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Titolo: Talk Talk History

Talk Talk 
Formed  1981 in London, England 
Disbanded  1991 
Years
Active   
Group Members  Lee Harris  Mark Hollis  Paul Webb  Simon Brenner
Genres  Rock  
Styles  New Romantic, Post-Rock/Experimental, New Wave,
Synth Pop 
Tones  Ethereal, Reflective, Complex, Bittersweet,
Refined/Mannered, Autumnal, Sensual, Hypnotic, Intimate, Stylish, Cerebral,
Sophisticated, Elegant, Soothing, Melancholy, Brooding 
Labels  EMI (10),
Parlophone (2), EMI America (2), Alex (2) 
See Also  All Movie Guide Entry
With the exception of a handful of common threads — chief among them the
plaintive vocals and haunting lyrics of frontman Mark Hollis — there is
little to suggest that the five studio LPs which make up the Talk Talk
oeuvre are indeed the work of the same band throughout. After beginning
their career with records which virtually epitomize the new wave era which
spawned them, the British group never looked back, making significant
strides with each successive album on their way to discovering a wholly
unique and uncategorizable sound informed by elements of jazz, classical
and ambient music; their masterful final recordings, while neglected
commercially, possess a timelessness rare among music of any genre, and in
retrospect they seem the clear starting point for the post-rock movement of
the 1990s.
The story of Talk Talk begins with singer/songwriter Hollis,
the younger brother of Ed Hollis, a disc jockey and producer who went on to
manage such punk-era bands as Eddie and the Hot Rods. Mark originally
planned to become a child psychologist, but in 1975, he left university to
relocate to London, eventually forming a band called the Reaction; Ed
Hollis called in a few favors, and in 1977, the Reaction recorded a demo
tape for Island Records. Among the tracks was a Hollis original titled
"Talk Talk," which later surfaced on the Beggars Banquet punk compilation
Streets. After just one single, 1978's "I Can't Resist," the Reaction
disbanded, and through his brother, ...    
 
 
 
Major Contributors to
the Group: Mark Feltham  Tim Friese-Greene 
Similar Artists: Bark
Psychosis  Duran Duran  Visage  Soft Cell  Japan  David Sylvian  Brian Eno
Ultravox  Thomas Dolby  New Order  Human League  Split Enz 
Roots and
Influences: David Bowie  Roxy Music 
Followers: Camouflage  Doves
Catherine Wheel  The Devlins  Bark Psychosis  Butterfly Child  Bowery
Electric  Mogwai  Gloria Record  Sigur Rós  Five Way Mirror 
Performed
Songs By: Mark Hollis  Tim Friese-Greene  Simon Brenner  Paul Webb  Ed
Hollis  Lee Harris 
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the   button. 
 
 
 
 1982 The Party's Over   EMI 
 1984 It's My
Life  EMI 
 1986 The Colour of Spring   EMI 
 1988 Spirit of Eden   EMI
1991 Laughing Stock  Polydor 
 1999 London 1986 [live]  Blueprint
1990 Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk  EMI America   
 1991
History Revisited   EMI America   
 1997 The Very Best of Talk Talk [UK]
EMI   
 1998 Asides Besides   EMI   
 2000 12 X 12 Original Remixes   EMI
2000 The Collection [Disky]   Disky   
 2001 Remixed   EMI   
 2001 The
Collection [EMI]  EMI   
 2001 Missing Pieces   Pond Life   
 
 1982
Talk Talk [EP]   Original Sound   
 1984 It's My Mix [EP]   EMI   
 1990
Life's What You Make It   Alex s 
 
 
 1984 Talk Talk Video 45   Sony v
1990 Natural History   EMI Video v 
 
Original Soundtrack  Firstborn
(1984)   
Various Artists  Dance Mix (1985)   
Various Artists  Living in
Oblivion: The 80's... (1993)   
 
  Desire   from   Spirit of Eden
Give It Up   from   Colour of Spring   
  Dum Dum Girl   from   It's My
Life   
  Happiness Is Easy   from   Natural History: The Very Best of
Talk Talk   
  Life's What You Make It   from   Colour of Spring
It's My Life   from   Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk
Renée   from   It's My Life   
  I Don't Believe in You   from   Colour of
Spring   
  I Believe in You   from   Spirit of Eden   
  Ascension Day
from   Laughing Stock   
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