383 - Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food - Jerry Harrison
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EPISODE SUMMARY:
How can you ever really know what it was like in those tense moments in the studio when a truly brilliant band was crafting something transcendent? How can you feel the energy they felt listening to 10,000 screaming fans backstage at an arena right before they stroll into the spotlight? The truth is you ask a legend like former Talking Heads keyboardist Jerry Harrison to explain it to you. After all, he was there nearly every step of the way when the quirky rocky band with a worldbeat sound recorded their masterful 1978 sophomore album More Songs About Buildings and Food. And not just that! Once Talking Heads broke up in 1991, Jerry went on to produce records for other amazing artists such as Live and the Violent Femmes.
SHOW NOTES:
01:00 - Intro
11:30 - A strange string of jobs
14:30 - Chickens on the roof
17:00 - The many paths you go down
22:30 - Burger King abroad
27:00 - More chickens
34:45 - Too many good musicians
44:00 - True brilliance
50:00 - Moving on
56:30 - Internal politics
1:03:44 - Live from New York, it’s...
1:09:30 - Modern love
1:17:45 - Instant party
1:30:00 - Patience pays off, Brian
1:40:40 - Facts!
1:44:15 - Chicken magic
1:47:00 - Lightning round
1:59:45 - Outro/New music
Check out the music history of this album here.