cravings

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure why the feeling was so striking, but for the last couple of days I've felt this almost visceral need to hear some Talking Heads (before any of you ask "who are they?" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Heads).

I have a lot of admiration for them at a critical level, but I wouldn't say I was particularly a huge fan. Most importantly, I'm sure I probably haven't listened to more than a couple of songs over the last few years. And hear suddenly I *needed* to hear them, and it wasn't that feeling of "Oh, 'Naive Melody' is a great song, I want to hear it again." It was as if something was missing in my diet.

Anybody else know what I mean?

Comments

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

Also - not to distract from question above - part of what I wondered this morning, as I finally *did* listen to them, was whether this kind of absence in one's diet is part of the larger ebb and flow of influences - e.g. does the range of "current" music lack some element that was key to a particular group in the past, and as multiple musicians feel that lack, you start to hear them create something based on that sound (e.g. why a few years ago Gang of Four suddenly seemed to be the touchstone for a lot of people).

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Well maybe the ebb and flow of influence is affecting you! I've seen Talking Heads cited quite a lot recently by indie bands, though not so much the more playful 82-85/Tom Tom Club stuff material!

I am always really interested in which old stuff is 'in' and 'out'.

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

I sort of had that thought, although with the exception of Arcade Fire (and that was two years ago) I haven't been listening to the stuff that cites them.