<ref name=":1">Lueck, Terry. “Nashville Tastes “New Wave.”” ''The Tennessean'', 28 Nov. 1977, ghostarchive.org/archive/aXT4C. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.</ref> | ||
=== Identity and Direction === | === Identity and Direction === | ||
In interviews during this time, the band was asked what it | In interviews during this time, the band was asked what it thought about Punk Rock and New Wave, and how their own sound fit into these genres and identities. While they often played with punk groups like the Ramones or Television, many critics noted that the band didn't look the part of a punk rock group out of New York.<ref>Mcmrak, Bob. “'Twas a Very Bad Year for the Music World.” ''Gloucester County Times'', 30 Dec. 1977, ghostarchive.org/archive/ZIJvw. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.</ref> Frantz stated at the time that ''"the big difference between us and punk groups is that we like groups like KC and the Sunshine Band and [[Funkadelic]].''"<ref name=":0" /> However, the group did take on certain aspects of punk ethos, with Harrison being quoted in November 1977 as saying "''What I though was healthy about punk was that it was a reaction to overprofessionalism and technique.''"<ref name=":1" /> | ||
By the time the first tour had closed out, the band was aware of what direction they were going in, and had goals for their musical output. In an interview from December 1977 that followed the European Tour, Byrne is quoted as saying "''My feeling is that we will fluctuate between a large cult audience and a possible fluke mass success. [...] But our intention is to make hits.''"<ref>Hosie, Evan. “Talking Heads Wow 'Em at Keystone.” ''The Independent'', 16 Dec. 1977, https://ghostarchive.org/archive/evUlc. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.</ref> | |||
== More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) == | == More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) == | ||