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Following tour across Europe, David Byrne "suffered extreme exhaustion" and the group ended up cancelling a number of concert dates in California.<ref>Kelp, Larry. “Talking Heads Cancel.” ''Oakland Tribune'', 10 Feb. 1978, ghostarchive.org/archive/UXx4E. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.</ref> They would resume touring in May of 1978. | Following tour across Europe, David Byrne "suffered extreme exhaustion" and the group ended up cancelling a number of concert dates in California.<ref>Kelp, Larry. “Talking Heads Cancel.” ''Oakland Tribune'', 10 Feb. 1978, ghostarchive.org/archive/UXx4E. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.</ref> They would resume touring in May of 1978. | ||
Although made up of songs the band had been preforming since before they were signed to a record contract, their second studio album [[More Songs About Buildings and Food]] was notable for being the band's first collaboration with the producer Brian Eno. Critics at the time noticed this change, noting that the album "leaps above [''[[Talking Heads: 77]]''], largely because of the production work of Briant Eno [...] this is an album you can dance to."<ref>Yarrow, Russ. “Thinking Bands.” ''Contra Costa Times'', 31 July 1978, ghostarchive.org/archive/ASczl. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.</ref> | |||
release of singles, touring, American Bandstand, Saturday Night Live, etc. | |||
It saw the band move toward an increasingly danceable style, crossing singer David Byrne's unusual delivery with a new emphasis on the rhythm section composed of bassist Tina Weymouth and drummer Chris Frantz. | It saw the band move toward an increasingly danceable style, crossing singer David Byrne's unusual delivery with a new emphasis on the rhythm section composed of bassist Tina Weymouth and drummer Chris Frantz. | ||