European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Deedee Arrington Doke stall writer of so wet talking Jerry Hanson and inc talking Heads and casual Gad which or of Itie  is Jerry Harrison he s nol David Brno. Ifie Guy Wilh Tho slicked Buck Black Hait. In googly eyes Iho Jerky moves and he s nol the Guy who s married to lha Tanil a i male t ass player. Tina Way Chith thai s Chris Franz Harrison. A Tio sings backing vocals and play to a Myrda and guitar is the one with inc look of a slightly corrupted Cah Hackjr Patch doll he s also the talking a Fuad Tho recently poured Eui Opo in stiff Wal of his new Solo album. Casual gods the Alt Tim. A Coll Ckon of brooding co Csc  by reggae. A cml american rhythms and Harrison s political sympathies Lias a More intimate feel Loil Titan Iho techno music Icse Art for arts Bako  Hal underline most talking Heads works accompanied by his Apple cheeked toddler age son Anflin Harrison was anxious to dig Inion Green salad last week at inc Holiday inn in Mannheim West Germany. A Long bus ride from Hamburg go the Tou ing group Inlo town several hours Laic can we to tins Over dinner he asked Iho record company represent alive who had phed inc three journalists waiting Lor Harrison with Mineral Waler spiked with Vernon in the till bar. Clad in a Blackt shirt 1hal declared music is fun Harrison the toddler who clutched a Brownish looking banana and two women Ono of them apparently the baby s Mother decided to sit outside on the Balcony Lor dinner just 2vz hours Sciore Harrison had to go an stage at the Rosengarten s Musen Saal Al once amiable and intense. Harrison was eager to talk about his Solo Pion eco and dilute fences Between himself and his Lellow Heads. The primary survivors of the techno pop new wave that crested in the Laic 1970s with cont bunions irom bands such As Biridie television the tubes and Devo. If there s one thing that kind of separates me irom the Olhorn members of talking Heads is i be. Always Lell we should do benefits and be More involved in saying whal our politics were Harrison said part of it  he added we have very different politics. Maybe Hal s Why we Haven teach of inc talking Heads has been involved m outside projects fran i and Weymouth Hove played in ing Tom Tom club band and Byrne has had a Solo Jeny Hirlton Olton talking Theaoa has Toto album. Casual a from talking head to casual god album entitled my Lite in lha Bush with ghosts a movie. True stories and a children s Book. Harrison on the other hand has produced tracks Lor a number of Rock bands including the Bojeans the violent Femme and Semi twang. In tandem with musician Bootsy Collins he created a political rap song five minutes during the 1384 election season. Before the casual gods project he Cul an album As part of the escalators a recording that Harrison said wryly did t go the  this time out Harrison has a collective piece of work that sizzles and steams in concert a crack seven piece band featuring guitar Whiz Chris sped dog a hoi single Revll Upa conversation piece album cover All Likely destined to Lurn the Harvard educated Harrison into a casual god of cull status on his own i worked on this album for three or Lour years he said i Well out to Milwaukee because my Mother was ill and my taller had just died. I found this basement studio that was very inexpensive to rent. And i worked there off and on. Because i was paying Loril myself when something like the violent Femme came along i would Slop and i would produce something else switching gears from being a talking head to a casual god in t very difficult Harrison said. Early an. He a bit. The group members decided that the talking Heads would serve As a kind of Mother ship and nol allot the members individual musical Intel Els would be explored under the auspices of Tho four person learn. Of think Lor  Harrison said it s worked Oul very Well. 1 think Hal we come Back  from these outside of Opocis and it makes us stronger As a  occasionally Harrison s outside responsibilities wind up in a dead heal with talking Heads projects. For instance. Harrison said producing Law odeans album overlapped with rehearsals Lor waked Tho talking Heads Lair it a us release. Bui in rough producing and Floinoy his Solo album Harrison has been Able losing Lead in h s Jim Morrison like voice work with the straight ahead Rock n Roll Hal to loves it s one thing the Heads have never been associated Wilh he said and vent Iho Sodal Polt Licati issues he feels strongly about. "1 wanted an album that had songs that made you think and Atso had songs Hal made you Vanl to get up and dance and have Lun,h1 Harrison said Rev ii up Aims squarely Al the gel up and dance crowd. A Raver Wilh a hypnotic chorus. The song Harrison Sard is like one of my la Vorilas to Ono Way. And Ihen like Ono of my less Lav Oriles because it s less deep than some  what he s particularly pleased with is the album cover a Black and White photo taken in Brazil of men digging for Gold in a Hole that was once a Mountain according to the album notes. Whal i Wanold to avoid on Iho co veil was like gods sitting around a swimming Pool in Leisure suits having cocktails Harrison said. To Harrison the cover and inside jacket photos Are More moving and take your breath away More than people being shot up it s like we be grown soused to scenes of violence. That a picture of Man working is tar More terrifying in a Way ii shocks you More. What s so shocking Aboul it he Well on to say. Is that it could have been taken in biblical times  i his pm Ogress being made and technology solving problems. But Tor a Groat proportion of lha world s population in Snow really All that  near the end of his 1 i hour concert Harrison tips his musical hat to the talking Heads Wilh a laut rendition of Lite during wartime this Ain t no parly this Ain l no disco this oin t no fooling  and indeed Harrison said to does t see an end to his involvement Wilh that musical entity. Right now no. Trier o was something so wonderful about when we Gol Back together to make rvs Rad in was like coming  Harrison said i can t Rule out Hal Al some Point it would t feel like Hal. 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