Talking Heads VS. Police

[Karl Henning]

Inspired by The Writer from Minnesota . . . .

[mn dave]

Heads will win. Love me some Police though.

[Karl Henning]

Nowhere near as easy for me as the Stones VS. Beatles poll . . . but I found myself behind the wheel of a large automobile . . . .

[mn dave]

Nowhere near as easy for me as the Stones VS. Beatles poll . . . but I found myself behind the wheel of a large automobile . . . .

The Police are a great pop band but the Heads are genius.

[Gurn Blanston]

Talking Heads.

[Karl Henning]

I have no quarrel . . . even though Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland have arguably better chops than their counterparts

[Marc]

I voted for the Talking Heads, mainly because the Police albums didn't inspire me at all, even though Outlandos d'amour was quite all right. But in all the other cases, I used to think after 3 songs: OK, what's next?

But for having a pint in the pub, I would prefer Sting to Byrne.

No, wait: I would prefer Tina to Sting!

[mn dave]

I have no quarrel . . . even though Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland have arguably better chops than their counterparts

You can make a glorious sound without "chops" IMO.

[Karl Henning]

The Police are a great pop band but the Heads are genius.

Sting is probably less flaky than David Byrne, and I don't like to think of that as the difference between excellence & genius  0:)      

[Karl Henning]

You can make a glorious sound without "chops" IMO.

Well, not without chops, but with lesser chops, sure!

[mn dave]

Sting is probably less flaky than David Byrne, and I don't like to think of that as the difference between excellence & genius  0:)      

What do you mean "flaky"?

[mn dave]

Well, not without chops, but with lesser chops, sure!

Maybe even without!

[San Antone]

This was as easy for me as the other poll: Talking Heads.  The Police was a girly band.

[Karl Henning]

What do you mean "flaky"?

He's always struck me as on the borderline of some nervous ailment.

Maybe even without!

You're thinking The Ramones, aren't you!

[mn dave]

He's always struck me as on the borderline of some nervous ailment.

Ah, well, that was part of the charm.

[Karl Henning]

Ah, well, that was part of the charm.

He wonders if he, too, has made a similar mistake . . . .

[mc ukrneal]

Talking Heads - Not much worth remembering. The singer's voice is terribly annoying. The Police were far more interesting, though often simplistic lyrics, but then I could say the same about the Beatles for the most part. Can you guess who I voted for?!?

[TheGSMoeller]

Police > Talking Heads

Sting < David Byrne

[Rinaldo]

Seriously? Talking Heads. No contest.

https://www.youtube.com/v/xzORu1dqEE0

Plus, unlike Sting (no hard feelings, I like the guy), Byrne's solo output (and his journal) is still worth paying attention to!

https://www.youtube.com/v/47WgnWIR9Mg

And since we're on GMG, check out his forgotten 'classical' album The Forest if you get the chance, gorgeous stuff.

[mahler10th]

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