Talking Heads – Live in Nagoya 1981

Talking Heads
Live at the Aichi Public Welfare Annuity Hall, Nagoya, Japan
February 24th, 1981
“Remain In Light Tour”

Recording quality : A (audience)

Setlist :

00:00:00 – Psycho Killer
00:05:58 – Warning Sign
00:11:36 – Stay Hungry
00:15:36 – Cities
00:22:12 – I Zimbra
00:26:49 – Drugs
00:32:48 – Once in a Lifetime
00:39:02 – Animals
00:43:35 – Houses in Motion
00:50:50 – Born Under Punches
00:59:55 – Crosseyed & Painless
01:07:14 – Life During Wartime

01:13:30 – Take Me to the River
01:21:45 – The Great Curve

Notes :
Another storming set from the Talking Heads ! It was their second time in Japan, and as usual they were greeted by fanatics and a very enthusiastic public. This set here is performed well, the band is tight from touring USA & Europe in late 1980.

The Japan Tour is known for Adrian Belew testing out live for the first time the famous Roland Guitar Synthesizer he used from then on, expanding his signature sound into new territories that conducted him to join King Crimson a few months after this show.

Talking Heads 1981 were :
David Byrne : vocals, guitar
Chris Frantz : drums
Jerry Harrison : guitar, keyboards, vocals
Tina Weymouth : bass, keyboards, vocals
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Adrian Belew : guitar wizard
Busta “Cherry” Jones : bass
Dolette McDonald : vocals
Steve Scales : percussions
Bernie Worell : keyboards

Picture by Koh Kasebe